judge won’t toss jail inmates lawsuit

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that says detainees at an Arkansas jail were given the drug ivermectin to fight COVID-19 without their knowledge. The lawsuit contends detainees at the Washington County Jail in Fayetteville were given ivermectin... Read More.

Governor to sign property tax credit increase

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers sent Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders legislation that would raise the property tax credit that thousands of homeowners receive for their primary residence. Sanders’ office said the Republican governor planned to sign into law the legislation, which will raise... Read More.
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Pedestrian killed in I-530 accident

An unknown woman was killed Thursday when she was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 530 in Pulaski County. According to a preliminary report, the woman ran out into the lane of traffic and was struck by a 2019 Nissan that was northbound at the... Read More.
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bill on trans use of bathrooms sent to Governor

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Transgender people at Arkansas public schools would not be able to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity under a bill lawmakers sent to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday. The bill approved by the majority-Republican House applies to... Read More.
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UMAS, well fed team up on food prescription program

LITTLE ROCK — The nonprofit Well Fed and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) East Regional Campus in Helena-West Helena are partnering to combat nutritional insecurity through a food prescription program and research study called Good Food Rx. The initiative, which serves patients... Read More.

Fort Smith picked for air force training mission

WASHINGTON— Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Congressman Steve Womack applauded the U.S. Air Force’s selection of Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith as the home of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) mission that will bring F-35 fighter planes and a... Read More.
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33-year prison sentence for man on child porn allegations

FAYETTEVILLE – A Springdale man was sentenced Friday to 396 months in prison without the possibility of parole on one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor via Production of Child Pornography and one count of Possession of Child Pornography. The Honorable Judge Timothy... Read More.