A retired Arkansas Highway Police officer was sentenced to time served and three years of supervised release Friday morning by a federal judge in Texarkana. [su_survey] John William Vickers, 55, of Prescott, Ark., appeared for sentencing on a charge of…
The Arkansas Supreme Court has disqualified a measure that would have allowed three Arkansas counties to legalize gambling from the November ballot. The proposed constitutional amendment would have given three private companies rights to run casinos in Boone, Miller and…
A man who transported child pornography from Ashdown, Ark., to Broken Bow, Okla., is scheduled to appear for sentencing Thursday in a Texarkana federal court. [su_survey] Patrick Kellam, 42, admits he downloaded images of child porn which he kept while…
A man disabled in a 2013 crash in Texarkana filed a lawsuit this week against a convicted drunk driver and the bar where he was allegedly over-served. [su_survey] Tameka Pavon, 38, died after her Honda sedan was violently struck by…
Three people were extricated by Texarkana, Ark. Fire Department from a two vehicle accident on U.S. 82 Wednesday morning. [su_survey] The accident occoured on Highway 82 near Ward Rd. The accident has left highway 82 with only one lane open.…
A 51-year-old Texarkana man is facing charges in Miller County for allegedly sexually abusing two young female relatives. Michael Sweeten is currently free on a $50,000 bond. He is accused of raping and sexually assaulting two female relatives, now ages…
Two Mexican men caught with 26 kilos of pure powder cocaine while traveling through Hempstead County, Ark., recently pleaded guilty in a Texarkana federal court. Miguel Yanez-Garcia appeared Thursday before U.S. District Judge Susan Hickey with federal public defender Tiffany…
Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that James R. Cheek, age 68, formerly of Douglasville, Georgia, and Herschel J. Breig, Sr., age 68, formerly of Nixa, Missouri, appeared today before the Honorable United States…
A nurse accused of negligent homicide in the death of a 20-year-old diabetic who died July 1 in her cell at the Bi-State jail entered a not guilty plea Tuesday. Brittany Johnson, 26, stood with Texarkana attorney Jeff Harrelson in…
Today is send-off day for the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) students. “Thirty-eight LPN students have worked diligently all summer in the classroom and simulation labs and will begin clinical practice at local nursing homes and hospitals…
The NRA Foundation has awarded the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Iron Horse Shooting Team a grant totaling $3,200 to fund the team’s registration fees in the Arkansas State Championship and the National Championship Shoot this spring. “We are very excited…
Texarkana, Arkansas City Manager Kenny Haskin has appointed David Fletcher as Chief of the Texarkana, Arkansas Fire Department effective September 1, 2016. Chief Fletcher began his career as a Firefighter with the Texarkana, Arkansas Fire Department in February of 1992.…
A man reported missing to police was found dead in a church today, according to Arkansas-side police. According to TAPD spokesperson Kristi Bennett, Roland Sullivan, 62, was found in Cornerstone Baptist Church on Union Road. No foul play is suspected…
On September 6th 2016, Detectives with the BI State Narcotics Task Force received information concerning a possible marijuana grow operation in Miller County, AR. During the investigation, detectives learned that Michael Harrell w/m, who lives on Miller County Road 469,…
A Broken Bow, Oklahoma, man accused of causing serious injuries that led to the death of another in August 2015, plans to claim self-defense at his trial later this month. Taylor Rogers, 26, was arrested last year after a fight…
