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2 women killed in ATV crash
MONROE COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) – Two women, including one from Wynne, died when their ATV crashed into a tree. Arkansas State Police said the crash happened at 4:34 a.m. Wednesday, April 24, on North Grand Avenue in Brinkley. According to the fatal crash report, 42-year-old Alexis Laine Wallin of...
Wynne woman recognized by U.S. Small Business Administration for efforts in aftermath of EF3 tornado
An Arkansas woman has been recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for the work that her non-profit did in helping the city of Wynne recover from a devastating EF3 tornado that occurred in March of last year. Leanne Lovell is a 30-year resident of Wynne, Arkansas, and was...
Highway reopened following overturned vehicle
CROSS COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - Highway 1 is now open after a vehicle overturned, resulting in school bus delays. According to a recent social media post, Highway 1 at Vanndale was blocked due to the crash. The Cross County School District said that its buses that go in that direction...
Wynne Fire Department held an aerial training class to further educate firefighters
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - On Monday, the Wynne Fire Department hosted an aerial operations class to provide their firefighters with a better understanding of their ladder truck. The training program helps the officers know where they can and cannot put the truck and its limitations, ensuring citizens’ safety. This...
Arrest made in fatal Arkansas mass shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Four men have been arrested and charged with the fatal mass shooting that took place in Wynne, Arkansas last week. Quaverious Milon is charged with second-degree terroristic threatening, harassment, first-degree murder, nine counts of battery first-degree, and nine counts of in concert with two or more – committing a violent crime. Carl […]
PHOTOS: Glimpses of new Wynne High School released
Take a look! On Thursday, April 18, 2024, Wynne Public Schools unveiled the renderings of its new Wynne High School. The images were released through a video posted on the Wynne Public Schools Facebook page. The unveiling comes after the previous campus was wiped out by a series of tornadoes in March 2023. (Images courtesy of Wynne Public Schools)
Woman killed in single-vehicle crash
WHITE COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - A woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon. According to the crash report, at around 1:10 p.m., 29-year-old Miranda Thomas of Bradford was traveling southbound on Highway 87 in White County in a 2012 Jeep Compass when the vehicle left the roadway to the right and struck a tree.
Bradford woman killed after vehicle strikes tree
Arkansas State Police say a Bradford woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Tuesday afternoon in rural White County. According to the fatality report, 29-year-old Miranda Thomas died after her southbound 2012 Jeep Compass left State Highway 87 to the right and then struck a tree. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
One dead, two injured in Saturday evening crash
CROSS COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - A Wynne woman is dead and two others are injured in a Saturday evening crash. Arkansas State Police responded to a crash at U.S Highway 64 west of Highway 163 on April 14 at 7:50 p.m. According to a crash report, a 2009 Dodge Caliber,...
Wynne Schools stress importance of mental health resources following weekend crime
WYNNE, Ark. (KAIT) - The Wynne School District is making mental health resources available to students in the aftermath of the weekend’s events, one involving a student who was involved in a crash on their way to prom and the other, a shooting that left one dead and a nine injured.
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