Arkansas lawmaker calls for changes after police encounter

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A black Arkansas lawmaker plans to introduce legislation next year aimed at changing police tactics after officers drew guns on her and another black politician who had called 911 to report that they were being harassed. Democratic state Rep. Vivian... Read More.
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Arkansas professors plead not guilty to making meth

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (AP) — Two former university professors in Arkansas pleaded not guilty to charges alleging that they were making methamphetamine in their school’s laboratories. Bradley Rowland and Terry Bateman were chemistry professors at Henderson State University when they were arrested in November on a... Read More.
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Arkansas lawmaker, candidate say they were threatened

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock police are investigating after an Arkansas lawmaker and a legislative candidate said they were harassed following a fundraiser and heard what they believe was a gunshot. State Rep. Vivian Flowers and Ryan Davis told police that the incident... Read More.
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Appeal of man who shot Army recruiters in Arkansas rejected

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a man who fatally shot a U.S. Army soldier and wounded another outside a recruiting station in Little Rock. The ruling dated Thursday and first reported by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette said... Read More.
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Campaign against Arkansas recreational pot measures launched

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ surgeon general and church groups launched a campaign Thursday against recreational marijuana proposals that advocates hope to get on the ballot four years after voters approved medical marijuana. The campaign is focused on trying to urge people to not... Read More.

Patient being tested for Coronavirus in Arkansas

A patient in Arkansas is being tested for coronavirus, state health officials said Wednesday. State Department of Health spokesperson Meg Mirivel said the agency has been working with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine if the patient met criteria for testing.... Read More.
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Arkansas Blue Cross Gives $817K to Rural Health Partnership

An $817,00 grant from Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield will be shared between 14 hospitals in South Arkansas to assist with the exchange of patient records and to ensure better continuity of care during patient transfers. The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership is a nonprofit... Read More.

Court rules against Arkansas’ 2-year limit on contributions

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday ruled against Arkansas preventing candidates for state office from accepting campaign contributions more than two years before an election, blocking the restriction from being enforced. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court... Read More.