School shooter sorry, laments 'won't go to prom,' pen pal says
Letters sent from prison by convicted Westside Middle School killer Mitchell Johnson to a friend and former schoolmate portray Mitchell as regretful about the …
Ambush in the Schoolyard
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Public defenders agency to pay for Jonesboro shooters civil case
The head of the state's Public Defenders Commission was left Monday wondering how to find as much as $500,000 to cover the cost of defending two boys facing a …
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Westside survivor has her say
Adding her voice to the nation's continuing dialogue on youth violence, one of the victims of the shooting at Westside Middle School, 12-year-old Whitney Irvin…
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Hutchinson additions to juvenile justice bill pass in two House votes
The House on Wednesday passed legislation by Rep. Asa Hutchinson, R-Ark., that would limit the sale of guns to minors and allow states to develop innovative ju…
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Clinton calls Berry from Paris, urges support for gun control
As House debate over a juvenile justice bill ground on after midnight Wednesday, Rep. Marion Berry took a call from a fellow Arkansas Democrat asking his suppo…
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House votes to ease rules at gun shows; Ten Commandments in schools also OK'd
In a victory for the National Rifle Association, the Republican-controlled House voted Thursday night to loosen restrictions on sales at gun shows.
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Counties' leaders OK state control for youth lockup
County judges and mayors from five southeast Arkansas counties composing the 10th Judicial District voted unanimously Thursday to accept an offer by the state …
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Violence eroding rights of students, it's feared
A Little Rock high school student's claim that she was illegally searched for weapons in class adds fuel to a growing concern nationwide over the sanctity of F…
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Killer's essay haunts Westside teacher
On March 24, 1998, Mitchell Johnson was upset -- upset that he had been placed on suspension at school and upset with a particular teacher in the school's in-h…
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Senate approval of gun bill lauded
Nine months ago, Jonesboro attorney Bobby McDaniel was criticized when he filed a lawsuit on behalf of the five victims who died in the Westside Middle School …
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Kin of Westside victims press for passage of gun legislation
Families of four people killed at Westside Middle School in 1998 urged support Tuesday of proposed legislation that would limit underage youths' access to weap…
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Counselors help students in Jonesboro; police patrol
Counselors aided students and campus police officers increased their presence in the hallways of area public schools Wednesday after the shootings at Columbine…
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School-shooting rifles locked to wall cabinet
Rifles owned by Doug Golden of Bono that were used in the March 24, 1998, Westside Middle School shooting were secured to a wall gun cabinet by a cable and loc…
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Huckabee signs measure to put harsher sentences on youths guilty of murder
A little more than a year after five people died in a schoolyard shooting near Jonesboro, the state has a law intended to be tougher on children who kill.
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School shooters swiped guns from unlocked rack
The weapons Andrew Golden and Mitchell Johnson used to kill four students and a teacher at the Westside Middle School in 1998 were taken from an unlocked gun c…