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. Increased saturation patrols…
Police are currently investigating a shooting that occurred at the Willows apartments in the 1400 block of E. 35th St. around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday. [su_survey] According to Texarkana, Arkansas Police Department Public Information Officer Kristi Bennett, an officer was in…
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, Medical Examiner Dr. Charles Kokes and Arkansas Crime Information Center Director Jay Winters today announced that the remains found in the Arkansas River last week were identified as belonging to Shequenia Burnett. The identification was…
HOPE, AR The University of Arkansas Texarkana is completing another construction project with the opening of the Professions Building. From its first class in August of 2012, the U of A Texarkana has worked to better serve the needs of…
7:20 a.m. Tuesday | An accident involving a Waste Management garbage truck and a car left eastbound Interstate 30 traffic congested just east of Mandeville, Ark. The accident caused the garbage truck to burst into flames. One person was reported…
A retired Arkansas Highway patrolman was recently denied a request for pretrial release on a federal gun charge. [su_survey] John William Vickers, 55, was indicted Dec. 9 by a federal grand jury for possession of a firearm by a prohibited…
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration announced that motorists will be able to obtain driver’s licenses that are valid for eight years beginning on January 1, 2016. As required under Act 343 of 2015, drivers who renew their licenses…
Tonight TAPD went and picked up the kids at Watersprings Ranch and the Baptist Children’s Home and brought them to eat at Pizza Inn with lights and sirens blaring.
Southern Arkansas University is scheduled to recognize 101 graduate students and 143 undergraduates during two Fall Commencement ceremonies at 5 and 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11. SAU 2015 Honor Professor Tim Daniels will provide both commencement addresses. The ceremonies will be…
The Arkansas State Highway Commission has approved more than $20 million in funding to applicants for Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program, and Recreational Trails Program (RTP) projects in Arkansas. The TAP is a Federal-aid program…
The holiday season brings the natural beauty that candlelit streets provide as a historic village and decorations, music, and more set the mood for your historic holiday experience. The 29th Annual Christmas and Candlelight is here at the Historic Washington…
A man who was accused of stealing liquor from Chubby Cheeks in Texarkana has died while another man recovers from injuries following a fatal stabbing in downtown Shreveport. [su_survey] Just after 9:30 p.m. on December 7, 2015, Shreveport Police patrol…
Texarkana – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today held a Rutledge Roundtable in Texarkana with local business and community leaders. The stop in Miller County marks a milestone for Rutledge as she has held at least one roundtable with business,…
On the day Oaklawn kicks off its rich 3-year-old stakes series with the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes, the track will pay tribute to the greatest sophomore to come through Hot Springs with an American Pharoah Bobblehorse Giveaway. Fans attending the…
The City of Magnolia, Ark. was awarded $395,760 for the completion of a project to build a sidewalk along Fredrick Street from East Side Elementary School to Calhoun Road. The grant was among $20 million announced by the Arkansas State Highway…
