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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...
Insurance agent warns to protect assets during severe weather
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The damage left behind in Wednesday’s severe storm has kept insurance agents working overtime to keep up with the claims. Sarah Tipton, a Farmers Insurance agent, said hail or wind damage claims may come in gradually over the following weeks, months, or even a year.
Employees recall Wednesday storms damaging store
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Storms made its way through Region 8 on Wednesday, damaging trees, homes and businesses. Employees at Cutie Patootie in Jonesboro say the storms hit the shop pretty hard. Cutie Patootie employee Kylie Carr was in the store when the storms hit and said the hail damaged...
Annual Memorial Day honor ride redirects to Wings of Honor Museum in Walnut Ridge
JONESBORO, Arkansas — The annual “A Time to Honor & Remember” honor ride and remembrance ceremony for Memorial Day will not be visiting the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery at Birdeye this year. The honor ride will start as usual at the Jonesboro VFW Post 1991, 300 Airport...
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...
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...
May 23: What you need to know
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - We’re helping you plan your Thursday on Good Morning Region 8. Thunderstorm chances are in the forecast for the next several days, but not everyone will see storms every day. Today, scattered storms are possible with temperatures in the lower-80s. Severe weather is possible. In...
Thousands without power following storm
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A Wednesday afternoon storm left thousands of people in Jonesboro and throughout Craighead County without power. As of 2:15 p.m., Jonesboro City Water & Light reported 61 total outages affecting 7,733 customers. Many of the outages were reported south of Interstate 555 and in east Jonesboro,...
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.
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...
Minor quake recorded near Black Rock
RANDOLPH COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a minor earthquake Monday in Randolph County. The USGS recorded the magnitude 2.0 quake at 4:41 p.m. May 20. It was centered 4.3 miles north of Black Rock and 31.9 miles northwest of Jonesboro and had a depth of 4 kilometers (2.5 miles).
Police use body camera to identify fleeing suspect who dragged officer
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A Jonesboro man faces charges after police said he dragged a fellow officer through several yards “at a high rate of speed” in an attempt to escape arrest. Craighead County District Court Judge Tommy Fowler found probable cause Wednesday to charge 19-year-old Stacy Bernard...
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