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Dashcam video shows Arkansas trooper using PIT maneuver on SUV taking child to hospital
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (605+ words) Charges against the father have been dropped. It all started just before 8:30 a.m. Feb. 20 when an Arkansas State Police trooper tried to pull over a speeding car on Interstate 630 in downtown Little Rock. The agency later said that the trooper did…...
Man seriously injured, two suspects arrested in connection to Arkansas shooting, police say
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (433+ words) 19-year-old Braylin Boyd and 19-year-old Kelby Boyd were arrested in connection with the shooting, police said." Officers responded to a shooting in the 700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive around 6:06 p.m. on February 26." When officers arrived, they found a man…...
Arkansas residents asked to avoid contact with wild birds due to avian influenza
2+ week, 5+ day ago (738+ words) "Testing has confirmed (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or) HPAI in wild birds and in backyard and commercial flocks statewide," Arkansas officials said in a news release Thursday. "Wild birds, particularly migrating waterfowl, are the primary source of virus spread to…...
Gov. Sanders declares state of emergency for Arkansas ahead of potential severe storms
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (458+ words) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared on Thursday a state of emergency for Arkansas ahead of potential severe weather this weekend in the state and beyond. "Severe winter weather is expected to strike Arkansas and cause dangers, hardships,…...
Two dead, two injured in five-car crash that shut down I-55, MPD says
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (456+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Two people have died and two others were injured in a five-car crash that shut down Interstate 55, the Memphis Police Department said. According to information on the Tennessee Department of Transportation website, a multi-car crash at the South…...
What to know about the $1.8 billon Christmas Eve Powerball jackpot won in Arkansas
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (821+ words) WATCH: Christmas Eve winner in Arkansas lands a $1.817 billion Powerball lottery jackpot Christmas came early for someone who purchased a Powerball ticket at'a gas station'outside Little Rock, Arkansas, worth more than $1.8 billion. The lone winner'in Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing matched…...
Troopers seize drugs, cash in three traffic stops; one headed to Memphis, ASP says
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (590+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Two people were arrested and more than 850 pounds of illegal marijuana, along with nearly $200,000 in cash, were seized during three Arkansas State Police (ASP) traffic stops on I-40, police said. According to police, a trooper pulled over a car…...
Man charged with first-degree murder after shooting woman, Arkansas police say
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (562+ words) WATCH: Man charged with first-degree murder after shooting woman, Arkansas police say HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. - A man has been charged with first-degree murder after shooting and killing a woman on Sunday, the Helena-West Helena Police Department (HWHPD) said. Police said…...
14-year-old boy among two killed in crash on Arkansas highway, ASP says
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (464+ words) CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, Ark. - Two people including a 14-year-old boy died after a crash Friday night in eastern Arkansas. According to the Arkansas State Police (ASP), it happened near the Lake City Bridge on Highway 18 in rural Craighead County. The agency…...
Arkansas hires Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield, officials say
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (550+ words) He will replace Sam Pittman, who was fired by Arkansas in September after a 2-3 start to the season. Former Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino took over on an interim basis after Pittman's firing, but Arkansas lost all seven games he coached,…...