U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger Brent Scroggins says safety is the upmost importance when you're out on the water and it's required to wear a life jacket.
Chicago is ordering travelers from 15 states, including the Mid-South, to quarantine for 14 days upon arriving to the city in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
The state of Arkansas is inching closer to 24,000 total COVID-19 cases as state health officials reported a nearly 600-case increase from Saturday to Sunday.
Emergency crews have recovered the body of a Jonesboro man who went missing on the Spring River in a drowning this weekend, according to Sharp County Sheriff Mark Counts.
State health officials in Arkansas said Saturday that the state saw a 587-case increase over Friday’s numbers, plus reported five additional deaths due to COVID-19.
In his weekly radio address, Gov. Asa Hutchinson describes how a Fourth of July unlike one that any of us has experienced has impacted a community in Region 8, where it is normally the biggest event of the year.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Dr. Nate Smith, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health, provided an update on the state’s response to the coronavirus, including the latest cases of COVID-19 and deaths.
It will both an in the classroom and out of the classroom experience for students at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home, as school officials work on ways to help get students into the classroom.
A Crittenden County man was killed Thursday evening in a vehicle/pedestrian crash along I-40 near West Memphis, according to the Arkansas State Police.
A temporary pedestrian crossing at East Johnson Avenue and State Street that has been used for the past year to study pedestrian and vehicle traffic will be removed later this month, with plans for what to do with the area to be decided later.
If you’re wanting an upgrade on your refrigerator, you might be waiting a bit. Not only are some national chains struggling to keep appliances in stock but local stores, like Metro Appliance in Jonesboro, are also having the same issue.
Two accounts have been frozen in which former Craighead County Clerk Kade Holliday gave money to music programs at Arkansas State University, officials with the Arkansas State University System Foundation said Thursday..
A petition seeking to remove a statue of J. William Fulbright from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville campus is receiving support from both students and alumni.
A FedEx spokesperson released a statement Thursday afternoon, saying, “We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name.”
A Mississippi County man was in custody Thursday after turning himself in connection with a shooting in Blytheville, according to Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson.
Kennett authorities said Thursday that they are asking for the public’s help in finding a person who stole an American flag and a state of Missouri flag, just days before the 4th of July.
As the Fourth of July inches closer, it’s important to be reminded of safety procedures. The Jonesboro Police Department has some information about what you need to know to have fun safely this weekend.
After her office received more than 100 complaints, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is warning residents about scam artists trying to steal their unemployment benefits.
A medical clinic in Lawrence County will be closing its doors, with officials saying the COVID-19 pandemic created a difficult situation leading to the closing.
As the Fourth of July approaches, firework sales have been through the roof. We recently discussed the rise in fireworks sales across Region 8, and it’s no different at Super Sam’s in Jonesboro.
It’s been one year since the Craighead County Detention Center signed its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program to screen potential illegal immigrants and now, they’ve moved forward with resigning.
The Atlantic hurricane season is already breaking records with several storms named so early this year. With parts of the U.S. battling the wrath of the coronavirus pandemic, experts urge you not to delay in preparing.
Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 test home collection kit.
A Jonesboro man suspected of abducting a child Tuesday afternoon then leading police on a chase that ended in a crash in another county is now behind bars.
According to an audit conducted by State Auditor Nicole Galloway, more than $115,000 was taken fraudulently over a four-year period from the city of Parma through payroll overpayments and improper payments and purchases.
In light of the shortened operating season and social distancing guidelines, management concluded opening the park is “not a financially viable option.”
