Arkansas Sec. of State seeks redistricting hearing

06/21/11 UPDATED: Gov. Mike Beebe and Attorney General Dustin McDaniel are rejecting Secretary of State Mark Martin's proposal that the three attend the three-member Board of Apportionment's July 25 hearing on legislative redistricting proposals.

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Appeals court stops order cutting LR school funds

06/21/11 A federal appeals court has temporarily set aside a ruling that cut most of the state's desegregation funding to three Little Rock-area school districts.

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Court stops funding cuts to Little Rock schools

06/21/11 A federal appeals court Tuesday temporarily set aside a lower judge's ruling to cut most of Arkansas' desegregation funding to three Little Rock-area school districts, a move that likely means...

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Man accused of killing soldier in Arkansas mocks court

06/21/11 A man charged with capital murder for killing a soldier at a Little Rock military recruiting center is confronting prosecutors, his defense attorneys and the judge set to oversee his...

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Arkansas Supreme Court proposes weak rule

06/21/11 Last month, the Arkansas Supreme Court took a half-step toward improving police interrogations, but it did not go far enough. by Mara Leveritt Last week, I took a load of papers to a recycler to be shredded. The office was a small aluminum building surrounded by mounds of cardboard and paper. It wasn't exactly Fort Knox. Still, a sign on the door warned that everything inside the building was ...

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Conway stabbing

06/16/11 Conway Police arrested a stabbing suspect Wednesday night about 20 minutes after the incident occurred.

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Arkansas agency approves $1.5 million for trails, facilities

06/16/11 Programs intended to develop trails and facilities for birdwatchers and other wildlife observers are to get $1.5 million from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.

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Neighbors, Family react to Samuel Conway trial

06/16/11 The Sam Conway trial moves forward with lots of questions. And few - at least complete - answers.

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Church Listed On National Register

06/16/11 The Booneville First United Methodist Church is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places but unless you know the history of the structure, you could easily miss it.

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Decision on fair future could come by end of year

06/16/11 LITTLE ROCK, AR - The general manager of the Arkansas State Fair says he would like to make a selection for the future of the fair by the end of the year.

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Texas Medical Board disciplines 92 doctors

06/16/11 At its June 2-3, 2011 meeting, the Texas Medical Board disciplined 92 physicians, including 30 actions involving standard-of-care violations. These disciplinary actions include:

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Men posing as Comcast workers tie up, rob homeowner

06/16/11 Two men posing as Comcast employees tied up, robbed, and doused with gasoline a Conway County homeowner. The man was not hurt, but the two suspects are still on the...

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Mike Ragogna: What's It All About: Chatting with Pat Metheny, Jonathan Elias, and Viva Voce

06/16/11 A Conversation with Pat Metheny Mike Ragogna: Pat, you're new album is titled, What's It All About, a line from the song "Alfie," one...

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Yeahh Buddy: Baumann Mows Down Cards

06/16/11 SPRINGDALE, AR - Naturals' southpaw Buddy Baumann tossed seven scoreless frames and Kurt Mertins chipped in four RBI's as the Naturals bested the Springfield Cardinals 7-1 in one of the fastest nine-inning games in Arvest Ballpark's history.

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Demonstrators get a promise from Tim Griiffin

06/10/11 Neil Sealy with Arkansas Community Organizations sent the photo along with a note about a dozen Arkansans who drove to Bryant to greet U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin at a campaign fund-raiser at Luigi's. The demonstrators want to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Griffin's vote for the House budget plan was a vote to dismantle the country's medical safety net for older and poorer Americans ...

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GFC free fishing days this weekend

06/10/11 LITTLE ROCK - Free Fishing Days of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission begins next weekend. Free Fishing Days will start at noon Friday through midnight Sunday. No sport fisherman, resident or non-resident, will be required to have a fishing license or a trout permit to fish anywhere in Arkansas during these times.

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Calling All Super Dads! TCBY Serving Up Super Fro-Yo on Father's Day... on the House

06/10/11 SALT LAKE CITY, UT--(Marketwire - 06/10/11) - Does he throw the perfect curve ball? Build the biggest fort? Catch monster fish? Grill the best burger in town? If you answered yes to any of these amazing dad feats, then you have a Super Dad in your house! TCBY wants to thank Super Dads across the country for all that they do with a free small cup or cone of TCBY's recently released Super Fro-Yo ...

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More than 150K students apply for Ark. college aid

06/03/11 The Arkansas Higher Education Department says more than 150,000 students have applied for scholarships or financial aid for the coming fall semester.

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La. man collapses, dies while canoeing in Ark.

06/03/11 The National Park Service says a Louisiana man floating on the Buffalo River in north Arkansas has collapsed and died in his canoe.

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4 struggling AR high schools get federal grants

06/03/11 The state Education Department says the largest grant, for $2 million, will go to Jacksonville High School in the Pulaski County School District. Helena-West Helena High School in Phillips County and Dollarway High School in Jefferson County were awarded just shy of $2 million. Marvell High School in Phillips County will get a little over $1.5 million.

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