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Lawsuit challenges state law on social media accounts

Friday, June 30 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK (AP) — A tech industry trade group sued Arkansas on Thursday challenging a new state law that requires parental permission for minors to create social media accounts.NetChoice, a group whose members include Facebook parent Meta, TikTok and Twitter, filed a federal lawsuit over the... Read More.

One killed in Saline County accident

Friday, June 30 by Ray King

A 43-year-old Hot Springs Village man was killed Thursday in a two-vehicle accident in rural Saline County.According to a preliminary report, Anthony Burroughs was westbound on Highway 5 near Quapaw Road when the 2017 Honda CBR500 he was riding struck the passenger side of... Read More.

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ASP to launch high-visibility impaired driving enforcement campaign for July 4th holiday

Tuesday, June 27 by Staff

This Independence Day, protect your freedom and the lives of others by committing to sober driving. Arkansas law enforcement will be teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over high-visibility... Read More.

7 sentenced to prison for claiming discrimination on farm benefits

Tuesday, June 27 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK— Seven defendants were sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of more than $11.5 million that was intended to benefit farmers who had been discriminated against. Chief United States District Judge... Read More.

Authorities investigating Monday plane crash in Lake Hamilton

Monday, June 26 by Staff

Monday at approximately 8:09 AM the Garland County Communication Center received a phone call in reference to a small engine airplane that went down into Lake Hamilton in the area of 161 Port Au Prince. Deputies with the Garland County Sheriff's Office Enforcement Division,... Read More.

UAMS graduate schools rankings improve nationally

Monday, June 26 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)’ colleges of medicine, nursing, public health and health professions were recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as among the best graduate schools in the country.The UAMS College of Medicine continued to... Read More.

Court ruling on transgender care said to offer hope for families and providers

Friday, June 23 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A judge’s ruling that struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for minors is offering hope to transgender people, families and providers after a historic wave of restrictions on trans people’s lives sailed through Republican statehouses this year.The 80-page ruling... Read More.

Boozman proposed funds for pilot training, VA healthcare approved by Senate panel

Friday, June 23 by Ray King

WASHINGTON – The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced legislation produced by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Subcommittee, that delivers $83 million to the future pilot training center in Fort Smith, raises quality of life standards for servicemembers and their families, and... Read More.

Robin Wynne, justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court since 2015, dies at age 70

Thursday, June 22 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Robin Wynne, a justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court who wrote court rulings in high-profile cases on issues such as voter ID and recreational marijuana, has died. He was 70. Wynne died Wednesday night, said Marty Sullivan, the director of... Read More.

Senate panel hears testimony on economic development impact on central Arkansas

Thursday, June 22 by Ray King

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) welcomed Little Rock Port Authority Executive Director Bryan Day to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to share about the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) impact on growth and development in Central Arkansas as the committee begins crafting legislation to reauthorize the... Read More.

Deltaplex area State Trooper named Trooper of the Year

Thursday, June 22 by Staff

Arkansas State Police Colonel Mike Hagar introduced keynote speaker Bill Buford, retired ASP Bomb Squad Commander and former ATF Agent in Charge, at the 2023 Arkansas State Police Awards Ceremony today. "In the 25 years I was Agent in Charge here ... I never had... Read More.

Judge strikes down Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

Tuesday, June 20 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. U.S. District Judge Jay Moody issued... Read More.

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