Friday, April 14, 2006
Good Friday Daybreak
A Benton County grand jury has indicted an Arkansas State Police trooper on a misdemeanor count of negligent homicide in the March 7 shooting death of a handicapped man police mistook for an armed fugitive. Trooper Larry Norman could face a year in jail or a $1,000 fine.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson said Thursday that his Democratic opponent, Attorney General Mike Beebe, is “flat wrong” about a bill to loosen academic standards for some high schools. House Bill 1014, which failed during last week’s special session, was sponsored by Hutchinson’s nephew, Rep. Jeremy Hutchinson, R-Little Rock and would have exempted the small Paron district from some state standards. Beebe and Governor Huckabee opposed the bill.
A Paron High School janitor accused of threatening the Bryant superintendent over the proposed closing of the high school was free after posting a $4,000 bond Thursday.
The Attorney General’s race is heating up. Democratic candidate Dustin McDaniel accuses Saline County prosecutor Robert Herzfeld of using seized drug money to conduct a statewide survey of voters. In the primary for Lieutenant Governor Mike Hathorn has accused Bill Halter of a personal attack by supposedly attacking his character in a telephone survey.
The Arkansas Department of Emergency Services is beginning to prepare for the aftermath of a New Madrid Fault earthquake in the 24 counties on the southern end of that zone.
Jonesboro Economical Transit System will provide free rides during May to help residents become acquainted with the new system, according to Joel Gardner, the system's director. The service will begin operation on May 4.
The owner of Learning Tree Montessori School in Conway was arrested on a warrant for second degree battery. Teresa Ryan is accused of rough treatment of a 2-year-old child, the son of a Conway Police officer. State Police investigated the case.
Jefferson County authorities on Wednesday arrested a man accused of rustling 257 head of cattle. Sterling Weatherspoon of Pine Bluff faces 257 counts of theft.
A Missouri woman faces charges she accidentally hit a 6-year-old Pea Ridge boy with a truck and later threatened to kill him if he kept talking about the incident. An affidavit filed by the Benton County Prosecutor's Office says Misty McCasland struck Don Busby II on April 1 and left the scene of the accident. Busby suffered only minor injuries. A second affidavit said McCasland went to Busby's school on April 5 and threatened to kill him if he continued talking about the accident or if he told someone she threatened him. Busby’s father also reported McCasland came to his house the day after the accident and yelled at him she didn't think she hit the child and told Busby he needed to tell the police she was innocent.
The Bentonville High School Marching Band has been invited to participate in the Fiesta Bowl parade and the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona's Fiesta Bowl national band championship. The championship is Dec. 29 and the parade is Dec. 30 in Phoenix. Bentonville is one of 20 bands from 13 states that will perform.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson said Thursday that his Democratic opponent, Attorney General Mike Beebe, is “flat wrong” about a bill to loosen academic standards for some high schools. House Bill 1014, which failed during last week’s special session, was sponsored by Hutchinson’s nephew, Rep. Jeremy Hutchinson, R-Little Rock and would have exempted the small Paron district from some state standards. Beebe and Governor Huckabee opposed the bill.
A Paron High School janitor accused of threatening the Bryant superintendent over the proposed closing of the high school was free after posting a $4,000 bond Thursday.
The Attorney General’s race is heating up. Democratic candidate Dustin McDaniel accuses Saline County prosecutor Robert Herzfeld of using seized drug money to conduct a statewide survey of voters. In the primary for Lieutenant Governor Mike Hathorn has accused Bill Halter of a personal attack by supposedly attacking his character in a telephone survey.
The Arkansas Department of Emergency Services is beginning to prepare for the aftermath of a New Madrid Fault earthquake in the 24 counties on the southern end of that zone.
Jonesboro Economical Transit System will provide free rides during May to help residents become acquainted with the new system, according to Joel Gardner, the system's director. The service will begin operation on May 4.
The owner of Learning Tree Montessori School in Conway was arrested on a warrant for second degree battery. Teresa Ryan is accused of rough treatment of a 2-year-old child, the son of a Conway Police officer. State Police investigated the case.
Jefferson County authorities on Wednesday arrested a man accused of rustling 257 head of cattle. Sterling Weatherspoon of Pine Bluff faces 257 counts of theft.
A Missouri woman faces charges she accidentally hit a 6-year-old Pea Ridge boy with a truck and later threatened to kill him if he kept talking about the incident. An affidavit filed by the Benton County Prosecutor's Office says Misty McCasland struck Don Busby II on April 1 and left the scene of the accident. Busby suffered only minor injuries. A second affidavit said McCasland went to Busby's school on April 5 and threatened to kill him if he continued talking about the accident or if he told someone she threatened him. Busby’s father also reported McCasland came to his house the day after the accident and yelled at him she didn't think she hit the child and told Busby he needed to tell the police she was innocent.
The Bentonville High School Marching Band has been invited to participate in the Fiesta Bowl parade and the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona's Fiesta Bowl national band championship. The championship is Dec. 29 and the parade is Dec. 30 in Phoenix. Bentonville is one of 20 bands from 13 states that will perform.
