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Fayetteville police investigate shooting FAYETTEVILLE -- Police are investigating a shooting reported at an apartment complex this morning just west of Interstate 49. by Staff report 1 hr. ago

Museum in Arkansas searches for elusive film; archivists piece together first movie filmed entirely in state Archivists at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History are still looking for Wonder Valley. by Bill Bowden 9 hrs. ago

Springdale officials discuss police budget City officials continued Monday night discussing next year's budget, including proposed new equipment for the Police Department. by Alex Golden 12 hrs. ago

Berryville woman, teen killed in multiple-vehicle crash A 34-year old woman and a 16-year-old boy died Monday in a three-vehicle pileup in northern Arkansas, authorities said. by Jaime Dunaway 3 hrs. ago

Grants awarded for Fayetteville events A spring event that combines bicycling with gobbling pastries from local bakeries earned the most financial support in the Advertising and Promotion Commission's latest round of community investment grants. by Dave Perozek 12 hrs. ago

Yates charged with capital murder BENTONVILLE -- Prosecutors charged Don Yates today with capital murder in the killing of 58-year-old Patrick Quinley of Rogers. by TRACY M. NEAL NWA Democrat-Gazette 21 mins. ago

Arkansas AG Rutledge asks court to reconsider competency law ruling LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas' attorney general is asking the state's highest court to reconsider its decisions striking down a law that gave the state's prison director authority to determine whether an inmate is mentally competent to be executed. by The Associated Press 41 mins. ago

Walmart seeks campaign contribution refund from Mississippi senator after 'public hanging' remark JACKSON, Miss. — A Walmart spokeswoman confirms the corporation is asking U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to return its $2,000 campaign contribution after a video showed the Mississippi Republican praising someone by saying she would attend a "public hanging" if he had one. by The Associated Press 45 mins. ago

Agency denies Arkansas hog farm new operating permit The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has denied C&H Hog Farms a new operating permit. by Emily Walkenhorst 53 mins. ago

Trump says no new Saudi punishment for Khashoggi murder WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. will not punish Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at this time nor cut arms sales to Saudi Arabia for the killing of U.S.-based columnist Jamal Khashoggi. by DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press 1 hr. ago

Boeing cancels call to discuss issues with its newest plane Boeing Co. canceled a conference call that it scheduled for Tuesday with airlines to discuss issues swirling around its newest plane, which has come under close scrutiny after a deadly crash in Indonesia. by DAVID KOENIG, AP Airlines Writer 1 hr. ago

Trump grants poultry pardons to turkeys Peas and Carrots WASHINGTON -- In an annual Thanksgiving tradition, President Donald Trump has used the power of his office to keep a pair of turkeys off the holiday table. by DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press 1 hr. ago

Global markets sink again as tech and retail stocks drop NEW YORK -- Stocks are skidding Tuesday as weak results from retailers and mounting losses for big technology companies push the market back into the red for the year. by MARLEY JAY, AP Markets Writer 1 hr. ago

Gunman in California mass shooting showed warning signs THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- At first, the outlines of the mass shooter's 28 years appeared unremarkable. by AMANDA LEE MYERS and JUSTIN PRITCHARD, Associated Press 1 hr. ago

Scientists work to save wild Puerto Rican parrot after Maria EL YUNQUE, Puerto Rico -- Biologists are trying to save the last of the endangered Puerto Rican parrots after more than half the population of the bright green birds with turquoise-tipped wings disappeared when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico and destroyed their habitat and food sources. by DANICA COTO, Associated Press 2 hrs. ago

Suicide bomber targets clerics in Afghan capital, 50 killed KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber targeted a gathering of hundreds of Islamic scholars in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 50 people as Muslims around the world marked the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. by By RAHIM FAIEZ, Associated Press 2 hrs. ago

Gunman in Chicago hospital shooting had prior complaint CHICAGO -- A man who fatally shot his ex-fiancee outside a Chicago hospital before killing two people inside the building was the subject of a protection order request filed four years ago by another woman, yet he had legally purchased several guns in recent years, police said Tuesday. by AMANDA SEITZ and DON BABWIN, Associated Press 2 hrs. ago

James Woods, a distressed Florida military vet and Twitter ORLANDO, Fla. -- Drama unfolded on Twitter on Monday night with actor James Woods reaching out to help an Orlando-area military veteran who had tweeted that he was "gonna kill myself tonight. I've lost everything I have nobody, nobody cares." by Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel (TNS) 2 hrs. ago

Darkening clouds start to overhang global economic expansion WASHINGTON -- After galloping along for the past two years, the global economy is showing signs of weakening, with the United States, China and Europe all facing the rising threat of a slowdown. by JOSH BOAK and JOE McDONALD, AP Business Writers 2 hrs. ago

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Opening weekend ideal for deer hunters Deer hunters could not have asked for more perfect conditions to kick off modern gun season in Arkansas. Frosty temperatures opening weekend Nov. 10-11 put enough chill in the air to keep mosquitoes and other insects at bay. A campfire at deer camp was a welcome companion to hunters telling stories. by Arkansas Game and Fish

Missouri deer harvest up Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows deer hunters in Missouri killed 99,567 deer during the opening weekend of the November portion of the fall firearms season Nov. 10 and 11. by Missouri Department of Conservation

Float trip short, sweet on Missouri's Elk River One float, you're sharing the river with thousands of others. The next, you have it all to yourself. by Flip Putthoff

Firewood teaches backwoods bachelors ways of high finance Now that we've had snow and frigid temperatures, and it's not even Thanksgiving, I'm thinking this will be a good winter to get into the firewood business.

PHOTOS: This Arkansas wildlife refuge has 160,000 acres and 365 lakes. Here's how to explore it. The Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge has been on my list of places to explore in The Natural State for some time. I planned an outing last spring — until I contacted the visitors center and learned that most of the refuge was underwater and would remain so until late May. Buffalo gnats begin to swarm in late May. I decided to wait until fall. by Bob Robinson

Late arrival makes A-list party booming success Tuesday's first flurries fluttered into my deer stand tentatively, like the first guests at an A-list party. by Bryan Hendricks

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