James Dowdy faces drug and child endangerment allegations after Paragould police reported finding suspected meth and unsanitary conditions in a home.

A man recovered from the Mississippi River in Crittenden County in 1988 has been identified as Kevin Eugene Sander of Missouri through DNA testing.

The Harlem Globetrotters will bring their Rivalry Tour to FNB Arena in Jonesboro on March 13. Tickets go on sale Oct. 2, with presales beginning Sept. 30.

Arkansas has launched Rapid DNA processing at the Saline County Detention Center, with Faulkner County expected to follow. The technology can generate a DNA profile from a qualifying arrestee sample in about 90 minutes.

Tanya Reynolds faces felony theft and misdemeanor refusal-to-submit allegations after a reported shoplifting incident at Walmart in Jonesboro. Bond was set at $10,000 cash or surety.

Tyree Banks faces drug allegations after agents reported a recorded meth sale and a search that uncovered meth, ecstasy pills and $1,642 in cash.

Jonesboro residents have until Oct. 12 to identify the railroad crossings that cause the greatest delays or safety concerns as the city studies possible changes.

JONESBORO — A new scholarship at Arkansas State University will help Arkansas students pursuing degrees in business and STEM fields while honoring the values of education, opportunity and service that have shaped one Arkansas family for generations. Ronald Dedman ’78 and Mitchell Dedman ’11, both of Little Rock, have established the Ronald and Mitchell Dedman Legacy Scholarship, creating a $50,000 endowment through the Arkansas State University System Foundation to support undergraduate students attending A-State.

The Greene County Tech School District says it reported allegations of inappropriate conduct among members of its football program and is cooperating with an ongoing sheriff’s office investigation.

A witness told Jonesboro detectives they pulled Cameron Guel off a woman during an alleged assault inside a vehicle. Guel faces felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor domestic battery charges.

Drug task force agents allege David Veasley sold about 28 grams of methamphetamine to an informant during a monitored purchase in Jonesboro. He faces a Class Y felony charge, and his bond was set at $250,000.

Ashlyn Renee Blevins faces fentanyl and paraphernalia charges in the same Jonesboro hotel overdose investigation that led to a death-by-delivery charge against Frank D. Flanagan.

Frank D. Flanagan faces a first-degree death-by-delivery charge after a person died following an overdose call in Jonesboro. His bond was set at $250,000.

The ASU System Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Calvin White Jr. chancellor of Arkansas State University and Ike Wheeler chancellor of ASU-Newport. White, A-State’s first Black chancellor, and Wheeler had both served in the roles on an interim basis.

Harrisburg Mayor Justin Kimble says city-owned license plate readers will remain covered and offline until he is satisfied that privacy and constitutional safeguards are in place.

Trumann police reported two adult arrests and one juvenile detention after recovering a stolen SUV, three four-wheelers and other property.

Two people ran from a traffic stop near Hargraves Corner, and all three occupants were later turned over to ICE, Clay County Sheriff Ronnie Cole said.

A Jonesboro man allegedly drove off as a trooper opened his door during a Jackson County stop. A vehicle intervention followed on Interstate 57.

Kenneth Bryan Metcalf is accused of selling a tractor worth more than $7,000 after its owner left it at a Jonesboro property. His bond was set at $10,000 cash or surety.

A driver was ordered to serve 10 days in jail and pay a $1,000 fine after a pursuit with a 3-year-old child in the back seat.

This report contains disturbing information involving a child victim. JONESBORO, Ark. — A Virginia man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl in Jonesboro has pleaded guilty to rape and five counts of possession or use of child sexual abuse material. Brandon Kyle Moore, 26, of Virginia Beach, was sentenced Thursday, Sept. 24, to life in prison for rape. Circuit Judge Scott Ellington also imposed a 10-year prison term on each of the five child sexual abuse material counts, with an additional 10 years suspended on each count.

Good news if you're scared to death of alligators like me: Arkansas hunters took 150 alligators during opening weekend, putting the state record within reach as the final hunt begins today.

New rural health grants will support physician training in Blytheville and Jonesboro, expand emergency medical education and fund nutrition and wellness programs across Northeast Arkansas.

