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Silver Alert issued for Hardy man
BAXTER COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - Arkansas State Police have issued a Silver Alert for a missing man from Hardy. According to ASP, 80-year-old Barry Edwin Sayger was last seen wearing a blue shirt, black shorts, a black shoe on his left leg, and a slipper on his prosthetic right leg.
Driver airlifted following rollover crash
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - A truck driver was flown to a hospital following a rollover crash that shut down all lanes of a Lawrence County highway. According to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, the crash happened on Highway 117 west of Black Rock. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office told K8...
Arrest made in school threat investigation
CALICO ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) – Deputies arrested a juvenile accused of making threats toward a school. Izard County Sheriff Charley Melton said the juvenile was arrested and charged on Wednesday, April 24, following an extensive investigation into alleged threats that were made at the Calico Rock High School. He...
Construction continues on low water bridges
CHEROKEE VILLAGE, Ark. (KAIT) - ridge work continues in one Sharp County town, that is nearly shut down when it floods. In early 2023, the Arkansas Department of Transportation announced it would replace the twin bridges near the town center in Cherokee Village. The two bridges that carry traffic over...
“It just made my day”: 16-year-old rings bell after bout with Leukemia
HIGHLAND, Ark. (KAIT) - Tuesday was a day full of smiles and excitement at a Northeast Arkansas school after one of its students rang the bell to celebrate their victory over cancer. 16-year-old Sadie Meyer is a sophomore at Highland High School and was diagnosed with Leukemia in August of...
Arkansas Pie Festival returns April 27
The Arkansas Pie Festival is set to return to Cherokee Village, Ark., on Saturday (April 27) as a partner of the World Food Championship, the biggest Food Sport event in the world. As an official qualifying event for WFC, the Arkansas Pie Festival will award one Golden Ticket to its...
Woman killed in single-vehicle crash
IZARD COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - A 75-year-old woman died when her van drove off an embankment. Arkansas State Police said the crash happened at 3:39 p.m. April 15 on State Highway 177 near Pineville in Izard County. Virginia Lee Post of Calico Rock was northbound when her 1999 Plymouth Voyager...
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