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ARKANSAS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING FATAL SHOOTING IN DES ARC

May 9, 2025 DES ARC, Ark. —  On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at approximately 9:15 p.m., the Des Arc Police Department (DAPD) requested the Arkansas State Police  Criminal Investigation Division to investigate a death that occurred in the 300 block of South 15th Street in Des Arc. DAPD officers responded to a 911 call at the residence and found Teri Ove…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

PROSECUTING ATTORNEY RULES FATAL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN FAULKNER COUNTY JUSTIFIED

May 8, 2025 CONWAY, Ark. —  Twentieth Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Carol Crews has determined that the use of lethal force by law enforcement in the March death of Joseph Blair, 41, of Faulkner County, was justified. On Thursday, March 6, 2025, the Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) issued a BOLO for Blair, who was wanted for abscond…

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ASP ICAC UNIT ARRESTS TWO CHEROKEE VILLAGE RESIDENTS ON CHILD EXPLOITATION CHARGES

May 8, 2025 CHEROKEE VILLAGE, Ark. — Special Agents from the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit arrested two people from Cherokee Village in connection with multiple crimes against children. On March 13, 2025, ICAC Special Agents arrested Jesse Wilson, 34, following the execution of a search warrant that stemme…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

ASP CID ARRESTS BENTON MAN ON 22 FELONY COUNTS OF CSAM, RAPE, AND CHILD GROOMING

May 6, 2025 BENTON, Ark. — On Friday, May 2, 2025, Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation (CID) Special Agents arrested Brian Keith Cooper Jr., 28, of Benton, for 22 felony counts of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), Rape, two counts of Second-Degree Sexual Assault, and one count of Sexual Grooming of a Child. An investigation began i…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

Transportation-Related Research & Workforce Development Grant Program Applications Now Available

ALL COUNTIES | May 5, 2025 The next application cycle for the Transportation-Related Research & Workforce Development Grant Program (TRRWDGP) is now open. The funds available through this program can only be used for the types of projects noted below. This funding cannot be used for improvements to highways.  Act 705 of 2017 and Act 884 of 2021…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment

York Selected as OGC Director and Chief Administrator of Energy

NORTH LITTLE ROCK — Alan York has been selected as Director of the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) and Chief Administrator of Energy for the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (E&E). “I am proud to work with Alan in his new roles as Director of the Oil and Gas Commission and Chief Administrator of Energy. Alan is uniquely quali…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

UPDATE: Closures to the Interstate 55 Mississippi River Bridge Have Been Extended

CRITTENDEN COUNTY | May 2, 2025 The Interstate 55 Bridge over the Mississippi River in West Memphis is now scheduled to have southbound outside single lane closures from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29 through Wednesday, May 7. This extension is due to rainfall. There will also be northbound outside single lane closures scheduled from 7 a.m. …

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

U.S. Highway 322 Scheduled to Close in Poinsett County

POINSETT COUNTY | May 2, 2025 U.S. Highway 322 between the Tyronza River and Hawkins Lane near Tyronza is scheduled to close around the clock from 8 a.m. Monday, May 5 through 12 p.m. Friday, May 16. Weather permitting, the closure will allow for the replacement of the bridge over the drainage ditch. Highway 322 will remain open to local traffic on…

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ARDOT to Host Public Involvement Meeting to Discuss Proposed Widening of Highway 91 in Jonesboro

CRAIGHEAD COUNTY | May 2, 2025 | Job 101066 The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will host a public involvement meeting from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8 to discuss the proposed widening of Highway 91 west of County Road 132 to West Parker Road in Jonesboro. The meeting will be held at Westside High School (Library Media Center),…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment

E&E Congratulates EPA on 100 Environmental Actions, Highlights Progress on Arkansas Water Quality

NORTH LITTLE ROCK— The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (E&E) extended itscongratulations to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on achieving 100 significantenvironmental actions in its first 100 days. This ambitious undertaking demonstrates a strongcommitment to protecting and improving the environment across the nation…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

