A winter storm possibly packing snow, sleet and ice could pelt parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas beginning this weekend. The National Weather Service says the storm could set up on Saturday with a dry, cold front that will peak for the area late Sunday into Tuesday. Forecasters say the worst of storm would mostly affect northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas, and that any accumulations of snow, sleet and ice could be significant.
ARKANSAS STATE POLICE SAY A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN JOHNSON COUNTY, EARLIER IN THE WEEK, HAS NOW RESULTED IN A FATALITY. REPORTS INDICATED THAT 22-YEAR OLD JAMES DAVIS OF RUSSELLVILLE, DIED WEDNESDAY AS A RESULT OF INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT. THAT ROLLOVER ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. HIGHWAYS 64 AND 359 IN LAMAR. REPORTS INDICATE THAT DAVIS WAS EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 64, WHICHE HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE, AND LEFT THE ROADWAY THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO ST. VINCENT'S INFIRMARY IN LITTLE ROCK FOR TREATMENT, WHERE HE LATER DIED.
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RUSSELLVILLE POLICE AND POPE COUNTY AMBULANCE PERSONNEL WORKED A TWO VEHICLE PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENT, DURING THE NOON-HOUR, AT THE INTERSECTION OF EAST MAIN AND KNOXVILLE AVENUE. A CAR AND SPORT UTILITY WAGON WERE INVOLVED, WITH THE DRIVER OF THE WAGON TAKEN TO ST. MARY'S REGIONAL MED-CENTER WITH UNDETERMINED INJURIES.
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NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM AN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FIRE AT J AND W ALUMINUM COMPANY IN RUSSELLVILLE. FIREFIGHTERS WERE DISPATCHED TO THAT TYLER ROAD LOCATION, JUST BEFORE 4 A/M, AND REMAINED ON SCENE UNTIL ABOUT 5:45, BATTLING A FIRE IN ONE OF THEIR MILL FACILITIES. NO DAMAGE ESTIMATES ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
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