Arkansas State Police introduced a new imitative called "Operation Safe Streets" back in May and though it has now come to an end, they say it was successful.
School districts in tornado-ripped Pulaski County are pushing toward a return to normal operating procedures after a storm wiped out a long swath of homes, businesses, trees and utilities Friday afternoon.
The Kentucky Division of Forestry has issued a Burn Ban to go into effect for the Pulaski County area, and all of Kentucky, starting Saturday, Oct. 1 through Dec. 15.
Keith McGee, a longtime Pulaski County-area educator, will be the state-appointed superintendent of the Helena-West Helena School District, effective Monday.