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- Baxter, Marion, Stone Counties Join Growing List of Arkansas Burn Ban Locations 03/24/2026Mountain Home, AR. – With conditions growing worse with enhanced fire risks, more counties have joined the overall list of places in Arkansas in an official burn ban. The two closest additions are Baxter, Marion and Stone Counties, with roughly half the entire state now enacting burn bans. Local law enforcement have made statements about […]Daniel Williams
- Increased Fire Risk Conditions Persist Today and Tomorrow, NWS Warns 03/24/2026Rapid swings back and forth between hot and cold temperatures and a general lack of moisture in the Ozarks, combined with consistent winds in recent days will ensure that increased fire risks will persist over the next few days. Fire risks are high today, will drop somewhat tomorrow, and will increase even more on Thursday. […]Daniel Williams
- UPDATE: Howell County Sheriff’s Office: Missing Person Alert 03/24/2026Update: Workman was reported safe as of 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 24th. WEST PLAINS, MISSOURI- The Howell County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assitance in locating a missing person: Mark Workman, Age 32 was last seen Wednesday, March 18th, 2026 at 5:37 AM after clocking out from AHF-Forsest Products Thornburgh Ave, West Plains, Missouri. Description: […]Dylan Groves
- Man Jailed Without Bond Following Extradition from Florida 03/24/2026AVA, Mo. — A Forsyth man indicted in 2024 on drug and impaired driving charges is now in custody in Douglas County after being extradited from Florida earlier this month. According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher Alan Otis Jones was returned to Missouri on March 19 on an active no-bond warrant issued by […]Quinn Ziliak
- Man Faces Felony Charges in Knife Assault at Howell County Home 03/24/2026A Howell County man is facing multiple felony charges after deputies say he threatened two women with kitchen knives during a domestic disturbance late Sunday night. According to a probable cause statement, deputies were called to a home on State Route AP around 9:44 p.m. for a report of “a male coming at a female […]James Hurtt