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GOP congressional candidate Marcus Richmond says he's dropping out of the race in Arkansas' 4th district and that he's endorsing former rival Tom Cotton.More >>

The Supreme Court seems divided on whether to allow an Arkansas man to be retried on murder charges even though a jury forewoman said in open court that they were unanimously against finding him guilty.More >>

The Supreme Court seems divided on whether to allow an Arkansas man to be retried on murder charges even though a jury forewoman said in open court that they were unanimously against finding him guilty.More >>

Arkansas lawmakers have rejected a proposal for the state to stop paying dues for membership in two national legislative organizations.More >>

The family of an Arkansas soldier is awaiting autopsy results after he was found dead in his bunk in Afghanistan.More >>

Arkansas legislative leaders say they hope to soon end an impasse over the state budget bill that's been delayed over a Republican push to cut more in agency spending.More >>

A Bentonville woman accused of killing a man at her front door must undergo treatment at a mental hospital.More >>

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether an Arkansas man should be tried a second time on a capital murder charge, even though his original jury found him not guilty of the crime.More >>

Authorities in Sebastian County say a body found in a barrel is that of a missing 16-year-old girl who vanished in Van Buren.More >>

A highway construction firm is continuing to press for a $6.5 million settlement with the state for cost overruns for a stretch it built on Interstate 30 near Little Rock.More >>

Only minor damage is reported after an earthquake centered in southeast Missouri shook at least nine states.More >>

The average price for a gallon of unleaded gas in Arkansas is $3.43 - which is 20 cents higher than it was a month ago.More >>

Companies that drill in the Fayetteville Shale natural gas formation have announced a $130,000 donation for scholarships at the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton.More >>

Arkansas' Department of Community Correction is planning to open a halfway house in Pine Bluff.More >>

The nation's largest protestant denomination will remain "Baptist" but it's thinking about whether to stay "Southern" for much longer.More >>

The Arkansas Air Museum and the Ozark Military Museum are merging and will become one entity that will feature collections of both military and racing aircraft.More >>

A federal judge has set a trial date for two Russellville law officers who are the targets of a lawsuit by a man who was acquitted in the death of beauty queen Nona Dirksmeyer.More >>

The mayor of Trumann says the town's police chief has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation.More >>

A Honduran man who lost both of his arms in a train accident has a new limb and new hope for a better life.More >>

A replica of the Statue of Liberty that stood outside Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville has been removed from the National Register of Historic Places after being moved when the hospital opened a new...More >>

The military says a soldier from Russellville has been killed in Afghanistan.More >>

Hazel O'Leary has announced her retirement as president of Nashville's Fisk University, effective at the end of the year.More >>

Authorities are looking for the person who fatally shot a bald eagle in Logan County.More >>

Production of Marcellus Shale natural gas in Pennsylvania rose again in the second half of 2011, slightly exceeding projections.More >>

The Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees has approved nearly $5 million in improvements to campus - including more than $175,000 to restore the theater program's workshop.More >>

A northwest Arkansas farmer is concerned that the state's mild winter may threaten the local peach and plum crops.More >>

The Arkansas Forestry Commission is working to start a search for a new director and set up monetary policies that don't violate financial rules.More >>

Federal prosecutors say 34 people face federal and state charges stemming from an investigation into drug trafficking in the Pine Bluff area.More >>

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has signed into law a bill that will keep state elected officials' salaries flat for the coming year and fund 13 new judgeships.More >>

The IRS has attached liens to nearly all property owned by the city of Blytheville as the federal government tries to regain nearly $3 million in unpaid payroll taxes.More >>

Ark. Gov. Mike Beebe says he's concerned about the consequences of a Republican plan to cut $21 million from agencies' budgets, but said he'll take a look at the proposal.More >>

The Arkansas House has voted to move forward with a proposal that would repeal a tax break for truckers that's set to take effect this year.More >>

The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled that reports from police officers that explain why they use force against someone are not exempt from the state's public record law.More >>

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a Nevada man is hospitalized in Fort Smith, Ark., after jumping from a moving Greyhound bus on Interstate 40 in eastern Oklahoma.More >>

An Ashley County woman has claimed an Arkansas lottery ticket worth $1 million.More >>

The future of Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe's proposed $4.7 billion budget for the coming year is up in the air as Republicans are calling for $21 million in spending cuts.More >>

Sprouts from the sandwich chain Jimmy John's have been linked to an outbreak of foodborne illness - again.More >>

An Arkansas lawmaker says he was suffering from dehydration when he was taken from the state Capitol to the hospital, but is feeling better.More >>

The co-chairman of the Joint Budget Committee says he's in no rush to ask the Arkansas Senate to vote on whether to move forward with crafting the state's $4.7 billion budget for the coming year.More >>

Officials say electric lights likely caused the barn fire that killed two miniature horses and one miniature donkey in northeast Arkansas.More >>

A federal judge has denied a request to move a civil lawsuit against jailed evangelist Tony Alamo from Texarkana.More >>

