Judge rules Arkansas law threatening librarians with jail unconstitutional
A federal judge on Monday struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that threatened librarians and booksellers with imprisonment if they were found to have prov…
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Live Christmas trees can be used for fish habitats in area lakes
LITTLE ROCK -- When the eggnog is finished and the last of the holiday feasts are over, many live Christmas trees are destined to sit next to the road until th…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLawmakers seek to consolidate property insurance programs for public schools, colleges
The Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research is seeking proposals from two vendors to assist state legislative leaders with their plan to consolidate the insura…
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Subscriber ExclusiveTwo unrelated officer-involved deaths under investigation by Arkansas State Police
Arkansas State Police have opened two investigations in the aftermath of unrelated deaths -- one where a woman in Hughes was shot and killed by an officer on C…
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Subscriber ExclusiveCotton wants next Congress to consider defense spending boost
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., wants Congress to consider billions of dollars in investments toward munitions and defense systems as part of the l…
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New Boston, Texas, police ask public for information on murder suspect’s whereabouts
NEW BOSTON, Texas -- Police continue to search for Rondarrius "DaeDae" Evans, 20, who is wanted on murder charges in the July deaths of two teenagers.
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Subscriber ExclusiveWomack discusses disaster relief, open to reviewing allocation process
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., is suggesting federal lawmakers should reconsider how Congress handles emergency aid to ensure communities can ac…
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Bill Clinton out of hospital after flu treatment
WASHINGTON -- Former President Bill Clinton was discharged from a Washington hospital on Tuesday and will be home for Christmas after he was admitted the day b…
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Schools are cutting bus service for children. Parents are turning to ride-hailing apps
CHICAGO -- Ismael El-Amin was driving his daughter to school when a chance encounter gave him an idea for a new way to carpool.
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White House starts scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes and student debt
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender student athletes and cancel student loans for more than…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLittle River County man gets 40 years in prison for possessing child sex abuse material
ASHDOWN, Ark. -- A Little River County man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of possession of child sex abuse m…
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Subscriber ExclusiveHope, Arkansas, High School reveals $1 million remodel of ag building
HOPE, Ark. -- Hope High School is steadily expanding, as well as renovating already existing facets of its campus.
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Exams ordered for Sevier County man charged with shooting police officer
De QUEEN, Ark. -- Fitness-to-proceed and criminal responsibility exams have been ordered for a Sevier County man accused of shooting and wounding a police offi…
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Subscriber ExclusiveRetired Air National Guard colonel named new secretary of Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs
LITTLE ROCK -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday named a former commander of the Arkansas Air National Guard's 189th Airlift Wing to serve as the secretar…
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Subscriber Exclusive‘Transformative gift’ from Gill Family endows Hendrix pre-law program
CONWAY -- Hendrix College will officially rename its pre-law program the John Gill Pre-Law Program following a "transformative gift" from his family in his hon…
