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Updated: 13 minutes ago
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
A list of COVID-19 vaccine clinics available in Region 8.
Updated: 1 hours ago
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
A large turnout is expected for an annual music festival in Jackson County.
Updated: 2 hours ago
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
St. Bernards Medical Center said Friday that 15 patients have died in the past week.
Updated: 3 hours ago
|By Jurnee Taylor
Volunteers from local businesses and organizations come together to complete service projects as part of Day of Caring, one of the largest community service project days in Northeast Arkansas.
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Updated: 6 hours ago
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
If you like cake, you’ll love the new business coming to town.
Updated: 6 hours ago
|By Action News 5 Staff
Police Chief Dale Lane said in total 15 victims were shot, including Olivia King who died. The gunman also died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By Shyra Sherfield
The community is pulling together to support the 15 victims of the deadly shooting.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
A Searcy university will honor the life of Botham Jean with a new memorial in his image.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By Imani Williams
$20,000 just went into the Jonesboro Public School System to help teachers
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
The Arkansas Department of Health is monitoring the spread of COVID-19 daily.
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Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 10:01 AM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
A man faces a felony cruelty charge after investigators say he beat and strangled a small dog.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 11:32 PM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
A popular event honoring the life of Mississippi County native Johnny Cash returns virtually this year.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 11:24 PM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
Crews with City Water & Light Jonesboro responded to a large power outage Wednesday evening.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 11:08 PM CDT
|By Hannah Campbell
The NEA District Fair’s carnival starts Thursday. The rides are up, and vendors are putting the final touches on their displays. Mitch Johnson, the fair manager, says it takes about ten months to get to this point.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 11:07 PM CDT
|By Hannah Campbell
Some new “do not feed the geese” signs have caused quite a stir from people in one Greene County community who say they’ve enjoyed feeding the birds for years.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 10:54 PM CDT
|By Chase Gage
She said many customers have tried to pay, but she refuses. Some clients have left money anyway, but Schoolfield doesn’t keep a cent. Instead, she donates that money to charity.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 10:18 PM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
Chad Henson, who was police chief for the Trumann Police Department until the end of 2020, was selected by the Second Judicial District Task Force’s Board of Directors of the new DTF commander.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 8:30 PM CDT
|By Bradley Brewer
Workers inside Woodsprings Pharmacy anticipate a much more challenging flu season this year, compared to 2020.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 8:21 PM CDT
|By Imani Williams
The complex partially opened to the public on Wednesday. The rifle, pistol, and archery ranges are open for use along with three trap fields.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 7:20 PM CDT
|By Amber Ruch
The money will be used to buy several robotics kits so more students can practice engineering.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 6:41 PM CDT
|By Amber Ruch
The third-round winners of the MO VIP drawing were announced on Wednesday, September 22.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 4:17 PM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
A Northeast Arkansas burn ban has been lifted following a day of scattered showers and storms.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 3:43 PM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
Police investigating a shots-fired call Tuesday say they discovered a cache of weapons.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 3:43 PM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
A Craighead County man accused of first-degree murder has been released from jail.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 7:33 AM CDT
|By Abbey Taylor
Another viral video trend is making its way around TikTok. The trend is showing students destroying school bathrooms by smashing floor tiles, stealing soap dispensers and urinals.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 7:15 AM CDT
|By Bradley Brewer
A brand new center devoted to helping college students prepare for the workforce has opened up in Batesville.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 6:54 AM CDT
|By Hannah Campbell
The Piggott Community Hospital (PCH) does not require the COVID-19 vaccine for staff. They say being understaffed and having fears of losing too many nurses played a significant role in the decision.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 6:42 AM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
Resolutions that would designate Jonesboro as a pro-life and a pro-health care freedom city failed before making it to the full city council.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 11:00 PM CDT
|By Monae Stevens
Some Entergy customers rely on electricity as their lifeline.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 10:33 PM CDT
|By Bradley Brewer
Last Saturday, Jordan Ottaway lost his life in a tragic UTV accident in Sulphur Rock. So a local salon held a fundraiser on Tuesday to help his grieving family.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 9:16 PM CDT
|By Shoshana Stahl
A concerned citizen’s call led to multiple arrests over squirrel hunting.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 7:51 PM CDT
|By Breanna Harris
The university will begin distributing the funds directly to students starting on Wednesday, September 22.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 6:58 PM CDT
|By Imani Williams
Judge Fowler says public safety is the main reason for the need for permanent bailiffs in the court.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 5:25 PM CDT
|By Joe Hickman
A USDA study taken in four states shows that white-tailed deer tested positive for the coronavirus although none of them had actual symptoms... and officials are still trying to figure out what that means for humans.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 4:20 PM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
The Arkansas Department of Transportation is considering widening a major highway into Jonesboro. But first, they want your opinion.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 4:04 PM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
A bus driver was taken to the hospital following an early morning collision.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 3:47 PM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
Arkansas police are looking for three teens, including a boy from Brookland, who walked away from a community youth facility.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 11:20 AM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
Prosecutors have waived the death penalty for a Poinsett County man accused of robbing and killing an elderly Marked Tree man.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 8:06 AM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
One of Jonesboro’s finest is being credited for his actions while on vacation.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 4:46 AM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
Memphis Fire Department fought off the flames while families with children stood outside.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 11:50 PM CDT
|By Hannah Campbell
The Arkansas Attorney General’s Office is investigating complaints made by people in Trumann.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 11:30 PM CDT
|By Kelli Cook
COVID-19 hospitalizations are going down, but vaccine hesitancy is still a major issue in the Mid-South and across the U.S.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 11:29 PM CDT
|By Mike Mohundro
The Humane Society of Southeast Missouri is only a couple months away from opening up its new facility in Cape Girardeau.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 11:22 PM CDT
|By Noelle Williams
The SEMO District Fair’s return was a success, but local restaurants question if this success fed into their bottom lines.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 11:02 PM CDT
|By Olivia Gunn and Shyra Sherfield
Two singers are making Memphis proud on the premiere of the 21st season of NBC’s “The Voice.”
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 6:41 PM CDT
|By Bradley Brewer
Race has been a part of many conversations the last couple of years, but one Northwest Arkansas student is speaking through a stroke of paint.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 6:37 PM CDT
|By Amber Ruch
A police offer was recognized for his work during a massive fire at The Landing.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 4:48 PM CDT
|By Breanna Harris
St. John AME church in Kennett is helping to meet the needs of the community by offering workforce development training.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 2:48 PM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
The water is once again safe to drink in one Missouri Bootheel community.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 12:55 PM CDT
|By Region 8 Newsdesk
NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital reported Monday that in the past week four of its COVID patients have died.