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Court prevents state from enforcing mask mandate ban

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday said it wouldn’t allow the state to enforce its ban on mask mandates by schools and other government bodies, keeping in place a judge’s ruling temporarily halting the law. Justices denied the request by... Read More.

Appeals Court upholds Drew County drug conviction

By Ray King A 40-year-old Dew County man serving a prison sentence on a drug related charge failed to convince the Arkansas Court of Appeals that he was wrongly convicted. McKenzie Kory Martin was sentenced as an habitual offender to 35-years in prison after he was... Read More.
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Appeals Court upholds King conviction and sentence

By Ray King The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld the conviction and 50-year prison sentence of a Pine Bluff man convicted of two counts of first-degree battery in 2019. Following a jury trial, Eddie Dale King, 37, was convicted in the October 9, 2018... Read More.
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Quorum Court approves money for widows and caretakers

By Ray King The Jefferson County Quorum Court on Monday unanimously adopted an ordinance which will allow the county to compensate eligible widows, widowers, or caretakers of parents who died from COVID-19. The ordinance said Jefferson County had the first reported COVID case in the state... Read More.

Ag-gag lawsuit reinstated by appeals court

St. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court revived a legal challenge Monday to an Arkansas law that farm organizations have used to shield themselves from undercover investigations by animal rights groups. A three-judge panel of the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals... Read More.