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Trooper retires after hitting the wrong car
Arkansas State Police said a trooper has retired following a pursuit in which the officer hit a car by mistake on Interstate 40.
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Federal judge blocks Arkansas law requiring parental consent for minors to join social media
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a new law that would have required parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts, preventing the state from becoming the first to impose such a restriction.
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Worst queso scenario: Nacho cheese spill shuts down Arkansas highway
“Nacho easiest clean up on that scene today,” one person commented
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Federal judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be charged for loaning ‘harmful' books to minors
Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors, a federal judge ruled Saturday.
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5 things to know about Asa Hutchinson
The former governor of Arkansas has officially jumped into the 2024 presidential race. Here’s what you need to know.
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Arkansas' unprecedented ban on gender-affirming care for children struck down by federal judge
Arkansas’ law, which was temporarily blocked in 2021, also would have prohibited doctors from referring patients elsewhere for such care.
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Authorities Offer Reward to Find Out Who Shot 4 Bald Eagles in Arkansas
Federal and state wildlife authorities are asking for the public’s help in catching whoever might be responsible for the deaths of four bald eagles in Arkansas’ Marion County earlier this year.
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Arkansas Woman Indicted and Accused of Selling Stolen Body Parts on Facebook For Nearly $11,000
An Arkansas woman has pleaded not guilty to charges that she sold 20 boxes of stolen body parts from medical school cadavers to a Pennsylvania man for nearly $11,000.
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Midwest and South Brace for Second Wave of Tornadoes After Deadly Weekend Storms
The National Weather Service on Tuesday evening began issuing tornado warnings in Iowa and Illinois and said a confirmed twister was spotted southwest of Chicago near Bryant, Illinois.
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Former Arkansas Governor Announces 2024 Presidential Run
Asa Hutchinson said he is running for president in 2024 after eight years as governor of Arkansas.
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‘I Thought I Was a Goner For Sure': Man Recounts Arkansas Tornado Nightmare
“I was getting into my pickup truck and as I got into my pickup truck ready to leave. I looked back and there was the tornado coming up over the hill,” Kenneth Bruton said. “Every single glass window blew out and people were blown back.”
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Drone Video Shows Destruction of Little Rock Tornado
Drone footage shows the destruction in the aftermath of a powerful tornado in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Cell Phone Video Shows Forming Storm in Little Rock
Cell phone video from Little Rock, Arkansas, shows what appears to be the forming of a tornado in the area.
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WATCH: Massive Tornado Rolls Through Little Rock, Arkansas
A large tornado moved through Little Rock, Arkansas on Friday.
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Storms Strike Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana; 9 Reported Dead
Unrelenting tornadoes that tore through parts of the South and Midwest have killed at least 9 people. The storms shredded homes and shopping centers and collapsed a theater roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois.
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Arkansas Passes Bill to Build Anti-Abortion Monument on Capitol Grounds
The majority-Republican House approved by a 60-19 vote a proposal allowing the creation of a “monument to the unborn” on the Capitol grounds.
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Arkansas Lawmaker, at a Hearing, Asks Transgender Woman if She Has a Penis
An Arkansas lawmaker shocked onlookers this week when he asked a transgender health care professional about her genitals at a hearing on a bill that would prohibit gender-affirming care for minors. Gwendolyn Herzig, a pharmacist who is a trans woman, was testifying Monday in support of the treatment for minors during a state Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. “You said that...
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Jaylen Smith, 18, Becomes Youngest Black Mayor in the US
An Arkansas city elected 18-year-old Jaylen Smith as the youngest Black mayor in the United States.
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‘I've Forgiven Him,' Says Black Student in 1957 Photo With Jerry Jones Outside Segregated School
One of six Black students involved in a tense confrontation with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and other white students outside a segregated Arkansas high school 65 years ago says “you don’t judge people by the past” and he forgives Jones.
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‘A Curious Kid:' Jerry Jones Addresses 1957 Photo Outside Segregated N. Little Rock High School
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Thursday he was just a “curious kid” when he was part of a group of white students confronting Black students outside North Little Rock High School.