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A woman lost her life in a shooting in the 1200 block of Hearn, Tuesday afternoon, Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson confirmed. Thompson said police have detained one individual. At 5:35 p.m. Tuesday, detectives were still on the scene investigating...

A 17-year-old has surrendered to Blytheville police in connection with Monday night's slaying of 35-year-old Travis Pearson at Pear Tree Apartments, according to Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson. Around 4:30 p.m. Monday, Blytheville officers responded to a shooting at Pear Tree Apartments in the 800 block of Ruddle Road, finding Pearson deceased...

Congressman Rick Crawford has a thought where the Amazon HQ2 could be located. After the tech giant cancelled plans for putting the project in New York, Rep. Crawford wrote on Twitter that the Arkansas Aeroplex would be a great spot. “@JeffBezos I’d like to suggest the former Eaker AFB near Blytheville, AR as your new location,” Crawford wrote Thursday. ...

Officers of the Blytheville Police Department have made arrests in connection with a recent series of robberies and a shooting that resulted in the death of a Blytheville resident, according to Police Chief Ross Thompson. Between Feb. 3-6, the Blytheville Police Department received two reports of robberies of pizza delivery drivers and two reports individuals being robbed. ...

Blytheville firemen battled three structure fires just hours apart; none resulted in injuries. Around 8:10 p.m. Wednesday, the Blytheville Fire Department responded to the 1200 block of West Ash, fighting the blaze for about two hours. While they were at the West Ash fire, firemen received a call of a kitchen stove fire in the 100 block of Coleridge, staying on the scene for about 15 minutes...

A photo of Blytheville School District facilities director Randy Jumper carrying a small child while wading in water has gone viral and caught the attention of Good Morning America. The photo taken Monday on Tennessee Street appeared on Good Morning America, Tuesday...

Blytheville Chief of Police Ross Thompson discussed the BPD's implementation of a policy regulating the operation of Proactive Policing Street Crime Units, which is described as officers who either full-time or in addition to the normal duties will conduct surveillance, proactive preventive patrol, and investigate street crime activity in Blytheville without calls for service interruptions...

Speeding in the school zone has become a safety issue in Gosnell, according to Gosnell Police Chief Darrell Watkins. Addressing the Gosnell City Council Tuesday night, Watkins said officers have written citations, but drivers continue to disobey school zone speed limit signs...

Buffalo Island Central School Board voted unanimously to terminate basketball coach Brandon Ballard during a special business meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 6, in Monette. The district learned on Dec. 10, 2018, that an arrest warrant had been issued for Ballard, who had been accused of computer child pornography and improper communication with a student in another school district...

What shows true character is how a person reacts after a bad situation, are they going to continue to go down that road or are they going to make a change in their life? Blytheville Chickasaw senior defensive lineman Gerome Spiller was forced to sit out his junior year due to off the field troubles...