Grant Lancaster

Three people were killed and two injured in three crashes on Arkansas roads between Sunday and Wednesday, according to preliminary reports from law enforcement.

CONWAY -- Conway police said Friday they have arrested two suspects in the April 13 shooting at Fifth Avenue Park that killed two people and wounded nine others, and three suspects in a shooting at the University of Central Arkansas on April 19 that left a student wounded, with authorities pursuing three more suspects.

One person was killed and two more injured Friday morning in a head-on collision in Lonoke County, according to a preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police.

Pulaski County authorities on Saturday identified the man found dead in the Arkansas River earlier this month, who authorities believe drowned March 30, a news release states.

Pulaski County authorities on Saturday called off the search for a Roland woman reported missing in November after remains found last month were identified as hers, a news release states.

Little Rock police on Friday evening arrested a woman wanted in an October 2023 homicide in southwest Little Rock, an arrest report states.

Police make arrest on charge of threat

Two people were killed and a third injured in separate crashes on Arkansas roads Friday, according to preliminary reports from the Arkansas State Police.

Police in both Little Rock and North Little Rock will have wider access to flying drones after both cities were awarded state grants this year, although the departments' plans for employing the technology differ.

A police pursuit Tuesday on Arkansas 31 in Lonoke County ended in a crash that injured the suspect and another motorist and wrecked a police vehicle, requiring a deputy to be taken to a hospital to be evaluated and a police dog to be taken to a veterinarian, a news release from the agency states.