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Local Circuit Court Judge Passes Away

Content partner KAIT Ch. 8 News reports: A local circuit court judge died early Tuesday morning at his home. According to Craighead County Coroner Toby Emerson, Hon. Lee Fergus of…

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KASU News Director Killed In Car Crash

Content partner, KAIT Ch. 8 reports: William Gregory “Greg” Chance, news director for Arkansas State University’s radio station KASU, was killed Tuesday night in when his car crashed into a…

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Centennial Bank Stadium On Fire

Content partner KAIT Ch. 8 reports: Jonesboro fire crews are battling a fire at the construction site of Centennial Bank Stadium, according to multiple sources. A Region 8 News crew…

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KAIT To Add NBC Programming In Late January

Residents in northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri will soon be able to watch programming from a second television channel affiliated with KAIT. An announcement was made Monday afternoon. KAIT, Region…

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Peco Foods Putting Grant Money To Work

From our content partner, KAIT Ch. 8: The Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Facilities Authority received a $20,000 grant to plan and prepare Pocahontas and surrounding counties for Peco Foods. Peco…

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NEA Fair Manager Stepping Down

From our content partner, KAIT Ch. 8: Citing health issues, Jerry Reece announced he is resigning his post as a manager of the Northeast Arkansas Fair. In a letter to…

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New EPA Rule Could Close Newark Power Plant

Jessi Turnure with our content partner, KAIT Ch. 8, reports: A proposed rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on carbon dioxide emissions could shut down two older Arkansas coal-fired…