Stories by Emily Nitcher

  • 3 die in vehicle crashes in state

    A Bismarck woman was killed and a man was injured Thursday in a single-vehicle crash on Arkansas 7 south of the Hot Spring County community, Arkansas State Pol…

    by Emily Nitcher January 9, 2016

  • Police beat

    Police detain felon in driveway holdup A man followed a Little Rock woman home and robbed her at gunpoint over an unpaid debt Thursday, police reported.

    by Scott Carroll , Emily Nitcher January 9, 2016

  • Teen arrested in Little Rock bank holdup, shooting

    A Little Rock teen was arrested Wednesday night in connection with the afternoon robbery of a northwest Little Rock bank in which an employee was shot and woun…

    by Scott Carroll , Emily Nitcher January 7, 2016

  • Little Rock overruled, told to reinstate fireman

    A Little Rock firefighter who sued the city after being terminated for testing positive for methamphetamine use was ordered reinstated Wednesday by a Pulaski C…

    by Emily Nitcher January 7, 2016

  • 1 jailed in 1 killing; victim ID'd in 2nd

    Authorities made an arrest in one homicide and identified the victim in another after separate New Year's Day killings in Pulaski County.

    by Emily Nitcher January 3, 2016

  • Police beat

    Man said to injure officer during arrest A Little Rock police officer was injured during a traffic stop Saturday night after a 37-year-old man tried to flee fr…

    by Emily Nitcher January 3, 2016

  • North Little Rock driver facing gun, drug counts

    A 31-year-old North Little Rock man was arrested early Thursday after police found drugs, a loaded handgun and a digital scale in his black Cadillac Escalade, …

    by Emily Nitcher January 1, 2016

  • LR woman robbed outside her home

    Police were investigating after a woman was robbed at gunpoint outside her Little Rock home Tuesday.

    by Scott Carroll , Emily Nitcher December 31, 2015

  • Arkansas sees strong storms, but no injuries

    At least four possible tornadoes touched down around Arkansas on Sunday, along with strong winds and large hail, tearing off roofs, uprooting trees and shatter…

    by Jeannie Roberts , Emily Nitcher December 28, 2015

  • Friend's spouse ID'd after man is robbed

    A 32-year-old Little Rock man is in custody on a robbery charge after the victim's girlfriend told police she recognized the assailant as the husband of her lo…

    by Emily Walkenhorst , Emily Nitcher December 27, 2015

  • Police say man hid drug 'in buttocks'

    Little Rock police arrested a 32-year-old man Friday evening during a stop in which the man attempted to hide a bag of heroin in his butt after police spotted …

    by Emily Walkenhorst , Emily Nitcher December 27, 2015

  • 2 girls fight in mall; man, 19, arrested

    A 19-year-old man was arrested Saturday night after a fight between two girls broke out at the Park Plaza Mall in Little Rock, authorities said.

    by Emily Nitcher December 27, 2015

  • Two girls who fled returned to lockup

    Two youths who fled the Mansfield Juvenile Treatment Center in Sebastian County about 7 p.m. Wednesday were back in custody early Thursday, according to the Ar…

    by Emily Nitcher December 25, 2015

  • Police link leg to missing woman

    A human leg found in the Arkansas River last week was linked to a North Little Rock woman reported missing in January 2014, police said Friday.

    by Emily Nitcher December 14, 2015

  • Police link leg in river to missing woman, 36

    A human leg found in the Arkansas River last week was linked to a North Little Rock woman reported missing in January 2014, police said Friday.

    by Emily Nitcher December 13, 2015

  • Police link leg in river to missing woman, 36

    A human leg found in the Arkansas River last week was linked to a North Little Rock woman reported missing in January 2014, police said Friday.

    by Emily Nitcher December 12, 2015

  • Chase along I-430 ends in DWI arrest

    Little Rock police charged a man with driving while intoxicated after he led officers on a 2.5-mile chase early Wednesday, according to an arrest report.

    by Scott Carroll , Emily Nitcher December 10, 2015

  • Pupil goes to school carrying airsoft gun

    A student at Boone Park Elementary took an airsoft gun to school Wednesday, prompting a visit from North Little Rock police, said Sgt. Brian Dedrick.

    by Scott Carroll , Emily Nitcher December 10, 2015

  • Tax rises win day in 2 state elections

    Special elections Tuesday in Drew County, Monticello and Cash determined whether tax increases would be used to support a hospital, event center and improvemen…

    by Emily Nitcher December 9, 2015

  • 55,000 lights twinkle at Capitol

    With the flip of a switch affixed with a giant red bow, the state Capitol lit up with more than 55,000 white lights Saturday night in downtown Little Rock.

    by Emily Nitcher December 6, 2015

  • Victim's gunfire leads to charges

    A Little Rock man who shot at two men trying to steal his car was arrested for that shooting Tuesday, an arrest report said.

    by Scott Carroll , Emily Nitcher December 3, 2015

  • Shots fired at car; 1 arrested in North Little Rock

    A North Little Rock man was arrested Wednesday after police said he fired several shots at a vehicle with three women inside, according to an arrest report.

    by Scott Carroll , Emily Nitcher December 3, 2015

  • Hospital employee held in rape of girl

    A Little Rock man was arrested after police said he raped a 14-year-old girl he met while working at a hospital for children struggling with emotional or behav…

    by Emily Nitcher December 2, 2015

  • Parolee arrested in North Little Rock shooting

    A North Little Rock man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a November shooting that left a man who was shot in the leg hospitalized, according to an arres…

    by Emily Nitcher December 2, 2015

  • Shot at car thieves, man tells Little Rock police

    Little Rock police were investigating Tuesday afternoon after a man told police he shot at two men who tried to steal his car and run him over with it, police …

    by Emily Nitcher December 2, 2015

  • Little Rock upgrades 311 system

    The 311 system used by residents of Little Rock to request and report everything from a basketball goal removal to missed garbage pickup has been upgraded to b…

    by Emily Nitcher November 30, 2015

  • Parents' bail set at $100,000 in death

    A Saline County judge Wednesday set bond at $100,000 each for the parents charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of their 2-year-old child.

    by Emily Nitcher , Brandon Riddle November 27, 2015

  • 2 teens who fled center captured

    Two teenage boys committed to the state Youth Services Division who ran off from a Northeast Arkansas residential treatment center Tuesday morning were capture…

    by Chad Day , Emily Nitcher November 25, 2015

  • Holiday travelers to hit road

    Low gas prices can be thanked for an anticipated increase in the number of Arkansans and Americans traveling for this week's Thanksgiving holiday.

    by Emily Nitcher November 23, 2015

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