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RSSArkansas sheriff with conviction can't serve, high court rules
An Arkansas sheriff who was convicted in 1979 for possessing stolen hens is ineligible to serve in office, the state's highest court ruled Thursday. Continue reading...
UA, ASU boards vote to opt out of campus gun law
The University of Arkansas' 11 campuses are opting out of a new state law allowing faculty and staff to carry concealed handguns on campus. Continue reading...
Bail set at $1 million for man charged in teen's death
A judge set a $1 million bail Thursday for a man jailed on kidnapping and murder charges in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Fayetteville resident in Little Rock. Continue reading...
Arkansas' teen birth rate U.S.' highest, report finds
The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report. Continue reading...
UA, ASU boards voting on new campus-guns law
Arkansas' two largest university systems are considering proposals to opt out of a new state law allowing faculty and staff to carry concealed handguns on campus. Continue reading...
Other days
100 YEARS AGO May 23, 1913 Hope was borne in the hearts of more than 200 working girls and women of Little Rock yesterday, when the proprietors of the six laundries of Little Rock and Argenta and the owner of one factory agreed to pay a minimum wage of $6 instead of $4, and to require nine hours work daily instead of 10 hours, beginning June 1. Continue reading...
Area lotteries
Numbers drawn Wednesday: Missouri Lotto 2-3-9-15-40-44 Estimated jackpot: $1.6 million Oklahoma Lotto 10-11-28-32-40 Hot ball: 4 Estimated jackpot: $6.3 million Powerball 9-31-35-41-57 Powerball: 26 Estimated jackpot: $40 million Continue reading...
Arkansans lend a friendly hand
Two firms roll in, dish up food
Thousands of volunteers have descended on this Oklahoma City suburb to help victims of a tornado that devastated much of the area Monday. Continue reading...
Broker in scandal spotlight quits firm
Also, state cuts off trade with it
Broker Steele Stephens, from whom the state treasurer’s office purchased $1.69 billion in bonds during the past several years, resigned Tuesday night from his job with St. Bernard Financial Services, the firm’s chief said Wednesday. Continue reading...
Federal insurance-pool grant gets an OK
Approval from state legislative council needed next to tap $16.47 million
Arkansas lawmakers gave initial approval Wednesday to a $16.47 million federal grant to help enroll people in an insurance pool required by the federal health-care law. Continue reading...
Broker tied to Shoffner resigns
Steele Vincent Stephens, an investment broker who has sold $1.69 billion in bonds to Arkansas’ treasurer’s office, has resigned from his place of employment. Continue reading...
Mega Millions
The winning numbers drawn Tuesday night in Mega Millions: 2-15-17-48-55 Mega Ball: 11 Megaplier: 4 Estimated jackpot: $12 million Continue reading...
Other days
100 YEARS AGO May 22, 1913 FORT SMITH — The Board of City Commissioners dealt a death blow to fortune tellers and clairvoyants today by adopting an ordinance prohibiting them from plying their trade in this city. It is said to be the most drastic ordinance of its kind in operation in the United States, and goes into effect tomorrow. Continue reading...
Shoffner lived rent-free near Capitol
Martha Shoffner stayed rent-free for most of her first term as state treasurer at a law office a few blocks from the state Capitol, her landlord confirmed Tuesday. Continue reading...
Shoffner under fire resigns
Awaiting a federal grand jury indictment and facing calls for her resignation or ouster, state Treasurer Martha Shoffner stepped down Tuesday, effective at 5 p.m. Continue reading...
