Three people were injured in a head-on collision Wednesday afternoon on State Highway 5 north of Mountain View in the Livingston Creek area. Stone County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Zack Alexander says 78-year-old Iva Moss was traveling
The Baxter County Circuit Court jury panel will not need to report for duty Tuesday. According to Baxter County and Circuit Clerk Canda Reese, the next day jurors should report is Feb. 3 at 9 a.m. at
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The owner of a tourist duck boat that sank in Table Rock Lake, killing 17 people, has settled its final pending lawsuit for an undisclosed amount. Thirty-one lawsuits have been filed against
A mixture of rain and freezing rain is affecting most of the Twin Lakes Area Friday morning. The precipitation started during the early morning hours and has prompted a winter weather advisory to be issued for most
Photo: Steve Ary A man who has rebuilt three football programs in Missouri is the new head coach at Mountain Home High School. The Mountain Home School Board approved the hiring of Steve Ary on Thursday night
The Mountain Home School Board moved forward with plans to replace the roof at the junior high building during its regular January meeting Thursday night by approving a contract with Modus Studio out of Fayetteville for architectural
Sheriff Jack Yancey Former Sheriff Jack Yancey has returned to the role of chief law enforcement officer for Izard County. Yancey was appointed by the Izard County Quorum Court Thursday night to fill the remainder of Sheriff
A former Newton County resident, 27-year-old Daniel Cates, has been arrested and charged with a Class Y felony count of rape. Class Y felonies are the most serious classification of crime in Arkansas not punishable by death.
High school basketball makes up the local Friday schedule, as Mountain Home will have its first home games of conference play. The Bombers and Lady Bombers will welcome Paragould to the Twin Lakes Area. Mountain Home’s girls
On the bowling lanes Thursday, the Mountain Home High School teams won both matches against county rival Norfork at Driftwood Lanes. In boys’ action, the Bombers prevailed 8-5. Hunter Bahr unleashed a 276 game, Devon Lee rolled
It was a rough night for the Mountain Home Junior High basketball teams, as they dropped three of four games at Paragould. The Junior Bombers fell by a score of 34-25. Colby Lockhart led the scoring with
BOONE, N.C. – For the second-straight game, the Arkansas State men’s basketball team played an extra five minutes, but the Red Wolves came up short in an 83-80 overtime decision at Appalachian State Thursday at the Holmes
JONESBORO, Ark. – A season-best shooting night that featured four double-figure scorers propelled Arkansas State to its fourth straight victory Thursday night, defeating Appalachian State 76-58 at First National Bank Arena. The Red Wolves (7-9, 4-1 SBC)
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) – Jaizec Lottie had 17 points to lead five Arkansas-Little Rock players in double figures as the Trojans beat Coastal Carolina 71-55 on Thursday night. Nikola Maric added 13 points for the Trojans. Ruot
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican Gov. Mike Parson says he’ll fight efforts to expand the number of people eligible for government health care in Missouri. Parson told The Associated Press on Thursday that the state cannot
Photo: Casey Dillan Lawson A 19-year-old rural Mountain Home man who allegedly assaulted his mother, leaving her with serious injuries, made an appearance in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. The court entered a not guilty plea on
The Arkansas Activities Association has announced the hosts for upcoming state tournaments this winter and spring, and a few area schools were able to get the winning bids. Mountain Home was awarded the Class 5A State Tournaments
The number of felony counts of distributing, possessing or viewing of matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child has increased to 56 against a Fulton County man. In late December, Fulton County authorities arrested 58-year-old Ron
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Authorities say a gunman has opened fire along a St. Louis County highway and wounded a motorist who crashed into a cable barrier. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Wednesday night shooting
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Two Democratic state senators from Kansas City are leaving to take executive branch jobs. The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointments of Sen. Shalonn “Kiki” Curls to the state Labor and Industrial
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville had 194 faculty and staff members who had not complied with a state vaccination directive in response to a campus mumps outbreak, a university official said.Terry Martin,
KINLOCH, Mo. (AP) – A St. Louis man has been charged will fatally shooting another man after getting mad at him about a missing lawn mower and leaf blower. Thirty-six-year-old Antonio Taylor was charged Thursday with first-degree
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) – Two former students have given Oklahoma State University one of its biggest donations ever, $50 million, which the school will spend on agriculture research and the construction of a new building. The contribution
Marion County Circuit Court jurors do not need to report next week.Marion County and Circuit Clerk Dawn Moffet says the next time jury members are to appear is Jan. 27 at 9 a.m. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
Remains found in Douglas County are believed to be those of an Ozark County man missing for over one year. Douglas County authorities believe the remains are those of Willis Rex Davidson of Isabella who was last
The Mountain Home City Council is expected to act on the 2020 budget when it meets in regular session Thursday evening at 6.It is anticipated the agenda will be amended Thursday to allow the council to take
Photo: Bradley Troy McNealy A long-simmering domestic dispute in Stone County has led to the arrest of a convicted felon resulting in felony charges of residential burglary, stalking and terroristic threatening. Bond has been set at $50,000.
