Just $365 will support an abused woman in a shelter for one month. Domestic Violence Prevention, Inc., is facing a severe financial shortfall and needs $30,000 to by July’s end in order to meet its obligations and maintain its services,…
Carla Reed offered an update to the TISD graduation story that ran on TXK Today Monday, in which her husband, Pete Reed, was not allowed to see their son graduate even though he had a ticket in hand and arrived…
TTPD was on the way to help serve a warrant on Eric J. Phillips with the US Marshals Office. On the way to serve the warrant officers spotted the suspect on State Line and attempted to stop him in the…
The New York Times ran an article Sunday about The Affordable Healthcare Act and how the “law is altering the economic geography of the county. Arkansas accepted the Medicaid expansion but Texas did not.” From the article Arkansas accepted the…
Today is the state-wide Run-off Election for the Republican Primary candidate for Attorney General for the State of Arkansas. The Run-off election is between Leslie Rutledge and David Sterling. The Republican winner of the run-off election will take on Democrat nominee Nate…
On June 8th, Texarkana Arkansas Police Officers responded to a local gas station in reference to a theft report. It was reported to police that an individual stopped at the gas station to get fuel. After parking by a gas…
11:00 A.M. Monday | High water flowing over the road has US Highway 82 closed near Leary, TX. There was a rear end accident when a car traveling East on 82 rear ended a vehicle stopped at the high water.…
The stormy weather had 911 dispatchers receiving a high number of 911 hangup calls. I bet you didn’t know that stormy weather causes 911 hangup calls. Neither did I until I started listening to the scanner. [selfie] from 911dispatch.com Every…
TXK Today is partnering with Arkansas 911 News out of Hot Springs, Arkansas to help them with their web & marketing side. Wasn’t planning on annoucing this until we launched the new website but he just posted a story that…
A strong storm passed through Texarkana this evening knocking out power and downing trees across multiple area roads.
Around 2 P.M. today 911 started recieveing calls about a wreck on I-30 at mile marker 188. New Boston Fire responded. More wrecks have been reported over the radio and TXK Today has spoken to motorist stuck in traffic around…
10:00 A.M. Sunday | Texarkana Texas Fire Department along with Nash Fire, TTPD, and Wake Village PD responded to reports of fire in the median on I-30 between between 989 and 2148. According to radio traffic a car carrier eighteen…
6:30 Saturday | Hooks Fire, EMS, & police responded to two accidents about a mile apart around the 210 & 211 mile markers I-30 eastbound. The first accident was a Jeep Cherokee who rear ended and went under the trailer…
American Red Cross Offers Ways to Prepare Portraying tornado victims seeking shelter, local residents turned out Saturday alongside the American Red Cross for a mock disaster drill in an effort to prepare for tornado season. People gathered at Williams Memorial…
9:15 P.M. Friday | An eighteen wheeler attempting to turn into Super 1 Foods had one lane of Richmond Rd. closed due to turning short and getting high centered by the curb. A large eighteen wheeler wrecker was disptached to…
