Features
3 weeks ago in Features, Trending
3 fans. 60 Super Bowls. This might be their last time going to the big game
It just wouldn't feel like the Super Bowl for them if they weren't all there. And this might be the last time they all do it. That's what three old friends were coming to grips with just before this year's Super Bowl. The trio of octogenarians are the only fans left in the exclusive "never missed a Super Bowl" club.
3 weeks ago in Features, World
A 13-year-old Australian boy swims for hours to save his mother and siblings who were swept away
A 13-year-old boy is credited with saving his family after he swam for four hours in choppy waters off the coast of Western Australia to alert authorities that his mother and two younger siblings had been swept away.
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6 hours ago in Sports, Trending
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao agree to a rematch in September at The Sphere in Las Vegas
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have agreed to a rematch of their landmark 2015 bout. Their second fight will be held Sept. 19 in Las Vegas, the boxing icons announced Monday.
24 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
Rob Reiner’s son pleads not guilty to murder in the killing of his parents
Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of Hollywood luminary Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of first-degree murder more than two months after their deaths, denying for the first time that he fatally stabbed his parents.
Lifestyle
3 hours ago in Education, Lifestyle, News
Arkansas Imagination Library launches new annual sponsorship program to expand early literacy
Subaru of Little Rock steps forward as the program's first Presenting Sponsor and commits $65,326 to expand early literacy in Craighead and Faulkner counties.
6 hours ago in Business, Lifestyle, News
Great Clips® hosts community give-back event to support local nonprofits
Great Clips salons in the Jonesboro area are inviting the community to come together for their second annual Community Give-Back Event, happening February 21–27.
23 hours ago in Lifestyle, News
Pets of the Week – Feb. 23
JRN has partnered with area animal shelters to present “Pets of the Week.”
First-ever Great Big Beautiful Flea Market scheduled in Bay
"In our small way, we're trying to bring things to our town," said Tami Hamilton Williams, co-chair of Bay Community Events.
2 days ago in Lifestyle, News, Wellness
Dr. Shane Speights on GLP-1 weight loss drugs
A physician’s perspective on benefits, risks, and realistic expectations
3 days ago in Arts & Culture, Lifestyle, News
A-State Museum to host annual Through a Child’s Eyes exhibition
“Most every day, small children see something for the first time…and their brains go bananas with joy and curiosity,” says museum educator Jill Kary.
4 days ago in Education, Lifestyle, News
A first-of-its-kind sensory gym is coming to Jonesboro
Zachary’s Sensory Gym will be a membership-based, nonprofit play area and event space for special needs individuals.
5 days ago in Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, News
Jonesboro library hosting various events in March
Several events are scheduled through March at the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library.
Sports
4 hours ago in Sports
Kevin Durant says he wants to play for US men’s basketball team at 2028 Olympics in LA
"I didn't want to just take my name out of consideration just because of the simple fact that I'm older and I did it before"
4 hours ago in Sports
UFL restricts punting beyond 50-yard line and makes 60-plus field goals worth 4 points
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The UFL won’t allow punts after a team crosses the 50-yard line until late in each…
6 hours ago in Sports, Trending
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao agree to a rematch in September at The Sphere in Las Vegas
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have agreed to a rematch of their landmark 2015 bout. Their second fight will be held Sept. 19 in Las Vegas, the boxing icons announced Monday.
24 hours ago in Olympics, Sports
Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash
American skier Lindsey Vonn says she nearly lost her left leg following a frightening crash in the women's downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Vonn shared in an Instagram post on Monday that her injuries went far beyond the complex tibia fracture in the leg she initially revealed after clipping a gate and sailing off course just 13 seconds into her run on Feb. 8.
Hughes scores in overtime as US beats Canada for first men’s hockey gold at the Olympics since 1980
Jack Hughes scored less than 2 minutes into overtime and the U.S. beat Canada 2-1 in the gold medal final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday, earning the nation's third men's title at the Games and its first since the "Miracle on Ice" in 1980 — 46 years to the day of the upset over the mighty Soviet Union, too.
4 days ago in Sports
Norway wins its 17th gold medal, breaking record for most golds won in a single Winter Olympics
Johannes Dale-Skjevdal of Norway was the only biathlete to hit all 20 of his targets in the 15-kilometer mass start race Friday and skied his way to gold — Norway's 17th gold medal of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics — breaking the record for the most gold medals won by a nation at a single Winter Olympics.
4 days ago in Olympics, Sports
United States wins 3rd Olympic gold in women’s hockey, beating Canada 2-1 on Megan Keller’s OT goal
A last Olympic goal for Hilary Knight, a gold medal-winning overtime one for Megan Keller, and the Americans cemented their reputation as one of the most dominant women's hockey teams to take the ice.
4 days ago in Sports
Warriors’ Stephen Curry to be re-evaluated in 10 days after 2nd MRI on knee
Golden State star Stephen Curry had a second MRI on his troublesome right knee that revealed no structural damage, although the two-time NBA MVP is expected to miss at least another five games before being re-evaluated.
News from Jonesboro Right Now
45 minutes ago in News, Sports & Outdoors
Earl Bell to become first Arkansas State inductee in USTFCCCA Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame
The five-time NCAA record holder competed for A-State over four seasons from 1974-77.
3 hours ago in Education, Lifestyle, News
Arkansas Imagination Library launches new annual sponsorship program to expand early literacy
Subaru of Little Rock steps forward as the program's first Presenting Sponsor and commits $65,326 to expand early literacy in Craighead and Faulkner counties.
4 hours ago in News, Weather News
USDA offers disaster assistance to agricultural producers in Arkansas impacted by winter storms
Agricultural operations in Arkansas have been significantly impacted by recent winter storms.
5 hours ago in News
Ceremony in Jonesboro to honor high school seniors who have enlisted in military
A nonprofit is looking to celebrate high school seniors who have enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces and are soon to ship off to basic training in Jonesboro.
6 hours ago in Government & Politics, News
Craighead County early voting numbers update
Early voting will continue until March 2. Election Day is Tuesday, March 3.
6 hours ago in Business, Lifestyle, News
Great Clips® hosts community give-back event to support local nonprofits
Great Clips salons in the Jonesboro area are inviting the community to come together for their second annual Community Give-Back Event, happening February 21–27.
23 hours ago in Lifestyle, News
Pets of the Week – Feb. 23
JRN has partnered with area animal shelters to present “Pets of the Week.”
Entertainment
6 hours ago in Entertainment
Robert Carradine, ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ and ‘Lizzie McGuire’ star, dies at 71
Robert Carradine, the youngest of his prolific Hollywood family and whose biggest hit was the 1984 comedy "Revenge of the Nerds," has died at 71. In a Tuesday statement to news outlets, his family said he lived with bipolar disorder for two decades and died by suicide.
24 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
Rob Reiner’s son pleads not guilty to murder in the killing of his parents
Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of Hollywood luminary Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of first-degree murder more than two months after their deaths, denying for the first time that he fatally stabbed his parents.
1 day ago in Entertainment
Met Gala guests (and the rest of us) learn the next dress code: ‘Fashion is Art’
You certainly don't have to tell Beyoncé this: Fashion, when deployed properly, is nothing less than art. Now, the fashion-forward superstar will have another chance to make the point.
4 days ago in Arts & Culture, Entertainment, News
A-State Theatre debuts Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5: The Musical’
Arkansas State University's Department of Theatre will begin the Spring semester with a production of "9 to 5: The Musical," featuring music by Dolly Parton.
