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Arkansas governor says cost to douse old dump fire soars; estimates range up to $37M The cost to extinguish an underground fire at an old stump dump on Trafalgar Road in Bella Vista could be millions more than first estimated, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday. by Mike Jones 4 hrs. ago

Shutdown threatening funds for Little Rock housing aid As the partial federal government shutdown stretches into its 28th day, the Little Rock housing authority is preparing for the end of February, when funds will run out for several of its programs that provide rental assistance to people with low incomes. by Ginny Monk 4 hrs. ago

State cuts ties with Medicaid ride provider After receiving more reports of patients who had missed appointments, a state agency on Thursday canceled its contracts with a company that just this month became responsible for providing nonemergency medical transportation to Medicaid recipients in 32 counties. by Andy Davis 4 hrs. ago

Trump tells Pelosi: No plane President Donald Trump told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday that he was postponing an unannounced trip of hers to Afghanistan and Brussels because of the federal government shutdown, one day after Pelosi suggested that Trump delay his State of the Union address. by COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF WIRE REPORTS 4 hrs. ago

Justices again hear sides on anti-bias edict; earlier ruling said city effort to protect gays violated law A Fayetteville ordinance that prohibits discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people was argued for the second time before the Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday, as part of a yearslong legal battle between the city's attorneys and the state government. by John Moritz 4 hrs. ago

Arrest made in fatal shooting at Little Rock ice cream shop A 39-year-old Little Rock resident injured in gunfire at a local ice cream shop that also fatally wounded another man has been arrested on a murder charge. by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 45 mins. ago

Arkansas man tried twice but never convicted in college student's killing gets trial date in unrelated kidnapping case A Dardanelle man whose capital-murder case ended in two mistrials will be back in court in April in an unrelated kidnapping. by Debra Hale-Shelton 4 hrs. ago

4 state school districts exempt from transfers U.S. District Judge Susan O. Hickey ruled Thursday in favor of four school districts that asked to be exempted from participating in interdistrict student transfers because of their decades-old federal school desegregation lawsuits. by Cynthia Howell 4 hrs. ago

Arkansas man arrested after fatal crash that killed woman; driver said he was 'on acid,' report states A Northwest Arkansas man allegedly told police he was “on acid” after running a red light and fatally striking a 26-year-old motorist in Rogers, according to an affidavit Thursday charging him with multiple felonies. by Youssef Rddad Updated 4 hrs. ago

Jefferson County gets dire forecast; Pine Bluff speech cites bloated payroll Losses in population and the shuttering of businesses have strained Jefferson County's budget to the point that it will result in the county going broke in as little as two years unless drastic changes are made now, County Judge Gerald Robinson said Thursday. by Dale Ellis 4 hrs. ago

Rigged polling report undenied; obeyed Trump, ex-lawyer says Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer, did not dispute a report Thursday that he hired a technology company to help rig online polls in his boss's favor ahead of the 2016 presidential campaign and said what he did was at Trump's direction. by COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF WIRE REPORTS 4 hrs. ago

JOHN DEERING CARTOON: 'Honey, I Shrunk State Government,' take 2 See the latest work from editorial cartoonist John Deering. by John Deering 4 hrs. ago

Revival set for Minute Man restaurants; Little Rock, Conway area locations said to be in 'initial plans' Minute Man, a once-popular chain of restaurants that had locations throughout Arkansas and two other states before dwindling to a single outlet in El Dorado, is set for a comeback. by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Updated 4 hrs. ago

Authorities ID man seriously injured in police shooting in eastern Arkansas The Arkansas State Police on Thursday night identified a man who was seriously injured after being shot by an officer earlier in the day in eastern Arkansas. by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Updated 4 hrs. ago

State reshape to get 1st look; government reorganization plan due next week at panel The Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee will begin reviewing parts of Gov. Asa Hutchinson's plan to reorganize state government next week, committee Chairman Ron Caldwell said Thursday. by Michael R. Wickline 4 hrs. ago

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Technology, not callers, leads Little Rock police to slaying victim Police say no one called 911 late Wednesday when shots rang out in a Little Rock neighborhood, leaving a man to die in an alleyway fewer than 40 feet from nearby residences. by Clara Turnage

Little Rock man charged in December shooting A Little Rock man was arrested this week after officers say he shot a 28-year-old man in the head in mid-December, according to court documents. by Clara Turnage

Man charged in attempted kidnapping case; 39-year-old twice tried in 2005 slaying of Arkansas beauty queen A man whose two capital-murder trials ended in hung juries will go on trial in an unrelated kidnapping case in April. by Debra Hale-Shelton

Man who killed 4 members of Arkansas family, including 2 children, gets life in prison Brian Bliss Travis has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty in Polk County Circuit Court to four counts of capital murder in the April 2017 slaying of four members of a Polk County family. by Dave Hughes

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Trump tells Pelosi: No plane (13) President Donald Trump told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday that he was postponing an unannounced trip of hers to Afghanistan and Brussels because of the federal government shutdown, one day after Pelosi suggested that Trump delay his State of the Union address. by COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF WIRE REPORTS

Trump denies Pelosi aircraft for planned trip abroad (68) WASHINGTON — It took President Donald Trump one day to flex his executive power back at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, denying her an aircraft for a planned trip abroad in apparent response to her attempt to delay his State of Union address amid their government shutdown clash. by The Associated Press

Senator's bill would partially undo Arkansas' minimum-wage increase (68) A minimum-wage increase passed by more than two-thirds of Arkansas voters in the November election would be partially undone by legislation filed Wednesday by state Sen. Bob Ballinger, a Republican from Hindsville. by John Moritz

BRUMMETT ONLINE: An unconventional mind (150) Let us venture today into the Bermuda Triangle of conventional thinking. by John Brummett