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Carriage crash's details released A Hot Springs woman arrested Monday in connection with a Dec. 1 hit-and-run collision involving a horse-drawn carriage that injured a Bradley woman told Hot Spr... by Steven Mross - December 12, 2018

Fort Smith sets sales-tax debate City directors will consider next week whether to call for a special election in March to allow voters to decide on levying a nine-month, 1 percent sales tax th... by Dave Hughes - December 12, 2018

Former UA official wins award for work in Maine John Diamond, a former University of Arkansas, Fayetteville spokesman who in 2013 told lawmakers about a "culture of secrecy" at the university, won national ho... by Jaime Adame - December 12, 2018

Life term levied in girl's abuse A Miller County jury sentenced a man to life plus 20 years in prison Friday for sexually abusing a 6-year-old more than a decade ago. by LYNN LAROWE TEXARKANA GAZETTE - December 12, 2018

State reports 4th death linked to flu season A fourth person has died of flu-related illness in Arkansas' current season, a state Department of Health spokesman said Tuesday. by Andy Davis - December 12, 2018

Suspect arrested 5 months after man lured into robbery A Jacksonville man, accused of luring a man to a Little Rock apartment complex and setting him up to be robbed this summer, has been arrested, court documents s... by Clara Turnage - December 12, 2018

Robber's accomplice sentenced The 17-year-old accomplice of a 19-year-old man convicted earlier this year in a 2017 home invasion robbery pleaded guilty Monday to his role in the crime and w... by Steven Mross - December 12, 2018

Man with shotgun killed by deputies Washington County deputies fatally shot a man who pointed a shotgun at them in his home Sunday night, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. by NWA DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE - December 12, 2018

'19 budget approved in NLR A higher-than-expected North Little Rock general fund budget for 2019 gained quick approval from the City Council on Monday evening, with an additional $693,905... by Jake Sandlin - December 12, 2018

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Getting it straight Clarksville is home to the University of the Ozarks. The university's name was misstated in an article Monday about the number of Arkansans with bachelor's degr... December 12, 2018

Senate advances 5-year farm bill The United States Senate on Tuesday approved a new farm bill, legislation that would guide the country's agriculture and nutrition policy over the next five yea... by Frank E. Lockwood - December 12, 2018

Craighead County basketball coach arrested on child porn charge A high school basketball coach who was once named Mr. Basketball of Arkansas was arrested Monday on a child porn charge, according to online records. by Josh Snyder - December 11, 2018