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Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Monday certified ballot language for a proposed referendum to repeal the LEARNS Act.
by Neal Earley June 6, 2023The cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere increased to record highs in its annual spring…
by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports June 6, 2023Springdale and Fayetteville will receive up to $576,000 through the federal Railroad Crossing Elimination Program to cover 80% of the cost of a crossing safety…
by Josh Snyder June 6, 2023OKLAHOMA CITY -- A state school board in Oklahoma voted Monday to approve what would be the first publicly-funded religious school in the nation, despite a war…
by SEAN MURPHY The Associated Press June 6, 2023An Arkansas inmate on death row who came within a day of being executed in 2017 received welcome news from a federal appeals court, which ruled he can sue stat…
by Dale Ellis June 6, 2023Jim Hudson, chief of staff for the state Department of Commerce, on Monday withdrew his application to become the next executive director of the Arkansas Teach…
by Michael R. Wickline June 6, 2023With Jonesboro directly in the path of "totality" for next year's solar eclipse, Arkansas State University is using the event as an opportunity for scientific …
by Ryan Anderson June 6, 2023Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, has been ordered by a judge to return to court in Arkansas next month to argue why he should not be held in conte…
by Tony Holt June 6, 2023Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Monday filed a lawsuit against more than 30 chemical companies he claims are responsible for spreading throughout the …
by Will Langhorne June 6, 2023Marriages
by Micah Farmer , Joy Jackson , Eula Calahan June 6, 2023One person died Sunday in a single-vehicle crash in Cleveland County, according to preliminary fatality reports from Arkansas State Police.
by Ashley Savage June 6, 2023Lauryn Howard is the Class of 2023 valedictorian at Little Rock Southwest Magnet High School.
by Cynthia Howell June 6, 2023Maria Velasquez is the Class of 2023 valedictorian at Little Rock Hall STEAM Magnet High School.
by Cynthia Howell June 6, 2023Evan Gassaway is the Maumelle High School Class of 2023 valedictorian.
by Cynthia Howell June 6, 2023The Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville became the 17th center in the United States on Monday to open a clinic to help veterans navigate …
by Doug Thompson June 6, 2023