Stories from Monday, October 19, 2009

In the suit, Brenda Wren says on Jan. 3 she was arrested and held "for several hours" in just her t-shirt and panties

One person was taken into custody and another was sent to the emergency room, following an early morning accidental shooting Thursday, according to a report from the Blytheville Police Department. Thursday at 12:15 a.m., Juan Olivares, 20, of Gosnell, was brought by private vehicle to the Great River Medical Center Emergency Room with a gunshot wound to his right hand. ...

Entertainer J.R. Rogers set his piano on fire while playing "Great Balls of Fire" as made famous by Jerry Lee Lewis. Rogers played both Friday night and Saturday afternoon for the event. (Bottom photo) Runners take off at the starting line for the event...

Several burglaries and thefts have been reported to the Blytheville Police Department recently according to reports. Thursday at 4:10 p.m., Shela Delaney of the 2300 block of Marguerite reported to police that she left her house at 6 a.m. to go to work and when she returned home at 4 p.m., she found her home had been broken into with several items missing...