Man guilty of killing Arkansas farmer in dicamba clash
BLYTHEVILLE -- A Mississippi County Circuit Court jury sentenced a Missouri man to 24 years in prison Thursday evening after finding him guilty of fatally shoo…
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Arkansas cities add trash-truck cameras to aid speed, safety
WALNUT RIDGE — The steel claw extended from Donnie Milgram’s garbage truck, grabbed a gray trash can and hoisted it over the Mack truck during his route in Wal…
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Arkansas man arrested after mother, 2 children slain
Police arrested a Forrest City man Thursday in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend and her two daughters in their apartment.
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Police: Arkansas woman, 2 children found shot to death; 30-year-old arrested
An Arkansas woman and her 6- and 9-year-old children were shot to death in her apartment Wednesday night, authorities say, and a man has been arrested.
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Police detain Arkansas man in killing of former minister; arrest made after pursuit, crash
Police arrested a Forrest City man in connection with the slaying of a former minister after, police said, the man crashed the victim's car during a pursuit.
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Forecasters say odds long for mild winter
While the past two winters ranked among Arkansas' top 10 warmest ever, don't expect another mild winter when December rolls around, weather forecasters say.
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Don't expect mild winter in Arkansas, forecasters say
While the past two winters ranked among Arkansas' top 10 warmest ever, don't expect another mild winter when December rolls around, weather forecasters say.
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Arkansas homeless shelter cancels plans to open center over complaints from residents
A week after announcing plans to convert a former nursing home into a homeless shelter and mental-health crisis center, Jonesboro officials now say they won't …
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USDA's $7.6M aids 2 flood projects
The United States Department of Agriculture will fund $7.6 million worth of improvements to two Arkansas watershed districts to help reduce flooding.
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22 Arkansas counties impose burn bans as state's wildfire risk increases
Twenty-two Arkansas counties are now under burn bans, and the Arkansas Forestry Commission has rated parts of the state as being at high risk for wildfires.
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Jonesboro providing free Wi-Fi downtown
The city of Jonesboro is providing free Wi-Fi Internet service downtown to draw more people to the restaurants, venues and businesses in the area.
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Makings of a 'flash drought' lining up in Arkansas, agency says
More than 60 percent of Arkansas is considered to be in some form of a drought, and with a rain-free forecast for the next week, meteorologists say the state i…
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Idled rest home to be Jonesboro's homeless shelter
City and county officials will convert a former nursing home into a homeless shelter and a facility to serve as a mental-health crisis center, Mayor Harold Per…
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Burn bans ordered in 6 Arkansas counties
A lack of rainfall, lower humidity and brisk breezes have increased the potential for wildfires across much of Arkansas, causing six counties to issue burn ban…
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Coach whose drill led to hand burns back on job
A Nettleton Junior High School football coach who led a disciplinary drill that resulted in one player burning his hands on a hot track will not be suspended a…
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Two guardsmen died in plane crash at Arkansas airport
Two men killed Sunday in an airplane crash at the Camden Municipal Airport were Arkansas National Guardsmen trained to fly helicopters, officials said Tuesday.
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Arkansas junior high school football coach back on job after player suffered burns during disciplinary drill
JONESBORO -- A junior high school football coach who led a disciplinary drill that resulted in one player burning his hands on a hot track will not be suspende…
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Plane crashes at Arkansas airport shortly after taking off, killing 2
An airplane that crashed and killed two people at the Camden Municipal Airport on Sunday evening had just taken off and appeared to turn back before hitting th…
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Staffing in Arkansas jails worrisome; 3 inmates escape 1 facility in less than a month
In less than a month three inmates have fled from the Cross County jail in Wynne, and Sheriff J.R. Smith blames under-staffing at his jail for the rash of esca…
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Sales tax issues pass, boost police budget
Baxter County officials and city leaders in Mountain Home said they expected three sales tax issues that will pay for an addition to the county jail and boost …
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Former Arkansas teacher accused of having sex with at least 4 students
A former Marked Tree teacher was charged Wednesday with first-degree sexual assault in Craighead County District Court after police accused her of having sex w…
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Complaint claims Arkansas school district denied some a chance to vote in election over funds for safe room
Perry County election officials will file a complaint with the state Board of Election Commissioners claiming the Two Rivers School District denied patrons in …
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FULL RESULTS: Millage elections across Arkansas
Voters in 10 Arkansas school districts passed millage increases Tuesday evening that will fund construction of new schools, performing arts centers, cafeterias…
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19 school districts ask voters for higher millages this week
At least 19 Arkansas school districts are seeking millage increases Tuesday that will help among other things fund construction projects and raise salaries.
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Arkansas inmate escapes from jail for second time in 5 weeks
A Cross County inmate who was captured earlier this week after escaping the county jail in Wynne has escaped again, authorities said.