ASP CID INVESTIGATING OFFICER-INVOLVED FATALITY SHOOTING IN EUREKA SPRINGS

May 2, 2025 EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) has requested the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) to assist with an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at about 11:15 a.m. in the 13000 block of Highway 187 in Eureka Springs. The Tri-City SWAT, comprised of…

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JONESBORO MAN ARRESTED FOLLOWING CYBER TIP

May 2, 2025 JONESBORO, Ark. — On Thursday, May 1, 2025, Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) arrested Jeffery Scott Ladyman, 42, of Jonesboro, on felony charges of Sexual Indecency with a Child. An investigation was prompted by a November 2024 tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited …

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ARKANSAS CRIME LAB ANNOUNCES DR. KATRINA TAYLOR AS 2026-27 FORENSIC PATHOLOGY FELLOW

May 2, 2025 Dr. Katrina Taylor The Arkansas State Crime Laboratory (ASCL) has announced that Dr. Katrina Taylor, currently Chief Resident in Pathology at East Tennessee State University, has been matched as a forensic pathology fellow for the 2026-2027 academic year. Dr. Taylor has a strong educational background, earning her undergraduate degree f…

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REV UP SAFETY: CELEBRATE MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS MONTH BY SHARING THE ROAD

May 1, 2025 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — May marks the beginning of riding season for many motorcyclists in America. It is also Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reminds all motorists that Motorcyclists’ Safety Is Everyone’s Safety. Motorcycle safety is an ongoin…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

JACKSONVILLE MAN ARRESTED IN DECADE-LONG MULTI-STATE BURGLARY SPREE

April 30, 2025 JACKSONVILLE, Ark. — On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Special Agents, in cooperation with the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office (Iowa) and Lewis County Sheriff’s Office (Missouri), executed two residential search warrants in Jacksonville and Sherwood. These warrants were part…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism

Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism announces Great Strides/Trails for Life Grant awards

(LITTLE ROCK) – The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism’s Office of Outdoor Recreation—Outdoor Recreation Grants Program is administering the Great Strides grant program for the Arkansas Department of Health. The Great Strides Program has been in existence since 2001 and was funded with a portion of Arkansas’s Master Tobacco Settleme…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

ASP ARRESTS HOUSTON MAN AFTER ROAD RAGE SHOOTING ON I-40 IN LONOKE COUNTY

April 28, 2025 LONOKE, Ark. — On Saturday, April 26, 2025, at approximately 11:45 a.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) Troopers responded to a road rage incident involving gunfire on Interstate 40 westbound near the 175-mile marker in Lonoke County. The victim reported that a black Cadillac sedan with Texas license plates pulled alongside his vehicle,…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

Ramp Closures Scheduled to Test Wrong-Way Detection Systems

PULASKI, ST FRANCIS, AND CRITTENDEN COUNTIES | April 28, 2025 Temporary ramp closures are expected to begin intermittently from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday, April 29 through Thursday, May 8. Weather permitting, crews will close the off-ramps listed below in 1- to 2-hour intervals to test wrong-way detection systems. Wrong-way detection systems includ…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

TRAFFIC ALERT: Interstate 55 Mississippi River Bridge to Have Scheduled Lane Closures in Crittenden County

CRITTENDEN COUNTY | April 25, 2025 The Interstate 55 Bridge over the Mississippi River in West Memphis is scheduled to have southbound outside single lane closures from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29 through Thursday, May 1. There will also be northbound outside single lane closures scheduled from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 1 through …

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

PROSECUTOR RULES OFFICERS JUSTIFIED IN FATAL SHOOTING

April 25, 2025 GILMORE, Ark. — Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Sonia Hagood has determined that law enforcement officers were justified in the use of deadly force in connection with a March fatal shooting of a Jonesboro man. On March 20, 2025, at around 9:40 p.m., suspect Joe Versie, 54, led law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit fro…

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