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Arkansas judge temporarily blocks new dispensary licenses

Wednesday, February 26 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge blocked the state Tuesday from issuing more licenses to sell medical marijuana after a state panel rejected Pine Bluff dispensary’s license application. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen granted a temporary restraining order as requested by Medicanna... Read More.

Arkansas man charged with trying to blow up car at Pentagon

Wednesday, February 26 by Greg

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — An Arkansas man was arrested on charges he tried to blow up a car at a Pentagon parking lot, federal officials said Tuesday. Matthew Dmitri Richardson, 19, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, made an initial appearance Tuesday afternoon in U.S. District Court... Read More.

Arkansas cemetery allows Confederate flags despite protests

Monday, February 24 by Greg

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas cemetery will continue allowing individuals or groups to place Confederate flags on grave markers unless a family member of the deceased objects, despite complaints the flag is a racist symbol. Eureka Springs’ cemetery commission approved an amendment earlier... Read More.

Arkansas candidate’s political ties targeted in court race

Sunday, February 23 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The race for a seat on the Arkansas Supreme Court is technically nonpartisan, but the close ties of one of the two main candidates to the state Republican Party — she’s married to its leader — highlight just how... Read More.

Arkansas State Police issued missing and endangered advisory for a Sherwood teen girl

Sunday, February 23 by Greg

The Arkansas State Police issued a missing and endangered advisory for a 13-year-old girl from Sherwood who was reported missing by a family member, according to a press release from the agency.Authorities said Kylie Dickerson was last seen at 109 Holly Drive around 10... Read More.

7 injured after Arkansas school bus collides with trailer

Friday, February 21 by Greg

BONO, Ark. (AP) — Several people were injured after a school bus collided with a commercial trailer Friday morning in eastern Arkansas, authorities said. Lawrence County School District Superintendent Terry Belcher told Jonesboro TV station KAIT that 19 people were on the... Read More.

Arkansas leads U.S. in meth use, study finds

Friday, February 21 by Greg

Arkansas leads the nation in the number of people testing positive for meth, according to a study by Millennium Health.Methamphetamine positivity rates in the state totaled 28.7% last year, far ahead of Iowa which ranked second in the nation with 20.8%Our northern neighbor also... Read More.

2 more juveniles arrested in Arkansas school-threats case

Wednesday, February 19 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities have arrested two more juveniles in an investigation over online threats that prompted the two-day closure of a central Arkansas high school last week. So far, a total of six minors have been arrested in connection with the threats... Read More.

Early voting begins for Arkansas’ March 3 primary election

Tuesday, February 18 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Early voting began Tuesday for Arkansas’ March 3 primary and nonpartisan judicial election, with the solidly Republican state drawing interest among Democratic presidential hopefuls. Secretary of State John Thurston has not predicted how many of the state’s more than 1.7... Read More.

US appeals panel upholds block of Medicaid work requirements

Friday, February 14 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel in Washington upheld a lower court’s decision on Friday that blocked the Trump administration’s work requirements for Medicaid recipients. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found... Read More.

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10 dead in Arkansas from flu in the past week; Total flu deaths in Arkansas reaches 46

Wednesday, February 12 by Greg

Ten people died from flu-related illness in Arkansas last week, according to a report from the Arkansas Department of Health released on Wednesday.Since September 29, 2019, 46 people have died of influenza-related illness in the state. One was a pediatric death.The ADH reported ‘widespread’... Read More.

July trial set for suit over Arkansas Ten Commandments

Wednesday, February 12 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has set a July trial for a lawsuit challenging a Ten Commandments display outside the Arkansas state Capitol. U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker on Monday ordered the trial over the display installed on the Capitol grounds in... Read More.

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