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Georgia-Pacific to pay $600,000, reduce emissions at Arkansas paper mill as part of EPA settlement Georgia-Pacific will pay $600,000 in fines and take steps to reduce hydrogen sulfide emissions at its paper mill in Crossett, per a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the agency announced Friday. by Emily Walkenhorst 39 mins. ago

PHOTOS: Little Rock School District bus crashes into home A Little Rock School District bus crashed into a residence on West 33rd Street Thursday afternoon. by Alex Gladden 4 hrs. ago

Former Northwest Arkansas police chief arrested on evidence tampering, drug charges State police arrested former Lincoln Police Chief Brian Key on Thursday in connection with drug-related offenses. by Lynn Kutter 4 hrs. ago

TRAFFIC ALERT: I-630 job to severely restrict traffic on weekend Work on an $87.4 million project to widen a section of Interstate 630 in west Little Rock will severely restrict traffic on the route this weekend. by Noel Oman 12 hrs. ago

Arkansas candidate who missed vote, ended up in tie loses race on roll of dice It was a runoff to die for. by Bill Bowden 12 hrs. ago

Trump picks Mulvaney to be next chief of staff WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday picked budget director Mick Mulvaney to be his next chief of staff, ending a chaotic search for a new chief of staff that had been inching forward with the feel of an unfolding reality TV show. by The Associated Press Updated 27 mins. ago

Arkansas lawmakers eye more abortion restrictions next year LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas' predominantly Republican Legislature is preparing to take up new abortion restrictions when lawmakers convene next month, even as the state's past efforts to restrict the procedure remain caught up in legal fights. by The Associated Press Updated 1 hr. ago

Stocks plunge to 8-month lows on growth fears; Johnson & Johnson nosedives NEW YORK — Stocks are staggering toward eight-month lows Friday after weak economic data from China has investors worrying about the health of the global economy. Mounting tensions in Europe over Britain's impeding departure from the European Union also darkened traders' moods. by The Associated Press 2 hrs. ago

City about 50 miles northwest of Little Rock considers building "Little Dam Bridge" over Arkansas River Morrilton city officials are considering building a “Little Dam Bridge” that would cross the Arkansas River and connect Petit Jean State Park to Morrilton, the mayor said. by Alex Gladden 2 hrs. ago

VIDEO: Michael Cohen claims Trump knew hush money payments wrong WASHINGTON — Shaken and facing a prison term, President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer said Friday that Trump directed him to buy the silence of two women during the 2016 campaign because he was concerned their stories of alleged affairs with him "would affect the election." He says Trump knew the payments were wrong. by The Associated Press Updated 3 hrs. ago

Farmers buoyed but cautious as China resumes buying soybeans BISMARCK, N.D. — The resumption of soybean sales to China this week is encouraging to American farmers who have seen the value of their crop plummet amid a trade war with the world's second-largest economy, but producers see it only as a small step and say they need more federal aid. by The Associated Press 3 hrs. ago

Police: Robber of downtown Little Rock bank arrested after she left area in cab A robber who made off with cash from a downtown Little Rock bank on Friday morning was arrested a short time later after a witness told authorities they saw her getting into a taxi, police said at the scene. by Alex Gladden Updated 4 hrs. ago

China suspends tariff hikes on $126B of U.S. cars, auto parts BEIJING — China announced a 90-day suspension on Friday of tariff hikes on $126 billion of U.S. cars, trucks and auto parts following its cease-fire in a trade battle with Washington that threatens global economic growth. by The Associated Press 5 hrs. ago

Man depositing Little Rock store's cash at bank near UAMS robbed at gunpoint A 28-year-old employee of a Dollar Tree in Little Rock was robbed at gunpoint on Thursday night when he tried to deposit the store's cash at a bank across the street from UAMS Medical Center, police said. by Gavin Lesnick 5 hrs. ago

Texas mom sentenced to 40 years in deaths of toddlers left inside hot car KERRVILLE, Texas — A 20-year-old Texas mother whose two toddlers died after she left them inside a hot vehicle overnight has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. by The Associated Press 6 hrs. ago

Autopsy scheduled for 7-year-old migrant girl who died in custody WASHINGTON — A 7-year-old girl picked up with her father and dozens of other migrants along a remote stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border suffered seizures and spiked a high fever in immigration custody and later died, federal officials said. by The Associated Press 6 hrs. ago

Sheriff's office: Arkansas deputy fired after crashing vehicle while intoxicated A Crawford County Sheriff's deputy was fired Monday after he crashed his personal vehicle while intoxicated, authorities said. by Stephen Simpson 6 hrs. ago

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Hogs' LB arrested on various charges University of Arkansas linebacker Demetrius "Dee" Walker has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest on felony drug and weapon charges by Fayetteville police. by Tom Murphy

Baby sitter given jail sentence for theft, abandoning 3-month-old child at Arkansas home A woman formerly of Hot Springs who abandoned an infant she was baby-sitting and stole $1,200 worth of items from the residence before fleeing to Oklahoma has been sentenced to two years in prison. by Steven Mross

Term of years ordered for Arkansas man convicted of murder as teen An Ashley County man convicted of murder as a teenager has to be sentenced to a term of years in prison, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday, rejecting the state's arguments in favor of a life sentence. by John Moritz

Arkansas man faces charges in beating, kidnapping of pregnant wife When officers arrived at his apartment Monday, a Springdale man accused of holding his pregnant wife captive for four days and leaving her appearing "as if she had been tortured" leapt from a second story window and ran, officers reported. by Clara Turnage

Man in meth case gets over 15 years A Fort Smith man has been sentenced in federal court in Oklahoma to 15½ years in prison after a jury was told that the man tried to destroy methamphetamine by dumping it in a trash can of bleach as police closed in on him. by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Arkansas lawmakers eye more abortion restrictions next year (6) LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas' predominantly Republican Legislature is preparing to take up new abortion restrictions when lawmakers convene next month, even as the state's past efforts to restrict the procedure remain caught up in legal fights. by The Associated Press

Puzzled, allies say of U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton's position on criminal-justice bill (40) Conservative leaders who are often allied with U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton blasted the Arkansas Republican on Thursday for attempting to derail bipartisan criminal-justice legislation. by Frank E. Lockwood

Conway plant to close by '21, slash 344 jobs; firm opts to go with Wisconsin incentives (34) Kimberly-Clark Corp. said Thursday that it will close its Conway manufacturing facility by 2021, ending months of uncertainty about whether the company would choose the Arkansas plant, or a similar factory in Wisconsin, for closure. by Democrat-Gazette staff and wire reports

City about 50 miles northwest of Little Rock considers building "Little Dam Bridge" over Arkansas River (2) Morrilton city officials are considering building a “Little Dam Bridge” that would cross the Arkansas River and connect Petit Jean State Park to Morrilton, the mayor said. by Alex Gladden