Tracie Dungan
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Murder counts include death of baby born after mother stabbed
posted: 05/19/2012 4:57 a.m. Discuss
A Fort Smith man with a history of violence and mental illness pleaded innocent Thursday morning to two counts of capital murder in the Tuesday stabbing death of his wife and the death of her unborn child, Prosecuting Attorney Dan Shue said.
Museum readies for 1st traveling exhibit
posted: 05/04/2012 3:08 a.m. Discuss
“The Hudson River School: Nature and the American Vision,” the first temporary traveling exhibition at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, opens Saturday and will remain on view through Sept. 3 in the gallery that formerly housed its contemporary “Wonder World” exhibit of mostly inhouse works.
Lessons seen in firing of Petrino
posted: 04/15/2012 3:49 a.m. Discuss
When University of Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long fired head football coach Bobby Petrino on Tuesday, students and professors on campus were scrutinizing the developments — at times as part of their coursework.
Crystal Bridges looks to double visitor forecasts
posted: 04/14/2012 3:11 a.m. Discuss
With 240,000 visitors since its November opening, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has exceeded initial forecasts and will more than double them if it continues at that pace by the end of its first year, its director told state tourism, transportation and economic officials Thursday.
Benton County tops health survey
posted: 04/04/2012 4:43 a.m. Discuss
For the third consecutive year, Benton County ranked as Arkansas’ healthiest county and Phillips County as its sickliest on a public-private partnership’s report card regarding residents’ health in every state in the nation.
Clinics don’t reach all, leader says
posted: 04/02/2012 4:26 a.m. Discuss
Arkansas’ network of federally funded community health clinics served more than 155,000 patients last year, but advocates who just returned from a week of lobbying in Washington say many more go without care.
LR Children’s to tailor pitch by region
posted: 03/26/2012 4:35 a.m. Discuss
Little Rock-based Arkansas Children’s Hospital plans to tailor its fund raising pitch to every corner and region of the state, much as it has tailored its medical outreach to match their demands.
UAMS looks at dentistry college
posted: 03/19/2012 4:57 a.m. Discuss
Arkansas’ medical school is actively exploring the possibility of adding residency programs for dentists and, ultimately, a college of dentistry, with an eye on improving the number and distribution of dentists in the state.
UA rolls out policy aimed at child abuse
posted: 03/15/2012 4:44 a.m. Discuss
The University of Arkansas has created a policy to protect minors who visit the campus, in what it calls a “proactive ” response to Pennsylvania State University’s Jerry Sandusky scandal and other reports of child abuse at universities.
New driver’s licenses thwart counterfeiters so far
posted: 03/04/2012 4:09 a.m. Discuss
Seven months after Arkansas rolled out a new driver’s license look statewide, the new format appears to be foiling would-be counterfeiters, said an expert on fake identification cards.
