April 24, 2025 Jarrett W. Cousins, 40, of Bradford, has been formally charged with First-Degree Murder in the December 2024 death of Clara Blaxton, 45, of Independence County. Blaxton’s body was discovered in Cousins’ vehicle after a confrontation with police in Festus, Missouri, on December 8, 2024. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. at a
April 23, 2025 VIOLA, Ark. — On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at approximately 6 a.m., Special Agents with the Arkansas Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, assisted by Arkansas State Police Highway Patrol Troopers and the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant at a residence on Longhorn Drive in Viola. This warrant
April 22, 2025 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Monday, April 21, 2025, members of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Task Force attempted to apprehend Gary Powell, 39, at the West Plaza Apartments in Southwest Little Rock. Powell was wanted for Felony Fleeing and two counts of Rape. After authorities confirmed that Powell was inside the
April 21, 2025 BULL SHOALS, Ark. — On Monday, April 21, 2025, at approximately 6:30 a.m., the Bull Shoals Police Department (BPD) responded to reports of a shooting in the 500 block of Maple Avenue in Bull Shoals. Upon arrival, officers discovered Anita Suzanne Due, 48, inside her vehicle with a gunshot wound to the
April 21, 2025 HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Trooper Christian Ramirez was involved in a serious single-vehicle wreck around 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, April 20, 2025, on Arkansas 7 in Garland County. He underwent surgery last night and is in stable condition this morning. Trooper Ramirez, assigned to Troop K, was enroute to a three-vehicle accident during
April 18, 2025 BATESVILLE, Ark. — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is investigating a double homicide after the Independence County Sheriff’s Office (ICSO) requested assistance. On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, ICSO responded to a request for a welfare check at a home in the 1600 block of Old Camp Road. Teresa
April 18, 2025 BRINKLEY, Ark. — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) has made an arrest in an October 2024 shooting that injured a 15-year-old girl in Brinkley. The teen sustained multiple gunshot wounds while in her home in the 300 block of North New York Street in Brinkley on October 13,
April 18, 2025 Fifty-nine cadets of the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy Class 2025-A graduate as law enforcement officers during a ceremony held in Camden. Over the course of the 13-week program, they completed approximately 650 hours of instruction and practical training. White County Sheriff Phillip Miller, who also serves as a Commissioner for the
April 18, 2025 MARIANNA, Ark. — The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division (CID) arrested two men in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in Marianna on March 22, 2025. On Thursday, April 17, 2025, Tyrese Mitchell, 21, and Derrick Morris, 27, were charged with First-Degree Murder. Additionally, Morris was charged with Possession of
April 15, 2025 NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – On Friday, April 11, 2025, the State of Arkansas received a denial from the federal government regarding funding for Individual Assistance (IA) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in connection with the severe storms and tornadoes that occurred on March 14, 2025. Arkansas’s request for Public
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