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Dispatch urges caution after crash with entrapment
BROOKLAND, Ark. (KAIT) - Roads are now clear after a crash with entrapment. According to dispatch, the crash happened at 11487 U.S. Highway 49 north of Brookland. Entrapments and injuries were reported, but the extent of the injuries is unknown at this time. Dispatch added that all roads are now...
Traffic resumes following three-vehicle crash
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Lunchtime traffic is running smoothly following a three-vehicle accident. Jonesboro-Craighead County E-911 reported the three-vehicle crash at 11:35 a.m. Friday, May 3, inside the southbound lane at Red Wolf Boulevard and Stallings Lane intersection. The scene has since been cleared. It said that the Jonesboro Police...
Police officer buys citizen new bike following hit and run accident
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A Jonesboro police officer is being praised for her act of kindness. According to the Jonesboro Police Department, on Friday, May 3, Patrolman Carma Butler responded to a hit-and-run accident involving a citizen on his bike. The victim was not injured, but his bike was destroyed.
Memories rise 10 years after tragic mass shooting
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - It was a chaotic day, but one law enforcement officer remembers it all. On May 3, 2014, a mass shooting in Jonesboro left four people dead including the shooter, a twelve-year-old girl, and two men. Porfirio Sayago Hernandez shot seven people, killing three. He ended the shooting spree by turning the gun on himself. On the west side of town, multiple crime scenes lined Moore Road.
Police: Man arrested after hitting woman, biting her on the cheek
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Police arrested a Jonesboro man after they said he attacked a woman and bit her on the cheek. On Wednesday, May 1, Craighead County District Court Judge Tommy Fowler found probable cause to charge 29-year-old Traykel Rayvon Hancock with third-degree domestic battery/ second offense. According to...
Traffic resumes following morning crash
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Jonesboro-Craighead County E-911 said a crash with injury shut down traffic at North Culberhouse Street and West Forrest Street in Jonesboro. The crash was reported at about 7:15 a.m. Thursday, May 2. Jonesboro-Craighead E-911 said the road reopened around 8:30 a.m. The Jonesboro Police Department said...
May 3: What you need to know
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - We’re helping you plan your Friday on Good Morning Region 8. After scattered showers and thunderstorms yesterday afternoon, we are waking up dry this morning. The chances of scattered thunderstorms will stick with us through the weekend and into next week. Temperatures will stay in...
Family pays it forward by gifting new truck to graduating senior dealing with car problems
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT/Gray News) - A heartwarming surprise unfolded at an Arkansas high school this week as a family gifted a graduating senior a new truck. KAIT reports that the Chavers family had won a GMC Sierra 1500 at a fundraising event last December. And the family wanted to pay it forward.
Landlord accused of raping two children
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A 62-year-old Jonesboro man is being held on a $35,000 bond after a judge found probable cause to arrest him for rape. The charge stems from a Feb. 9 tip from a mandated reporter concerning Arthur Tate and two children. According to the affidavit, the alleged...
High school seniors win chance to cook for astronauts
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Culinary dreams took a cosmic turn for three high school seniors who won a competition to cook for the astronauts on the International Space Station. Laila Wright from Valley View, alongside Brianna Smallman and Hanna Pamplin from Nettleton all worked hundreds of hours to ensure their dish was out of this world.
School prepares for a graduation on home turf
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The Academies at Jonesboro High School plan to back tradition for the commencement location. Seniors at JHS will graduate on the Hurricane Football Field at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 4. Assistant Superintendent William Cheatham explained that hosting the ceremony on-site offers more flexibility with dates...
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