by Miranda Reynolds Delta Digital News Service JONESBORO – In a life-threatening situation where seconds matter, Craighead County’s dispatch service uses advances in technology to find someone’s location and provide them help. Cellphones allow people across the nation to quickly access information at a touch of a button. In an emergency, it provides a lifeline to help. E911 Director Jeff
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Students from the Spring 2018 Advanced Reporting and Reporting for Electronic Media courses investigated the 20th anniversary of the Westside Middle School shootings and the ramifications of Arkansas’ soon-to-be-implemented college campus concealed-carry law. Miranda Reynolds details remembrances from the Westside School Board, a student and a former A-State faculty member. Seth Cleveland examines how Westside survivors continue to help other
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Resident recalls harrowing wreck
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Arkansas’ EMTs provide rural areas emergency care
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Help for undocumented women being abused
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The execution of an Arkansas death row inmate remains in the midst of controversy after the court of appeals overturned a temporary restraining order stopping scheduled executions.
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K9 units sniff out drugs, bombs; potentially save lives.
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The Trumann Police Department is fighting to make sure people know they are not out to ruin lives.
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April’s distracted driving awareness month reminds drivers to stay safe.
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By Jorge Quiquivix Delta Digital News Service MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – One of the main problems in Arkansas’ judicial system is prison overcrowding. While many work to fix the issue, an Arkansas sheriff explained who is reaping the benefits of this situation. Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery said repeat offenders take advantage of the efforts to decrease the prison population.
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By Jorge Quiquivix Delta Digital News Service WEST MEMPHIS — Even though this city has more than 25,000 residents, a police captain said it experiences violent crimes more than any other small town. That is something police hope to change. Maisha Spears has lived in the Delta community for seven years and has seen crime get worse each year, especially when
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by Austin Hayslip Courtesy of A-State Department of Media JONESBORO — “It’s a challenge. It’s a big challenge driving a school bus,” school bus driver Barney Totten said. The most precious cargo you could ever transport. Fifty anxious kids sitting on the bus with their friends, waiting for their stop; the bus driver with one mission on his mind —
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by Kirsten May Courtesy of A-State Department of Media There are a growing number of cyclists in Jonesboro, but there are still no roads with designated bike lanes in the city and some cyclists feel there are not many safe places to ride. ASU TV’s Kirsten May looked into what is being done in Jonesboro to make it more bike-friendly. JONESBORO,
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