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Committee forms in attempt to oust mayor
HOXIE, Ark. (KAIT) - A ballot question committee has been formed in Lawrence County to attempt to oust a mayor. A group of people from multiple cities in Lawrence County have come together to collect signatures to attempt to recall Hoxie Mayor Dennis Coggins. The group explained it’s collecting signatures...
Biggers teen dies following crash
RANDOLPH COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - A Biggers teen is dead after a weekend crash. Arkansas State Police said the crash happened Saturday, April 27, at 12:31 p.m. on U.S. Highway 67 at Spinwebber Curve. The report says 18-year-old Tyler L. White was traveling south when his 2008 Chunfeng Holding crossed...
High school senior signs with local county jail as new detention officer
HIGHLAND, Ark. (KAIT) - A Northeast Arkansas school district held an academic and trade signing day recently for their students heading into the next chapter of their lives. One student didn’t sign with a school at the Highland School District, but rather the local county jail. High School Senior...
Pocahontas officers receive LifeVac devices
POCAHONTAS, Ark. (KAIT) - Pocahontas police now have a way to save people who are choking. The mayor’s office announced Wednesday that the police department gave every full-time officer LifeVac choking rescue devices. “The devices are designed to help clear a person’s airway when choking on a foreign object,...
Law enforcement agencies receive slew of complaints regarding rock trucks
BLACK ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - State and local law enforcement officers have ramped up patrol in one Northeast Arkansas county after receiving a slew of complaints. Arkansas State Police and the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office have received numerous complaints about rock and sand trucks driving dangerously on Highways 63 and 115 in the Black Rock area.
April’s Teacher of the Month brightens day of everyone around her
CORNING, Ark. (KAIT) - Our K8 News Teacher of the Month is full of smiles, putting effort into making her students and co-workers feel loved and supported. Park Elementary School’s first-grade teacher, Mrs. Hannah Harrison, was named the K8 News Teacher of the Month. During the announcement, her entire first-grade class serenaded her with chants.
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