Photo: Jason Hicks A man already serving time in prison received an additional 10 years during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court last Thursday. Forty-one-year-old Jason Hicks, who has listed addresses in Lexa, Pine Bluff, Conway
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Volunteer Fair will be held Saturday from 10 until 2 at the Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County. Anyone interested in volunteering is invited to attend this
The Mountain Home School Board holds its regular January meeting Thursday night with just a few action items on the agenda. Among the items the board will discuss are a contract for an architect for the replacement
The Cotter School Board is looking at a light agenda for its first meeting of 2020 Thursday evening at 7.The agenda includes a mid-year review and an enrollment report.The meeting will be held in the school’s administration
Mountain Home High School has bowling, wrestling and swimming scheduled for Thursday. Two local schools will meet at Driftwood Lanes for bowling, as Mountain Home goes up against Norfork. Action gets underway at 4 p.m. The Mountain
Basketball is scheduled for Thursday, as four of Mountain Home’s junior high squads will be on the road to meet Paragould. The eighth grade girls’ game tips off at 4:30 followed by the eighth grade boys and
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is reaffirming his support for gun rights. Parson in his Wednesday State of the State address called on lawmakers to increase mental health resources, toughen laws against violent
The Norfork High School bowling teams split their matches at Driftwood Lanes Wednesday against Concord. The Panthers moved to 2-0 on the season with an 11-2 win. Ethan Chapman had games of 225 and 176 and Tyler
FAYETTEVILLE – Jimmy Whitt Jr. scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Arkansas to a 75-55 victory over Vanderbilt Wednesday night at Bud Walton Arena. The Razorbacks improve to 14-2 overall, 3-1 in
SPRINGFIELD Visiting Bradley tied a Missouri State opponent record with 17 3-pointers with seven coming in a key seven-minute stretch late in the game to lead the Braves to a 91-78 comeback win over
BOONVILLE, Mo. (AP) – A Kansas hospital company abruptly closed a central Missouri hospital because of regulatory issues. Pinnacle Regional Hospital announced Wednesday its Boonville hospital would close by the end of the day. The hospital said
Rebecca O’Donnell/KAIT The day after new charges were filed, the family of slain former Arkansas Sen. Linda Collins released a statement in which they affirmed their faith in authorities. Wednesday’s statement comes on the heels of two
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – An actress charged with fatally stabbing her mother last month in suburban Kansas City told 911 operators and police that her mom was trying to kill her when she took away the
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is pitching a new $100 million rainy day fund for financial emergencies. Parson pitched the plan Wednesday as part of his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri in this year’s primary has apologized for incorrectly accusing the incumbent of having a picture of disgraced comedian Bill Cosby under his desk.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for blowing up his ex-wife’s car outside a St. Louis home where she and the couple’s teenage son were sleeping.Dean McBaine, 31,
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A 78-year-old Arkansas man has been sentenced to a year of probation after mailing white powder and a threatening letter about slavery reparations to Republican Sen. Tom Cotton’s office in Washington two
Photo: (from left) Aiden Burns, Bailey Byrd and Asher Alloway Bailey Byrd, a sixth-grader at Pinkston Middle school, correctly spelled the word duopoly to take first place in the Baxter County Spelling Bee on Wednesday morning at
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Two candidates seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for an Arkansas House seat that had been held by a civil rights attorney who died last year have advanced to a runoff. Joy Springer
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican lawmakers have rolled out a plan that would ask Missouri voters to undo key parts of a legislative redistricting model approved by voters two years ago. A proposed constitutional amendment presented
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Fayetteville’s police chief says the two officers who fatally shot a man who killed a fellow officer can return to duty after an investigation exonerated them. A Fayetteville Police Department internal investigation concluded
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas attorney is suing local officials for denying him access to a courthouse while carrying a handgun. Chris Corbitt, a patent attorney from Conway, filed the complaint last Thursday against Pulaski
CONWAY, Ark. (AP) – A University of Central Arkansas police report says a student who fatally struck another student with his vehicle did not appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Police say 19-year-old
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Authorities are investigating after a 32-year-old school administrator died days after he was found unresponsive in his holding cell at a Kansas City area police station. Police say Terry “TJ” Farmer had
Missouri State University has picked a former Arkansas coach to lead its football program. A news release from the university Wednesday morning says a news conference to introduce Bobby Petrino as the school’s new head football coach
Photo: Terry J. “T.J.” Cranor Shouting at a police officer turned out to be a bad idea for a 37-year-old Gassville man. Terry J. “T.J.” Cranor faces a felony charge of residential burglary, along with misdemeanor charges
Photo: Robert Hayes Dunbar Jr. A Carroll County man, 36-year-old Robert Hayes Dunbar Jr. of Eureka Springs, is being held in the Marion County jail on one felony count of computer child pornography. According to the affidavit,
Throughout the United States, there are over 1,000 community action agencies intended to provide services and opportunities for those with limited means to improve their quality of life. In North Central Arkansas, Ozark Opportunities, Inc., provides services
Photo: Katie Lee Fernandez A trial date has been set for a Mountain Home woman facing a number of major drug and weapons charges.Thirty-three-year-old Katie Lee Fernandez is scheduled to go before a jury in mid-March. She
There is high school bowling scheduled for Wednesday, as Mountain Home will be Jonesboro. The Bombers and Lady Bombers will take part in a Baker tournament starting at 4 p.m. at Hijinx. Elsewhere, Norfork will host Concord
Basketball is included on the local Wednesday schedule, as the Alpena Junior High Tournament will wrap up its opening round. On the boys’ bracket, Flippin and St. Joe tip off at 5 p.m., and Bruno-Pyatt faces Western
There was plenty of high school basketball in the area Tuesday night. In boys’ action: -Izard County cruised past Norfork 70-42. Coby Everett led the way with 27 points and Caleb Faulkner added 21, as the Cougars
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) – Reggie Perry had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead Mississippi State to an easy 72-45 victory over Missouri on Tuesday. Perry has now collected nine double-doubles this season and has 18 for
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas district judge is appealing his removal from the ballot as a candidate for a circuit judge position. KAIT-TV reports that Lawrence County District Judge Adam Weeks filed the appeal Friday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a decision striking down a central portion of a 2016 voter photo identification law. The court’s 5-2 decision on Tuesday permanently blocks a law that required
The Mountain Home High School basketball teams ended up with mixed results, as they went to Paragould and took on Greene County Tech. Matt Sharp has the details. Listen: right-click to download mp3 The Lady Bombers picked
Photo: Rebecca O’Donnell/KAIT LITTLE ROCK (AP) – A woman charged with killing a former Arkansas state lawmaker faced new charges Tuesday alleging that she asked fellow inmates to kill the victim’s ex-husband. Rebecca Lynn O’Donnell, who has
Two Springfield judges whose 25-year-old son is missing in California are offering a $10,000 reward for information that helps find him. Greene County judges Calvin Holden and Margaret Palmietto announced the reward in a video posted online
Two people, including a teenager from Ozark County, were killed in an accident in Howell County Tuesday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 19-year-old Harley W. Collins from Dora and 47-year-old Billy R. Ferris of Caulfield
A pedestrian was injured, and his dog was killed early Friday evening when they were struck by a vehicle in Cotter. Sixty-four-year-old Dennis Rogers of Cotter was transported to Baxter Regional Medical Center with what was described
Baxter County Library personnel are introducing Forgotten Tales Thursday, a story time for dementia patients and their caregivers.The library’s Adult Programs Coordinator Mariah Hansen says library staff completed training through the Mruk Family Center on Aging at
Photo: Dylan Ozzy Lawyer A Gassville man facing charges stemming from a high-speed pursuit that wound its way through two counties in early July last year appeared during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. Twenty-six-year-old
The Baxter County Spelling Bee will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday at The Sheid on the campus of Arkansas State University-Mountain Home.This year 36 contestants in grades three through eight from the Cotter School District, Mountain
The Norfork City Council’s first workshop of 2020 is scheduled for Tuesday evening at 6:30. The council will revisit unfinished business on city banners, and under new business, they’ll hear from Jimmy Light on the youth center
The Marion County Quorum Court will have a busy agenda for its first session of 2020 Tuesday evening at 6. The court will consider appropriating money for the office of emergency management insurance, the road and health
The Baxter County Quorum Court personnel committee will meet Tuesday afternoon. The agenda includes the election commission and human resources. The meeting begins at 4 in the third floor conference room in the Baxter County Courthouse. WebReadyTM
High school basketball makes up the local Tuesday schedule, as Mountain Home will have its second consecutive road trip. Conference play continues for the Bombers and Lady Bombers, as they meet Greene County Tech at Paragould. Mountain
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) – The federal prosecutor for western Arkansas announced Monday that he’ll step down this week.Duane “Dak” Kees, the United States attorney for the western district of Arkansas, said his resignation will take effect
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas’ Republican governor on Monday defended his decision to continue accepting new refugees, challenging skeptical GOP lawmakers to avoid creating “fear” about welcoming people from other countries.Gov. Asa Hutchinson told a legislative
CARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a 47-year-old man was shot and killed by law enforcement officers after a police chase near Carthage. Police Chief Greg Dagnan said the man was shot Sunday night after he exchanged
The Norfork High School bowling teams picked up a pair of wins Monday at Rogers against the Bentonville junior varsity teams. The Lady Panthers had 1,729 total pins to Bentonville’s 1,496. Madison Lawrence paced Norfork with games
In junior high basketball Monday night, Mountain Home dropped two of three games at Jonesboro Annie Camp. The Junior Lady Bombers were 28-18 winners to up their record to 9-5. Cate Jackson led the way with 10
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas baseball has been placed at No. 7 in D1 Baseball’s preseason rankings, making it three top-10 marks so far heading into the 2020 campaign. It marks the second time in three years the
Following is the Overall Top 10 high school boys’ basketball teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A as voted by a panel of sports media from around the
Following is the Overall Top 10 high school girls’ basketball teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A as voted by a panel of sports media from around the
Mountain Home Public Schools will host international best-selling author and speaker Barbara Coloroso for a parent seminar covering current hot-button issues like bullying, discipline and conflict resolution. Coloroso’s presentation will take place at Mountain Home High
A Missouri Hall of Fame football coach and a sitting defensive coordinator at a 7A-West Conference school lead a field of 21 applicants for the vacant Mountain Home High School head football coach position.Athletic Director Mitch Huskey
A few roads in northern Arkansas and southern Missouri remain closed due to flooding from Friday night’s heavy rains. In Marion County, only two roads remain closed. They are MC 4021(Emidee Slab) and MC 4010 (Patton Slab).
