Kum & Go is joining the American Red Cross disaster relief effort in Oklahoma.

Now through Friday, May 31, customers will have the opportunity to add $1 to each purchase they make.

Every dollar donated will go directly to the Red Cross for relief efforts.

Kum & Go has more than 400 stores in 11 states, including several here in Your Region 8.

The Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer.  And that means trips to local rivers, lakes and swimming pools.

Before you hit the water for fun in the sun, the Arkansas Department of Health offers these steps to avoid recreational water illnesses (RWIs).

RWIs can cause a wide variety of problems, including gastrointestinal, skin, ear, respiratory, eye, neurologic and wound infections.

The most commonly reported RWI is diarrhea, which can be caused by germs like cryptosporidium, norovirus and E. coli.

A Jonesboro man faces multiple charges after police say a search of his home turned up marijuana, LSD and bath salts.

Micah Roller, 23, is charged with trafficking a controlled substance, two counts of possession of a Schedule I substance with the purpose to deliver, and possession of a controlled substance (marijuana).

According to the probable cause affidavit, on Tuesday police received information that Roller was selling MDMC/Methylone, also known as “bath salts.”