Two grants will help launch a family medicine residency in Blytheville and expand EMT and paramedic training to four Arkansas college sites.

Candelario Gameros-Ante received a 12-year federal sentence for firearms and illegal reentry offenses. State charges in a Searcy shooting that left a juvenile driver paralyzed remain pending.

Arkansas DHS has launched an online toolkit with fliers, videos and other materials about ARHOME’s new community engagement and work requirement.

Nosy neighbors and an invented sister turn an actress’s quiet getaway into chaos in “A Bad Year for Tomatoes,” coming to Williams Baptist University Oct. 1-3.

Seven people, including a Beebe man, were arrested in cases involving alleged Medicaid fraud, abuse and failure to report abuse, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced.

Trinity says a restructuring at its Jonesboro facility will affect about 172 employees as heavy railcar maintenance ends. Mobile repairs and storage will continue.

Craighead County Justice of the Peace Garrett Barnes will host a public Town Hall on Oct. 1 at the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, featuring updates on county government and two local ballot questions.

Elbert Jackson faces sexual assault and internet stalking allegations after a Jonesboro police investigation. His bond was set at $150,000 cash or surety.

Arkansas State Police is investigating after a Greene County jail inmate suffered a medical emergency Sept. 22 and died at a Paragould emergency room, according to a release.

Gregory Curtis Daffron faces 44 felony counts after a Jonesboro investigation into videos uploaded to a Google account. His bond was set at $250,000 cash or surety.

Jeremy Wells received a three-year revocation sentence as prosecutors dismissed charges from a Paragould traffic stop and three other revocation petitions. Mariah Wiseman’s cases remain pending.

Williams Baptist University broke ground on a $7 million wellness center in Walnut Ridge, with basketball courts, fitness equipment, gaming and student gathering spaces.

Derek M. Parks, 24, was booked into the Greene County jail Sept. 22 after a detective alleged he recorded a sexual encounter with a 15-year-old.

Arkansas State University has announced the list of students who completed degree requirements to receive their diplomas through the August conferral.

State environmental officials advised people to avoid Mom’s Lake in Corning after cyanobacteria were visually confirmed.

A Baxter County jury sentenced Ryan James Lindsey to life without parole plus 15 years after convicting him in Cody Stradford’s 2020 killing.

Medic One announced plans to expand into Greene County, citing a partnership with St. Bernards focused on health care access and emergency mutual aid.

Lincoln represented Arkansas’s First District in the U.S. House before serving two terms in the Senate, where she chaired the Agriculture Committee PARAGOULD, Ark. — Former U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln endorsed Dr. Terri Green for Congress today in Arkansas’s First District, backing the Paragould physician against Rep. Rick Crawford, who has held the seat since 2011. Lincoln, who represented the First District in the U.S.

A protozoal disease that infects cattle red blood cells has been confirmed in Lawrence County, prompting a call for producers to watch for symptoms and help collect tick samples.

Lisa Sohl of Piehouse Bakery earned a Golden Ticket at the Arkansas Pie Festival in Cherokee Village and will compete Oct. 15-18 in Indianapolis.

A felony robbery charge was reduced to a misdemeanor, and battery and theft charges were dropped in a Jonesboro plea deal. Christopher Lee Bills pleaded guilty to criminal mischief and received 12 months of suspended imposition of sentence, with no jail or prison term imposed.

James Smith faces a second-degree sexual assault allegation in Jonesboro. Bond was set at $1 million cash or surety with GPS monitoring.

Kemauree Keentae Henry faces an aggravated assault charge after an alleged gun threat during a fight at a Jonesboro fraternity house. Bond was set at $25,000 cash or surety.

Police say Liliana Avendano chased her boyfriend’s SUV in Jonesboro with her child unrestrained after saying she caught him having an affair.

Dr. Landon Jackson, part of NYITCOM at A-State’s inaugural class, has returned as the medical school’s first alumnus to join its full-time faculty.

Brass vases worth an estimated $10,000 were sold for $130 after being taken from military grave markers near Norfork, the Baxter County sheriff says.

Arkansas State University Museum will host STEAMFest on Saturday, Oct. 10, offering free, hands-on science, technology, engineering, art and math activities in Jonesboro.