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Boozman praises Air Force decision on pilot training base

Thursday, May 11 by Ray King

WASHINGTON – Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin called the F-35 future pilot training center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith “critical” to national security during a Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing Thursday.U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) applauded the recent Air Force decision to... Read More.

Northwest Arkansas Pride organizers change venue after center says no drag shows in front of minors

Thursday, May 11 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Organizers of northwest Arkansas’ Pride weekend said Wednesday they won’t hold events at an arts center that has prohibited the group from having drag shows or drag story hours in front of minors. Northwest Arkansas Equality said it’s “pausing its... Read More.

Lawsuit challenges LEARNS Act

Tuesday, May 9 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Board of Education improperly voted to let a nonprofit charter school organization manage a school district because a new law allowing such contracts has not yet taken effect, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by some parents... Read More.

Tyson foods reports second-quarter loss

Tuesday, May 9 by Ray King

Tyson Foods suffered a surprise loss in the second quarter, something not since 2009, and cut its sales forecast due to the cost of plant closures and layoffs.Shares slid more than 15% Monday.Tyson has been trying to cut costs over the last six months.... Read More.

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State legislature adjourns after passing education bills, tax cut

Tuesday, May 2 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Legislature on Monday formally adjourned this year’s session without lawmakers attempting to override any vetoes Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued.The Senate adjourned sine die after confirming several of Sanders’ appointments to various state panels, while the... Read More.

Landfill can keep expanding while growth appeal continues

Monday, May 1 by Ray King

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A northwest Arkansas landfill can keep expanding while state authorities consider an appeal to block the facility’s growth.The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission voted 11-0 on Friday to let the landfill owned by... Read More.

Boozman, others propose legislation to increase Medicare supported doctor training

Friday, April 28 by Ray King

WASHINGTON––U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced bipartisan legislation to significantly increase Medicare-supported doctor training slots to help address the growing shortage of primary and specialty care physicians in Arkansas and across the... Read More.

Child porn allegation results in 30 year federal prison sentence

Thursday, April 27 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK—A Fayetteville man was sentenced to serve 30 years in federal prison for production of child pornography. Steven Luckett, 38, was sentenced earlier today by United States District Court Judge Lee P. Rudofsky.In October 2020, the Fayetteville, Arkansas, Police Department began investigating allegations... Read More.

Fort Smith man sentenced to more than 15 years in prison on drug charges

Thursday, April 27 by Ray King

FORT SMITH – A Fort Smith man was sentenced Wednesday to a total of 183 months in prison without the possibility of parole on one count of Conspiracy to Distribute More than 50 Grams of Methamphetamine and for violating the terms and conditions of... Read More.

Senators introduce act to improve methods for detecting tornados

Thursday, April 27 by Ray King

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) led a bipartisan group of senators in introducing the Tornado Observation Research Notification and Deployment to Operations (TORNADO) Act to improve the forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather. The legislation... Read More.

Ex-Arkansas lawmaker gets 4 years for Missouri bribery case

Wednesday, April 26 by Staff

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Arkansas state senator has been sentenced to four years and two months in prison for accepting multiple bribes in Missouri, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Jeremy Hutchinson, 48, of Little Rock, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Kansas... Read More.

Arkansas ranked sixth in the nation for black homicide victimization

Wednesday, April 26 by Staff

Washington, DC — Arkansas has the sixth highest Black homicide victimization rate in the nation with a rate of 38.83 per 100,000—more than one and a half times the national Black homicide victimization rate and nearly six and a half times the overall homicide... Read More.

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