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2 with local ties reportedly held at gunpoint during burglary
A trio of suspected burglars, including two with Ozark County ties, were reportedly held at gunpoint by a resident when they were caught at a remote Douglas County home on Halloween night. The Ozark County […]
Man arrested twice with handgun in his possession appears in circuit court
A Jordan man pulled over for speeding found himself in more serious trouble, when it was discovered he was in possession of a handgun. Forty-year-old Chris Allen Brim is a convicted felon and not allowed […]
Deer hunter arrested for being felon in possession of a firearm
A 48-year-old Wideman man faces felony charges after he was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm while deer hunting on Friday. According to a news release from the Izard County […]
Donations needed for 2 local Shop with a Cop events
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department is preparing for its first Shop with a Cop event. As part of the preparations, department officers are involved in a no-shave activity this month. To participate in the event, […]
Bull Shoals teen identified as fatal shooting victim
The victim of a fatal shooting Tuesday in Mountain Home has been identified as a Bull Shoals teen. Nineteen-year-old Chaseton Lewter reportedly died at a Little Rock hospital, and 21-year-old Savannah Nicole Wren of Mountain […]
4 arrested during parolee home visit
Photo: Tiffany Anne McGough Four Baxter County residents were arrested Wednesday morning at a residence on Mockingbird Lane after officers from several agencies conducted a probation and parole home visit on the known address […]
Man who threatened wife on camping trip in TLA appears in court
Photo: Charles Glenn Millington A man who ended a family camping trip by allegedly pointing a pistol at his wife and threatening to kill her in front of the couple’s two children appeared in Baxter […]
Local artists among Grammy hopefuls
Photo: Scott Hoffmann Several local artists are included in the first-round voting for the 63rd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. The first round Grammy voting ballot has been recently released with artists from Flippin, Harrison […]
Area offices to close Thursday, Friday
Local governmental offices will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Baxter County and the City of Mountain offices will be closed both days, with plans to reopen on Monday. […]
BRMC announces on-campus COVID-19 testing dates for December
Baxter Regional Medical Center (BRMC) has announced it will conduct community-wide COVID-19 testing in December on its campus.Chief Operating Officer David Fox released the details during BRMC’s weekly COVID-19 update Wednesday morning with KTLO, Classic […]
BRMC COVID-19 Wednesday update: Community-wide testing announced on hospital campus
The Baxter Regional Medical Center COVID-19 update for Wednesday includes President/CEO Ron Peterson and Chief Operating Officer David Fox. Among the topics they discuss are community-wide testing for COVID-19:
Man with long record of running from the law is no-show in circuit court
Photo: Stephan Richard Whaples A Mountain Home man with a long history of running from the law was set to appear during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday, but he was a no-show, […]
Flippin School Board approves bonuses for staff
The Flippin School Board met Monday night and approved bonuses for staff and handled some personnel issues. Superintendent Kelvin Hudson has the details. Listen: click to download audio WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
Bull Shoals Christmas parade set for Dec. 5, Flippin’s event canceled
While the Flippin Chamber of Commerce board has moved to cancel its annual Holi-Dazzle Parade citing an uptick in COVID-19 pandemic cases, the Bull Shoals community is planning for its annual Light Up the Night […]
Over 600 NAEC customers lose power with dump truck mishap
Over 600 North Arkansas Electric Cooperative (NAEC) customers near Salem were without power Tuesday afternoon, after a dump truck tore down lines off State Highway 395. In a Facebook post, NAEC says power was interrupted […]
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Heavy rain in the Northeast, critical fire danger in the Southwest
ABC NewsBy DANIEL MANZO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — The holiday storm that has been tracking across the country brought some severe weather and heavy rain to parts of the Midwest and the south on Wednesday.There […]
Coronavirus live updates: US reports over 181,000 new cases ahead of Thanksgiving
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, IVAN PEREIRA and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 60.4 million people and killed over 1.4 million worldwide, according to […]
Denver mayor offers apology for Thanksgiving travel after urging residents to stay home
cosmonaut/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(DENVER) — The mayor of Denver apologized for traveling on Wednesday after having urged residents to stay home for Thanksgiving as COVID-19 cases surge.On Wednesday, Mayor Michael B. Hancock headed to […]
Sanford Health CEO steps down following reports he won't wear a mask
Ben Harding/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — The head of one of the largest regional health systems in the Midwest announced his retirement this week, following a controversy over recent statements he made about […]
Health care workers speak out as COVID-19 cases surge
iStock/narvikkBY: JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Health care workers across the country are pleading with the public to follow COVID-19 guidelines as the nation struggles to contain another wave of the virus.The U.S. […]
New York City buskers look back on a pandemic summer
Michael Dobuski/ABC NewsBy MICHAEL DOBUSKI, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Street performers are a common sight in New York City. Passersby can regularly catch a jazz performance on a Harlem street corner, a spoken word poet […]
Food banks face growing hunger crisis ahead of the holidays during the pandemic
Massimo Giachetti/iStockBy ABC News(NEW YORK) — Food banks have seen a spike in demand since the pandemic struck. In communities across the country, millions of Americans — even those who are employed — are becoming […]
'Defund the police' movement six months after killing of George Floyd
John Nacion/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesBy DEENA ZARU and TONYA SIMPSON, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Amid national outrage over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, and other police-involved shootings […]
Coronavirus live updates: US reports over 172,000 new cases
Samara Heisz/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, IVAN PEREIRA and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 59.8 million people and killed over 1.4 million worldwide.Here’s how the […]
Large weather system in Central US moves East bringing strong storms
ABC NewsBy DANIEL MANZO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A large storm system brought severe weather to parts of the southern U.S. on Tuesday.There were at least 41 reports of severe weather from Kansas to Louisiana […]
Thieves steal thousands of dollars in toys meant for needy kids over Christmas from charity
ABC News/KGO-TVBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News(SAN FRANCISCO) — A charity that collects toys for children in need has fallen victim to thieves who stole thousands of dollars’ worth of donated toys that would have been […]
COVID-positive staff allowed to work at veterans home where 27 residents died: Officials
WLS-TVBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(CHICAGO) — Staff working while COVID-19 positive, ineffective hand sanitizer and poor PPE practices were some of the concerns raised during the investigation of an outbreak at an Illinois veterans home […]
Man run over, killed by three separate hit-and-run drivers who all fled the scene
ABC News/KABC-TVBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — A man was struck and killed by three separate hit-and-run drivers who all fled the scene after colliding with him while he was crossing a street […]
Boeing 737 MAX crash victims' families say they fear the aircraft flying again
the_guitar_mann/iStockBy JINSOL JUNG, JOSEPH RHEE and GERRY WAGSCHAL, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Despite the recent recertification of Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 by the Federal Aviation Administration, some are still skeptical about the safety of […]
As Black Lives Matter art is torn down, Minneapolis activists save hundreds of works
Courtesy of Save the Boards to Memorialize the MovementBy DEENA ZARU and ARIELLE MITROPOULOS, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As protests over the police killing of George Floyd wound down this fall after reaching a […]