Photo: Markie Thieme Two Marion County Sheriff’s Officers were treated for injuries they sustained in attempting to restrain a female prisoner earlier this month. According to probable cause affidavits filed Friday, a Little River County woman was
Photo: Timothy K. Sprague A bond reduction hearing is set for Tuesday in Ozark County for 30-year-old Timothy K. Sprague of Gainesville. Sprague is charged in connection with an incident in late December in which he is
Photo: Michael Newman A Midway man who threw urine on deputies twice in the same day at the Baxter County jail appeared in circuit court Thursday. A plea was being taken from 30-year-old Michael Newman when he
The Yellville-Summit School Board’s first regular session of 2020 is set for Monday evening at 5:30. The board will discuss the report of board training hours from the Arkansas School Board Association, consider student transfers and go
A former standout athlete from Mountain Home has been inducted in the Little Rock Trojan Athletic Hall of Fame. Derin McMains was one of three inductees over the weekend. According to a press release from the school,
Basketball makes up much of the local Monday schedule, as three of Mountain Home’s junior high teams will be in Jonesboro to face Annie Camp. The eighth grade boys’ game tips off at 4:30 followed by both
Monday will feature a long road trip for the Norfork High School bowling teams. The Panthers and Lady Panthers will be at the Rogers Bowling Center as they meet Bentonville. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
Former Arkansas Razorback Jimmy Johnson has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He who coached the Dallas Cowboys to two Super Bowl championships in the 1990s. The hall announced his selection as part of a
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A southwestern Missouri woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing a man she met on an online dating site. Thirty-four-year-old Christina Duckett was sentenced Friday. She had been convicted
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri mother who said her infant twins were stillborn has been charged with killing her children. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s office says the 25-year-old mother has been charged
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are back in the AFC championship game. How they returned to the brink of their first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years was unlike anything
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Chelsea Dungee scored a season-high 38 points, Taylah Thomas added a double-double and No. 21 Arkansas overcame a slow start to defeat Missouri 90-73 on Sunday. The Tigers scored the first six points
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Abby Hipp scored 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting and Alexa Willard scored 12 and No. 20-ranked Missouri State beat Northern Iowa 80-66 on Sunday. The Bears have now won five straight following a
The Mountain Home Planning Commission’s next meeting is scheduled for Monday at 1 p.m. The commission will consider approval for the final plat of the first phase of the Glenbriar Commons subdivision development. They’ll also consider the
The Mountain Home High School swim teams competed in the Central Tiger Invitational Saturday on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The Lady Bombers finished fifth overall, and they were the top team
The following are links to the top stories of the week on ktlo.com. Woman says methamphetamine gives her energy to work 2 jobs 2 separate fires destroy 3 businesses, heavily damage 4th in same shopping center Baxter
Today I would like to talk about the recommendations that the Arkansas Levee Task Force submitted to me this week in its final report. I created the task force and appointed 27 members in June last year.
The Mountain Home High School boys’ wrestling team took part in the Pulaski Invitational Saturday at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock and came away with a sixth-place finish. The Bombers ended up only eight points away from
The Mountain Home seventh grade boys’ basketball team ended up with mixed results Saturday, as they took part in a tournament at Cave City. The Seventh Grade Bombers began the day by falling to Pocahontas 30-29. Mountain
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri has made scoring points look very hard this season. In Saturdays 91-75 victory over Florida, the Tigers made it look easy. “When you start seeing the ball go in for everybody, it’s
North Central Arkansas appears to have avoided icy roads following Saturday’s wintry mix, but there may be some highways in southern Missouri in which motorists will want to use extra caution. According to the Missouri Department of
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Cameron Alford had a season-high 32 points as Alabama A&M topped Arkansas-Pine Bluff 59-49 on Saturday night. Alford made 10 of 15 from the field, including 4-of-6 3-pointers, and shot 8 for 10
Photo: William Amos Cobb A Mountain Home man who broke into a home while high on drugs and was confronted inside the residence by the owner appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. Thirty-nine-year-old William Amos Cobb
Photo: Jeffery Allen Holloway An Independence County man, 54-year-old Jeffery Allen Holloway of Batesville, made his initial court appearance Tuesday in Stone County Circuit Court, after law enforcement deployed spike strips to stop his vehicle following an
The Salvation Army in Mountain Home has announced the winners of its annual bell ringing contest during the Red Kettle Campaign. Each year, philanthropic groups throughout the Twin Lakes Area put together teams of volunteers to man
The fall 2019 scholars at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home have been named to the Chancellor’s and Vice Chancellor’s lists. Students who have a 4.0-grade point average are on the Chancellor’s List, and students who have a 3.6
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Chad Lott scored 14 points, Josh Ajayi added 13 and South Alabama’s defense helped the Jaguars upend Little Rock 52-43 on Saturday. South Alabama forced a season-high 24 turnovers with nine steals
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) – Isaiah Joe scored 34 points and added a game-saving steal before converting a pair of free throws with 17 seconds remaining as Arkansas rallied to defeat Mississippi 76-72 on Saturday. Arkansas (13-2, 2-1
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) – Marquis Eaton tied his season high with 24 points as Arkansas State beat Troy 76-68 in overtime on Saturday. Caleb Fields had 17 points for Arkansas State (12-6, 4-3 Sun Belt Conference). Melo
CONWAY, Ark. (AP) – DeAndre Jones poured in a career-high 33 points as Central Arkansas defeated Sam Houston State 89-82 on Saturday, pulling even with the Bearkats in Southland Conference play. Rylan Bergersen tied a career high
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A.J. Green had 28 points as Northern Iowa routed Missouri State 80-57 on Saturday. Green shot 6 for 8 on 3-pointers with Panthers 13 of 22 from the arc as a team. Isaiah
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A former basketball coach with the Norfork School District, Derek Clifton, and an Arkansas doctor have been accused of taking part in a scheme which defrauded the U.S. military’s health insurer of
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday it will review a lower court’s decision that upheld limits on Arkansas’ regulation of companies that pay pharmacies on behalf of health plans. The court granted
Five roads in Marion County have been barricaded due to high water. According to Sheriff Clinton Evans, Marion County Roads 3005, 4042, 4010, 6001 and 4021 are not passible following Friday night’s storms and heavy rainfall. The
Mountain Home has high school swimming and boys’ wrestling scheduled for Saturday. The Bombers and Lady Bombers are set to compete in a meet on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Action starts
There is basketball scheduled for Saturday, as Mountain Home’s seventh grade teams will be in tournament action at Cave City. The boys will meet Pocahontas at 9:40, and the girls will take the court at 12:20. The
The Mountain Home High School girls’ wrestling team had a good showing Friday competing in the Lady Lion Invitational at Searcy. The Lady Bombers finished second in the team standings with Little Rock Central taking the win.