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Ex-circus's big cats escorted from rural Arkansas warehouse to airport
Wildlife officers on Tuesday escorted a transport containing 14 former circus animals from a warehouse in rural Poinsett County to Memphis International Airpor…
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PHOTOS: Lions, tigers, leopard found in cages in Arkansas workshop
State wildlife officers will escort a transport carrying former Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus animals from Poinsett County to Memphis Internati…
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Marked Tree asks for school tax
Marked Tree School District officials are asking patrons to help modernize school buildings that, while adequate when they were built more than 60 years ago, a…
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Arkansas authorities ID passenger who died when fleeing SUV crashed into church
A Tennessee man who crashed his vehicle into a rural St. Francis County church during a police pursuit last week faces a murder charge in the death of his pass…
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EPA waives fuel requirement in Arkansas after Harvey
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved waiving fuel requirements for several states, including Arkansas, to ensure adequate supplies of gasoline…
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Fatal-stabbing suspect found under bed at Arkansas motel
Authorities arrested a man hiding in a Blytheville motel Thursday who was wanted in the stabbing death of a West Memphis man.
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SUV chased by trooper along I-40 later hits Arkansas church; passenger dies
A woman died and a man was injured Tuesday when their vehicle crashed into a rural church in Widener after they fled from an Arkansas State Police trooper.
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Mountain Home, Baxter County face tax votes
Three sales tax issues concerning budgets for police and firefighters in Mountain Home and an expansion of the Baxter County jail are on ballots for special el…
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Arkansans will vote on sales tax for police and firefighter budgets, jail expansion
Three sales tax issues concerning budgets for police and firefighters in Mountain Home and an expansion of the Baxter County jail are on ballots for special el…
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Storm effect on gas nets EPA's waiver
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved waiving fuel requirements for several states, including Arkansas, to ensure adequate supplies of gasoline…
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Cleanup begins after east Arkansas hit by remnants of Hurricane Harvey
Floodwater from heavy rains associated with the remnants of Hurricane Harvey receded in McCrory on Friday, and other areas of the state hit by the storm's wrat…
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Arkansas man released from jail accused in wife's death
A Cleburne County man released from jail Wednesday after he was arrested during a domestic dispute is now charged with killing his wife after the discovery of …
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Rain soaks state's east; 1 Arkansas city gets 10+ inches, floods
More than 10 inches of rain fell Thursday on McCrory as the remnants of Hurricane Harvey blustered through eastern Arkansas, flooding streets and forcing many…
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Harvey jog to largely spare Little Rock; storm’s trek now to drench state’s southeast
The remnants of Hurricane Harvey, which devastated the Texas Gulf Coast and set record rainfall totals in that state this week, turned northeast Wednesday on a…
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Much of state keeping watch as Harvey remnants turn inland; 'significant rainfall' expected in Arkansas
After dumping record rainfall on southern Texas and slowly wobbling along the Gulf Coast shore, Tropical Storm Harvey is expected to turn inland and bear down …
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Ex-mayor of Jonesboro dies
JONESBORO -- Former Jonesboro Mayor Hubert Brodell, known for his tough negotiating skills and his vision for growth of his Craighead County city, died Monday.
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ASU's work to save red wolves hits close to home
JONESBORO -- Arkansas State University, which changed its mascot from the Indians to the Red Wolves in 2008, is now working toward helping save the endangered …
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ASU's work to save red wolves hits close to home
Arkansas State University, which changed its mascot from the Indians to the Red Wolves in 2008, is now working toward helping save the endangered species.
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Police: Man rams vehicle through Arkansas hospital's ER doors during pursuit
A Mountain Home man who police say rammed his vehicle through the emergency room doors of the Baxter Regional Medical Center during a police pursuit faces a ho…
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Rape suspect accused of stealing counterfeit $20 bill from Arkansas police officer at hearing
Crackers weren't enough for the famished Poinsett County man about to be tried for rape.
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Arkansas shed explosion that killed man locked inside deliberately set, officials say
An explosion in a shed that killed a Monette man and injured a Craighead County sheriff's deputy July 25 was deliberately set, according to an Arkansas fire ma…
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Partial eclipse enough for many in state
The sky became dimmer, temperatures dropped by 5 degrees, confused crickets chirped briefly and thousands of Arkansans stopped what they were doing and stared …
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Scattered clouds in forecast for Monday's eclipse
After months of anticipation, people in 12 U.S. states will see a total solar eclipse Monday as the moon briefly passes in front of the sun.
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Several eclipse-viewing venues planned in state
People across the United States will stop what they are doing Monday morning and gawk skyward to see the moon momentarily blot out the sun.
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Charge amended in Arkansas biting attack; caretaker accused of murder
A prosecutor has increased to second-degree murder a charge against a caretaker accused of biting an elderly Cherokee Village woman who later died.
