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Jonesboro, Arkansas is located in Craighead County. Zip codes in Jonesboro, AR include 72402, 72403, and 72404. More Jonesboro information.

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43 min ago | KAIT-TV

Monette cop, deputies score major drug bust

MIAMI - Disturbing new details and surveillance video have been released in an incident off a Florida highway that involved a naked man and cannibalism.

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Wed May 30, 2012

KAIT-TV

ASU gets $350K for Dyess Colony restoration

The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down part of a state harassment law enacted after the suicide of a St.

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Tue May 29, 2012

Concert Tour

Willie Nelson, Civil Wars, Dierks Bentley Headline Johnny Cash Music Festival

The lineup for the second annual Johnny Cash Music Festival has been announced, and will feature Willie Nelson, Dierks Bentley, the Civil Wars and Rosanne Cash.

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Sun May 27, 2012

KAIT-TV

Man, 65, shoots motorcyclist in road rage incident

FORREST CITY, AR A Forrest City woman is scheduled to be in court Thursday after being accused of throwing acid in her former boyfriend's face.

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Sat May 26, 2012

KAIT-TV

Memphis Parks Near Bottom of National Survey

FORREST CITY, AR A Forrest City woman is scheduled to be in court Thursday after being accused of throwing acid in her former boyfriend's face.

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Fri May 25, 2012

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Suspect couldn't escape four-legged officer

During a traffic stop Thursday afternoon on North Allis, Jonesboro police reportedly discovered one of the passengers, 23-year-old Jonathan Currie of Jonesboro, was wanted on a Craighead County felony warrant.

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KATV Little Rock

Wife in Jonesboro murder-for-hire held on $1M bond

An Arkansas woman entangled in a legal battle after she plucked a $1 million lottery ticket from the trash wants the judge overseeing the case to take himself off the case.

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WMC-TV Memphis

Affidavit: Despain and dad planned murder of Marc Despain

JONESBORO, AR - Murder victim, Marc Despain's parents never doubted his wife Michelle's involvement in his murder.

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Thu May 24, 2012

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Veterans group to observe Memorial Day

Beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, the foundation will sponsor a Memorial Day ceremony at the Craighead County Courthouse, next to the Doughboy statue.

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KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Wrong turn lands man in jail

A traffic stop in Jonesboro ended Wednesday with a Batesville man in jail after police reported finding more than a dozen suspected stolen checkbooks and IDs.

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Arkansas Times

Willie Nelson to Johnny Cash Music Festival

The organizers of the Johnny Cash Music Festival just announced this year's lineup and the headliner is none other than Mr.

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Wed May 23, 2012

KAIT-TV

Child in the hospital following a hit and run accident

GREENE COUNTY, AR Emergency crews are working to find the location of an airplane collision in Greene County.

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Star-Telegram.com

1 dead after Arkansas crop-dusters collide midair

A Grumman G164 and an Air Tractor crashed into each other around 11:35 a.m., about 16 miles southwest of Paragould, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said.

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KATV Little Rock

Wife of slain Jonesboro man charged with murder

An Arkansas appeals court judge vying for a spot on the state Supreme Court lost his bid to a colleague who badly trailed him in fundraising and endorsements from lawmakers.

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KAIT-TV

When a school bus catches fire

Authorities in St. Charles County say a 3-year-old girl may have been alone in an apartment with her dead mother for up to four days.

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Tue May 22, 2012

KTHV-TV Little Rock

3 compete for 1st Congressional District Democratic seat

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Three men are on the ballot in the 1st congressional district wanting to win the Democrat spot for U.S. Congress.

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KAIT-TV

Sanitation worker finds mobile meth lab at apartment dumpster

JONESBORO, AR Two armed robberies have happened in Jonesboro overnight. According to Lt.

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Mon May 21, 2012

KDXY-FM Jonesboro

Focus and Fuel Sweepstakes

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WMC-TV Memphis

JPD: Man assaulted mom, stole police cruiser

JONESBORO, AR - A Mississippi County man is facing several charges in Jonesboro stemming from a series of incidents that happened over the weekend, one of which is stealing police cruiser.

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Arkansas Online

Arkansas achievers

Jasmine Murray of Little Rock, a senior at Parkview High School, has accepted an Arkansas Promise Scholarship to attend Arkansas State University in Jonesboro this fall.

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