The Latest Breaking News from Alice Springs

A prisoner has leapt over a wall in Alice Springs to escape police custody, the Northern Territory police say.

A man who suddenly veered his car onto the wrong side of the road and hit and killed a cyclist last year has been sentenced and will be eligible for parole at the end of next year.

Six months before Constable Zachary Rolfe fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker in Yuendumu, a Northern Territory judge found the police officer lied in court about events leading up to an arrest that left an Aboriginal man unconscious in Alice Springs.

A jury acquitted the 46-year-old of three counts of aggravated assault and one count of sexual intercourse without consent. His defence argued the alleged victim had fabricated the allegations.

The National Aboriginal Art Gallery in the Northern Territory is a step closer to being built in Alice Springs after a land deal was struck.

As property crime rates in Alice Springs skyrocket, the mayor is hoping local and live monitoring of CCTV cameras operated by both the local council and police will help curb crime in the outback town's CBD.

A coronial inquest will be held for a man who died after being hit by a vehicle during the Finke Desert Race near Alice Springs.

The 46-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting his then-17-year-old foster daughter inside the home, at a holiday house, and inside a hotel room.

The Northern Territory has reported 251 new COVID-19 cases, as the Alice Springs quarantine facility is closing.