UPDATED 1:20 PM One lane of northbound I-49 south of Texarkana in the area of last night's crash is open.  Clean-up crews continue to work in the area.  Motorists should reduce speed in the area and use caution. UPDATED 10:45 AM Southbound traffic lanes along I-49 south of Texarkana are open to traffic.  Northbound lanes

(2:30 AM)    Arkansas State Troopers have blocked the north and southbound lanes along a portion of I-49 in Miller County while they investigate a crash scene involving multiple vehicles.  Initial reports indicate there is an unconfirmed number of fatalities and personal injuries involving individuals found at the crash scene.    The crash occurred shortly

Additional Information Contact: ASP Highway Safety Office – Ann Whitehead (501) 618-8133 – [email protected]   Little Rock – State and local law enforcement agencies will work overtime during this holiday season to identify and arrest drunk drivers on Arkansas streets and highways.  The heightened enforcement campaign spans seventeen days, beginning December 18th through January 3rd.

  (LITTLE ROCK) – Arkansas State Police Commissioners today approved the promotion recommended by Colonel Bill Bryant advancing Lieutenant John Carter to the rank of captain.   Carter will assume command of State Police Highway Patrol, Troop C headquartered at Jonesboro.   Captain Carter, 52, is a Craighead County native and a twenty five year

Additional Information Contact: Highway Safety Office – Ann Whitehead (501) 618-8133 – [email protected]   (LITTLE ROCK) – The Arkansas State Police is joining state and local law enforcement agencies this Thanksgiving holiday period (November 23 – 29) to encourage all holiday travelers to buckle up – every trip, every time.   In addition, State Troopers

  Shawn Garner, a twenty-five year veteran of the Arkansas State Police, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.  Garner will assume the duties of deputy director for field operations.   The recommendation for promotion was presented for consideration today to the Arkansas State Police Commission.  In making the recommendation before the commission,

  HELENA-WEST HELENA — Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, David T. Resch, Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Dax Roberson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Office of Inspector General Southwest Region of the United States

UPDATE AS OF 5:01 PM NOVEMBER 6, 2015   IDENTIFICATION MADE OF SURVIVORS ONBOARD CHARTER BUS CRASH   November 6, 2015   Arkansas State Troopers are continuing their investigation of a pre-dawn crash involving a charter bus traveling westbound along Interstate 40 through North Little Rock.  The crash claimed the lives of six individuals.  (Previous

The Arkansas State Police Angels raised $5,096 in donations for the Susan G. Koeman Race for the Cure. Arkansas State Troopers and civilian personnel were among the 30,000 people who gathered in downtown Little Rock on Saturday, October 10th to honor those who are surviving breast cancer survivors. Highway Patrol Major Mike Foster (from left)

  Arkansas State Police Corporal Vic Coleman was among six law enforcement officers recognized today by Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge as Outstanding Law Enforcement Officers of the Year.  Five other Arkansas State Troopers were among the nominees also vying for the top award.   Corporal Coleman, a twenty-nine year veteran State Trooper assigned to