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Jonesboro Police Chief Mike Yates resigns; reporter will return to Jonesboro Sun

Jonesboro Police Chief Mike Yates has resigned his job.He said he wanted to take responsibility for his mistakes in dealing with the local newspaper and one of its reporters.
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The Civil Rights Come To Fayetteville Edition

The passage of a historic civil rights measure in Fayetteville, a surprise about-face at the Little Rock City Board, Jonesboro Police Chief Mike Yates’ derogatory comments about Jonesboro Sun police reporter Sunshine Crump, Mark Pryor inching towards saying the name that cannot be spoken and a coming legislative meeting on the Arkansas’s biggest retirement systems — all covered on this week's podcast.
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Mayor suspends Jonesboro police chief 30 days without pay for comments about reporter

Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin has suspended Police Chief Mike Yates for 30 days without pay for Facebook comments about a Jonesboro Sun police reporter who's since quit her job because she said she didn't feel safe. The chief has been ordered to apologize, to undergo training, to stay away from social media and to review information release procedures that the Sun complained about.

Jonesboro Sun reporter quits over tension with city police chief; his Facebook comments a factor

The Jonesboro Sun reports that Sunshine Crump resigned as the newspaper's police reporter after a "tense" relationship with Police Chief Mike Yates. The newspaper has hired a lawyer and wants the chief fired.
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