Head-on collision on State Line
One person was transported by LifeNet to an area hospital after a head-on collision on N. State Line Ave. Monday evening. Police are on scene investigating. [AdSense-A]
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Police warn of scam where person asks to use phone
According to Texarkana, Arkansas Police Department a local resident had their wallet stolen when a stranger asked to use their house phone. Sunday evening TAPD responded to a complaint where a citizen was asked by a stranger to use a…
Police identify suspect killed in attempted home invasion
According to Miller County Sheriff’s Office the suspect killed during an attempted home invasion on Saturday March 5, 2016 has been identified as 47-year-old Craig Allen Smith from Del City, Oklahoma. [su_survey] According to police the incident is still under…
12,000 Arkansans to lose food-stamp benefits at months end
According to the State of Arkansas roughly 12,000 unemployed Arkansans will lose their food-stamp benefits at the end of the month due to work requirements. [su_survey] According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities a 1996 welfare law limits…
Man who ran over wife was with another woman
A Texarkana man whose wife died after he ran over her last week was in another woman’s company at the time. [su_survey] Lucas Connor McCarley, 34, appeared before a Miller County judge Friday morning on felony charges of negligent homicide,…
Motorcycle wreck at Cowhorn and Kennedy
Texarkana, Texas police and fire responded to an accident involving a motorcycle Sunday afternoon at Cowhorn Creek Dr. and Kennedy Ln. The motorcycle collided with a car in the intersection. The motorcycle driver was transported by LifeNet with unknown injuries.
State releases details of correctional officer’s death
A Texas Department of Criminal Justice serious incident report was made public Friday detailing the events involving the murder of Correctional Officer Timothy Davison by offender Billy Joel Tracy. [su_survey] According to the report after Tracy beat Officer Davison with…
Randy Sams’ Spa Day
Randy Sams’ Outreach Shelter held a spa day for female residents Thursday. Women were paired with a volunteer for the day and the group was transported via limousines from Orr Deluxe Limousine service to have their hair and nails done…
Two deaths in southwest Arkansas likely related
According to Lafayette County Sheriff Obie Sims the car of a Lafayette County Woman who was shot and killed was found near the scene of the shooting in Miller County Saturday morning. [su_survey] According to the Magnolia Reporter, Virginia Paulette…
Home invasion suspect shot and killed on Miller County 9
A suspect in an attempted home invasion robbery was shot and killed this morning in Miller County, according to a press release from Miller County Sheriff’s Office. According to the press release, Miller County deputies were dispatched at 8:29 a.m.…
Kiwanis pancake breakfast happening until 2 p.m.
The Kiwanis Club of Texarkana is holding their 58th annual Pancake Day at the Truman Arnold center at Texarkana College until 2 p.m. Saturday. For $5 attendees get an all-you-can-eat breakfast of pancakes, bacon, sausage, juice and coffee. Money raised benefits nonprofits that…
Heavy rain forecast for Texarkana
Weather forecasts show the Texarkana area to receive 7-10″ of rain rain over the next week. According to the National Weather Service a wet weather pattern is set up for this spring for the mid-south. Best projections of rain for…
Wreck involving prisoner transport van blocks E. 9th
6:20 p.m. Friday | A wreck involving an Arkansas Department of Corrections prisoner transport van left E. 9th St. blocked for a short time Friday evening. According to an on scene witness a truck attempting to make an unprotected left…
Rollover accident on Loop
One person was transported by LifeNet to a local hospital after a rollover accident on Loop 151 in Texarkana Friday afternoon. According to TXK Today reporter Fernanda Hernandez, who witnessed the wreck, a pickup truck clipped the white car from…
Federal inmate accused of trying to hire hitman
A federal inmate is accused of trying to hire a hit man from jail to kill the prosecutor and a witness in his drug trafficking case. Jason Willmon, 44, allegedly used a telephone to discuss possible hits on a witness…