Crawford County deputies fired following viral Mulberry use-of-force incident

The two Crawford County sheriff’s deputies shown holding down and beating a man in a viral video in August have been terminated from their positions. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Tyson Foods asks 1,000 corporate employees to move to Arkansas to work at its Springdale headquarters

Tyson Foods is asking its far-flung corporate employees to move to Arkansas and work at its Springdale headquarters, a site that will be expanded and remodeled to house them, the company said Wednesday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

U.S. rule on gender care meets Arkansas fight

Arkansas officials are pushing back against a proposed federal rule change that could require Medicaid providers and private insurers to cover gender-affirming health care treatments. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Little Rock mayoral candidate Greg Henderson hits Steve Landers’ plan to use more police dogs, drones

Little Rock mayoral candidate Greg Henderson took a swipe at opponent Steve Landers Sr. at a mayoral forum Wednesday when he argued that deploying “attack dogs” or drones, as Landers has suggested, would be counterproductive. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Little Rock mayor cancels LITFest as new city festival falls apart days ahead of scheduled launch

Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. on Tuesday said LITFest, a new city festival scheduled for this weekend that was meant to feature music and panel discussions, has been canceled. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

North Little Rock apartment fire leaves 3 dead

Three people died after a fire broke out at a North Little Rock apartment building early Tuesday, firefighters said. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Arkansas House panel OKs recommendations to boost teacher salaries by $4,000

Members of the House Education Committee approved a plan Tuesday to raise teachers’ salaries in Arkansas by $4,000, but whether the proposal will be adopted is uncertain as lawmakers in the House and Senate are divided over the details. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

3 dead after North Little Rock apartment blaze, firefighters say

Three people died after a fire broke out at a North Little Rock apartment building early Tuesday, firefighters said. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Rutledge argues Delaware illegally withheld millions from Arkansas, other states

Delaware colluded with MoneyGram to skirt federal law and improperly withheld millions from Arkansas and 28 other states, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Monday during oral arguments in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Little Rock city manager abruptly cancels LITFest contract with politically connected firm tapped for festival

Little Rock City Manager Bruce Moore on Monday notified the public-affairs firm Think Rubix that the city has terminated an event-promotion agreement tied to LITFest. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Former chief of staff to Little Rock mayor aided firm’s festival bid, contrary to initial statement

Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr.’s former chief of staff Charles Blake assisted a contractor’s bid tied to LITFest, contradicting the city’s initial statement that said Blake was not involved, according to newly released documents. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Program aims to curb suicide in Arkansas’ jails

A pair of Arkansas detention centers will receive suicide awareness, education and prevention training from the Arkansas chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Project 2025 Corrections Program in order to arrest the rise in suicides among corrections officers and the incarcerated in the state. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: -…

Rogers braces for 300,000 at Bikes, Blues & BBQ

Business owners, restaurant workers and rally organizers are “cautiously optimistic” as they prepare for thousands of motorcyclists to enter the city for Bikes, Blues & BBQ. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Close House race seen in District 75

The two candidates vying to represent west Little Rock’s District 75 in the Arkansas House of Representatives expect their race to be among the closest contests this November. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Newly discovered Hemingway cache includes telegram draft about 1932 Piggott movie premiere

There’s a piece of cardboard in the Special Collections Library at Penn State University. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Arkansas’ count of hospitalized covid patients falls below 200 for the first time since June

The number of people hospitalized with covid-19 fell by double digits for the fourth consecutive day Saturday, bringing the number of patients below 200 for the first time since June, according to data from the Arkansas Department of Health. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

State’s active covid cases fall below 5,000

The number of active covid-19 cases in Arkansas continued to fall on Friday, dropping below 5,000 for the first time since June as recoveries outpaced new infections for the 13th day in a row, according to data from the Arkansas Department of Health. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press…

Little Rock man sentenced to 45 years for deaths of two

A 27-year-old Little Rock man has accepted a 45-year prison sentence for killing a man and a woman nine months apart in shootings that also wounded the woman’s husband. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Little Rock employee tells elected officials that city attorney used racial slur in conversation

In a letter addressed to members of the Little Rock Board of Directors on Friday, a Little Rock employee accused City Attorney Tom Carpenter of using a racial slur during a recent conversation. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Arkansas, 5 other states sue Biden administration over student loan debt cancellation plan

Arkansas and five other states are suing the Biden administration over its plan to cancel some debt for those who took out loans to attend college, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Thursday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Westerman files bill to reopen Albert Pike Recreation Area to overnight camping

Arkansas Congressman Bruce Westerman filed a bill Thursday to reopen camping in the Albert Pike Recreation Area, where 20 people died in a flash flood in 2010. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Witness: Sherwood hospital shooter asked about relationship before killing victim

The fiancee of the man shot to death in a Sherwood hospital on Wednesday told police that the gunman “asked how long they had been together” before opening fire, according to an arrest report from Sherwood police. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

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