Supreme Court rejects murder conviction appeal

A Pine Bluff teenager serving a prison sentence of life plus 90 years failed to convince the Arkansas Supreme Court that he was wrongly convicted. Robert T. Smith III, was convicted of capital murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery and theft of property in Faulkner County Circuit... Read More.
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Pine Bluff man arrested for theft by recieving

By Ray King A $2,500 bond was set Thursday for a Pine Bluff man accused of having a handgun that had been reported stolen last year. Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Travayan Lindsey, 21,... Read More.
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BLOSSOMS SOFTBALL BRINGS HOME ALL-GAC HONORS

BLOSSOMS SOFTBALL BRINGS HOME ALL-GAC HONORS BENTONVILLE, Ark. - The day before the opening of the 2022 Great American Conference Softball Championship Tournament, the conference announced it's All-GAC Teams and academic awards were announced. The UAM Softball team had three standout players in the award... Read More.
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Purinton Named A-State Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics

Arkansas State University System President Dr. Chuck Welch announced Wednesday that Jeff Purinton, a highly-respected and veteran athletics administrator who most recently spent the last seven years as part of the Alabama Athletics Department’s executive staff, has been named the Red Wolves’ Vice Chancellor... Read More.

Boozman legislation supports improving water resources

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, secured priorities to improve and strengthen Arkansas water resources in legislation unanimously passed by the committee. The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) authorizes water and wastewater projects, invests in ports,... Read More.
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Fraudulent disability claims results in prison sentence

LITTLE ROCK—A Beebe man was sentenced for collecting more than $20,000 in Social Security Disability payments when he was not actually disabled. Ryan Kinsey, 35, was sentenced to 30 months in federal by United States District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky. A federal jury convicted... Read More.

Appeals Court rejects inmate claim about trial verdict

The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected a claim by a prison inmate that prosecutors failed to prove their case when he was charged with aggravated assault on a corrections employee. Corey Steward was an inmate at the Varner Unit and was charged after... Read More.
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Weevils Secure GAC Tournament Bid on Senior Day

Weevils Secure GAC Tournament Bid on Senior Day The Arkansas-Monticello baseball team took the series over #6 Southern Arkansas University with a win on Senior Day over the weekend. The Weevils split on opening day, winning by run rule in game one 10-0 in seven innings... Read More.