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Paid-leave offer revoked for 10 state workers losing jobs; 'not right,' one says of change The secretary of state's office employees who were told they'd be placed on paid leave through mid-January when their employment will end won't remain on payroll after all. by Hunter Field 4 hrs. ago

Proposal to cut Medicaid payments to assisted living facilities, limit in-home help advances A proposal to cut Medicaid payments to assisted living facilities and limit the help the program provides to elderly and disabled Arkansans in their homes cleared the Legislature's public health committees on Monday. by Andy Davis 4 hrs. ago

5 people held in Arkansas face charges in carnival killings; bodies found in shallow grave in state Five people held in the Crawford County jail have been charged in Kansas in connection with the murder last summer of an elderly couple who were shot to death at a carnival and then transported to Arkansas, where they were buried in a shallow grave in the Ozark National Forest. by Dave Hughes 4 hrs. ago

In growing trend, central Arkansas city to pay for 75% of interchange; work to start on $14.6M I-40 project The construction on a new interchange in Maumelle joins a growing trend in central Arkansas where cities provide the funds for road projects in an effort to see them completed quickly, officials said. by Stephen Simpson 4 hrs. ago

Payments to buy silence of 2 women about alleged affairs were legal, says president President Donald Trump asserted Monday that payments to buy the silence of two women about alleged affairs were not illegal campaign contributions, as federal prosecutors contend, but instead represented a "simple private transaction." by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports 4 hrs. ago

City board to vote on retirement benefits for outgoing Little Rock mayor The Little Rock Board of Directors plans to vote today on the parameters for outgoing Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola's retirement benefits. by Rachel Herzog 4 hrs. ago

Trial begins for 2 guards accused of violating teens' rights Opening statements in the federal trial of two former juvenile detention center officers accused of violating the civil rights of teenagers they oversaw in Batesville are set to begin at 9:15 a.m. today in the Little Rock courtroom of U.S. District Judge Billy Roy Wilson. by Linda Satter 6 hrs. ago

Police: Arkansas woman, 22, arrested in hit-and-run crash where 79-year-old thrown from horse-drawn carriage A 22-year-old Arkansas woman has been arrested more than a week after a hit-and-run crash in Hot Springs where a woman was thrown from a horse-drawn carriage, police said on Monday. by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 17 hrs. ago

Topgolf in Little Rock? City’s next mayor says he wants to see chain open in Arkansas' capital city Frank Scott Jr. may not be Little Rock’s mayor until January, but he’s already talking with residents about what businesses they’d like to see drawn to the city. One name dominated the others: Topgolf. by Josh Snyder

Some Heisman voters miss big picture All eyes were glued to the TV in the corner. Running into each other at Capers was an accident, but a pleasant one. by Wally Hall 4 hrs. ago

White woman pleads guilty to assaulting black teen at pool SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — A white South Carolina woman has pleaded guilty to assault and battery for hitting a black teenager and telling him to leave a community swimming pool. by The Associated Press 22 mins. ago

No jail time for ex-Baylor student accused of sex assault DALLAS — A Texas judge has accepted a plea bargain that allows a former Baylor University student accused of raping a woman at a fraternity party to avoid serving jail time, marking at least the third time the judge has approved probation for men accused of sexually assaulting Baylor students. by The Associated Press 25 mins. ago

4 journalists and a newspaper are Time's Person of the Year NEW YORK — Time magazine named four journalists and a newspaper on Tuesday as its 2018 Person of the Year for standing up for the truth in the face of persecution and violence. by The Associated Press 29 mins. ago

JOHN DEERING CARTOON: Applesauce See the latest work from editorial cartoonist John Deering. by John Deering 2 hrs. ago

Medicaid-case refusals nettle three justices; they say colleagues cowed by Planned Parenthood role The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear two cases arising from efforts by states to bar Planned Parenthood clinics from the Medicaid program, drawing a rebuke from three of the court's conservative justices. by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports 4 hrs. ago

At hearing, sides debate bail for Chinese tech exec A jailed Chinese technology executive will have to wait at least one more day to see whether she will be released on bail in a case that has raised U.S.-China tensions and complicated efforts to resolve a trade dispute that has roiled financial markets and threatened global economic growth. by COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF WIRE REPORTS 4 hrs. ago

JOHN BRUMMETT: Crime? Maybe, but ... Is it a crime to conspire to pay a woman with whom you've had sexual relations to get her to stay quiet as you run for president? by John Brummett 4 hrs. ago

State soybean losses at $77 million Heavy rainfall at harvest time this year cost Arkansas soybean farmers at least $77 million, according to agriculture experts with the University of Arkansas. by Stephen Steed 4 hrs. ago

Suit is filed in Medicaid rule change Hundreds of children and adults with developmental delays or disabilities will be left without transportation to their treatment programs on Jan. 1 under a new state policy, according to a lawsuit by treatment providers and families of several Medicaid recipients. by Andy Davis 4 hrs. ago

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North Little Rock teen accused of shooting will be tried as an adult A North Little Rock teenager, accused of shooting up a neighbor's car at his mother's urging, must stand trial as an adult, a Pulaski County Circuit judge ruled Monday after hearing two vastly different accounts of the shooting from two women who say they saw the encounter. by John Lynch

Homicide witness' home hit by bullet in Little Rock The home of a teen reportedly present at a November triple homicide was struck by a bullet Sunday evening while his family watched television inside, authorities said. by Alex Gladden

Arkansas man hit from behind, left in ditch during robbery, authorities say A man told police he woke up in a ditch near the interstate after being assaulted and robbed in Little Rock Friday night, authorities said. by Josh Snyder

Little Rock home hit by bullet while family, infant inside, police say; son was present at November triple homicide The home of a teen reportedly present at a November triple homicide was struck by a bullet Sunday evening while his family watched television inside, authorities said. by Josh Snyder

Police: 3 masked gunmen kick in door of Little Rock residence as family eats dinner Authorities are working to identify three robbers who were wearing ski masks when they broke into a Little Rock apartment, hit a man with a pistol and made off with money and cellphones. by Gavin Lesnick

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JOHN BRUMMETT: Crime? Maybe, but ... (10) Is it a crime to conspire to pay a woman with whom you've had sexual relations to get her to stay quiet as you run for president? by John Brummett

Proposal to cut Medicaid payments to assisted living facilities, limit in-home help advances (2) A proposal to cut Medicaid payments to assisted living facilities and limit the help the program provides to elderly and disabled Arkansans in their homes cleared the Legislature's public health committees on Monday. by Andy Davis

4 journalists and a newspaper are Time's Person of the Year (1) NEW YORK — Time magazine named four journalists and a newspaper on Tuesday as its 2018 Person of the Year for standing up for the truth in the face of persecution and violence. by The Associated Press

Payments to buy silence of 2 women about alleged affairs were legal, says president (10) President Donald Trump asserted Monday that payments to buy the silence of two women about alleged affairs were not illegal campaign contributions, as federal prosecutors contend, but instead represented a "simple private transaction." by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports