Emily Walkenhorst
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Recent Stories by Emily Walkenhorst
Police beat
posted: 05/17/2013 4:45 a.m. Discuss
Teen faces charge in uncle’s shooting A 17-year-old Little Rock boy was arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree battery in the shooting of his uncle early Sunday.
CDC gives Arkansas $1 million stroke grant
posted: 08/11/2012 2:29 a.m. Discuss
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will give Arkansas $1 million during the next three years to enhance the state’s stroke care and prevention, the state Department of Health announced Friday.
DNA event to update files of missing
posted: 08/04/2012 3:05 a.m. Discuss
Families and friends of missing Arkansans — some waiting 40 years or longer — have a chance to update their cases and maybe make some new connections.
Handgun used in man’s death stolen in June
posted: 08/03/2012 1:27 a.m. Discuss
The gun found next to a handcuffed Southaven, Miss., man — who died from a gunshot wound inflicted while he was in the backseat of a Jonesboro police car — had been stolen in June, Police Chief Michael Yates said Thursday.
Fatal shooting in officer’s car draws inquiry
posted: 08/02/2012 1:27 a.m. Comments 2
The Jonesboro Police Department continued an internal investigation Wednesday after a Southaven, Miss., man died from what officers said was a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the back of an officer’s patrol car last weekend.
For heat, Arkansas among the top 3
posted: 08/01/2012 1:11 a.m. Discuss
In the past week, Arkansas, parts of Oklahoma and parts of Kansas have been the toastiest locales in the country, weather experts said Tuesday.
UA to study wider role for its online course offerings
posted: 07/29/2012 3:37 a.m. Discuss
As forprofit school enrollment skyrockets and public universities face mounting budget constraints, the president of the University of Arkansas System is talking about expanding online distanceeducation programs at each of its campuses — potentially toward a single system-wide program.
County clerk to IRS: Cancel tax penalties
posted: 07/26/2012 3:18 a.m. Discuss
Interest and late fees on payroll taxes dating back to almost 10 years have already cost Craighead County about $288,000.
Bauxite mayor will face recall election
posted: 07/25/2012 5:51 a.m. Discuss
A former Bauxite City Council member turned in more than 100 signatures to the Saline County clerk’s office Tuesday, putting Mayor Johnny McMahan up for recall in November.
Woman shot, killed at PB plant
posted: 07/24/2012 3:09 a.m. Discuss
A handful of shaken Central Moloney employees formed an office prayer circle Monday afternoon after an employee at the plant was shot and killed on the property.
