12+ hour, 28+ min ago   (282+ words) MINDEN, LA — Nine years after Kendrick Tyrone “Ty” Sumlin was shot and killed in his own yard, the clothes he wore that night remain sealed in an evidence bag inside the Minden Police Department. No arrest has been made — yet....

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (390+ words) The following people have recently been booked into the Columbia County Justice and Detention Facility on Rawhide Road in Magnolia. All the following people are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law. Not listed are people serving…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (174+ words) Four volunteer fire departments, with the Arkansas Forestry Division, fought a fire Monday, September 7, 2026 along Arkansas 57 north of Columbia County Road 63. A truck that was being towed apparently sparked the fire that spread for a considerable distance along the shoulders…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (476+ words) USDA announced its intent to appeal a decision about SNAP waivers for use of benefits for the purchase of candy and other items. The U.S. Department of Agriculture filed a notice of appeal after a federal judge struck down waivers in…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (206+ words) A total of 90 prisoners are held at the Columbia County Justice and Detention Facility on Rawhide Road, down three since our last report. Marcus A. Carter Sr., 56, of Magnolia, booked 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2026 by Magnolia Police Department, assisting another agency, possession of…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (252+ words) A former Arkansas lawmaker who is running for Benton County judge pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges that he assaulted his wife. Former Rep. Austin McCollum appeared in Benton County Circuit Court and pleaded not guilty to second-degree battering,…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (96+ words) Keosha Hardin, 31, Magnolia, forgery second degree, non-financial identity fraud, unsafe vehicle, driving on suspended license Cassidy Easter, 20, Magnolia, theft of property under $1,000 Braylon Gulley, 26, Texarkana, theft of property over $1,000, theft of property under $1,000 Dlon Rash, 22, Magnolia, domestic battering third degree,…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (460+ words) Audry Thompson laid out specifics of child labor laws during a webinar hosted by the National Agricultural Law Center. Audry Thompson, staff attorney at the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law. Youngsters have worked on family farms for…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (325+ words) The following people have recently been booked into the Columbia County Justice and Detention Facility on Rawhide Road in Magnolia. All the following people are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law. Not listed are people serving…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (291+ words) Two Union Parish, Louisiana residents died during the week in separate vehicular incidents near Monroe in Ouachita Parish. Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop F began investigating a fatal crash about 4 a.m. Saturday, September 5, 2026 involving a pedestrian on Louisiana Highway 34 near…...