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Fraudulent disability claims results in prison sentence

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LITTLE ROCK—A Beebe man was sentenced for collecting more than $20,000 in Social Security Disability payments when he was not actually disabled. Ryan Kinsey, 35, was sentenced to 30 months in federal by United States District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky. A federal jury convicted... Read More.

Appeals Court rejects inmate claim about trial verdict

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The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected a claim by a prison inmate that prosecutors failed to prove their case when he was charged with aggravated assault on a corrections employee. Corey Steward was an inmate at the Varner Unit and was charged after... Read More.
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State reports near $1 billion surplus

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has accumulated a nearly $1 billion budget surplus for the fiscal year more quickly than expected, state finance officials said Tuesday. The Department of Finance and Administration said the state’s net available revenue for the fiscal year, which began... Read More.

Little Rock Police Chief to retire

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock’s police chief is retiring this month after a rocky three years leading Arkansas’ capital police force that’s been marked by lawsuits and public clashes with officers. Mayor Frank Scott on Monday announced Chief Keith Humphrey submitted a letter... Read More.
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Retrial delayed for former legislator

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The federal retrial of a former Arkansas lawmaker accused of bribery and wire fraud has been delayed until later this year. A federal jury in August had acquitted former state Sen. Gilbert Baker on one count of conspiring to bribe an... Read More.

Hutchinson says presidential run possible

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday he is weighing a presidential run in 2024 and his decision won’t be affected by whether former President Donald Trump decides to join the race. Hutchinson, a two-term Republican governor who is restricted under Arkansas law... Read More.
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Council committees host free dump and disposal day

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Two committees of the Pine Bluff City Council have worked together to sponsor a “free dump and disposal day” so that residents can get rid of unwanted furniture, appliances, carpet and other. The Public Health and Welfare Committee, with Council Member Steven Shaner as Chairman,... Read More.
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Senators including Boozman, Cotton oppose gun legislation

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) joined 20 of their colleagues to introduce a Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution of Disapproval (CRA) to prohibit President Biden’s Department of Justice from implementing a new rule to expand firearm definitions. The Biden administration is... Read More.

Texas man killed in accident Wednesday

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A Texas man was killed in a one-vehicle accident in Hot Spring County Wednesday night. According to a preliminary report, Dwayne Pinson, 62, of Kemp, Texas was westbound on Interstate 30 when the Freightliner truck he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree... Read More.
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Westerman introduces act to reclassify Dyslexia

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WASHINGTON – Wednesday, Congressmen Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Co-Chair of the House Dyslexia Caucus, introduced the bipartisan 21st Century Dyslexia Act to reclassify dyslexia within the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The members released the following statement: "By reclassifying dyslexia as its own, stand-alone category within... Read More.

Person of interest identified in multiple homicides

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ark. (AP) — Authorities in Arkansas say they’ve identified a person of interest in connection with the fatal shootings of four people last week in a rural community. Arkansas State Police say the person is now jailed on unrelated charges. Police did not... Read More.
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