Mass shooting at party leaves 2 dead, 4 injured

JONESBORO, AR – Police have reported that a fatal shooting took place in Jonesboro, Arkansas, resulting in the loss of two lives and leaving four others injured. According to authorities, the alleged shooter has also passed away. Officers rushed to a neighborhood after receiving a call just before 5 a.m. on Sunday, where they discovered several victims with gunshot injuries. Police spokesperson Sally Smith informed reporters that the unfortunate event unraveled during a private gathering …

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Block party shooting leaves one dead, teen also injured

Law enforcement in Arkansas are diligently investigating an early-morning shooting in Stamps, Arkansas. The shooting resulted in the tragic death of an 18-year-old and serious injuries to a 16-year-old. Promptly at 1:24 a.m. on Saturday, May 27, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received urgent alerts about a gunfire eruption at a block party on 2nd Street in Stamps. Stamps Police Department officers were swiftly dispatched to the scene, where they learned that two victims of …

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A severe storm system leaves a trail of devastation across the south and midwest

A deadly storm system ripped through the South and Midwest on Friday, killing 21 people and leaving behind destruction in multiple states. Tennessee’s McNairy County and Huntsville, Alabama reported seven and one deaths respectively, while four people were killed in Wynne, Arkansas. Sullivan County, Indiana reported three fatalities, one in both North Little Rock and Pontotoc County, Mississippi and three in Crawford County, Illinois. Belvidere, Illinois saw the most casualties with a 50-year-old man dead …

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Plane Crash in Little Rock Arkansas Leaves No Survivors

An airplane with twin engines crashed soon after it took off from the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport on Wednesday. The Beechcraft BE20 went down at around noon, according to a preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane was carrying five people who were headed to Columbus, Ohio. Lieutenant Cody Burk from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office stated that the authorities were in “recovery mode,” adding that no survivors had been found. …

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Woman At Walmart Killed After Taking Hostage

Wednesday night, authorities shot and killed an Arkansas woman who held a Mississippi Walmart worker hostage. Several videos posted online show the hostage situation at a Walmart in Richland. The suspect appeared to be holding a terrified female employee at gunpoint. Corlunda McGinister, 21, of West Helena, Arkansas, was identified as the suspect. According to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, the shooting took place around 5:45 p.m. “We will not comment further at this time …

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Man Arrested Who Had Kidnapped 14-Year-Old Girl Weeks Earlier

An Arkansas girl, 14, went missing earlier this month after she was kidnapped by a Kansas man. After midnight on Wednesday, the White County Sheriff’s Office in Arkansas contacted Wichita Police in Kansas to report that the girl was seen with a man at a convenience store in Wichita and later in a vehicle with him. She had been missing since early November. Officials identified the man as 35-year-old David Roark, who also had two …

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Extreme Weather Provokes Tornado Watch With Millions At Risk

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for eastern Texas, southeastern Oklahoma, southwestern Arkansas, and northwestern Louisiana until midnight. Storms will persist well into the night, bringing rain to the Ark-La-Tex region. The Mississippi River has reached record low levels due to the recent drought. 42 million people are at risk of severe storms, including Houston, San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, Kansas City, and Wichita. 40,000 homes and businesses are without …

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Man Bursts Into Fireball After Being Tased By Police

According to Arkansas State Police, an Arkansas man was engulfed by a fireball after he was tased by state police while wearing a backpack with gasoline inside, causing him to be engulfed by a fireball. On October 13, around 1:18 a.m., an Arkansas state trooper tried to stop a motorcycle in Little Rock that had no visible license plate, according to a news release. The rider, identified by state police as Christopher Gaylor, 38, drove …

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