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Another silver medal for Ole Miss Alumni at the 2024 Paris Olympics
On the final day of the track and field events at the Paris Olympics, a second Ole Miss Alumni took an individual event medal. Shelby McEwan took the silver in the men's high jump, finishing behind New Zealand athlete Hamish Kerr after a jump-off. Both athletes cleared 2.36 meters, and...
Two Arkansas Housing Authorities receive funding to address veteran homelessness
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development announced an available administrative fee funding that will be issued to 245 Public Housing Agencies in an effort to help more veterans find housing. Fayetteville Housing Authority and the Housing Authority of the City of Hot...
Nearly a dozen witnesses appear in 9-hour Arkansas Medical Board hearing into gastroenterologist
The Arkansas State Medical Board on Thursday heard nine hours of testimony regarding a Little Rock physician who has been accused of sexual abuse and improper opioid prescriptions. The hearing of Dr. Alonzo Williams, a gastroenterologist and medical director of theArkansas Diagnostic Center, will continue Friday with additional witnesses. The...
Arkansas AG celebrates appeals court decision in lawsuit over pistol brace rule
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On August 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit decided to reverse a lower court ruling denying a preliminary injunction in Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, Inc. v. Garland. Back in January 2023, a new regulation regarding gun stabilizing braces was issued by...
Former West Memphis firefighter dies in crash while working as paramedic
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Jonesboro Fire Department (JFD) broke the news that Northeast Arkansas lost a long time first responder, Mark Gibson, in a line of duty accident. The ambulance that former firefighter, Gibson, was riding in was struck head-on by another car on Aug. 9 in Lake City, Ark.
These Arkansas-affiliated athletes have won medals at the Paris Olympics
PARIS (KNWA/KFTA) — Nearly a dozen Arkansas-affiliated athletes have won medals in the Paris Olympics. 10 athletes with ties to the Natural State have won Olympic medals, with eight of them in athletics (track & field) events. Here are the athletes who have won medals:. AthleteMedalEvent Arkansas Connection. Ryan...
A teenager was snatched from the parking lot of a bowling alley. 30 years later, her killer is still unknown
Melissa Witt was planning to surprise her mom at an Arkansas bowling alley in December 1994 – but the college student never made it inside the building. A trail of blood snaked through the parking lot and was found in Witt’s car. There were signs of a struggle, according to investigators, but the teenager had vanished.
More than 1,200 students to graduate in A-State summer commencement ceremony
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - The summer commencement ceremony will be held at Arkansas State University at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 10, at First National Bank Arena, 217 Olympic Drive. Approximately 1,200 students are candidates for graduation. The student speaker for the ceremony is Pocahontas native Catherine Couch, who...
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