Testing, Treatment and Prevention: Keys to Ending HIV Transmission

December is AIDS Awareness Month and is a good opportunity to spread awareness about the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Dr. Janette Wheat, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff associate professor and Cooperative Extension Program human development specialist, said. It is a time people worldwide can unite... Read More.

Arkansas police officer shot outside apartment complex

BRYANT, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas police officer was shot and wounded Monday night by a reportedly suicidal person who was then shot and killed by other officers, authorities said. Police responded to a call of a suicidal person at an apartment complex in Bryant,... Read More.
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Hendren won’t seek 2nd term as Arkansas Senate president

  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Republican president pro tem of Arkansas’ Senate said Friday he won’t seek another term leading that chamber next year. Sen. Jim Hendren said he won’t run for another two-year term as the chamber’s president when senators meet at the... Read More.
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Arkansas State Trooper arrested following resignation

Mark Holland, 54, of Heber Springs, a nineteen year veteran Arkansas State Trooper, resigned today.  He had been assigned to the Highway Patrol Division, Troop B, headquartered at Newport.  Colonel Bill Bryant, Director of the Arkansas State Police, has accepted the resignation.Immediately after submitting... Read More.
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University of Arkansas tightens mumps vaccine requirements

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Faculty and staff members will be subject to vaccination requirements after a mumps outbreak at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, the state health department said Monday. The Arkansas Department of Health said 35 mumps cases linked to the campus have... Read More.

New Jersey man sentenced to prison for Arkansas corruption

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a New Jersey political consultant to prison for taking money from a Arkansas health care provider to pay for illegal lobbying. U.S. District Judge Jan DuBois of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania sentenced Donald “D.A.”... Read More.
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Arkansas sheriff charged with assaulting 3 in his custody

FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas sheriff pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of assaulting three people in his custody. Franklin County Sheriff Anthony Boen was indicted on three counts of deprivation of rights under color of law. Boen pleaded not guilty before a... Read More.
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ASP identifies deceased man found along I-40 in Mayflower

The deceased body of a man found Thursday afternoon (December 12, 2019) near Mayflower has been identified as Mark Anthony Teas, 41, of Ozark.The manner and cause of death is still uncertain as special agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division continue... Read More.

ASP investigating after body found near Mayflower

A property owner walking along a fence line this afternoon, a short distance off Interstate 40 near Mayflower at the 137 mile marker (eastbound), discovered a deceased white male, lying in the grass.  Mayflower police officers were called to the scene about 1:30 PM. ... Read More.