JOHNSON COUNTY PURSUIT ENDS IN SUSPECT FATALITY
At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, an Arkansas State Police (ASP) Trooper performed a Tactical Vehicle Intervention (TVI) maneuver to stop a...
Author : Kenneth Cook
ASP CID INVESTIGATING HUGHES PD OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING FATALITY
HUGHES, Ark. — Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) are investigating the Christmas Eve shooting death of a 26-year-old Cross County...
ASP CID INVESTIGATES FATAL SHOOTING IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA, Ark. — On Saturday, December 21, 2024, the Augusta Police Department (APD) requested the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) to investigate a...
Investigation Leads To Arrest Of two 911 Operators For Explicit Images Of Kids
The Arkansas Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, in collaboration with multiple law enforcement agencies, has arrested two men on charges related to child...
Father Charged with Murder After Rescuing Daughter from Alleged Predator Sparks Community Support
LONOKE, Ark. – A father’s actions to save his daughter from an alleged predator have drawn widespread attention and support as he faces second-degree murder...
Downpours and Severe Storms to Impact South-Central U.S. Travel Through Christmas
Travelers across the south-central United States should brace for hazardous conditions as repeating downpours and severe thunderstorms threaten to disrupt plans through the holiday week....
Federal Judge Permanently Blocks Key Provisions of Arkansas’ Controversial Library Law
A federal judge has struck down significant portions of Arkansas’ Act 372 of 2023, a controversial law that would have criminalized the distribution of certain...
Congress Approves Stopgap Spending Bill, Avoids Shutdown Amid Intense Debate
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a tense and chaotic 48 hours, Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown by passing a stopgap spending bill early Saturday, extending...
President Joe Biden Commutes Sentences of 37 Federal Death Row Inmates
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden announced on Monday the commutation of sentences for 37 federal death row inmates, converting their sentences to life imprisonment...
Multiple Drug Warrants Lead to Arrests in Independence County
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, Ark. – Following a series of investigations into methamphetamine distribution and other drug-related activities, several individuals have been arrested in Independence County, with...