Arkansas Law Enforcement

Attorneys for a woman suing Arkansas State Police for a trooper's use of a technique that caused her vehicle to crash say a settlement has been reached which will lead to a change in policy.

Former Lonoke County sheriff's deputy Michael Davis pleaded not guilty Monday to manslaughter in the death of 17-year-old Michael Brittain during a traffic stop.

Truckers are being trained about human trafficking, often for prostitution, how to identify warning signs and what to do to help victims.

More than two decades after the death of an inmate, authorities said Tuesday he is a person of interest in the disappearance of 6-year-old Morgan Nick from a little league baseball game in Alma.

The city’s police chief is responding to an independent review of his department, appointing an internal task force to implement recommendations.

Mayor Frank Scott Jr. questioned the impartiality of an investigator hired by the city who concluded there was “a clear indication of racial discrimination, hostile working conditions and retaliation” by Chief Keith Humphrey.

A series of programs were announced Wednesday aimed at reducing violence in the city that spiked with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The West Memphis Police Department has 30 days to respond to a lawsuit by Damien Echols who says he was wrongly convicted and sentenced to death for the murders of three boys.

Authorities say two people in Arkansas died from stab wounds on Sunday and a third person was shot and killed by an officer whose neck was slashed after he found a man beating one of the stabbing victims with a rock.

The city of Little Rock and the family of a Black driver fatally shot by a white police officer during a traffic stop have tentatively reached a…