Train derails near Texas Viaduct
Multiple train cars derailed Sunday near the Texas-side Viaduct. According to first first responder radio traffic the tank cars are carrying crude oil. No evacuations have been ordered. No injuries were reported.
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Field founded TXK Today in 2014 and has covered news in Texarkana for more than a decade. As owner and editor, he runs the newsroom and builds the technology behind the site, from breaking-news alerts to the daily morning digest. He also owns Square World Media, the Texarkana company behind TXK Today and Arkansas Breaking News.
Interstate 30 & Highway 67 closing Monday morning at Red River
FULTON, AR (4-20) – Demolition of three spans of the old Interstate 30 Bridge over the Red River will require a brief closure of Interstate 30 and U. S. Highway 67 in southwest Arkansas early next week, according to Arkansas…
Man indicted for dragging woman with car
A Texarkana man accused of causing serious injuries to a woman by dragging her with his car was indicted Thursday by a Bowie County grand jury. Adonta Rashad Starks, 21, is accused of aggravated assault with serious bodily injury with…
Grand jury indicts couple in 4-year-old’s death
A Bowie County grand jury handed down indictments Thursday for the parents of a 4-year-old boy who died last month of injuries consistent with being beaten and kicked. Benearl Lewis, 24, is facing a charge of capital murder in the…
Change of venue sought in former teacher’s bathroom video case
An attorney rpresenting a former teacher facing criminal charges for allegedly filming boys in restrooms wants a Bowie County judge to move the trial to another jurisdiction. Shane Samuel Jones, 31, was arrested in November after allegedly being caught filming…
Texarkana man killed in wreck while driving in funeral procession
An 81-year-old Texarkana man was killed Monday in a wreck while driving in a funeral procession. According to an Arkansas State Police fatal accident report Royce Watson, 81, was pronounced dead upon arrival at Wadley Hospital. The accident happened at…
Bowie County Sheriff’s Office makes drug arrest on Interstate 30
Bowie County Sheriff’s Office made a drug arrest Sunday on Interstate 30 near Hooks. According to a BCSO press release, Deputy Shawn Martin stopped a red Ford truck for a traffic violation on Interstate 30 in the Hooks area. The…
PDS Tornado Watch Issued Until 10 p.m.
The National Weather Service has issued a Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch until 10 p.m. PDS tornado watches are issued when there is a higher than normal risk of multiple strong to violent tornadoes – especially those that are predicted to…
Friday Severe Weather Closings
Due to predicted severe weather Friday afternoon the following closings or early releases have been announced: Texas A&M Texarkana – Closing at 1 p.m. Ashdown Public Schools – 1 p.m. release Hooks ISD – 1 p.m. release DeKalb ISD –…
Former DPS trooper indicted for child sex abuse
Cass County–A former DPS trooper was indicted last week for crimes connected to the alleged abuse of a young girl in Cass County, Texas. Louis Paul Weems, 33, was indicted last week by a Cass County grand jury for indecency…
Inmate gets life for throwing human waste on Telford officer
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A Bowie County jury handed down a life sentence Thursday for a Texas prison inmate who soaked a female correctional officer with liquified human waste last year at the Barry Telford Unit in New Boston. Alonzo Gilbert Guerrero…
Severe weather possible Friday
The threat of severe storms with large hail, damaging winds, and potentially strong tornadoes will increase starting on Friday afternoon and continue through early Saturday morning. According to the National Weather Service, “severe thunderstorms will be possible on Friday afternoon…
Texarkana Uber Driver Arrested for Driving While Intoxicated
A Texarkana Uber driver is charged with driving while intoxicated after crashing while carrying passengers Tuesday night. 31-year-old Chase Olson was arrested for DWI 1st or 3rd offense and DWI refusal. On Tuesday at approximately 9:30 p.m. Texarkana, Ark. Police…
Telford inmate convicted of assaulting officer with human waste
NEW BOSTON, Texas–An inmate at the Barry Telford Unit was found guilty by a Bowie County jury Wednesday of throwing feces on a correctional officer last year. It took fewer than 10 minutes for the jury to return the guilty…
Bowie County Sheriff’s Office arrests man with 28 grams of meth in his pants
Bowie County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man with 28 grams of methamphetamine in his pants early Wednesday morning. According to a press release, at approximately 2:40 a.m., Deputy Shawn Martin conducted a traffic stop for a moving violation on a…