Severe storms that brought damaging winds, heavy rains and flash flooding to parts of the Midwest and the South were blamed for the deaths of three people, including two children in Arkansas and Michigan as well as a woman in Ohio.
Category: State News
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Walmart seeks to dismiss lawsuit by FTC over money transfers
Walmart filed a motion on Monday to dismiss a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that accuses the nation’s largest retailer of allowing its money-transfer services to be used by scam artists.
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Arkansas, 23 other states get millions in funding for high-priority cleanup of wells
The Interior Department is giving 24 states a total of $560 million to start cleaning high-priority derelict oil and gas wells abandoned on state and private land.
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Federal court says Arkansas can’t ban treatment of transgender kids
A federal appeals court on Thursday said Arkansas can’t enforce its ban on transgender children receiving gender affirming medical care.
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Experts: Force appears excessive in Arkansas beating video
The attorney for a man seen on video being punched and kneed by Arkansas officers said that the violent arrest is part of an alleged pattern of excessive force by a sheriff’s deputy, and policing experts said some of the blows appeared to be unjustified or even criminal.
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3 Arkansas officers suspended after video captures beating
Three Arkansas law enforcement officers have been suspended and a state police investigation launched after a video posted on social media showed a suspect being held down on the ground and beaten by police.
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Walmart expands abortion coverage for employees
Walmart is expanding its abortion coverage for employees after staying largely mum on the issue for months following the Supreme Court ruling that scrapped a nationwide right to abortion.
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New Arkansas outlet launches with state Capitol coverage
The latest website in a network of state-based nonprofit news outlets launched this week with coverage of the Arkansas state Capitol.
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Police: Man tried to buy body parts from Arkansas woman on Facebook
A Pennsylvania man was charged with abuse of a corpse, receiving stolen property and other charges after police say he allegedly tried to buy stolen human remains from an Arkansas woman for possible resale on Facebook.
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Settlement requires Arkansas state Sen. Rapert to unblock critics on social media
Arkansas state Sen. Jason Rapert will be required to unblock critics from his social media accounts under a settlement announced Wednesday.
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Court upholds Arkansas’ use of sedative in executions
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Arkansas’ use of the sedative midazolam in its lethal injections.
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Walmart adds Paramount+ streaming service to its membership perks
The move is part of efforts by the nation’s largest retailer to better compete with Amazon’s Prime membership program, which offers an array of perks.
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Little Rock weekend shootings leave 3 dead, 3 hurt
State and local authorities were investigating after a series of weekend shootings left three people dead and three others injured in the Little Rock area.
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Arkansas lawmakers pass tax cut package, adjourn session
Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday approved a $500 million tax cut package and adjourned a special session without taking up teacher raises, abortion ban exceptions or other issues Democrats had hoped to add to the agenda.
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Police: Woman’s body found near Altus in apparent homicide case
A woman’s body was found next to a road near Altus this week in what is being treated as a homicide case, according to the state police.