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SEC Men's Basketball: League-worst Georgia throttles Arkansas 81-59
updated: 02/08/2012 10:16 p.m. Discuss
Gerald Robinson scored a career-high 27 points and Georgia ended a four-game losing streak by beating Arkansas 81-59 on Wednesday night to keep the Razorbacks winless on the road.
VIDEO: Man dies after shooting in Little Rock
updated: 02/08/2012 5:50 p.m.
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A Little Rock man has died shortly after being shot around 4 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of West 19th and South Brown Streets.
FEMA plans to waive debts of disaster victims
posted: 02/08/2012 4:47 p.m. Discuss
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday that it is rolling out a plan to waive debts for many victims of Hurricane Katrina and other disasters who may have mistakenly received millions of dollars in aid.
Arkansas Governor: 15 firefighters to go back to work
posted: 02/08/2012 3:54 p.m. Comment 1
Gov. Mike Beebe says 15 firefighters with the Arkansas Forestry Commission will be put back to work this month after a shift of money within the state’s budget.
Two-car wreck backs up traffic on I-530
updated: 02/08/2012 3:24 p.m. Discuss
A two-car accident on Interstate 530 has traffic backed up in southeast Little Rock.
Blytheville police investigating man's death
posted: 02/08/2012 2:39 p.m. Discuss
Blytheville police are investigating a suspected homicide after a man was found dead in a puddle of blood.
Federal court hears appeal in doctor bombing case
updated: 02/08/2012 1:50 p.m. Discuss
A federal appeals court is expected to hear oral arguments Wednesday in the case of a doctor convicted in a 2009 bombing that nearly killed the head of the Arkansas State Medical Board.
Beebe open to one-time money for courts
posted: 02/08/2012 1:42 p.m. Comment 1
Gov. Mike Beebe says he has an idea on how to use one-time money to keep a fund that pays for many of the state’s judicial operations solvent, but he wants to see a long-term solution for its funding woes.
Fayetteville, Fort Smith mayors announce cooperation
posted: 02/08/2012 1:13 p.m. Discuss
Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders and Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan held a news conference today to announce they've formed an alliance to coordinate and pursue economic endeavors of interest to both regions and communities.
Attendance, wagers up at Oaklawn Park this season
posted: 02/08/2012 1:11 p.m. Discuss
Oaklawn Park is increasing its purses this season, thanks to warmer weather that has drawn more people to visit the track and place bets.
Boehner: Congress to overturn birth control policy
posted: 02/08/2012 1:02 p.m. Comments 14
House Speaker John Boehner accused the Obama administration Wednesday of an “unambiguous attack on religious freedom,” promising that Congress will reverse a new policy requiring religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with free birth control if the president doesn’t.
AGFC releases new fish-themed license plate
posted: 02/08/2012 12:58 p.m. Discuss
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has unveiled a new license plate to capture even more of The Natural State.
Santorum jumps into second place in delegate race
updated: 02/08/2012 12:48 p.m. Discuss
Republican Rick Santorum is looking to capitalize on a string of victories that snapped his four-state losing streak.
Student stabbed at Arkansas school expected to recover
posted: 02/08/2012 12:27 p.m. Discuss
School officials in Magnolia say a junior high school’s metal detectors weren’t in use this week when a student was stabbed by another student who brought a knife to school.
Three held in battery at Arkansas Tech dorm
posted: 02/08/2012 11:39 a.m. Discuss
Three people have been arrested after a purported battery at a dormitory at Arkansas Tech University.
