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Arkansas man at 1-6 Capitol riot set for trial

Tuesday, February 8 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A September trial date has been set for an Arkansas man who was photographed with his feet on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. Richard Barnett of Gravette was among supporters of... Read More.

4 Southeast Arkansas men appointed to state boards

Tuesday, February 8 by Deseray Mckinzy

A Crossett man, a Hamburg man, a Warren man, and a Lake Village man were recently appointed to state boards by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Leroy Higginbotham of Crossett, Eddie West of Warren, and Michael Wilhite of Hamburg were all appointed to the Arkansas Fire Protection... Read More.

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Bomb threats draw federal prison sentence

Monday, February 7 by Ray King

FORT SMITH – A Fort Smith man was sentenced to 36 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Mailing a Threatening Communication. The Honorable Judge P.K. Holmes III presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court... Read More.

Arkansas revenue remained above forecast in January

Friday, February 4 by Deseray Mckinzy

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas built up a surplus of more than $240 million so far this year as the state’s revenue beat expectations last month, the state’s finance office said Wednesday. The Department of Finance and Administration said the state’s net available revenue... Read More.

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Arkansas court says trooper photos don’t have to be released

Friday, February 4 by Deseray Mckinzy

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a judge’s decision that State Police must release photos of all of its troopers who don’t work undercover, saying doing so would effectively identify troopers who work undercover. Justices sided with the State... Read More.

jail and doctor ask that lawsuit be dismissed

Wednesday, February 2 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark (AP) — A northwest Arkansas jail and its doctor are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by inmates who say they were unknowingly given ivermectin to treat COVID-19, despite health officials’ warnings that the drug shouldn’t be used for... Read More.

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Governor releases sources of travel expenses

Wednesday, February 2 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has reported that outside groups paid for more than $32,000 of his travel expenses outside the state last year. Hutchinson reported the trips on his annual statement of financial interest filed last week. Monday was the... Read More.

Judge hearing lawsuit over state house districts

Tuesday, February 1 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday over a lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ new state House maps. U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky will hear arguments Tuesday from Arkansas Public Policy Panel and the Arkansas State Conference NAACP and from the state... Read More.

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All U.S. Federal Prisons put on lockdown following inmate deaths

Monday, January 31 by Staff

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal prison system has been placed on a nationwide lockdown after two inmates were killed and two others were injured Monday during a gang altercation at a federal penitentiary in Texas. The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. Monday at USP Beaumont,... Read More.

Boozman releases campaign finance report

Monday, January 31 by Ray King

Senator John Boozman (R-AR) announced Monday that his campaign raised more than $1.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, bringing the campaign’s cash-on-hand total to $3,516,316. Senator Boozman, whose re-election has been endorsed by President Donald Trump, Senator Tom Cotton, and Sarah Huckabee... Read More.

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State panel OK’s vaccine mandate for health care facilities

Friday, January 28 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Friday cleared the way for state-run health care facilities to require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine after officials warned that blocking the move would jeopardize more than $700 million in federal funding. The Arkansas Legislative Council... Read More.

Boozman issues statement on Justice Bryer retirement

Thursday, January 27 by Ray King

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement regarding the announcement that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire: “I wish Justice Breyer well and thank him for his service to our country. With respect to a vacancy on the nation’s highest... Read More.

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