A convicted rapist who authorities say used a jet ski during an escape from an Arkansas prison last year was arrested Tuesday in West Virginia.
Category: State News
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Arkansas governor requests major disaster declaration for June 25 storms
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders today requested a presidential Major Disaster Declaration in response to storms that caused severe damage in Central Arkansas and the Delta on June 25.
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Ambulance dispatcher dies after being shot in Little Rock parking lot over weekend; estranged husband charged
A dispatcher died Wednesday after being shot at a Little Rock-area ambulance service’s parking lot over the weekend, and her estranged husband was charged in her death.
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North Little Rock man pleads guilty to firebombing police cars during George Floyd protests
An Arkansas community activist accused in the firebombings of police cars after the 2020 murder of George Floyd pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court.
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Arkansas education secretary says state to review districts’ AP African American Studies materials
Officials want to determine if an AP course complies with a state law prohibiting ‘critical race theory’ from being taught at schools.
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6 Arkansas schools say they are moving forward with AP African American studies course
The six Arkansas schools that planned to offer an Advanced Placement course on African American studies say they will continue to do so despite the state saying the class won’t count toward a student’s graduation credit.
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Arkansas school district says it will continue offering AP African American Studies course
The Little Rock School District announced the decision days after the Arkansas Department of Education said the course would not count toward state credit.
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AP African American Studies course won’t count toward graduation credit in Arkansas
Arkansas education officials on Monday said an Advanced Placement course on African American studies won’t count toward a student’s graduation credit.
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Arkansas governor names Shea Lewis as Parks, Heritage and Tourism secretary
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Friday announced that interim Parks, Heritage and Tourism Secretary Shea Lewis will now serve in the post permanently.
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Police fatally shoot armed man in northeast Arkansas, but his family says he was running away
A northeast Arkansas man was fatally shot by police who say the 33-year-old pointed a gun at them, but family members say the shooting happened as he was running away from the officers.
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Arkansas secretary of state says he’ll run for treasurer next year
Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston will run for state treasurer next year.
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More than 31K Arkansans lost Medicaid coverage for procedural reasons in July
More than 31,000 Arkansans who had their Medicaid coverage extended due to the pandemic were dropped from the program in July because they did not provide required eligibility information.
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Bill Clinton’s presidential center expanding, will add Hillary Clinton’s personal archives
Bill Clinton’s presidential center is planning a major expansion that will include a new Hillary Rodham Clinton Institute holding personal archives from the former Democratic presidential nominee and first lady.
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Appeals court upholds Josh Duggar’s conviction for downloading child sex abuse images
A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the appeal by Duggar, whose large family was the focus of TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting.”
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Arkansas governor names Hudson as Finance and Administration secretary
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday named Jim Hudson, chief of staff for the Department of Commerce, as the state’s new Finance and Administration secretary and chief fiscal officer.