The Arkansas Razorback basketball team will have another conference road trip on Saturday. The Hogs will be in Oxford to take on Ole Miss. Arkansas is 12-2 on the season and 1-1 in the SEC. The Razorbacks
Missouri will wrap up its two-game home stand, as the team continues to look for their first conference win of the year. The Tigers will welcome Florida to Columbia. Mizzou is 8-6 overall and 0-2 in the
Image: Courtesy National Weather Service At KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot, the official reporting stations for Mountain Home, 2.3 inches of rainfall have been recorded since 7 a.m. Friday for a two-day total of 3.25 inches.
The Gainesville High School girls’ basketball team had a tough night Friday in the semifinals of the Sparta Lady Trojans Tournament, as they fell to Blue Eye 62-42. The Lady Bulldogs were scheduled to face Chadwick for
Friday night’s storm activity caused reported damage to a couple of area structures, and some power outages and road closures have also been reported. The only area residential structure reported damaged is a residence on Arkansas Highway
The Gassville Fire Department has obtained a coveted membership with a Class 2 Insurance Services Office (ISO) ranking. Gassville Mayor Jeff Braim and Fire Chief Michael Glotzl made the announcement Friday afternoon, saying Gassville joins a Class
Photos: Christopher Cockrum and Taryn Cleveland A man listing a Yellville address who was arrested following traffic stops in October and December last year pled guilty to drug-related charges stemming from those encounters. Thirty-three-year-old Christopher Cockrum changed
Three City of Mountain Home employees are being recognized for celebrating milestone employment designations during January. According to a Facebook post from the City of Mountain Home’s Mayor’s Office, Lt. Eric Neal with the police department is
The Mountain Home High School basketball teams began conference play on a rough note Friday, as they were swept at Jonesboro. The evening began with the Lady Bombers falling to the Lady Hurricane 39-30. For the most
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Sydney Manning hit a 3-pointer as time ran out to give No. 20 Missouri State a 69-67 victory over Drake on Friday night. Trailing 65-58 with 2 1/2 minutes to go, the Lady
A line of thunderstorms producing tornadoes in Oklahoma and southeastern Missouri on Friday afternoon is expected to bring severe weather to the Twin Lakes Area Friday night.According to meteorologist Dennis Cavanaugh of the National Weather Service in
Photo: James John Seawell A 51-year-old Baxter County man who allegedly rode into the Mountain Home Walmart on a bicycle Wednesday evening and exchanged it for a new one before riding it out while claiming to be
A Baxter County man, 51-year-old David A. Norman of Mountain Home, was injured in a one-vehicle accident Friday morning on State Highway 76 in Douglas County, 5 miles east of Ava.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Norman’s
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A 24-year-old Springfield man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a shooting death that remained unsolved for more than two years. Khalil Gaines was sentenced Friday for second-degree murder in
MAPLEWOOD, Mo. (AP) – Two boys, ages 11 and 14, are in juvenile custody for allegedly pulling a woman from a car and robbing her in suburban St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the boys were
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis-area man has been sentenced to four years in prison for a tax return scheme that netted nearly $900,000. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Babatunde Olusegun Taiwo, who agreed to
HOPE, Ark. (AP) – Skeletal remains found south of Hope in December have been identified as that of a Hope man missing for nearly eight years. The Hempstead County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday the state medical examiner
Residents of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri will see a little bit of everything weather-wise Friday and Saturday, with severe storms possible Friday night and wintry precipitation Saturday. A flash flood watch covers all of the area
Photo: Christopher Wayne Smith A Marion County man has been arrested after he allegedly punched a woman and put a gun to her head. Thirty-three-year-old Christopher Wayne Smith of Bull Shoals is charged with one felony and
The Mountain Home High School girls’ wrestling team will wrap up the week in Searcy. The Lady Lions are set to compete in the Lady Lion Invitational Tournament on Friday. Weigh-ins begin at 3:30, and action starts
High school basketball makes up much of the local Friday schedule, as Mountain Home will begin 5A-East action. The Bombers and Lady Bombers will have the first of two consecutive road trips, as they meet Jonesboro. Mountain
The Mountain Home High School boys’ wrestling team split its matches at Jonesboro Thursday night. Mountain Home defeated the Hurricanes 57-24. Drue Yonkers, Michael Davis, Brandon Wheat, Judah Lagg and Aiden Richey all won by pin fall.
