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Arkansas Tourism Has Never Been Stronger OP-Ed by Governor Sarah Sanders

Arkansas Tourism Has Never Been StrongerColumn of Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Secretary Shea LewisYou may have seen them paddling down the Buffalo River last spring. Maybe you ran into them mountain biking one of our state park Monument Trails this summer. Or you ...
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Accident in Little Rock leaves one dead, two injured

One person was killed and two others injured in a three-vehicle accident in Little Rock Monday night.According to a preliminary report, Andrea Clark, 25, of Austin, Arkansas was southbound on Bowman Road and was attempting to pass a vehicle on the left side when ...
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Jones announces bid to oppose Congressman Hill in 2nd District

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A retired Army colonel has announced he’s running as a Democrat for a Republican-held U.S. House seat that includes Little Rock and central Arkansas.Marcus Jones filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission Monday night for the 2nd Congressional District ...
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State ends Medicaid coverage for more than 427,000

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — More than 427,000 Arkansas residents were dropped from Medicaid in the past six months, as the state became among the first nationally to complete a post-pandemic eligibility review of the government-funded health care program for lower-income residents.The state ended ...
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Former jail inmates settle lawsuit against Washington county jail

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Five former inmates at an Arkansas county jail have settled their lawsuit against a doctor who they said gave them the antiparasitic drug ivermectin to fight COVID-19 without their consent.A federal judge last week dismissed the 2022 lawsuit against Dr. ...
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Martin announces bid for state supreme court

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas legislator who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic gubernatorial nomination last year is running for chief justice of the state Supreme Court.Jay Martin on announced Wednesday that he’s running to replace outgoing Chief Justice Dan Kemp in next year’s ...
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State legislature to probe Governor’s purchase of lecturn

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Sarah Huckabee Sanders rose to national prominence in part during her time at the lectern as White House press secretary, but the purchase of a $19,000 lectern for the Arkansas governor is undergoing scrutiny and prompting claims that records about ...
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2 killed in 16-vehicle traffic accident in northeast Arkansas

Two people were killed, and six others injured in an accident in rural Jackson County in Northeast Arkansas Tuesday that involved a total of 16 vehicles.According to a preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police, all the vehicles were northbound on U.S. Highway 67 ...
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Camden man killed when his vehicle hit by train

A Camden man was killed in the early morning hours Tuesday when the vehicle he was driving was hit by a train in Bearden.According to a preliminary report, John W. Williams, 49, was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe west on Elm Street when he ...
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FEMA announces test of emergency warning system

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, commonly known as FEMA, announced it is planning a nationwide test of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) on Wednesday.The alert will be delivered to cell phones, wireless devices, radios, and televisions, at 2:20 p.m. Eastern time.The message ...
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Motorcycle rider killed in Pulaski County accident

A Mayflower man was killed in a one-vehicle accident in rural Pulaski County Saturday afternoon.According to a preliminary report, Tony Oaks, 66, was southbound on Arkansas Highway 113 at the Pulaski-Perry Count line and while negotiating a curve, the 2006 Harley Davidson he was ...
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Boozman supporting VA program to prevent veteran suicides

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, is overseeing the implementation and execution of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program he championed to prevent and reduce veteran suicides.Boozman authored the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant ...
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