Arkansas lawmakers expected to finalize budget
Arkansas lawmakers are expected to finalize a $4.7 billion budget for the coming year as they try to wrap up the final week of the legislative session. The Joint Budget Committee was scheduled on ...
View ArticleSevere storms possible Tuesday afternoon, night
-; Severe storms are possible Tuesday afternoon and night as a system makes its way across Arkansas, forecasters said. John Robinson, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather ...
View ArticleArkansas gas prices jump 10 cents over past week
The average price for a gallon of gas in Arkansas has risen 10 cents in the past week. The AAA says the average price Monday is $3.52 for a gallon of unleaded gas. That's up from $3.42 a week ...
View ArticleA Peace Prize nomination for Bill Clinton
Credit: staton breidenthal/None Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/fSTATON BREIDENTHAL 4/16/11 Former President Bill Clinton salutes the crowd as he arrives with National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis ...
View ArticleHiwasse annexation decision draws applause
A decision allowing Hiwasse residents to pursue the voluntary annexation of their community into the city of Gravette drew a standing ovation Monday in a County Court hearing. Benton County Judge ...
View ArticleBurglar Armed with Knives "Caught in the Act"
A Benton man police say was armed with two large knives when they "caught him in the act" of burglarizing a home, is behind bars on a string of charges.It happened Friday morning about ...
View ArticleLittle Rock Woman in Running for National Mom Award
Karen Baker is a finalist in the Most Inspirational Mom search. Winner gets a full tuition college scholarship and one-year supply of home ...
View ArticleAudit Released After 4 Fired at UAPB
The audit essentially says Ticey in her role as Director of the complex and Assistant to the Chancellor had so much control and oversight, things under her direction, went awry with dozens of ...
View ArticleNew Arkansas driver licenses hard to counterfeit
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Seven months after Arkansas rolled out a new driver's license look statewide, the new format appears to be foiling would-be counterfeiters, said an expert on fake ...
View ArticlePolice seek witnesses in Tenn. nightclub shooting
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) -- Police gathered clues from surveillance video, social media websites and witnesses Monday as they sought to identify those responsible for a weekend shooting at a Tennessee ...
View Article2 bodies recovered from SE Okla. river, 3rd sought
IDABEL, Okla. (AP) -- The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says crews have recovered the body of an 8-year-old boy from the Little River in far southeast Oklahoma, where his father's body was recovered ...
View ArticleFicociello honored by SEBaseball
FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas sophomore infielder Dominic Ficociello was recognized for his performance against Northwestern State and Valparaiso last week by being named the SEBaseball.com Player ...
View ArticlePisani, Grable No. 1 in the nation
Katherine Grable has moved into the nation's top spot in the all-around in this week's GymInfo national rankings, giving Arkansas two No. 1-ranked individuals for the second time this ...
View ArticleNo. 4 Arkansas closes homestand with BYU
SEC Baseball Release FAYETTEVILLE – The No. 4 Arkansas baseball team looks to get back in the win column on Tuesday as it hosts BYU in the first game of a two-game midweek series. The ...
View ArticleDemocrats file congressional bids
Two Democrats have made their bids for Republican-held congressional seats official as the filing period for state and federal office continues. Democratic congressional hopefuls Ken Aden and Clark ...
View ArticleBentonville man wins $75,000 on $5 ticket
Bradley M. Coleman of Bentonville won $75,000 on a $5 scratcher ticket, according to a news release from the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. The High Roller ticket was bought at 7403 S.W. Regional ...
View ArticleAre We Once Again, "Banging in the Rock"
As 2012 began, Central Arkansas was peppered with a rapid succession of killings, we stand at eight murders for 2012.As the numbers rose questions mounted; Was gang violence to blame? Was the police ...
View ArticleParents Wonder If Fiscal Distress Status Led to Speech Therapy Lag
Parents of children enrolled in the Tri-District EarlyChildhood program say their sons haven't received speech therapy in three months, and they've been told by administrators it's ...
View ArticlePersonhood Arkansas Submitting Ballot Title for Third Time to State Attorney...
They say the third time is always a charm, and Personhood Arkansas is hoping the old adage proves true.The group is resubmitting its ballot title to the State Attorney General's Office.The ...
View ArticleFire Destroys Downtown Hot Springs Building
A fire rips through and guts an old building in Garland County.A fire struck the Meyers Plumbing building at 300 Albert Pike Road in Hot Springs at around 6:45pm.According to Hot Springs Fire ...
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