It was a rough night for the Mountain Home Junior High basketball teams, as they dropped three games at home to Greene County Tech. Tech won the junior boys’ contest 50-35. Masen Walker scored 13 for Mountain
COLUMBIA, SC – No. 21 Arkansas (13-3, 1-2) fell on the road to No. 4 South Carolina (15-1, 3-0), 91-82, at Colonial Life Arena on Thursday night. Aliyah Boston led the way for the Gamecocks, double-doubling in
JONESBORO, Ark. – Four Arkansas State players scored in double figures and two registered a double-double to help the Red Wolves rally from a 12-point fourth quarter deficit and pick up a 70-68 overtime victory against Georgia
MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama opened the game with a 14-3 run and the Arkansas State men’s basketball could not recover in a 75-59 loss Thursday in Sun Belt Conference play at the Mitchell Center. Marquis Eaton
ST. LOUIS, MO. – The St. Louis Cardinals announced a four-player trade with the Tampa Bay Rays Thursday evening, acquiring top pitching prospect lefty Matthew Liberatore, minor league catcher Edgardo Rodriguez and the Rays Compensation B draft
Photos: (from left) Jeffery Scott Shepherd and James Edward “Tyler” Davis Two men charged with the murder of 20-year-old Tyler Wade Pickett of Mountain Home — whose remains were recently found on property in the Norfork area
A Missouri man charged in the killing of a prominent St. Louis-area attorney has ties to the Ozarks, according to the Springfield News-Leader. On Wednesday, the Associated Press reported the cash-strapped 28-year-old pharmacy student, Timothy Michael Banowetz
CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) – A 31-year-old Missouri woman who kept her 6-year-old son in an attic during a custody dispute with his father has been sentenced to five years of supervised probation. Aubrey Ferguson was sentenced Wednesday
Photos: Troy Marlowe and Stacy Marlowe A Midway couple made their initial appearance in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday following their arrests Monday and the dismantling of their alleged drug labs. According to the probable cause affidavits,
The Arkansas Department of Health is advising the remaining 14 boil orders in northern Arkansas have been lifted. According to the department’s website, the orders were lifted throughout the day Thursday after having been put in place
MANSFIELD, Ark. (AP) – A prosecuting attorney says a public defender pleaded not guilty on behalf of a 32-year-old woman accused of killing her mother in western Arkansas. The 12th Judicial District’s Prosecuting Lawyer Daniel Shue issued
Forecasters say a storm system approaching a handful of southern states is looking more and more menacing. The Storm Prediction Center says nearly 19 million people in Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma will be at an enhanced
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says he wants to continue funding a program that helped local governments repair roads and bridges. Parson and lawmakers negotiated a deal last year to provide $50 million
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas death row inmate convicted of killing a state legislator’s daughter was diagnosed with schizophrenia and should not be executed, his attorney told the state Supreme Court Thursday.Justices heard arguments from
BISMARCK, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating after a rural police officer shot and killed a man as police responded to a report of a woman being assaulted. Police in Bismarck say the
CLIMAX SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a pickup truck has struck and killed a Missouri motorist as he stood outside his stopped vehicle and seriously injured the man’s son and another good Samaritan as they tried
MARIONVILLE, Mo. (AP) – Prosecutors have filed a new child abuse charge against a southwest Missouri teacher accused of hurting a 4-year-old boy on a playground. The Springfield New-Leader reports the charge was filed Tuesday against Marionville
SPRINGFIELD — Missouri State University and head football coach Dave Steckel have entered into a separation agreement, effective January 14, university officials announced Thursday. According to the terms of the agreement, Steckel, will step down from his
Photo: Baxter County Sheriff’s Office jail expansion live video feed Wednesday afternoon. Last month when the State Fire Marshal’s Office signed off on the newly constructed Baxter County Detention Center expansion, it signaled just the first step
Photos: (from left) Nelda Speaks and Paige Dillard Evans With less than 60 days to the primary elections, the incumbent state representative for District 100, Nelda Speaks of Mountain Home, has a sizable lead in funding, according
The Arkansas Department of Health is advising the boil order for the Leslie Water System in Searcy County has been lifted. According to the department’s website, the order was lifted Wednesday afternoon. However, a number of orders
The Mountain Home City council has just two items of new business to consider when it conducts its first meeting of 2020 Thursday evening at 6 in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building.Under new business, the
There is high school bowling scheduled for Thursday, as two local schools square off. Norfork will take on Flippin at Bull Shoals Lanes starting at 4. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
Thursday will feature another road trip for the Mountain Home High School boys’ wrestling team, as they compete at Jonesboro. Weigh-ins begin at 5 p.m., and action starts an hour later. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
Basketball makes up much of the local Thursday schedule, as four of Mountain Home’s junior high teams will face Greene County Tech in front of the home crowd. The eighth grade girls’ game tips off at 4
BATON ROUGE, La. – In a game that featured 19 lead changes, including eight inside the final five minutes, LSU’s old-fashion 3-point play with eight seconds left proved to be the difference in a 79-77 victory over
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A cash-strapped 28-year-old pharmacy student has been charged in the stabbing death of a prominent Illinois attorney whose firm touts more than $3 billion in compensation for clients. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Humane Society of Missouri says rescuers donned respirators and hazmat suits to remove 25 small breed dogs and one cat from a Missouri home where the owner had been dead for more
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A retired Arkansas accountant pleaded guilty to bank fraud for a federal charge months after being hit with a $9 million civil judgment for embezzling funds from a manufacturing company. Edward M.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City is suing a former firefighter and others, accusing them of conspiring to traffic weapons in the region without following federal gun laws. The lawsuit filed Monday alleges the defendants bought
Personnel from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mountain Home Project Office and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will conduct prescribed burns on public land surrounding Bull Shoals and Norfork lakes until the second week of
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) A woman has died from injuries suffered last week in a Springfield house fire, authorities say. The city of Springfield identified the victim in a news release Monday as 63-year-old Kathryn Thompson. The
ST. LOUIS (AP) Overdue library books wont be costly for St. Louis borrowers anymore. Directors of the public library systems in St. Louis and St. Louis County announced Tuesday they are joining a growing number of
POTOSI, Mo. (AP) Authorities in eastern Missouri are trying to identify human remains found in a rural area. KTVI-TV reported Tuesday the skeletal remains appeared to have been in a rural area of Washington County for
JENNINGS, Mo. (AP) – A St. Louis area man has been charged in the deaths of two men who were shot while riding in different vehicles. Twenty-three-year-old Cortez Caves, of Florissant, was charged Tuesday with two counts
PHOENIX (AP) An elected official in metro Phoenix resigned Tuesday, months after being charged with running a human smuggling operation that paid pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to give up their babies in the U.S.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas panel is calling for increased oversight of the state’s levees after last year’s historic flooding. The Arkansas Levee Task Force presented its final report Tuesday on the state’s system of
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Federal prosecutors say a man was caught this week traveling with more than 22 pounds (10 kilograms) of the synthetic opioid fentanyl in one of the largest seizures of the highly potent drug
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Attorneys for a Little Rock police officer fired for fatally shooting a motorist say an Arkansas judge should reject an effort to halt the officer’s reinstatement.Attorneys for Officer Charles Starks asked Pulaski
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Forecasters say severe storms including tornadoes are possible from eastern Texas across the Deep South later this week. The Storm Prediction Center says more than 9 million people live in parts of Texas,
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – The Washington County jail in northwest Arkansas has temporarily suspended its work-release program to free up more bed space in the facility, which has been plagued by overcrowding.Washington County Sheriff Tim Helder said
Baxter Regional Medical Center’s plan for an $8.7 million outpatient surgery center topped the list of building permits issued by the City of Mountain Home in December, according to a report from Jeannie Anderson from the Building
Photo: Robert Morris An Ozark County man, 54-year-old Robert Morris of Thornfield, has been arrested after he allegedly attempted to “run a man off” by hitting him in the face with a gun and discharging a weapon
One of Bull Shoals-White River State Park’s biggest events is this weekend. Eagle Awareness 2020 is scheduled for Friday and Saturday with events held at the park and other locations throughout Bull Shoals and Lakeview. Park Ranger
The second-chance diploma program at Mountain Home Public Schools is beginning its second semester with a registration day on Wednesday, Jan. 15, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Guy Berry College & Career Academy. The program
A boil order implemented for the Diamond City Water system in Boone County last week has been lifted, according to the Arkansas Department of Health’s website. However, a number of orders in northern Arkansas remain in place.
