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Scene cleared following car versus train crash
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Crews have cleared the scene of a crash involving a passenger car and train. According to Real-Time Intelligence Center Video Analyst Wade Shapp, crews received word at around 3:15 p.m. on Monday, of the crash on the railroad near Rook Road and Richardson Drive. The train...
Woman accused of assaulting elderly woman in home
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Police arrested a Jonesboro woman after they said she hit an elderly woman and pulled her hair. Craighead County District Court Judge David Boling found probable cause on Monday, April 22, to charge 40-year-old Christina Joann Davis with aggravated residential burglary and second-degree battery. On Sunday,...
Man accused of kidnapping ex-girlfriend
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A Jonesboro man is being held on a $75,000 bond after police said he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and kidnapped her. On Sunday, April 21, Jonesboro police received a report that a woman had possibly been abducted by her ex-boyfriend, 34-year-old Charles Clayton Carlile, and taken to Bald Knob.
St. Bernards to cut ribbon on $7 million surgery expansion
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT)—St. Bernards Medical Center will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday to celebrate the completion of its $7 million surgery expansion. The ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. April 23 in the SBMC Community Room, 225 E. Washington Ave. in Jonesboro. Mitchell Nail, media relations manager,...
Jonesboro Public Schools release statement following high school vandalism
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Jonesboro Public Schools is speaking out following Thursday’s vandalism to the Academies at Jonesboro High School. According to a media release from JPS, all of the students involved in the vandalism were suspended for five days. Those students cannot attend any school event during their time of suspension.
April 23: What you need to know
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - We’re helping you plan your Tuesday on Good Morning Region 8. Warmer and windier weather is expected today. We are waking up a bit warmer today than yesterday. A few clouds will start to creep back in this afternoon ahead of a cold front that...
Fire Dept: Dryer starts fire at retirement community
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Crews have cleared the scene of a small fire at Southwind Heights in Jonesboro. The Jonesboro Fire Department told K8 News that a dryer with a towel in it caught fire on the first floor of the retirement community. The fire was contained, and residents were...
Charity race to feature beer run
PARAGOULD, Ark. (KAIT) - In 2023, runners hit the streets of Paragould to raise $15,000 for Habitat for Humanity of Northeast Arkansas. This year, the charity hopes to build on that number when it hosts its Second Annual NEA 1K. The event will be held May 4 at the Paragould...
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