Local authorities say that lightning and at least one tornado have caused damage in Faulkner and Cleburne counties, but there have been no immediate reports of injuries.A Maj.

The following persons made first appearance at Faulkner County Circuit Court on Dec.

Tuesday, a Cleburne County family's home went up in flames. Their mobile home is gone and they didn't have renter's insurance.

Mark Levrier. Photo supplied by police. According to KTTU.com and the Anchorage Daily News , a 52 year old resident of Quitman, Arkansas, Mark LeVrier, was arrested for sexually abusing a minor while helping her family move to Alaska.

Residents of central Arkansas may have felt two small earthquakes that rattled the region overnight.

Jane W. Duke, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced that Tracy Clemons, age 44, of Quitman was indicted today by a federal grand jury on 65 counts of mail fraud.

The pilota s failure to properly execute an emergency maneuver during a forced landing likely caused the November crash of an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission helicopter that killed a wildlife officer near Quitman, the National Transportation Safety Board ruled Thursday.