One killed, one hurt in Wednesday traffic accident

One person was killed and a second injured in a two-vehicle accident in Lincoln County Wednesday night.According to a preliminary report, Kelly Leann Ashcraft, 43, of Rison was northbound on Arkansas Highway 530 when the 2019 Honda she was driving crossed the center line... Read More.

Senate drops ban on cellular recording of meetings

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Senate on Wednesday dropped a ban on the public using cellular devices to record and livestream its sessions from the gallery and created a process to credential media organizations covering the chamber.The Senate Efficiency Committee voted to... Read More.
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Sanders releases latest campaign finances

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders raised $235,000 last month in her bid for Arkansas governor, again outpacing her closest fundraising rival among the Democrats hoping to challenge her, reports filed this week show.Sanders, who announced last... Read More.

Boozman, others push HHS on Head Start mask mandate

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) joined Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and their Senate Republican colleagues to introduce a resolution that would allow Congress to nullify a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Interim Final Rule (IFR) that requires all staff and volunteers... Read More.
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State senate rejects discussion of abortion ban

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ majority-Republican Senate rejected a push Tuesday for an abortion ban modeled after Texas’ restrictive law, with abortion opponents divided about emulating their neighbor’s approach as they await a key ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court.The Senate rejected resolutions... Read More.

Governor calls for law enforcement bonus payments

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday called for tapping into the state’s surplus to give local law enforcement a one-time $5,000 payment and new equipment, as the Republican delivered his final state of the state address.Hutchinson, who is serving... Read More.
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Pulaski County judge sued over mask mandate

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Pulaski County justice of the peace is suing the county judge over a mandate to be vaccinated against the coronavirus or wear a mask in county buildings.Justice Doug Reed was unconstitutionally prevented from attending a Feb. 8 Quorum... Read More.
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Prisons to lift movement restrictions, resume visitation

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas prison officials on Friday said they were lifting movement restrictions imposed on their facilities and will allow in-person visitation to resume next month as a surge in COVID-19 cases in the state continued to ease.The Department of Corrections... Read More.
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Star City Schools awarded grants for two new programs

The Star City School District has received more than $53,000 in state grants to institute two new programs.According to the Lincoln Ledger newspaper, the Arkansas Department of Education awarded Star City High School $24,225 for Business Finance and $29,500 for Cybersecurity.“We feel that both... Read More.

Supreme Court says judge immune from lawsuit

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a state judge is immune from a lawsuit by a civil rights group that accused him of violating the constitutional rights of poor defendants by imposing excessive fines and jail time... Read More.