Arkansas Ranks No. 7 in US for Gun Deaths

LITTLE ROCK — A recent newspaper analysis shows that Arkansas residents die by gunfire at a rate higher than 43 other states, but state lawmakers aren’t considering weapons restrictions. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Arkansas’ gun-death rate was 16 per 100,000 people from 1999 through... Read More.

Arkansas Black Bear Sightings Increase Amid Dry Weather

By Josh Dooley of The Baxter Bulletin MOUNTAIN HOME — Black Bear sightings in the Twin Lakes Area in northern Arkansas are increasing due to a lack of food, according to biologist Allen Cathey with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Normally, sightings of the bears... Read More.
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Man Who Escaped Arkansas State Hospital Captured

LITTLE ROCK — Authorities say a patient accused of rape who escaped from the Arkansas State Hospital over the weekend has been captured. State Hospital Police Chief Perry Wyse said Monday that 34-year-old James Barrett was captured in Memphis, Tennessee, by U.S. Marshals. Barrett had... Read More.

Police in Arkansas Say Two Bodies Found in Car in River

HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. — Authorities in eastern Arkansas are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were pulled from a car in the Mississippi River as a possible murder-suicide. Helena-West Helena police say a man had called police early Sunday to say he was... Read More.
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Arkansas may increase 911 cellphone fees

ROGERS, Ark.  -- Arkansas counties are pushing to increase the fee on cellphones for 911 emergency response services. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that counties hope to at least double the fee to 65 cents per month. Emergency experts say Arkansas 911 centers receive more than... Read More.

Daughters of Charity Services of Arkansas receives National Award

Daughters of Charity Services of Arkansas was one of 13 organizations nationwide recently recognized by Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy for their work in improving chronic disease health outcomes and advancing the quality and delivery of rural health... Read More.
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Recent U of Arkansas Graduates From Stuttgart

The following students from Stuttgart graduated from the University of Arkansas at the end of the Spring 2018 semester: ·       Seth Andrew Halley graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in finance from the Sam M. Walton College of Business. ·       Robyn Brittlee... Read More.
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University of Arkansas Student From Kingsland earns 4.0

Jacinda Fletcher, from Kingsland, a junior theatre major in the J.W. Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas earned a 4.0 grade point average during the spring semester and was named to the Chancellor’s list.
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Arkansas judge seeks removal of investigator in ethics case

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- An Arkansas judge who was banned from hearing execution cases after participating in an anti-death penalty demonstration is seeking the removal of an attorney investigating his ethics complaint against the state Supreme Court. An attorney for Pulaski County Circuit Judge... Read More.