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Child porn conviction results in 25-year prison sentence

Thursday, March 9 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK—A Bigelow man was sentenced to serve 25 years in federal prison for producing child pornography. Jakob Brown, 26, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Brian S. Miller. In April 2020, Conway Police Department received a report about a male harassing... Read More.

Life sentence for man convicted of trafficking 6-year-old

Thursday, March 9 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK—A Palestine man was sentenced to life in prison for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a six-year-old child. Mario Waters, 34, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Brian S. Miller. In February 2018, a six-year-old child was taken to Arkansas Children’s... Read More.

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Bill on care of transgender treatment sent to Governor

Thursday, March 9 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas House sent the GOP governor a bill Wednesday to make it easier to sue doctors who provide gender-affirming treatment to minors, moving to effectively reinstate the state’s blocked ban on such care. The office of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders... Read More.

Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs bill creating school vouchers

Wednesday, March 8 by Staff

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an education bill Wednesday that creates a new school voucher program, raises minimum teacher salaries and places restrictions on classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Republican governor and former White... Read More.

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Bathroom bill passes Arkansas Senate

Wednesday, March 8 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A bill that would criminalize transgender people using restrooms that match their gender identity won initial approval in the Arkansas Legislature on Tuesday, introducing a restriction critics said would be the most extreme in the country. The bill approved by the... Read More.

LEARNS Act to be signed by Governor on Wednesday

Tuesday, March 7 by Staff

The bill that aims to transform education in the state is headed to the Governors desk. Rick Walker has this report

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Lawsuit filed against Tyson Foods over inaction during COVID pandemic

Tuesday, March 7 by Ray King

Thirty-four Tyson Foods employees, former employees and family members filed a lawsuit against the company Monday, saying it failed to take appropriate precautions at its meat-packing plants during the early days of the COVID pandemic. In the lawsuit, filed in Pulaski County Circuit Court in... Read More.

Long named director of Arkansas Crime Information Center

Monday, March 6 by Ray King

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced on Friday that she will appoint Jeff Long to serve as the Director of the Arkansas Crime Information Center. “Today, I am proud to be appointing Jeff Long to serve as the Director of the Arkansas Crime Information Center,” Sanders... Read More.

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2 killed, 3 hurt in Thursday accidents

Friday, March 3 by Ray King

A Magnolia man was killed and his wife injured in a one-vehicle accident in Grant County and a North Little Rock woman was killed and two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident in Lonoke County Thursday. According to a preliminary report, William E. Fullwider,... Read More.

Prison inmate found hanged in cell

Thursday, March 2 by Ray King

The Ouachita River Correctional Unit has revealed that an inmate was found hanging in his cell. A news release said that on Tuesday, staff observed 39-year-old inmate Brandon Betts hanging in a locked single-man cell. Staff performed first aid at the cell until Betts was pronounced... Read More.

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House panel endorses governor’s education plan

Thursday, March 2 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas House panel on Wednesday endorsed Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ plan to overhaul the state’s education system and create a voucher program directing public money toward private schooling. The House Education Committee advanced the proposal, which is expected to... Read More.

Boozman thanks DAV for efforts to expand health care

Wednesday, March 1 by Ray King

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, thanked Disabled American Veterans’ (DAV) members from Arkansas and across the nation for their work on behalf of veterans and highlighted their shared priority to expand the Department of Veterans Affairs... Read More.

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