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ASP INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN 120-YEAR SENTENCE IN 2023 SCOTT DOUBLE MURDER

December 15, 2025 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, a Pulaski County jury convicted Devontea Clay, 26, of two counts of Second-Degree Murder in connection with the 2023 killings of two North Little Rock teenagers. The case against Clay began in May 2023 after the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) o…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

TROOPER HUNTER GRUBBS RECEIVES TOP STATEWIDE OFFICER OF THE YEAR HONOR

35 ASP TROOPERS HONORED AT ATTORNEY GENERAL’s 2025 LAW ENFORCEMENT RECOGNITION EVENT Col. Mike Hagar and Trooper Hunter Grubbs December 11, 2025 BENTON, Ark. — Arkansas State Police Trooper Hunter Grubbs was named the 2025 Statewide Officer of the Year today at the 2025 Officer of the Year Awards. Trooper Grubbs, who also received recognition as t…

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RECENT ASP I-40 SEIZURES TOTAL 850 POUNDS OF ILLEGAL MARIJUANA, $195,000 CASH

December 11, 2025 Arkansas State Police (ASP) Troopers made three major drug and currency seizures along Interstate 40 in the past week, resulting in two arrests and the confiscation of more than 850 pounds of illegal marijuana and nearly $200,000 in cash. On Friday, December 5, 2025, at approximately 12:15 p.m., an ASP Trooper stopped a 2016 tract…

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NEW FELONY COUNTS FOR FAILURE TO FILE TAXES FILED AGAINST FORMER HELENA-WEST HELENA MAYOR, SECOND INDIVIDUAL ALSO FACING TAX CHARGES

December 11, 2025 HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. — On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, following an ongoing investigation, Arkansas State Police (ASP) obtained an arrest warrant for former Helena-West Helena Mayor Christopher Franklin Sr., 44, on new felony charges for failure to file income taxes. Franklin was informed of the arrest warrant and surrendered to…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

CELEBRATE RESPONSIBLY: ARKANSAS LAW ENFORCEMENT CRACKS DOWN ON DRUNK DRIVING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

December 10, 2025 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — As Arkansans gather for holiday celebrations, state and local law enforcement officers are stepping up patrols to keep impaired drivers off the road. From December 12, 2025, through January 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Arkansas High…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

Road Closure Scheduled on Highway 77 near Dyess

MISSISSIPPI COUNTY | December 9, 2025 Highway 77 between County Road 996 and County Road 1012 near Dyess is scheduled to close from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 10. Weather permitting, the closure will allow crews to perform a pipe replacement. Highway 77 will be open to local traffic only on either side of the closure. A signed detour w…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Agriculture

Arkansas Agriculture Research and Promotion Boards Open Funding Opportunities

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Four of Arkansas’s agriculture commodity research and promotion boards are currently accepting proposals for research and promotion projects. The boards exist to support the growth and market development of the state’s agricultural industries. Funded through assessments on the commodities they represent, these boards invest in res…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

ASP CID CHARGES FORMER EARLE COURT CLERK WITH FELONY THEFT, TAMPERING AFTER AUDIT DISCREPANCY

December 5, 2025 EARLE, Ark. — On Thursday, December 4, 2025, the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) charged former Earle Chief Court Clerk Chiquita Moore, 41, with felony counts of Theft of Property and Tampering with a Public Record. Moore was taken into custody and booked into the Crittenden County Detention Center…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

ARDOT to Install New Anti-Litter Display Along Highways

ALL COUNTIES | December 5, 2025  The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is installing new anti-litter displays in two locations along Arkansas highways beginning the week of December 8. The displays will be in place for approximately one month, then rotate to new locations around the state. Travelers along Arkansas highways will see a se…

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Road Closure Scheduled on Highway 225 in McGintytown

FAULKNER COUNTY | December 3, 2025 Highway 225 between Blackfork Road and Clinton Mountain Road in McGintytown is scheduled to close around the clock from 7 a.m. Monday, December 8, through 5 p.m. Friday, December 12. Weather permitting, the closure will allow crews to replace a drainage structure. Highway 225 will be open to local traffic only on …

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  • - Arkansas Department of Agriculture