The Arkansas Razorback basketball team will have its first road test of conference play on Wednesday. The Hogs will be in Baton Rouge to meet LSU. Arkansas is 12-1 on the season and 1-0 in the SEC.
There is high school basketball on the local Wednesday schedule, as Viola’s girls will play their first game in the George Kell Classic. The Lady Longhorns will be playing in the quarterfinals after Rivercrest forfeited in the
It was a busy night for area high school basketball teams Tuesday. In boys’ action: -Flippin ran past Cotter 70-49. The Bobcats improve to 16-6 while the Warriors fall to 5-16. -Norfork defeated Omaha 59-42 to move
The Mountain Home High School swim teams had first and second-place finishes Tuesday night in a meet at Pocahontas. The Lady Bombers won their meet over six other teams. Maddie Lynch finished second in the 50 free
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. (AP) – A judge has ruled that a man can’t run for a seat on an Arkansas circuit because of a misdemeanor traffic offense he committed as a teenager. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Changes to redistricting and how to curb violence in Missouri’s biggest cities are expected to be top issues in the state Legislature this year. Lawmakers will kick of the 2020 session on
NORMAL, Ill. – Keandre Cook drew a charge and knocked down two clutch 3-pointers, all in the final two minutes to help lead Missouri State to a 67-63 road win in Missouri Valley Conference play Tuesday at
The Mountain Home High School basketball teams swept Russellville to end non-conference play, and for the boys, their win came against one of the top teams in the state. Matt Sharp has the details. Listen: right-click to
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Jordan Bowden scored 14 points to lead a balanced Tennessee offense in a 69-59 victory over Missouri on Tuesday. Six players scored in double figures for the Volunteers (9-5, 1-1 Southeastern Conference), who
The Mountain Home Junior High band sent 53 members to audition for the Region 6 All-Region Honor Band in Bentonville, with 27 of them qualifying. There were 780 students who participated in the event. Mountain Home schools
Photo: Casey Dillan Lawson A Baxter County man has been arrested for allegedly hitting his mother. Nineteen-year-old Casey Dillan Lawson is facing a felony charge after the incident early Saturday morning. According to the incident report from
Photo: Rebecca Martin Even though Rebecca Martin’s long-term involvement in the drug business has caused her to lose her home and spend time in jail, she has been arrested on the same type charges once again. The
The Baxter County Quorum Court has a light agenda for its regular monthly session Tuesday evening at 6. The items include two ordinances, one appropriating and re-appropriating over $18,000 in the juvenile services department budget and the
The Mountain Home High School swim teams will have another road trip to a familiar location Tuesday evening. The Bombers and Lady Bombers will compete in a meet at Pocahontas. Action gets underway at 5 p.m. WebReadyTM
Basketball makes up the local Tuesday schedule, as the Mountain Home High School teams will have their final non-conference games of the regular season. The Bombers and Lady Bombers will wrap up their current home stand, as
Missouri will have its first home game of conference play on Tuesday. The Tigers are set to welcome Tennessee to Columbia. Mizzou is 8-5 on the season and 0-1 in the SEC. The Tigers began league action
High school basketball Monday: In boys’ action: -Norfork blasted Jasper 73-48 to improve to 12-8 on the season. -Cotter held off Bakersfield 51-44. Dylan Dwyer netted 20 points and Trevor Reese scored 10 for the Warriors. -Viola
The Mountain Home Junior High basketball teams went 2-2 against Jonesboro MacArthur at home Monday evening. The Junior Bombers were 31-29 winners. Mason Walker pumped in 18 points, as Mountain Home improves to 4-9 on the season.
JONESBORO, Ark. – The Arkansas State men’s basketball team had five players score in double figures, and senior guard Jerry Johnson completed a four-point play with 30 seconds remaining to help the Red Wolves rally from a
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – New Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman has completed his on-field coaching staff with the hire of four new assistants, Jon Cooper, Scott Fountain, Derrick LeBlanc and Jimmy Smith. Cooper will coach tight ends for
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Ruot Monyong scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, and Little Rock held off Georgia Southern 79-73 on Monday night for its first 5-0 start in Sun Belt Conference play since 2015-2016.
Following is the Overall Top 10 high school boys’ basketball teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A as voted by a panel of sports media from around the
Following is the Overall Top 10 high school girls’ basketball teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A as voted by a panel of sports media from around the
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas officials announced Monday the closure of a hog farm near the Buffalo River has been completed, months after striking a deal with the facility’s owners. Arkansas Parks, Heritage and Tourism Secretary
Photo: Courtesy Area Wide Media Two fires in the same shopping center Sunday destroyed three businesses and heavily damaged a fourth. The fires occurred in the Skyvue shopping center on the west end of US Highway 62/412
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas judge has been asked to stay his ruling ordering the reinstatement of a white police officer who was fired after fatally shooting a black motorist. The city of Little Rock
CABOOL, Mo. (AP) – A southern Missouri city alleges in a lawsuit that a Dairy Farmers of America plant is regularly releasing untreated wastewater into a river. The Springfield News-Leader reports Cabool is seeking $1.2 million in
SPAVINAW, Okla. (AP) – Authorities say a former Arkansas sheriff has died following a single-vehicle crash in northeastern Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 49-year-old Kelley Cradduck of Rogers, Arkansas, was found dead Sunday afternoon after the
The Mountain Home High School wrestling teams hosted their two-day Bomber Battle Friday and Saturday at Bomber Gymnasium. The Bomber boys had one first-place finisher and took third place as a team. The Lady Bombers had two
The Ozark Mountain School District is joining a growing list of those shifting to a four-day week. The district comprises the K-12 campuses of Bruno-Pyatt, St. Joe and Western Grove. KNWA is reporting the district has approved
Funeral services for Izard County Sheriff Earnie Blackley have been announced by Eddie’s Family Funeral Home. A visitation will be held Tuesday night from 6-8 at Melbourne First Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Wednesday afternoon at
Basketball makes up the local Monday schedule, as Mountain Home welcomes Douglas MacArthur from Jonesboro for four junior high games. The seventh grade girls’ game tips off at 4 p.m. followed by the eighth grade boys and
It was a relatively quiet December as 2019 was winding down in the City of Mountain Home’s building inspection department. According to Jeannie Anderson, just three business licenses were issued. Records indicate a license was issued to
Photo: Thomas Wolfe Thomas Wolfe of Summit, who is accused of breaking into — or attempting to break into — several structures in the Henderson area allegedly looking for food and a warm place to stay made
