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VIDEO: Springdale, Fayetteville players face suspension for role in melee A melee which marred the end of a boys basketball game last Friday night has led to the suspension of multiple players for tonight’s 6A-West Conference games. by Chip Souza 4 hrs. ago

Winter weather advisory issued for portions of Northwest Arkansas The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for parts of Northwest Arkansas and northeast Oklahoma. by Staff Report 3 hrs. ago

VIDEO: 79 guns stolen from Prairie Grove store PRAIRIE GROVE -- At least four suspects stole 79 guns from Ace Hardware, according to police. by Lynn Kutter 9 hrs. ago

Springdale sets guidelines for economic incentives The city has a new tool in its toolbox for economic development, as the City Council recently approved guidelines on when incentives will be offered to businesses looking to move to Springdale. by Laurinda Joenks 17 hrs. ago

Arkansas governor set to sign teacher pay raise legislation LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is scheduled to sign into law a bill that would raise the minimum for teacher salaries in the state by $4,000 over the next four years. by The Associated Press 10 hrs. ago

Oklahoma, Arkansas towns among finalists for makeover OKLAHOMA CITY -- Towns in Oklahoma and Arkansas are among six finalists for a small business makeover program on the reality show "Small Business Revolution - Main Street." by The Associated Press 9 hrs. ago

Fayetteville School Board continues to develop plan The School Board met Friday and Saturday to continue working on a plan they hope will guide the schools for the next five years. by Dave Perozek 19 hrs. ago

Rogers to add four roundabouts near retail, entertainment area Four roundabouts are in the works to improve traffic flow in the developing area across from Pinnacle Hills Promenade on Rogers’ west side, the city engineer said. by Alex Golden 17 hrs. ago

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Former UAFS coach no longer employed by university Arkansas-Fort Smith men's basketball coach Justin Bailey is no longer employed by the university, according to a news release issued Monday afternoon. by Staff Report 4 hrs. ago

Payless ShoeSource to shutter all of its remaining US stores NEW YORK -- Payless ShoeSource is shuttering all of its 2,100 remaining stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, joining a list of iconic names like Toys R Us and Bon-Ton that have closed down in the last year. by ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer 5 hrs. ago

Florida police hold rattlesnake in the back of a patrol car JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. -- A rattlesnake in Florida ended up in the back of a police car. by The Associated Press 6 hrs. ago

Arkansas Senate passes plan to replace US Capitol statues LITTLE ROCK -- The Arkansas Senate has approved a plan to replace the state's two statues at the U.S. Capitol with ones depicting singer Johnny Cash and civil rights leader Daisy Bates. by The Associated Press 6 hrs. ago

Steve Miller, Marty Stuart to perform at Walmart AMP Steve Miller Band and Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives will bring their "Classic Rock Meets Classic Country Tour" to the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion in June as part of the Cox Concert Series. by Staff Report 7 hrs. ago

Jackson County residents brace for more rain days after high water damaged levee The Arkansas National Guard and crews in Jackson County worked on Monday to fortify a damaged levee that held back a rising White River following heavy rains last week before more storms move through the region. by Youssef Rddad 8 hrs. ago

Napkin, genealogy site leads to arrest in 1993 murder case MINNEAPOLIS -- A businessman has been charged with fatally stabbing a Minneapolis woman in 1993 after investigators ran DNA evidence from the murder scene through a genealogy website and obtained his DNA from a discarded napkin. by The Associated Press 9 hrs. ago

World stocks mostly rise ahead of more China-US trade talks SINGAPORE -- World stocks mostly rose on Monday ahead of more trade talks between Chinese and American officials in Washington this week. by ANNABELLE LIANG, Associated Press 10 hrs. ago

More heavy rain in state could 'severely worsen' river flooding Heavy rain that could "severely worsen" river flooding and also spur flash flooding in parts of Arkansas is expected this week, forecasters said. by Josh Snyder 10 hrs. ago

Semenya arrives for landmark case at Swiss sports tribunal LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Caster Semenya arrived at the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday for a hearing in a landmark case that will challenge science and gender politics. by The Associated Press 10 hrs. ago

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Mammals aren't the only animals that make milk for their babes Most female flies take a low-rent approach to parenthood, depositing scores of seed-size eggs in the trash to hatch, leaving the larvae to fend for themselves. by NATALIE ANGIER The New York Times

WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE! Write with care or people will laugh at you Sometimes, other newspapers have some funny things in them. And I'm not talking about their comics pages. I've been collecting examples for years. by Bernadette Kinlaw, Special to the Democrat-Gazette

OLD NEWS: Eberts Field aviators swoop under Little Rock bridges One hundred years ago this week, pepper specks appeared in the sky north of Little Rock. They swelled into open-cockpit flying machines, warbirds, 12 of them. by Celia Storey

Researchers catch wolves fishing Wolves are thought of as red-meat eaters, but a team of biologists in northern Minnesota, near Voyageurs National Park, has documented a pack that often enjoys a meal of fish. by JIM ROBBINS The New York Times

Blood sugar test strips a hot commodity for resellers On most afternoons, people arrive with backpacks and plastic bags filled with boxes of small plastic strips, forming a line on the sidewalk outside the store. by TED ALCORN THE NEW YORK TIMES

SLIM PICKINGS: We Try Pop-Tarts Crisps Popping up in the cereal bar aisle: less caloric Pop-Tarts. by Jennifer Christman

SHARON RANDALL: Marriage is like a road trip, and you don’t get to drive It's a strange thing, an act of foolishness or faith, to put your life in someone else's hands. by SHARON RANDALL

MASTER CLASS: It’s hard to hold ‘proper form’ after you turn into spaghetti "Progressive form deterioration" is a term that sounds like something straight out of the "Lifecycle" chapter of a junior high science book. by Matt Parrott

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