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Doctors, educators call for use of face masks as virus cases increase

Tuesday, January 4 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Groups representing Arkansas’ pediatricians and teachers called for more school districts to require face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus Monday, as the state’s virus cases and hospitalizations continued to grow.Gov. Asa Hutchinson, meanwhile, said the state’s... Read More.

Four more counties report chronic wasting cases

Monday, January 3 by Ray King

DALTON, Ark. (AP) — Chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in deer in four more Arkansas counties, according to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.Deer harvested in Randolph, Crawford, Franklin and Van Buren counties have been confirmed with the disease, the commission said Friday.The... Read More.

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Jefferson leads Hogs to Outback bowl win

Monday, January 3 by Ray King

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Arkansas football is on the rise.KJ Jefferson picked up 104 of his 110 rushing yards in the second half and threw for 90 more to lead No. 22 Arkansas past Penn State 24-10 in the Outback Bowl on Saturday. Raheim... Read More.

Little Rock police chief on leave after shooting

Monday, January 3 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The police chief in Little Rock has been placed on paid leave after shooting at a woman who allegedly shot another woman on New Year’s Eve, the city’s mayor said Saturday.Police Chief Keith Humphrey is on leave following the... Read More.

State prisons in lockdown because of COVID

Monday, January 3 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas prisons are going into lockdown for at least two weeks because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases among staff and prisoners, the state Department of Corrections announced Friday.State prisons are prohibiting visits and “limiting non-essential movement within... Read More.

State sets new record for confirmed COVID cases

Friday, December 31 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the state recorded its highest one-day count of confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began Thursday amid an omicron-fueled surge in the virus across the country.Arkansas reported 4,978 new cases of the disease... Read More.

Judge: Mask mandate ban unconstitutional

Wednesday, December 29 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Wednesday struck down a state law that prevents schools and other governmental entities from requiring face masks.Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox had already temporarily blocked the law in August. On Wednesday, he ruled the law... Read More.

Malvern man dies after being hit by 2 vehicles in Grant County

Wednesday, December 29 by Ray King

A 38-year-old Malvern man was killed Tuesday when he was hit by two vehicles in Grant County.According to a preliminary report, Robert Collins walked into the southbound lane of Arkansas Highway 46 near Grant County Road 6 at Leola and was hit by the... Read More.

Doctor accused of sex crimes arrested in Arkansas

Wednesday, December 29 by Ray King

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri boarding school doctor accused of several child sex crimes has been taken into custody in Arkansas.The Kansas City Star reports that 57-year-old David Smock was captured Tuesday night in Harrison, Arkansas, not far from the Missouri border. He had... Read More.

Two killed in Pulaski County traffic accident

Wednesday, December 29 by Ray King

Two Pine Bluff residents were killed and a third injured in a one-vehicle traffic accident in Pulaski County Tuesday afternoon.According to a preliminary report from the Arkansas Department of Public Safety, John Howell, 85, and Shirley White Banks, 69, were passengers in a 2006... Read More.

Lincoln County Quorum Court approves 2022 budget

Tuesday, December 28 by Ray King

At its final meeting of the year, the Lincoln County Quorum Court approved a more than $7 million budget for 2022.According to the Lincoln Ledger newspaper, the County General budget was set at just over $2.966 million while the County Road budget was fixed... Read More.

Jail Escapees Recaptured

Tuesday, December 28 by Ray King

FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Authorities said they’re investigating the Christmas Eve escape of two inmates who used a water hose to rappel down the side of a western Arkansas jail.Jeremiah Slavens, 39, of Fort Smith, and Dustin Smith, 36, of Muldrow, Okla., escaped... Read More.