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Pea Ridge man arrested after shooting PEA RIDGE — Pea Ridge Police are investigating a shooting at 1072 Richards St. about 9 a.m. this morning. by Staff report 32 mins. ago

Commissioners deny permit extension for parking near Fayetteville High School FAYETTEVILLE -- Parking is set to end at a private lot next to Fayetteville High School, but school administrators have a larger plan to make up for the spaces that will be lost. by Stacy Ryburn 7 hrs. ago

$12M shortfall ahead, UALR's chancellor says; enrollment plunge forcing hard choices at city campus University of Arkansas at Little Rock leaders are bracing for a $12 million shortfall for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, Chancellor Andrew Rogerson told faculty and staff members Monday. by Emily Walkenhorst 6 hrs. ago

Prosecutor: Deputy justified in shooting A Benton County sheriff's deputy was justified last month in shooting a man involved in a standoff, Benton County Prosecuting Attorney Nathan Smith said Friday. by TRACY M. NEAL NWA Democrat-Gazette 8 hrs. ago

2 cases of canine distemper force Springdale shelter to close for week Springdale Animal Services closed its shelter for the week after finding two cases of canine distemper. by NWA Democrat-Gazette 8 hrs. ago

Official: Tickets for DWI proper The driving-while-intoxicated ticket an Arkansas State Police trooper gave the governor's son May 27 differs from the one filed in West Fork District Court, but because they have the same citation number and same charges, they are the same charging document, according to a filing Monday in Washington County Circuit Court. by Bill Bowden 3 hrs. ago

PHOTOS: Slacklining for Earth Day Photo Gallery for Tuesday includes The Imagination Station visit to Bellview Elementary School. Fourth-graders made art projects using recycled material. 17 mins. ago

U.S. no longer waives sanctions on Iran oil President Donald Trump's administration said Monday that it will no longer exempt any countries from U.S. sanctions if they continue to buy Iranian oil, stepping up pressure on Iran in a move that primarily affects the five remaining major importers: China and India, and U.S. treaty allies Japan, South Korea and Turkey. by COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF WIRE REPORTS 6 hrs. ago

Sri Lanka minister: Easter bombings a response to NZ attacks COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- A top Sri Lanka official on Tuesday called the Easter attack on churches, hotels and other sites "retaliation" for the shooting massacre by a white supremacist at two New Zealand mosques last month, as the Islamic State group sought to claim responsibility for the attack. by EMILY SCHMALL and KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press 2 hrs. ago

Rogers library to host book presentation Phillip Howerton, an English professor at Missouri State University, will present a program about his book, The Literature of the Ozarks: An Anthology, at 6:30 p.m. today at the Rogers Public Library, 711 S. Dixieland Road, according to a news release. by Staff Report 9 hrs. ago

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Bentonville man placed on probation for sexual extortion A man was placed on 10 years of probation after pleading guilty to a charge of threatening to leak sexually explicit photographs of a woman. by TRACY M. NEAL NWA Democrat-Gazette 9 hrs. ago

Boortz will be next School of Innovation principal Kelly Boortz will assume the top job at the Tyson School of Innovation this summer. by Staff Report 9 hrs. ago

Governance group goes over report on options for LR The Little Rock Board of Directors' mix of ward representative and at-large seats has been a primary topic of discussion at the city's governance study group during its two meetings in the past week. 9 hrs. ago

Cave Springs man sentenced for sexual assault A Cave Springs man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Monday for sexually assaulting two girls. by Staff Report 9 hrs. ago

Animal disease closes Springdale Animal Services for a week The Springdale Animal Services building is close for the week after two cases of Canine Distemper were discovered in the animal population. by Staff Report

Bentonville man placed on probation for sexual extortion BENTONVILLE -- A Bentonville man was placed on 10 years of state supervised probation after pleading guilty to a charge accusing him of threatening to leak sexually explicit photographs of a woman. by TRACY M. NEAL NWA Democrat-Gazette 19 hrs. ago

Cave Springs man sentenced for sexual assault BENTONVILLE -- A Cave Springs man was sentenced to 50 years in prison today for sexually assaulting two girls. by Staff report 19 hrs. ago

LISTEN: Speaking of Arkansas with Sheriff Tim Helder In this edition of "Speaking of Arkansas," Greg Harton and Rusty Turner of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette interview Sheriff Helder about a $38 million expansion proposal that has stalled in the Quorum Court. 21 hrs. ago

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PHOTOS/VIDEO: Mom, son team up for morel mushrooms Four eyes are better than two when the search is on for that elusive spring delicacy, the morel mushroom. by Flip Putthoff

Big catches from a kayak A passion for bass fishing and art took Dwain Batey to the top of his sport. by JANELLE JESSEN

OPPORTUNITIES: Wetland Ecology Tour to wriggle and peep with family-friendly science The 2019 Wetland Ecology Tour from 7 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday is a chance to learn a little natural science from nature itself, in Woolsey Wet Prairie Sanctuary in Fayetteville. by Celia Storey

Turkey tag team Bonded by blood and a love of hunting, the Volpe family passed its sporting heritage forward and back during the spring turkey season. by Bryan Hendricks

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