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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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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

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 Department of Public Safety

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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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

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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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

BRADFORD MAN CHARGED IN DECEMBER 2024 DEATH

April 24, 2025 Jarrett W. Cousins, 40, of Bradford, has been formally charged with First-Degree Murder in the December 2024 death of Clara Blaxton, 45, of Independence County. Blaxton’s body was discovered in Cousins’ vehicle after a confrontation with police in Festus, Missouri, on December 8, 2024. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. at a White …

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

New Traffic Pattern Scheduled for MLK Boulevard in Fayetteville

WASHINGTON COUNTY | April 24, 2025 Weather permitting, a permanent change in traffic flow is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29 on South Futrall Drive just south of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (MLK Blvd.) in Fayetteville. This change is being made to accommodate the construction of a traffic lane that will eventually allow motor…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

ARDOT to Host Public Involvement Meeting to Discuss Proposed Intersection Improvements at Highways 59 and 72 in Gravette

BENTON COUNTY | April 24, 2025 | Job 090708 The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will conduct a public meeting from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, to discuss the proposed intersection improvements at Highways 59 and 72 in Gravette. The meeting will be held at the Gravette Civic Center, 401 Charlotte Street SE, Gravette, AR 727…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

ICAC TASK FORCE ARREST VIOLA MAN ON 10 COUNTS OF CSAM

April 23, 2025 VIOLA, Ark. — On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at approximately 6 a.m., Special Agents with the Arkansas Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, assisted by Arkansas State Police Highway Patrol Troopers and the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant at a residence on Longhorn Drive in Viola. This warrant was…

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Arkansas Workforce Development Board Meetings

Arkansas Workforce Development Board to Meet Monday, May 5, 2025 The Arkansas Workforce Development Board (AWDB) will convene a meeting at noon on May 5, 2025, at the Arkansas Workforce Center at Little Rock, located at 5401 S. University in Little Rock, AR. Board committees will also meet that morning in the same building with details […]…

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  • - Arkansas Public Service Commission

April 2025 News Release Safe Digging Month in Arkansas

https://apsc.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/News-Release-Safe-Digging-Month-in-Arkansas_April-2025.pdf The post April 2025 News Release Safe Digging Month in Arkansas appeared first on Public Service Commission.…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

SUSPECT APPREHENDED AFTER STANDOFF IN LITTLE ROCK

April 22, 2025 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. —  On Monday, April 21, 2025, members of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Task Force attempted to apprehend Gary Powell, 39, at the West Plaza Apartments in Southwest Little Rock. Powell was wanted for Felony Fleeing and two counts of Rape. After authorities confirmed that Powell was inside the residence, commands w…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Human Services

MOM block party planned at State Capitol to recognize National Women’s Health Month

LITTLE ROCK — The Month of May (MOM) event at the Arkansas State Capitol will again kick off National Women’s Health Month with a free block party highlighting health and wellness activities. The special event – now in its second year – will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 1 in front […] The post MOM block party planned at State Capitol to recogn…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

SUSPECT IN BULL SHOALS FATALITY FOUND DEAD AFTER MANHUNT

April 21, 2025 BULL SHOALS, Ark. — On Monday, April 21, 2025, at approximately 6:30 a.m., the Bull Shoals Police Department (BPD) responded to reports of a shooting in the 500 block of Maple Avenue in Bull Shoals. Upon arrival, officers discovered Anita Suzanne Due, 48, inside her vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head. Emergency medical personne…

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