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One taken to hospital after reported shootout

One taken to hospital after reported shootout

One person was loaded into an ambulance with unspecified injuries after authorities responded to a report of a shootout between two men on a Little Rock street Thursday afternoon. Officers were called about 1:20 pm to the area of Wright Avenue and Battery Street to investigate m...

I-5 bridge collapses in NW Wash.; people in water

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people...

Home invasion suspect dies day after being shot by resident

Police in Russellville say an apparent home invasion Wednesday ended with the resident shooting the assailant, causing injuries th...

Arkansas' teen birth rate U.S.' highest, report finds

The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountai...
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JOHN BRUMMETT

John Brummett

EDITORIAL

Together in hypocrisy

As you behold the human loss and heartbreak in Oklahoma, you might ask yourself a question.

BRYAN HENDRICKS

Bryan Hendricks

SPORTS

Missouri on hook for stripers

Against the wishes of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and anglers in north Arkansas, the Missouri Department of ...

CLAY HENRY

Clay Henry

OPINION

COMMENTARY: Fayetteville Must Adjust Without Allens

Life is different around Fayetteville High School. There are no more Allen boys to play quarterback. Offensive coordinator Zak ...

Arkansas to submit 'private option' waiver in August

Arkansas Medicaid officials say the state will submit its request to use federal money to purchase private insurance for thousands of low-income residents by August.

James gets last laugh; Miami trips up Indiana

LeBron James caught the in bounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim.

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MovieStyle: Loud, fast and out of control

This week we’ve got your franchises in MovieStyle — the vroom, vroom, vroom of the Fast and the Furious franchise continues with this sixth entry, returning director Justin Lin and all the usual suspects (Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez), with at least some of the action set in London.

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Humane Society, Boy Scouts, others pitching in to send aid to Moore

Years ago, Kay Simpson found herself in the heart of search-and-rescue efforts for animals in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. After Monday’s deadly tornado in Moore, Okla., Simpson is helping out again, this time from home.

LR airport fears D.C. flight at risk

Ron Mathieu, executive director of the state’s largest airport, is urging U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to let US Airways keep all its slots at Reagan National Airport as a way to ensure the daily direct flight between Little Rock and Washington, D.C., continues as scheduled.

THE WEEKEND TEN

It’s Memorial Day weekend. Which means it has to be Riverfest weekend, Friday-Sunday along both sides of the Arkansas River in downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock.

IRS official swears she never misled Congress

The Internal Revenue Service official who first disclosed that the agency had targeted conservative groups denied Wednesday that she had ever provided false information to Congress. She then invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to testify.

Wait, this could be good

GOODNESS, what now? The latest excuse in the IRS mess is that a lone bureau in Cincinnati is to blame. Along with lax supervision. And that’s how the federal government came to target conservative groups with names like Tea Party and Patriot in their names? Really?

James gets last laugh; Miami trips up Indiana

LeBron James caught the in bounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim.

I-5 bridge collapses in NW Wash.; people in water

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said.

I-5 bridge collapses in NW Wash.; people in water

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said.

WHO: Scientific red tape mars efforts vs. virus

GENEVA (AP) — International efforts to combat a new pneumonia-like virus that has now killed 22 people are being slowed by unclear rules and competition for the potentially profitable rights to disease samples, the head of the World Health Organization warned Thursday.

Asia stock markets edge up after big sell-off

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets staged a mild recovery Friday, a day after being routed by unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing and fears the Federal Reserve will start withdrawing its monetary stimulus.

GOP's Walker touts state ties during trip to Iowa

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Scott Walker tried to introduce himself to Iowa Republicans Thursday as so many would-be presidential candidates often do — one of their own.

COLUMNISTS

John Brummett:

Together in hypocrisy

Bryan Hendricks:

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Missouri on hook for stripers

Michael Storey:

THE TV COLUMN: Dancing steps out fewer days as ABC adds 13 shows

Paul Greenberg:

Suicide of a newspaper

Wally Hall:

LIKE IT IS: A picture-perfect way to keep a guy humble

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