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Arkansas professors plead not guilty to making meth

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ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (AP) — Two former university professors in Arkansas pleaded not guilty to charges alleging that they were making methamphetamine in their school’s laboratories. Bradley Rowland and Terry Bateman were chemistry professors at Henderson State University when they were arrested in November on a... Read More.

Man dies after Conway police use stun gun on him

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CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — An investigation has been launched after a 39-year-old man died shortly after Conway police used a stun gun on him while responding to a shoplifting report at a grocery store. Conway officers responded Tuesday afternoon to a grocery store to investigate... Read More.
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Appeal of man who shot Army recruiters in Arkansas rejected

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a man who fatally shot a U.S. Army soldier and wounded another outside a recruiting station in Little Rock. The ruling dated Thursday and first reported by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette said... Read More.

Patient being tested for Coronavirus in Arkansas

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A patient in Arkansas is being tested for coronavirus, state health officials said Wednesday.State Department of Health spokesperson Meg Mirivel said the agency has been working with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine if the patient met criteria for testing.... Read More.
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Court rules against Arkansas’ 2-year limit on contributions

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday ruled against Arkansas preventing candidates for state office from accepting campaign contributions more than two years before an election, blocking the restriction from being enforced. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court... Read More.

Group sues again to block Arkansas eye law referendum

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Supporters of an Arkansas law expanding the procedures optometrists can perform mounted a new legal challenge Thursday to prevent a referendum on the measure from appearing on November’s ballot. Arkansans for Healthy Eyes filed the lawsuit after the state Supreme... Read More.
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Groups seek items they say could exonerate executed inmate

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two groups sued a central Arkansas city on Thursday seeking the release of evidence they say could exonerate an inmate who was executed nearly three years ago. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Innocence Project asked a state judge... Read More.

Russellville man killed after shootout with police

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ATKINS, Ark. (AP) — Police in western Arkansas fatally shot a man who had opened fire on officers, authorities said. The Atkins Police Department said an officer responded Tuesday morning to reports of someone armed with a handgun “exhibiting aggressive behavior” and pointing his weapon... Read More.
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9 hurt when truck, school bus collide in Arkansas

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HOXIE, Ark. (AP) — Nine people were injured, including a child who was airlifted to a hospital, when a school bus and a dump truck collided Tuesday afternoon on a state highway in northeast Arkansas, authorities said. Arkansas State Police spokesman Bill Sadler said the... Read More.
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University of Arkansas: Employees are not obeying vaccine terms

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville had 194 faculty and staff members who had not complied with a state vaccination directive in response to a campus mumps outbreak, a university official said. Terry Martin, the university’s senior vice provost for academic... Read More.
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