Goal-line stand sends Liberty over Razorbacks

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Liberty coach Hugh Freeze said it might have been the biggest win of his career. Arkansas’ Sam Pittman knew it was his worst loss. No. 23 Liberty picked up its first win over an SEC school just five years after its... Read More.

Grambling rolls over UAPB

GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Maurice Washington rushed for a career-high 201 yards on a scant 10 carries with two touchdowns and Grambling walloped Arkansas-Pine Bluff 36-10 on Saturday. Grambling (3-6, 2-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference), which beat Alcorn State 35-6 last week, now has won back-to-back... Read More.
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One killed, four hurt in Bradley County accident

A Rison woman was killed and four people injured in a two-vehicle accident in rural Bradley County Friday night. According to a preliminary report, Leshia Sowheaver, 59, was a passenger in a 2006 Toyota driven by Doyle Sowheaver, 60, also of Rison that was northbound... Read More.

Two men killed in separate traffic accidents

Two Southeast Arkansas men were killed in separate traffic accidents in a less than 24-hour period from Thursday to Friday. The first of those accidents occurred in rural Ouachita County at 10 a.m. Thursday. when Eddie Paul Foise III of Camden apparently lost control of... Read More.
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Final defendant in fentanyl drug ring sentenced to prison

LITTLE ROCK—The final defendant in a 17-person indictment charging a central Arkansas narcotics distribution ring has been sentenced to more than 18 years in prison, concluding the case of a large-scale drug conspiracy that involved multiple kilograms of fentanyl. On Tuesday, Darrell Walls, a/k/a/... Read More.
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medical marijuana funding drives for legal recreational marijuana

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The call went out from leaders in the medical marijuana industry: Money was needed for a Missouri ballot initiative to legalize recreational cannabis for adults. Their colleagues responded. Marijuana farms, manufacturers and retailers provided millions of dollars that footed a... Read More.

Hiker found after 4-day search

HORSESHOE BEND, Ark. (AP) — A Louisiana man who was reported missing while hiking in the Ozark Mountains has been found alive after a four-day search, officials said. Clinton Preston Smith, 67, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was found “in good spirits” at about noon Tuesday,... Read More.
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Little Rock man killed in one-vehicle crash

A Little Rock man was killed in the early morning hours Monday when he lost control of the car he was driving which struck a utility pole and overturned. According to a preliminary report, Corey Bell, 23, was thrown from the 2015 Dodge he was... Read More.

Doctor convicted on drug related allegations

TEXARKANA, AR – A federal jury convicted a Texarkana Doctor Friday on two counts of Distribution of a Schedule II Controlled Substance Without an Effective Prescription and two counts of Distribution of a Schedule V Controlled Substance Without an Effective Prescription. According to court documents... Read More.
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