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Truck hits restaurant at Fort Smith, kills one person and injures four more

Friday, November 24 by Ray King

One person was killed and four others injured when the driver of a truck crashed through a busy restaurant in Fort Smith Wednesday afternoon. According to a preliminary report, the driver, who was not identified in the report, was southbound in the parking lot at... Read More.

Sanders names Rapert to State Library Board

Tuesday, November 21 by Ray King

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday announced the appointment of former Arkansas Sen. Jason Rapert to a six year term on the State Library Board. Rapert, described by right-leaning education and research organization Family Council as a "staunch conservative and a proponent of biblical worldview,"... Read More.

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Pulaski County man killed in Sunday accident

Monday, November 20 by Ray King

A Pulaski County man was killed in a one-vehicle accident in Little Rock Sunday. According to a preliminary report, Chrishawn Sullivan, 24, of North Little Rock was westbound on West 65th Street when the 2023 Honda he was driving struck a light pole located on... Read More.

Corrections board and governor squabble over temporary prison beds

Sunday, November 19 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Attorney General Tim Griffin urged the state Board of Corrections Friday to approve 500 temporary prison beds, sharply criticizing the panel for not moving forward with an effort to alleviate overcrowding. Sanders urged the... Read More.

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Game and Fish predicts more than 100,000 duck hunters to visit Arkansas during hunting season

Thursday, November 16 by Ray King

Arkansas Game and Fish officials predict over 100,000 hunters will be hitting the duck blinds during the 2023-2024 duck hunting season. Jim Harris, managing editor of the AGF Wildlife Magazine, said deer season tends to bring out more hunters, but the state is still known... Read More.

Boozman questions border security with Homeland Security Secretary

Wednesday, November 8 by Ray King

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) pressed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the administration’s failure to secure the border. “By every metric the border is a disaster. Despite the rhetoric of the administration the numbers reported by the Border Patrol... Read More.

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Westerman files for reelection to 4th Congressional district

Tuesday, November 7 by Greg

U.S. Congressman Bruce Westerman, Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources, Officially Files for Re-Election to Arkansas’s Fourth Congressional District “Arkansas has what America needs and I will continue to push back against the liberals in Washington.” Deep-rooted in Arkansas, Bruce Westerman was born and raised... Read More.

Governor Sanders endorses Trump for president

Tuesday, November 7 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who served as former President Donald Trump’s press secretary, on Monday endorsed his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Sanders, who took office in January as Arkansas governor after a campaign where she touted her... Read More.

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Tyson announces recall of chicken nuggets

Monday, November 6 by Ray King

Tyson Foods is recalling nearly 30,000 pounds (13,600 kilograms) of breaded chicken ""Fun Nuggets’’ after consumers complained of finding metal pieces in the dinosaur-shaped patties. The nuggets, sold in 29-ounce bags, were produced on Sept. 5 by the Berryville, Arkansas, company. Tyson informed the U.S.... Read More.

UAMS, LRPD team up for crisis response training

Friday, November 3 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK — A $500,000 grant from the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance will be used to create crisis response teams of Little Rock police officers and social workers that will be overseen by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) medical staff. The three-year... Read More.

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Texas man killed in Wednesday accident

Thursday, November 2 by Ray King

A Texas man was killed in a one-vehicle accident in rural Hempstead County Wednesday. According to a preliminary report, Stev Michael Martin Jr., 25, of Texarkana, Texas was eastbound on Interstate 30 at a high rate of speed in the left lane when the 2020... Read More.

Senate approves Boozman bill on funding for pilot training center at Ft. Smith

Thursday, November 2 by Ray King

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a trio of funding bills in a package that included legislation crafted by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) to secure $83 million for the future pilot training center in Fort Smith and deliver care and benefits veterans... Read More.

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