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Crime Lab Rules Fordyce Deaths as Murder-Suicide

The Arkansas State Crime Laboratory has determined that the deaths of two Fordyce residents earlier this month were the result of a murder-suicide. On September 15, 2025, the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division launched an investigation at the request of the Dallas County Sheriff’s... Read More.
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Arkansas Breaks Ground on State-of-the-Art Crime Lab

On June 6, 2025, the Arkansas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officially broke ground on a new, state-of-the-art Arkansas State Crime Laboratory (ASCL) in North Little Rock. This marks a significant milestone in the state's efforts to modernize and expand its forensic science capabilities,... Read More.

Crime lab director announces retirement

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The director of the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory is retiring after 16 years on the job. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that Kermit Channell plans to retire at the end of August. Officials said Monday that J.R. Howard, a former director of... Read More.
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UAMS, Crime Lab cooperate on new pathology program

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has partnered with the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory to offer a one-year fellowship in forensic pathology, starting July 1, 2024.   The fully accredited fellowship program, recently approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical... Read More.
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Jefferson Regional announces opening of sleep lab

Jefferson Regional announces the opening of a sleep lab on the main hospital campus. The lab is a partnership between Jefferson Regional and Sleep Management Services (SMS), and is located on the first floor of the hospital. Patients can undergo both diagnostic testing and treatment... Read More.
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Physics Professor Visits Lab at Princeton University

Dr. Miah Adel, Professor of physics at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), recently attended a three-day faculty development workshop organized by the Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) at Princeton University. Sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE), the objective of the workshop... Read More.