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Hope House hosts second annual community picnic
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The Hope House hosted its second annual community picnic on Saturday. The picnic was brought to provide people a hot cooked meal, and to bring the community together with some fellowship. The two men who put this on, Bradley Dillon and Adrian Everett, say they wanted...
Local Vietnamese family reunites with people who helped get them to US
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) - The Truong family consists of five siblings who escaped communist Vietnam back in the 1980s and made it to America. Their father, David Huu Truong was the first of the family to make it to America, 10 years later, his children made it too. The Truong...
Rehabilitated wildlife released in Ouachita River for Independence Day
Members of a coordinated response team were able to release just over a dozen turtles, frogs and other reptiles recovered from the recent oil spill near Smackover into the Ouachita River on July 4. The animals were cleaned and monitored by professional oil recovery contractors before release. The spill, which...
Austin Reaves spending time with fans in Jonesboro
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Austin Reaves has been a busy guy this summer. Hosting a basketball camp with his brother just a few weeks ago, then, today, taking out time to sign autographs for fans. The Cedar Ridge legend was met at Central Toyota today by fans waiting to take...
Pro Hoop Hogs report: 2023-24 awards including MVP, First Team, Rookie of the Year, plus ’24 NBA Summer League tips off
LITTLE ROCK — With the 2023-24 season featuring 12 NBA Hogs having recently concluded as yet another former Arkansas star player collected an NBA championship ring, it’s time to hand out our Pro Hoop Hogs awards while also turning the page to ’24-25 as the annual multi-week NBA Summer League tips off this weekend.
Calipari’s first Hogs roster proof his biggest change was adopting new recruiting strategy
In the case of first-year Arkansas men's basketball coach John Calipari -- his bullet-proof brilliance as a recruiter has gone unmatched spanning decades in the Division 1 game -- a change of scenery moving from Kentucky to Fayetteville has sparked an awakening while igniting a still-something-to-prove fuse that goes beyond the expected explosion-spectacle of a 15-year-blueblood-tenured, already-enshrined Naismith Hall of Fame coach leaving for another SEC program.
Jefferson City Red Cross volunteer heading to Texas for Beryl response
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Jefferson City volunteer joined 16 other disaster responders from Missouri and Arkansas in deploying to Texas ahead of Beryl. The volunteer left on Sunday morning. They drove an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) to help in the response. Other volunteers from the region were helping...
Local law enforcement worked extra hard over this record-breaking Fourth of July
LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) - According to AAA, 71 million people were expected to travel this Fourth of July weekend. This is a record-breaking number, and officials say this could be the new trend for other major holidays. This is something they say you should be prepared for. “The summer...
Again and again, U.S. Supreme Court slaps down 5th Circuit
“Again and again, U.S. Supreme Court slaps down 5th Circuit” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. If the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was a boxer, you’d bet on the other […] The post Again and again, U.S. Supreme Court slaps down 5th Circuit appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.
Man wanted after New Boston fatal shooting, police say
NEW BOSTON, Texas (KETK) – The New Boston Police Department is searching for a suspect in connection to a shooting that left one victim dead and another in critical condition on Saturday. According to New Boston PD, officers responded to a reported shooting in the 300 block of N. Lindsey St. around 5:42 p.m. on […]
Proton Center of Arkansas marks 100th patient milestone
Arkansas’ first and only proton radiation center has treated 100 patients since opening in September 2023. To commemorate the milestone, Carson Placker, 7, of Mountain Home, and Bob Sanders, 71, of Conway, rang the end of treatment bell together June 14, surrounded by their physicians and family. Though 64...
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