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Committee won't pull ad running in Little Rock area suggesting 'lynching' if Democrats win LITTLE ROCK — A political action committee said Friday that it won't pull a widely condemned radio ad that suggests white Democrats will lynch African-Americans if they win in midterm elections in Arkansas next month. by ANDREW DeMILLO, The Associated Press

Arkansas Supreme Court disqualifies term limits proposal LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday ordered election officials to not count votes cast for a ballot measure that would have imposed the strictest term limits in the country on state legislators. by ANDREW DeMILLO, The Associated Press 1 hr. ago

As Mega Millions jackpot reaches $1 billion, sales soar in state As the Mega Millions jackpot soared to an estimated $1 billion, the game's sales in Arkansas rose to more than $1 million by Friday afternoon. by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports 28 mins. ago

$10M Tricare Rx scheme tied to central Arkansas Fueled by a Mississippi compounding pharmacy's incentives for recruiting patients covered by Tricare, the U.S. military's health insurer, a Little Rock man concocted a get-rich-quick scheme that generated more than $10 million in prescriptions for compounded drugs in a year's time, the U.S. attorney's office said Thursday. by Linda Satter 12 hrs. ago

Source: Arkansas QB to miss Saturday's game vs. Tulsa University of Arkansas quarterback Ty Storey will not play in Saturday’s homecoming game against Tulsa. by Tom Murphy 5 hrs. ago

State police: 23-year-old Arkansan dies week after crash in which vehicle overturned Authorities said Friday a 23-year-old Arkansan died this week from injuries he sustained in a crash earlier this month. by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 19 mins. ago

Russian woman charged in first 2018 election meddling case WASHINGTON — The U.S. accused a Russian woman Friday of conspiring in a sweeping effort to sway American public opinion through social media in the first federal case alleging foreign interference in the 2018 midterm elections. by The Associated Press 24 mins. ago

2 teens arrested in hazing case involving central Arkansas high school baseball team Two Arkansas 18-year-olds accused of assaulting and hazing younger students on a school bus earlier this year during a trip with their high school baseball team were arrested Thursday, authorities say. by Maggie McNeary 41 mins. ago

12-pound lunar meteorite sells for more than $600,000 BOSTON — A 12-pound chunk of the moon that fell to the Earth as a lunar meteorite has been sold at auction for more than $600,000. by The Associated Press 48 mins. ago

Despite agency's efforts, 'Arkansas' film starring Hemsworth, Vince Vaughn won't be filmed in state A crime drama titled "Arkansas," starring Liam Hemsworth, is set to begin filming this month in Alabama after efforts to record in the movie's namesake failed, the state film commissioner said Friday. by Jaime Dunaway 1 hr. ago

Ex-Little Rock police officer found not guilty in shooting of carjacking suspect A former Little Rock Police Department officer was found not guilty of a misdemeanor battery charge in the shooting of a man last summer outside a Chick-fil-A, court officials said. by Jaime Dunaway 1 hr. ago

Police: Pursuit in central Arkansas reaches speed of 104 mph; 1 officer fires shots Police said a pursuit in central Arkansas on Thursday night that reached speeds of more than 100 mph ended with an officer firing shots at a suspect. by Jillian Kremer 1 hr. ago

Caravan migrants break Guatemala border fence, rush Mexico TECUN UMAN, Guatemala — Central Americans traveling in a mass caravan broke through a Guatemalan border fence and streamed by the thousands toward Mexican territory Friday, defying Mexican authorities' entreaties for an orderly migration and U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of retaliation. by The Associated Press 1 hr. ago

Little Rock woman accused of swinging axe at man after he wouldn't let her use phone A Little Rock woman accused of swinging an axe at a man was arrested Thursday afternoon, according to a police report. by Jillian Kremer 2 hrs. ago

U.S., South Korea again call off a major military exercise SINGAPORE — The United States and South Korea are scrapping another major military exercise this year, a Pentagon official said Friday, citing a push for diplomatic progress with North Korea. by The Associated Press 4 hrs. ago

Youth basketball coach admits to sexually exploiting 400 boys IOWA CITY, Iowa — A prominent Iowa youth basketball coach faces potentially decades in prison after admitting to a years-long pattern of sexually exploiting and abusing at least 400 minor boys, including former players, their friends and other young athletes. by The Associated Press 4 hrs. ago

China's growth slows as officials try to reassure investors BEIJING — China reported economic growth sank to a post-global crisis low as finance officials launched a media blitz Friday to shore up confidence in its sagging stock market. by The Associated Press 5 hrs. ago

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Arkansas woman accused in murder-for-hire case Authorities said they have arrested an Arkansas woman who is accused in a murder-for-hire case. by Jaime Dunaway

In video, car seen near time of man's killing in central Arkansas driveway Surveillance video from the cul-de-sac where a Maumelle man was shot and stabbed multiple times last Friday morning shows a dark vehicle entering and exiting the area at the time of the attack, authorities said Thursday. by Clara Turnage

Man who encouraged Arkansas girl to put 'trust issues aside' gets 10 years in sex case A 27-year-old Texas man who was arrested in March 2015, two days after persuading a 15-year-old Sheridan girl he met on the Internet to run away with him, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison for transporting her across state lines for the purpose of sexual assault. by Linda Satter

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Committee won't pull ad running in Little Rock area suggesting 'lynching' if Democrats win (18) LITTLE ROCK — A political action committee said Friday that it won't pull a widely condemned radio ad that suggests white Democrats will lynch African-Americans if they win in midterm elections in Arkansas next month. by ANDREW DeMILLO, The Associated Press