Governor Sanders Inducts 42 Family Farms into the Arkansas Century Farm Program

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today recognized 42 Arkansas farm families as the newest inductees into the Arkansas Century Farm Program. The Arkansas Century Farm Program honors farms of 10 acres or more that have been owned by the same family for at least 100 years. Established by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture in 2012,…

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ASP CID INVESTIGATING FATAL TROOPER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN NEVADA COUNTY

December 2, 2025 STAMPS, Ark. — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is investigating a Trooper-involved shooting that occurred Monday, December 1, 2025, around 10 p.m., and resulted in the death of a Texas man wanted on multiple felony warrants. The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) and the Lewisville Police…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

Notice to Media – Commission Schedule – December 3, 2025

In compliance with Act 93 of 1967, you are hereby notified that members of the Arkansas State Highway Commission may gather for the following event: December 3rd 10 a.m. Arkansas Highway Commission MeetingARDOT Central OfficeAuditorium10324 Interstate 30Little Rock, Arkansas Media Contact: Ellen Coulter [email protected] …

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ASP TRAFFIC STOP NEAR LONDON LEADS TO MAJOR DRUG SEIZURE

December 1, 2025 LONDON, Ark. — On Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at approximately 3:30 a.m., an Arkansas State Police (ASP) Trooper stopped a 2008 Toyota eastbound on Interstate 40 near London in Pope County for a traffic violation. A search of the vehicle uncovered seventeen trash bags, each containing individual vacuum-sealed packages of illegal …

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ASP ARRESTS OKLAHOMA MAN, SEIZES 221 LBS OF ILLEGAL MARIJUANA

November 26, 2025 VAN BUREN, Ark. — On Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at around 7 a.m., an Arkansas State Trooper stopped a 2005 Toyota pickup truck near the Arkansas/Oklahoma state line for a traffic violation. During the search of the truck’s bed, Troopers discovered approximately 221 pounds of illegal marijuana concealed in several trash bags.  The…

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SEARCH UNDERWAY FOR ESCAPED ST. FRANCIS COUNTY PRISONER

Christopher Davenport November 25, 2025 FORREST CITY, Ark. — The Arkansas State Police, in coordination with the St. Francis County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service, are actively searching for Christopher Davenport, 38, of Forrest City, who was discovered missing from the St. Francis County Detention Center on the evening of Monday, N…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

MAGNOLIA MAN DIES AFTER OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING, ASP INVESTIGATION ONGOING

November 25, 2025 MAGNOLIA, Ark. — A Magnolia man who was shot by a Magnolia Police Department (MPD) officer earlier this month has died. On Sunday, November 9, 2025, at approximately 1:40 p.m., an MPD officer patrolling South Fredrick Road encountered an individual, Michael Green, 53, of Magnolia. Green reportedly brandished a firearm and fired at…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

Lane Closure Scheduled on Interstate 555 near Payneway

POINSETT COUNTY | November 25, 2025 The southbound outside lane on Interstate 555 over Ditch Number 60 of the St. Francis Sunken Lands near Payneway is scheduled to close from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily every Monday through Thursday from Monday, December 1, through Thursday, December 18. Weather permitting, the lane closures will allow crews to repair …

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DPS, ASP INITIATIVE PREPARES ARKANSAS COMMUNITES FOR MASS VIOLENCE INCIDENTS

November 25, 2025 During the gatherings, DPS Secretary and Arkansas State Police (ASP) Director Col. Mike Hagar and Dallas County Sheriff Mike Knoedl discussed how the Fordyce community was impacted by the June 21, 2024, shooting at the Mad Butcher grocery store. CONWAY, Ark. – Last week, the Arkansas Department of Public Safety (DPS) concluded a s…

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ASP TROOPER ENDS HOT SPRING COUNTY PURSUIT WITH TVI; FLEEING SUSPECT INJURED

November 24, 2025 OAK GROVE, Ark. — On Saturday, November 22, 2025, around 3 p.m., an Arkansas State Police (ASP) Trooper attempted to stop a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado pickup on Highway 84 near Oak Grove in Hot Spring County for a traffic violation. The driver, a 17-year-old, refused to stop and fled, prompting a pursuit. The Trooper executed a tact…

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