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Migration, not births, fuels state's growth Arkansas' continued population growth is increasingly reliant on people moving to the state versus residents giving birth, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates. by Emily Walkenhorst Updated 1 hr. ago

Harvest days off for state's initial Rx pot Growers plan to harvest Arkansas' first legally grown medical marijuana next week, and the first batch of drugs is expected to hit retail shelves by May 12 -- 2½ years after voters approved its legalization. by Hunter Field Updated 1 hr. ago

Gunfire shatters LR quiet morning A New York City man died and two people were injured in a shooting early Wednesday in central Little Rock, a police spokesman said. by Clara Turnage 2 hrs. ago

Broadway McDonald's on the cusp May 1 is the target for the opening of the new McDonald's at 515 W. Sixth St. at Broadway, Little Rock, being billed as "flagship location for central Arkansas" and replacing the one catty-cornered at 701 Broadway. by Eric E. Harrison 3 hrs. ago

Thoughts in France turn to restoring Notre Dame Bells of cathedrals across France rang Wednesday in a tribute to Notre Dame as firefighters and experts kept the beloved but weakened landmark under close surveillance. by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports Updated 1 hr. ago

4 districts exempted from pupil transfers The state Department of Education told four south Arkansas school systems Wednesday that they are exempted from participating in interdistrict student transfers in the 2019-20 school year in light of an ongoing federal appeals court case. by Cynthia Howell 2 hrs. ago

Nonprofit gets HUD funding An Arkansas nonprofit received a federal grant for more than $280,000 to battle housing discrimination, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday. by Ginny Monk 2 hrs. ago

Floridian, 18, kills herself after Columbine remarks A young Florida woman who authorities say was obsessed with the Columbine school shooting and may have been planning an attack in Colorado just ahead of the 20th anniversary was found dead Wednesday after a nearly 24-hour manhunt. by KATHLEEN FOODY and COLLEEN SLEVIN The Associated Press Updated 2 hrs. ago

Justices seek opinion on state's rules on drug benefit managers The country's highest court has asked the U.S. solicitor general to weigh in on whether the court should grant Arkansas' request to review an appeals court decision upholding limits on the state's regulation of companies that pay pharmacies on behalf of health plans. by Andy Davis 2 hrs. ago

U.S. turns up heat against 3 nations President Donald Trump's administration Wednesday intensified its crackdown on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, announcing new restrictions and sanctions against the three countries whose leaders national security adviser John Bolton dubbed the "three stooges of socialism." by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports Updated 1 hr. ago

February's U.S. trade deficit cut to $49.4B The U.S. trade deficit fell for the second-straight month in February, and the politically sensitive deficit in the trade of goods with China narrowed. by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports Updated 1 hr. ago

Hutchinson touts success of '19 session Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that this year's regular legislative session is the "greatest of all time" in Arkansas and he challenged historians to rebut his claim if they think a previous session enacted more transformative legislation. by Michael R. Wickline 2 hrs. ago

Excuse him, reporter asks in executions case A reporter who witnessed the execution in 2017 of Arkansas death-row inmate Kenneth Williams filed a motion Wednesday asking a federal judge to quash a subpoena directing him to testify at a trial starting next week on the constitutionality of the state's lethal-injection protocol. by Linda Satter 2 hrs. ago

Lawmaker's son gets 9-year term in gun, drug case The son of an Arkansas congressman was sentenced to nine years in prison last week after pleading guilty to drugs and firearm-related charges. by NWA Democrat-Gazette 2 hrs. ago

Police arrest man in PB fatal gunfire Police have arrested a man in the fatal shooting of Clifton McDowell, 24, of Pine Bluff. by Dale Ellis 2 hrs. ago

LR man gets 8 years for break-in A 39-year-old Little Rock man who broke into his neighbor's home and surprised her as she was getting out of the shower has been sentenced to eight years in prison. by John Lynch 2 hrs. ago

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Vehicle hits child in NLR, speeds away A 3-year-old child was injured by a hit-and-run driver Wednesday night, according to North Little Rock police. by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 2 hrs. ago

Plea guilty to taking photos of girls nude A Washington County man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Fayetteville to two charges that accused him of taking photographs of minor females who were nude or partially nude. by Dave Hughes 2 hrs. ago

Man met police, not girl; he gets four years A Little Rock man who thought he was meeting a 15-year-old girl for a sexual encounter but instead met police has been sentenced to four years in prison. by John Lynch 2 hrs. ago

Police beat Officers detain man in stabbing in LR by Clara Turnage 2 hrs. ago

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VIDEO: Protesters block busy Little Rock intersection, demand prosecution of officer who fatally shot driver (65) Dozens of protesters shut down a major Little Rock intersection Tuesday evening as they demanded prosecution of a police officer who fatally shot 30-year-old Bradley Blackshire in February. by Clara Turnage

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Mayor, Little Rock board look at budget concerns, personnel cuts (45) Two words resurfaced again and again throughout a budget meeting at Little Rock's City Hall on Tuesday: tough choices. by Rachel Herzog

NY man fatally shot in Little Rock; two others wounded (25) A New York City man was killed and two others injured in a shooting early Wednesday morning in central Little Rock, a police spokesman said. by Clara Turnage