The Yellville City Council’s first regular session of 2020 is scheduled for Monday evening at 6. The meeting will be held in Yellville City Hall, and the park board’s meeting will follow. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
PECULIAR, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri firefighter died Sunday after falling through a floor while battling a house fire. The fire was reported shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday in the laundry room of a home in Peculiar,
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Amber Ramirez had four of her seven 3-pointers in the first quarter en route to a 25-point outing, and No. 20 Arkansas cruised to an 86-70 win over Auburn on Sunday. Chelsea Dungee,
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) – Alexa Willard scored 24 points, and Brice Calip added 18 to lead No. 21 Missouri State to an 81-68 victory over Valparaiso on Sunday. Jasmine Franklin added 10 points with nine rebounds for
The following are links to the top stories of the week on ktlo.com. Missouri police officer charged in 4-year-old girl’s death 10 new Arkansas laws kick in Wednesday 2 charged with murder following investigation of missing man
Photo: Jennifer S. Wilson A woman who told officers she used methamphetamine to give herself enough energy to work two jobs appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court last Thursday. Thirty-six-year-old Jennifer Sharee Wilson, who lists a Flippin
Photo: Jessie Leon Oxford A Stone County man, 30-year-old Jessie Leon Oxford of Mountain View, has been arrested in connection with burglaries at a salon and a pizza restaurant. According to the probable cause affidavits, a Mountain
Three area high school basketball teams played their openers in the George Kell Classic Saturday at Tuckerman. Salem ended up getting eliminated from the boys’ bracket. In a battle between Greyhounds, Salem was edged out by Marmaduke
CHICAGO (AP) – Cameron Krutwig scored 23 points with seven rebounds and Loyola Chicago beat Missouri State 62-58 on Saturday. Marquise Kennedy made a pair of free throws with 4:20 remaining to give the Ramblers a 48-47
For the second time in just over 2 1/2 years, Izard County is mourning the loss of its sheriff. According to the sheriff’s office Facebook, Earnie Blackley died Saturday, nearly seven months after announcing he was diagnosed
A bank in Arkansas with branches in the Twin Lakes Area has announced plans to use solar-generated electricity as early as this year. Bank OZK is investing in the construction of a solar power plant to provide
Three students from North Central Arkansas have reached milestones with Ozarka College’s aviation program. Taylor Carmichael of Mountain Home has officially soloed. Carmichael’s future plans are to work his way up to a cargo airline. Photo: Taylor
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists are seeking public input on the current revision to the state’s White-tailed Deer Strategic Management Plan. This will be the first review and revision of the plan since 2013. The plan
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas had four players in double figures as the Razorbacks opened Southeastern Conference play Saturday night much the same way they handled nonconference competition – with a victory. Arkansas (12-1) forced Texas A&M
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) – A man on parole for killing a man in Louisiana has been arrested on a murder warrant in northwest Arkansas. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports Anthony Ballot, 39, of Rogers was arrested in
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – Nick Richards carried the load for No. 17 Kentucky before Immanuel Quickley finished the job for the Wildcats. Quickley scored a career-high 23 points, Nick Richards had 21 and Kentucky beat Missouri 71-59
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) – Nijal Pearson scored 23 points and Texas State defeated Arkansas State 70-67 on Saturday. The Bobcats, who did not trail in the final 32 minutes of play, held on after their 10-point second-half
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Kamani Johnson had a career-high 30 points plus 13 rebounds as Little Rock edged past Texas-Arlington 92-89 on Saturday. Johnson hit 14 of 16 from the free throw line. He added five
CONWAY, Ark. (AP) – DeAndre Jones hit 6 of 7 from beyond the 3-point arc and had a season-high 26 points as Central Arkansas defeated McNeese State 79-69 in a Southland Conference game on Saturday. Jaxson Baker,
ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) – Markedric Bell had a season-high 33 points as Arkansas-Pine Bluff defeated Mississippi Valley State 80-76 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference opener on Saturday. Bell shot 10 for 11 from the foul line.
PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) – A 19-year-old man has been arrested on murder warrants in three fatal stabbings in Pine Bluff since New Year’s Eve, including that of his mother. Pine Bluff police say Michael Alan Moore
When I was running for governor in 2014, I promised to cut our income taxes by $100 million. With the support of the General Assembly, we not only kept that promise, but over the course of the
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The city of Little Rock filed notice Friday it’s appealing a judge’s order to reinstate a police officer who was fired after fatally shooting a black motorist. The city moved to have
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for injuring his 18-month-old stepdaughter, who authorities say suffered bite marks and bone fractures. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that court documents
The Mountain Home High School wrestling teams’ two-day event at home comes to an end on Saturday. The Bomber Battle Tournament will wrap up with weigh-ins starting at 8 a.m., and action will begin two hours later.
Saturday’s basketball includes tournament play beginning for some area teams and ending for others. A few local high school basketball teams will be in Tuckermen for the start of the annual George Kell Classic. In girls’ action,
The North Arkansas College Invitational High School Tournament held its semifinal round Friday at the Pioneer Pavilion in Harrison. Norfork’s quest for a fourth straight girls’ title came to an end, as they fell to Bergman 45-32.
Southeastern Conference play begins Saturday for the Arkansas Razorback basketball team. The Hogs will be in front of the home crowd, as they welcome Texas A&M to Fayetteville. Arkansas is 11-1 on the season. The Razorbacks’ last
Missouri’s first SEC game of the season will be on the road. The Tigers will be in Lexington on Saturday, as they go up against 17th-ranked Kentucky. Mizzou is 8-4 on the year. The Tigers are coming
Photo: Larry Branscum A 31-year-old man picked a bad place to have an apparently drug-fueled tantrum in which he tried to attack a Mountain Home policeman, pulled off his shirt, took down his pants, threw items from
A woman from Horseshoe Bend has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses following a one-vehicle accident Dec. 20. Izard County Chief Deputy Charles Melton says an officer from the sheriff’s department responded to the accident at
Diamond City in Boone County has been left without a police force, after its chief and its only other officer resigned. KY3/KSPR reports, as a result, keeping the streets of Diamond City quiet may now rest with
Governor Asa Hutchinson closed out 2019 with the announcement of several appointments, including two involving local residents. Travis Dover of Mountain Home was reappointed to the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board. Dover’s appointment expires Oct. 14, 2022.
