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One confirmed death in Northeast Arkansas following storms
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Emergency officials are reporting damage following severe-warned storms on Sunday, May 26. In Paragould, E-911 Director Michael McCammon asks people to stay at home following damage experienced on Sunday night. Greene County Sheriff Brad Snyder posted an update on Facebook in the early hours of Monday,...
Man accused of trying to steal $1,000 from ATM
BONO, Ark. (KAIT) - Police arrested a Paragould man after they say he tried bleaching $1 bills to steal $1,000 from an ATM. On Thursday, May 23, a judge found probable cause to charge Cametrus Glover Jr. with forgery. According to the affidavit, on Tuesday, May 21, an officer with...
ASP identifies man killed in 2-vehicle crash
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - Arkansas State Police have identified a man killed Tuesday morning in a Lawrence County crash. The crash happened at 5:45 a.m. May 21 on U.S. Highway 63 about 1.8 miles southeast of State Highway 91 and 1.4 miles east of Hoxie. According to the crash...
Honoring the fallen one step at a time
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - In light of Memorial Day weekend, some community members laced up and raced to remember. Runners from across NEA took on the 2nd Annual Run to Remember 5K at Arkansas State University on Saturday, May 25. The Beck Center for Veterans hosted the event for friends, family, and fellow community members to honor the memory of fallen military members and support our veterans.
Farmer speaks on crop damage following strong storms
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - After Wednesday’s storms wreaked havoc on Jonesboro, the costly damage didn’t stop. The storms started plowing through the more rural parts of Region 8, hitting farmlands hard. The busted windows, dented cars, and wind-torn city buildings were easy to spot, but when you get...
Police remind drivers to follow traffic guidelines
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Officers remind people to follow traffic guidelines before Memorial Day. With the possibility of the extra wheels on the road, police will be on high alert. Jonesboro Police Corporal Zach Kaja reminds drivers if they don’t use their seat belts, expect a ticket. “The state...
Community continues to clean up after storms
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Many in the Parkside area suffered heavy storm damage Wednesday afternoon. Since then, many residents took the next day to help each other clean up. “I just looked outside and saw the clouds were black,” resident Glen Bryant said. Further down the road, couple Linda...
Storm topples trees, downs power lines
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A lunch-hour storm, packing 60-mile-an-hour winds, toppled trees across much of Jonesboro. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Craighead County shortly after 12:30 p.m. Twenty minutes later, Chief Meteorologist Ryan Vaughan spotted a brief wall cloud southwest of Jonesboro on the K8...
Lunch Hour storm slams Jonesboro | PHOTOS
Update 10:15pm May 22, 2024 – City Water and Light crews have made much progress in the work to restore power to customers who lost service during the storms earlier today. As of 10:15pm the CWL outage map showed roughly 630 customers still without power. Craighead Electric showed no outages on its outage map. Entergy reported 643 customers without service in Mississippi County.
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