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ASP CID INVESTIGATING DEATH OF JUVENILE IN DUMAS

February 5, 2025 DUMAS, Ark. —  The Dumas Police Department (DPD) has asked the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) to investigate a homicide that occurred in their city late Tuesday, February 4, 2025. At approximately 10:15 p.m., a body was discovered behind the Pendleton Apartments near Short Street Park in Dumas.  W…

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FORMER PIKE COUNTY DEPUTY ARRESTED FOR PAWNING DEPARTMENT FIREARMS

February 4, 2025 MURFREESBORO, Ark. — Special Agents from the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Arkansas State Police (ASP) arrested former Pike County Sheriff’s (PCSO) Deputy Brandon Vines, 40, of Glenwood, on Monday, February 3, 2025, for pawning two department-issued firearms. Vines failed to return a Mossberg 590 shotgun, and a Colt …

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ASP TROOPERS SEIZE OVER A TON OF ILLEGAL MARIJUANA ON I-40 IN CRAWFORD COUNTY

February 4, 2025 VAN BUREN, Ark. —  On Monday, February 3, 2025, around 12:45 p.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) confiscated 2,872 pounds of illegal marijuana during a traffic stop on Interstate 40. ASP Troopers pulled over a tractor-trailer at the 2-mile marker eastbound in Crawford County for a traffic violation. Upon searching the trailer, Troope…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

ARDOT Selected to Receive $24.9 Million Federal RAISE Grant for Corning Bypass

CLAY COUNTY | February 3, 2025 The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a $24.9 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT). The funding provided by this RAISE grant will be used toward the construction of a 4-mile highway that bypasses…

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Transportation Alternatives Program & Recreational Trails Program Applications Now Available

ALL COUNTIES | February 3, 2025 The Arkansas Highway Commission has announced that applications for the Arkansas Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and the Arkansas Recreational Trails Program (RTP) are now available.  TAP and RTP provide federal grant funding to local public agencies for transportation and recreation projects. Both programs…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

ARREST MADE IN JANUARY DEATH AT WEST ARKANSAS REST AREA

February 2, 2025 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.  — An Arkansas State Police (ASP) investigation resulted in the arrest of an Atlanta man in Michigan in connection with the January death of a man found deceased at the Interstate 40 rest area near Ozark, Ark. Darius Simmons, 30, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Friday, Janua…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

ASP CID INVESTIGATES FATAL SHOOTING IN MURFREESBORO

February 1, 2025 MURFREESBORO, Ark. — On Friday, January 31, 2025, the Pike County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) requested the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) to investigate a fatal shooting that occurred outside a home on Highway 27 North in Murfreesboro. PCSO responded to a call from a woman who said her husband and a…

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PROSECUTING ATTORNEY CLEARS HUGHES POLICE OFFICER IN FATALITY SHOOTING

February 1, 2025 FORREST CITY, Ark. — The First Judicial Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has determined Hughes Police Department (HPD) Officer Mabry Green was justified in the use of deadly force in connection to the Christmas Eve 2024 fatal shooting of a Cross County woman. On Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at approximately 7 p.m., Saint Francis County…

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ADEM ENCOURAGES PREPAREDNESS DURING EARTHQUAKE AWARENESS MONTH

February 1, 2025 NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Earthquake Awareness Month presents an excellent opportunity to emphasize the importance of preparedness. It is also a timely reminder that a significant portion of Arkansas is located within the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ). Nearly 200 earthquakes happen every year in the central United States, althoug…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

Emergency Repairs to Bridge on Highway 261 Near Caldwell Require Immediate Closure

ST. FRANCIS COUNTY | January 31, 2025 As of Thursday, January 30, crews were required to temporarily close the bridge over the L’Anguille River on Highway 261 near Caldwell following a routine bridge inspection. The bridge will be closed around the clock daily until Friday, February 21 at 5 p.m. Weather permitting, the closure will allow crews to r…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

Emergency Repairs to Bridge on Highway 261 Near Caldwell Require Immediate Closure

ST. FRANCIS COUNTY | January 31, 2025 As of Thursday, January 30, crews were required to temporarily close the bridge over the L’Anguille River on Highway 261 near Caldwell following a routine bridge inspection. The bridge will be closed around the clock daily until Friday, February 21 at 5 p.m. Weather permitting, the closure will allow crews to r…

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Ramp Closures Scheduled at the Interstate 30 and Highway 70 Interchange in Saline County

SALINE COUNTY | January 31, 2025 Construction to widen Interstate 30 (I-30) to six lanes in Saline County requires two alternating ramp closures at the I-30/Highway 70 interchange from 9 p.m. Monday, February 3 through 6 a.m. Tuesday, February 4. Weather permitting, crews will alternately close the I-30 exit ramp to Highway 70 and the Highway 70 ea…

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ASP DISPATCHERS STEP IN TO SUPPORT JEFFERSON COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES

January 30, 2025 PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Arkansas State Police (ASP) is providing support to Jefferson County’s emergency services as county officials work to resolve budget issues. ASP dispatchers began assisting the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) at the Pine Bluff dispatch center on Tuesday, January 28, at the request of Jefferson County off…

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ASP SEIZES 19 GUNS AND ILLEGAL NARCOTICS IN GREENE COUNTY TRAFFIC STOP

January 30, 2025 PARAGOULD, Ark. — On Thursday, January 29, 2025, around 7 p.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) stopped a 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe on U.S. Highway 49 near the Highway 412 intersection for a traffic violation. Troopers searched the vehicle and located 19 firearms, illegal marijuana, and methamphetamine. One of the firearms, a Ruger .223 rif…

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ASP CID INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH AT LONOKE COUNTY STORAGE FACILITY

January 29, 2025 CARLISLE, Ark. — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is investigating a death at a mini-storage facility north of Carlisle following the discovery of a burned body in one of the units. The investigation was initiated at the request of the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) on Tuesday, January 28…

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CROSS COUNTY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MURDER IN DEADLY BLOCK PARTY SHOOTING

January 29, 2025 WYNNE, Ark. — Tommie Frost, 19, of Marion, pleaded guilty to Second-Degree Murder and Firearm Possession charges in Cross County Circuit Court on Monday, January 27, 2025, for his involvement in a deadly block party shooting in Wynne. The incident, which occurred on April 13, 2024, resulted in the death of Varian Campbell, 27, and…

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FORMER BRYANT POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACIC DATABASE ACCESS

January 28, 2025 BRYANT, Ark. — Special Agents with the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Arkansas State Police (ASP) arrested Christopher Bennett, 22, of Little Rock for illegally obtaining information from the Arkansas Crime Information Center (ACIC) database. The ACIC database provides critical information technology services to the s…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Human Services

Governor Sanders Announces Medicaid Work Requirement Plan

The post Governor Sanders Announces Medicaid Work Requirement Plan appeared first on Arkansas Department of Human Services.…

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Arkansas’ unemployment rate increases to 3.4% in December

Arkansas’ unemployment rate increases to 3.4% in December LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Jan. 28, 2025)— Today, the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services, Workforce Policy, and Innovation, in conjunction with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, announced Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point, from 3.3% in November t…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

UPDATE: Lane Closures Scheduled on Interstate 40 in North Little Rock

PULASKI COUNTY | Saturday, January 25 Lane closures at the Interstate 40 (I-40)/Interstate 30 (I-30) North Terminal interchange in North Little Rock will be in place from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily Monday, January 27, and Tuesday, January 28. On Monday, the left lane of I-40 westbound along the Exit 153B/I-30 west ramp is scheduled to close. On Tues…

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