CHICAGO (AP) – Alexa Willard scored 21 points, Jasmine Franklin made a game-winning shot in overtime and No. 21 Missouri State beat Loyola-Chicago 74-72 on Friday in a Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams. Missouri State
Photo: Julian Boyd A Sherwood double homicide and a missing child reported in an Amber Alert on Friday morning are connected, Sherwood Police Capt. Jeff Hagar says. However, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette is reporting the Sherwood Police
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. (AP) – A woman is a little embarrassed, but well rested, after falling asleep testing a mattress at a Missouri store and spending the night there. Richmond Heights Police Officer Allison Brown told the
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Missouri’s two biggest cities saw a jump in homicides in 2019, and if that wasn’t bad enough, an alarming number of killers are getting away with it. St. Louis and Kansas City both
Three additional local boil orders were lifted Friday afternoon, according to the Arkansas Department of Health’s website. Orders were lifted for Jasper Waterworks in Newton County and the SDM Water Association and Marshall Waterworks both in Searcy
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri man whose conviction was overturned after he spent more than two years in prison is suing the federal public defender’s office. Thirty-year-old Aaron Winters says in his lawsuit that his
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The wet weather that caused flooding problems in much of the Midwest last year had one small benefit: electric generation from the Missouri River’s six upstream dams was up 5.6%. It was the
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas panel has been temporarily blocked from issuing a casino license for Pope County. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen issued a temporary restraining order Friday preventing the state Racing Commission
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas has started 2020 with a $93 million surplus. The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration said Friday higher than expected sales and corporate income tax collections in December helped keep the
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Police in California are asking for help finding a missing 25-year-old who is the son of two Missouri judges and the nephew of former Missouri Gov. Bob Holden. The Springfield News-Leader reports Alexander
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri man has been charged with killing a 19-year-old woman whose body was found more than a week after she went missing. Thirty-two-year-old Lonnie Leroy Williams, of Springfield, was charged Friday with
An Amber Alert issued for a missing Pulaski County child has been inactivated. The alert had been issued by the Sherwood Police Department for 6-year-old Julian Boyd after he went missing at 6 a.m. Friday in North
A boil order was implemented Thursday for the Diamond City Water system in Boone County, according to the Arkansas Department of Health’s website. The reason for the order is listed as “treatment upset/interruption,” and it covers the
The Brunner Hill Water Association will host its annual meeting on Saturday morning at 10 at the Jordan Fire Station on Jordan Road.There will be an election of two board members. All association members are invited to
Photo: Travis Lee Brown Authorities in Ozark County are asking for help in locating a missing man. Fifty-one-year-old Travis Lee Brown was last seen Nov. 30 walking on State Highway 5 north of Gainesville. Ozark County Sheriff
Photo: Kelley Nicole Moore A Marion County woman, 33-year-old Kelley Nicole Moore of Flippin, has been arrested and charged with a Class Y felony count of introducing a controlled substance into the body of another. Class Y
The Mountain Home High School wrestling teams will be back on the home floor for a two-day event. The Bomber Battle Tournament will get underway Friday. Weigh-ins begin at 3 p.m., and action starts two hours later.
Basketball makes up much of the local Friday schedule, as the North Arkansas College Invitational High School Tournament will hold its semifinals at the Pioneer Pavilion in Harrison. In girls’ action, Norfork meets top-seeded Bergman at 4
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 20 Arkansas (12-2, 0-1) dropped its SEC Opener, falling to No. 11 Texas A&M (13-1, 1-0), 84-77, at Bud Walton Arena on Thursday night. Chennedy Carter dropped a game-high 28 points, while two
JONESBORO, Ark. – The Arkansas State men’s basketball team was dealt its first Sun Belt Conference setback of the season Thursday night at First National Bank Arena, falling 73-52 against a hot-shooting UT Arlington squad that posted
ARLINGTON, Texas – In the Sun Belt Conference opener Thursday night, Arkansas State dropped a 71-44 decision at UT Arlington at the College Park Center. The Red Wolves (3-9, 0-1 SBC) were led in scoring for the
Ian DuBose scored a career-high 44 points with 11 rebounds, and Houston Baptist defeated Central Arkansas 111-107 in overtime. The Huskies ended a 12-game losing streak that started March 9. Before Thursday’s game, Houston Baptist hadn’t won
The North Arkansas College Invitational High School Tournament wrapped up its quarterfinal round Thursday. Flippin’s girls were eliminated in the final game of the night. The Lady Bobcats fell to Alpena by a final of 69-58. The
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Kamani Johnson recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds as Little Rock narrowly defeated Texas State 72-68 on Thursday night. Ruot Monyyong added 14 points and 17 rebounds for the Trojans. Monyyong also
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Rennia Davis had 19 points and 12 rebounds as No. 22 Tennessee defeated Missouri 77-66 on Thursday in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. Freshman Tamari Key scored a season-high 16 points
Photo: Cody Robert Whitten An inmate in the state prison at Calico Rock facing a new felony charge accusing him of engaging in a smuggling operation tied to Mountain Home work details was in Baxter County Circuit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A 42-year-old St. Joseph man was sentenced to three years in federal prison without parole for his role in the distribution of nearly $6 million of synthetic marijuana, commonly known as K2.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Two women are suing the University of Missouri, saying the school mishandled allegations of sexual misconduct by a former basketball player. The plaintiffs say the university did not fully follow its Title IX
FAYETTE, Mo. (AP) – A 21-year-old man is charged with first-degree murder in a shooting death in Fayette. Alfredo Demario Hicks, of Fayette was charged Wednesday in the death of 29-year-old John Lamar Turner of Poplar Bluff.
Photos: (from left) Jeffery Scott Shepherd and James Edward Tyler Davis Two men are being charged with murder and battery following the discovery of human remains in the Norfork area near the White River. The discovery follows
Buffalo National River (BNR) officials have released additional information regarding a fatal crash involving a tractor-trailer Tuesday afternoon in Newton County.The Arkansas State Police’s (ASP) preliminary crash report indicates 48-year-old Carlos E. Tabron was the driver of
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A former Missouri prison guard who alleged he was wrongly fired has received $85,000 in the latest such settlement involving a corrections department worker. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Attorney General Eric Schmitt
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A new monthly survey of business supply managers suggests the economy is growing slowly in nine Midwest and Plains states as the U.S. trade war with China continues, according to a report released
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The city of Little Rock has been ordered to reinstate a police office who was fired for fatally shooting a black motorist. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox on Thursday reversed the
SAND SPRINGS, Okla. (AP) – Police in Oklahoma say a man was arrested on New Year’s Day after he allegedly took a truck and drove it more than 100 miles with a sleeping passenger and a goat
In 1927, 74.54 inches of rain were recorded in Mountain Home. It still stands as the wettest year in Mountain Home history, but 2019 got very close and finishes as the second wettest year. A total of
Fulton County authorities have arrested 58-year-old Ron Lee Hutchins who faces six felony counts of distributing, possessing or viewing of matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child. Hutchins’ address is not provided on online court documents.According
Photo: Bakersfield Volunteer Fire Department firefighter Kelly Fowler took this photo of Wayne Osborn’s home on County Road 355 south of Dora ablaze Christmas morning. The cause is unknown. Photo: Courtesy Ozark County Times While many were
The City of Cotter is looking to fill a position on its planning and zoning board at the council’s January meeting. Cotter Mayor Mac Caradine announced the expiring five-year term of board member Mertice Kray at the
High school basketball makes up the local Thursday schedule, as the North Arkansas College Invitational High School Tournament continues its quarterfinal round at the Pioneer Pavilion in Harrison. In girls’ action, top-seeded Bergman and Clinton tip off
An investigation continues after a small plane crashed during takeoff from an airport near Kansas City, killing the pilot and a passenger. The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victims as the pilot, 48-year-old Jonathan J. Vannatta of
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis police say five people were shot to death on the first day of 2020, including three killed at one location. Police were called shortly after midnight to an intersection in the
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The city of St. Louis has sold just four city properties under a program launched last year that allows people to buy homes for just $1.St. Louis developed the Dollar House Pilot Program
