July 9, 2025 YELLVILLE, Ark. — On May 20, 2025, Douglas Starkey, 66, of Yellville, pleaded guilty in Marion County Circuit Court to one count of felony Theft of Property and one count of felony Abuse of Office. This plea followed an investigation that was initiated at the request of the 14th Judicial Prosecutor’s Office due

July 8, 2025 NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas State Police (ASP) is investigating a road rage incident involving gunfire that occurred shortly after midnight on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, on Interstate 40 near Galloway. The victim reported that a tractor-trailer had fired shots at their vehicle while traveling westbound on I-40. ASP Troopers responded

July 8, 2025 LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, in partnership with local, state, and federal agencies, has announced the successful completion of two primary operations, Operation Safe Online Summer (SOS) and Operation Cookie Crumbs, targeting online child exploitation. These initiatives, conducted throughout April and May

July 7, 2025 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — As part of the high-visibility enforcement campaign, Speeding Slows You Down, the Arkansas Highway Safety Office along with Arkansas law enforcement and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reminds everyone that speeding has life-threatening consequences and to obey speed limits. From July 9 –

July 6, 2025 POPLAR GROVE, Ark. – A Poplar Grove man has been charged in the death of another man after an early Saturday morning shooting that left a third man hospitalized. The Phillips County Sheriff’s Office requested the assistance of the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) with a shooting that occurred

July 3, 2025 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. —   The Sixth Judicial Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has concluded that the use of deadly force by officers was justified in a March shooting that resulted in the death of a Jacksonville man. Willie Joe Larry-Purdiman, 23, of Jacksonville, died in the incident, which occurred on March 24, 2025, in

July 1, 2025 TRUMANN, ARK. — On Friday, June 27, 2025, Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division arrested Taylor David Rhoades, 25, of Pocahontas, in connection with a fatal crash on Interstate 555 near Trumann that resulted in the deaths of two Paragould residents. The wreck occurred on Thursday, June 26, 2025,

July 1, 2025 Remains of a man found in White County 36 years ago have been identified as 30-year-old Karl Brian Hooten of Vilonia. The remains had been unidentified since they were discovered on April 20, 1989, off Swinging Bridge Road in Antioch. An autopsy performed at the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory determined the victim

June 30, 2025 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On this Independence Day, make the honorable choice to drive sober or get a sober ride home. The Arkansas Highway Safety Office (AHSO) along with Arkansas law enforcement will partner with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the Drive Sober or Get