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9 minutes ago in Sports, Trending
Bears say they are moving forward with Northwest Indiana location for new stadium
The Chicago Bears are looking to build a stadium in Northwest Indiana after a proposal to provide financial incentives for the NFL team to build its new home in Illinois stalled in the state legislature.
3 days ago in Sports, Trending
Golden Knights and Hurricanes built their Stanley Cup Final teams in different ways
On the eve of the Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes, one of the general managers involved laid out his thinking when making roster moves.
4 days ago in Sports, Trending
Last call? States look to extend bar and restaurant hours during the World Cup
World Cup fans in a growing number of U.S. cities won't have an issue finding a well-poured pint to go with their late-night match. State leaders across the U.S. are signing off on extending bar and restaurant hours during the world's most-watched sporting event.
4 days ago in Sports, Trending
Serena Williams is returning to pro tennis at age 44 after nearly 4 years away from the sport
Serena Williams is returning to professional tennis at the age of 44 after nearly four years away from the sport. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion has accepted a wild-card invitation to play doubles at the upcoming Queen's Club grass-court tournament in London, the WTA Tour announced Monday.
1 week ago in Sports, Trending
MLB owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike
Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players' association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond.
Features
2 weeks ago in Features
A proposed additive ban could change New York’s pizza and bagels, some say for the better
After more than a decade of mixing and kneading dough in his family's Brooklyn pizzeria, Salvatore Lo Duca recently made a distressing discovery: A key component of their thin-crust pies, bromated flour, contained a suspected carcinogen already banned in much of the world.
World
1 day ago in World
Sherpa guide missing for a week on Mount Everest rescued while crawling to base camp
A Sherpa guide was found crawling to base camp on Mount Everest a week after he went missing and was reunited with his family who had given up hope he would return.
4 days ago in World
Rescuers search for alternative route to reach 2 missing in a flooded Laos cave
Rescue workers in Laos searched Monday for an alternative passage into a flooded cave where two people are believed to have been trapped for nearly two weeks after heavy rainfall flooded the main entrance, making it impassable.
1 week ago in World
Taylor Swift concert attack plot suspect found guilty by Austrian court
An Austrian court on Thursday convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago.
1 week ago in World
Think it’s hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says
In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate projections.
1 week ago in World
Exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe
The United Kingdom smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours on Tuesday as a spring heat wave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe, triggering government warnings about risks to life.
2 weeks ago in World
Congo curtails funeral wakes in Ebola outbreak as WHO upgrades risk assessment
Authorities in northeastern Congo banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more than 50 people Friday in an effort to curb a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in a region where medical workers have struggled with a lack of resources and pushback from angry residents.
Events
News from Jonesboro Right Now
38 minutes ago in Community, Giving Guide, Health & Wellness, Local Spotlight, News, Sports, Summer Fun Guide
Teenager Organizes Flag Day 5K to Benefit Local Disabled Veterans
The Bay Veterans Memorial will be covered in red, white, and blue later this month as the community gathers for the Flag Day 5K. Local teenager Aden Graham spearheaded the event to provide the community with a local way to support the DAV.
2 hours ago in Crime & Safety, News
Suspects Fleeing with Children in Their Vehicles Face Serious Consequences, ASP Says
Arkansas State Police Col. Mike Hagar is calling on parents and caregivers to think first of the safety of the children in their care and pull over.
3 hours ago in Community, Local Spotlight, News, Outdoors, Sports
Westside Warms Up, Returns to Top Spot in Shooting Sports Final
It was very similar to the way things started two years ago, when Westside started cold but was a roaring furnace by the final in winning a state championship.
4 hours ago in News
Jonesboro Road Blocked Due to Traffic Accident
A Jonesboro road is blocked due to an accident, per Jonesboro E911 Dispatch.
5 hours ago in Crime & Safety, Government & Politics, News
Another Location Being Considered for Second Jonesboro Police Station
City and police leadership are looking into a third contender for a building that would eventually serve as a second police station for the Jonesboro Police Department.
23 hours ago in Community, Crime & Safety, Health & Wellness, News
A Strained Balancing Act: Inside Craighead County’s Modern Opioid Crisis
Addressing the crisis requires a balancing act between law enforcement, the judicial system, and a healthcare sector that is rewriting its relationship with pain management.
24 hours ago in Crime & Safety, Government & Politics, News
Jonesboro Mayor and Police Chief Provide Additional Details on Employment Bonus
The Jonesboro Police Department is offering bonuses to incoming police officers in an effort to combat staffing shortages.
Entertainment
1 day ago in Entertainment
Choose ‘Trainspotting’: Ewan McGregor and Danny Boyle reflect on the life-changing film
Ewan McGregor, for a fleeting moment after "Trainspotting" came out, felt like a rock star. The kinetic film about four heroin addicts in late-1980s Scotland was and, 30 years later, remains defining — in his career, in the culture and in his understanding of what true artistic satisfaction can feel like.
1 day ago in Entertainment
What to watch for at the Tony Awards on Broadway’s biggest night
Twenty-four shows on Broadway received Tony Award nominations this season, but not all will walk away with a trophy and the box office attention they usually bring.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Music
Dutch court allows rapper Ye concerts in the Netherlands
A judge in Amsterdam on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a Jewish organization to block two performances by the rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, ruling that the concerts are not a threat to public order.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Shia LaBeouf gets probation after pleading guilty to punching bargoers during Mardi Gras
Actor Shia LaBeouf was sentenced to probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to punching three people outside a New Orleans bar during Mardi Gras.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Lawyers for Lively and Baldoni battle in a New York court despite settling claims weeks ago
On Monday, lawyers for Blake Lively were back in court, trying to get a judge to make Baldoni pay her legal bills plus other penalties. They said she's entitled to the money under a California law because Justin Baldoni's countersuit, which claimed she had defamed and extorted him, was thrown out last year by a judge.
4 days ago in Entertainment
Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner are married
Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner are married, local officials in London confirmed to The Associated Press. They tied the knot Sunday at Old Marylebone Town Hall.
