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Tornado kills 3 in Arkansas

World
2009-4-11

A TORNADO struck a small town in Arkansas in the United States on Thursday night, killing three people, injuring at least 24 and seriously damaging about 100 homes. Mena, near the Oklahoma state line, suffered...

US fisherman catches shotgun

Odd
2009-3-4

A fisherman in Arkansas state started to reel in what he thought was a turtle, only to find a Remington 870 shotgun snagged on the end of the line. The two men took the shotgun to a Jonesboro police station, where...

It's baby 18 ... and they want more!

World
2008-12-20

AN Arkansas woman has given birth to her 18th child. Michelle Duggar delivered the baby girl by Caesarean section at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers of the United States on Thursday. The baby, named Jordyn-Grace...

Two die in US campus shootout

World
2008-10-28

POLICE officers patrolled the University of Central Arkansas campus early yesterday and classes were canceled after a shooting in an alleyway left two students dead and a third person wounded. Shots were fired...

Two killed in Arkansas campus shooting

World
2008-10-27

ＴＷＯ people were shot and killed and a third wounded on an Arkansas university campus last night, according to university and hospital officials. The shooting occurred at about 9:30 pm local time (0230 GMT on Monday)...

Escapee 'felt sorry' for fleeing

World
2008-6-28

AUTHORITIES in Arkansas, the Unites States, say an inmate escaped a county jail and left behind a rose fashioned out of toilet paper because he felt sorry for breaking out. Luis Camacho-Mendoza was recaptured a...

Mum to have 18th baby

World
2008-5-10

AN American woman is pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day and the latest addition will join seven sisters and 10 brothers. There are two sets of twins. "We've had three...

Explosions destroy Arkansas meat packing plant

World
2008-3-24

A FIRE set off a series of explosions at a meat packing plant, destroying the factory and causing an ammonia gas leak that forced 180 people from their homes, authorities said. There were no reported injuries. The...

Obama and Huckabee in early electoral lead

World
2008-1-5

DEMOCRAT Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee won the Iowa caucuses, the crucial opening test of the US presidential race. But there was little time for celebration as the candidates rushed off to New Hampshire,...

Riders dangle on roller coaster for 30 minutes

World
2007-6-11

A DOZEN riders on a roller coaster spent half an hour hanging upside down 150 feet (46 meters) above the ground after a power outage shut down the attraction in an Arkansas park. It took about 30 minutes for the...