Less than an hour after turning himself in to Jacksonville police Thursday, Lekedrin Smith was on his way to Pulaski County Jail, charged with killing two-year-old Braylon Alexander.

Authorities in Pulaski County say a 55-year-old man died in police custody after reportedly swallowing cocaine to hide it from officers.

A southeast Arkansas mental-health provider closed its seven outpatient facilities and halted services to 430 patients Wednesday morning, the day after a Pulaski County Circuit Court judge ruled in favor of ...