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is scheduled to host a fundraiser for a Republican congressional candidate.More >>

The Arkansas House is considering whether to allow action on the state's budget and a repeal of a tax break for truckers to move forward.More >>

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has approved the language of a proposed constitutional amendment to reduce a sales tax for conservation and remove the Game and Fish Commission from agencies benefitting from the tax.More >>

An Arkansas representative is dropping his proposal to require that lawmakers be reimbursed for mileage at the same rate as state employees.More >>

An Arkansas state representative has been taken to the hospital after he became short of breath at the Capitol.More >>

A spokeswoman for Boeing Co. says it is still too early to know whether a proposal to eliminate a program to upgrade the cockpits of C-130 aircraft will affect the number of jobs the company plans to move to Oklahoma City.More >>

A Branson, Mo., singer says he's laughing off an attempt by a photographer to extort the hit TLC reality show "19 Kids and Counting" by threatening to release photos of him with a cast member.More >>

Authorities in northeastern Arkansas are investigating a barn fire that killed two miniature horses and a miniature donkey.More >>

Members of the Walton family are supporting a campaign that would ask Benton County voters to approve alcohol sales in the dry county.More >>

The Arkansas House is considering legislation that will keep state elected officials' pay flat for the coming year and pay for 13 new judgeships.More >>

Arkansas sophomore Emily Tubert's second round two-under 70 is good enough for fourth place and the Razorbacks are tied for third in the second day of the 10th Annual Lady Puerto Rico Classic.More >>

The Arkansas Education Board has opened for public comment a proposed rule on allowing extracurricular teaching of religion in preschools.More >>

A house fire in Columbia County has left an elderly woman dead and a firefighter injured.More >>

Authorities say one person has died and a volunteer fire chief suffered smoke inhalation after a house fire in Columbia County.More >>

Arkansas House Speaker Robert Moore is warning lawmakers to not "reinvent the budget wheel" as they gather at the Capitol for a limited session focusing on fiscal issues.More >>

The top Republican in the Arkansas House says he and other lawmakers are working on their own alternative budget to the one proposed by Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe.More >>

Snow is falling in western Arkansas as a winter storm makes its way across the state.More >>

Arkansas lawmakers are returning to the Capitol to consider a $4.7 billion budget that calls for increasing spending on Medicaid and public schools.More >>

Residents in Arkansas and Oklahoma are preparing for an approaching winter storm that threatened to dump snow, sleet and freezing rain on both states.More >>

Indiana's ballot rules are vexing two candidates hoping to be on the May primary ballot, but supporters of the requirements say they prevent problems that have occurred in other states.More >>

Firefighters are investigating the cause of a blaze that killed a woman at her home in Little Rock.More >>

Arkansas legislative leaders are vowing to work quickly and stay focused on the budget when the fiscal session begins Monday.More >>

The first significant winter storm of the season for Oklahoma and Arkansas is expected to move into the two states starting during the weekend.More >>

A federal civil rights lawsuit that claims age and race discrimination by members of the Russellville City Council will go to trial.More >>

Grant County Sheriff Ray Vance says the death of a man whose body was found in a burning home has been ruled a homicide.More >>

A two-block stretch of Kavanaugh Boulevard in the Heights was evacuated as authorities investigated a backpack that a man left while robbing a bank, claiming there was a bomb inside.More >>

The National Weather Service says a winter storm is expected to bring snow, sleet and freezing rain to parts of Arkansas on Monday.More >>

A bank has filed a foreclosure suit against the Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute, claiming the entity owes more than $300,000 on the historic Malco Theatre - where a documentary festival is held each year - and a...More >>

Arkansas lawmakers are reviewing what caused the $4 million budget shortfall that led the Forestry Commission to lay off 34 employees this year.More >>

Arkansas lawmakers are proposing a repeal of a tax exemption for truckers following the state trucking lobby's decision last year to pull its support for a 5-cent diesel tax increase.More >>

A group of Arkansas lawmakers is calling for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would require the backing of a majority of state legislatures before the nation's debt ceiling can be raised.More >>

A former owner of Illinois-based technology companies has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for plotting to bribe school officials to get federal contracts for Internet access services at schools in Louisiana,...More >>

Gov. Mike Beebe says that the additional, unused money officials found in the state's budget to rehire 15 firefighters laid off by the Forestry Commission isn't a sign that the state is operating inefficiently.More >>

Union workers at the Whirlpool plant in Fort Smith have voted to accept a severance package the company offered workers for when it stops production this summer.More >>

Attorneys are scheduled to deliver closing arguments in the court-martial of a Hawaii-based Marine sergeant accused of hazing a lance corporal who later committed suicide.More >>

The Arkansas Lottery Commission will interview candidates for the director position this weekend.More >>

Army Corps of Engineers officials say it will take some time before they decide whether to preserve or demolish the remains of a once-thriving resort in western Arkansas.More >>

Gov. Mike Beebe says 15 firefighters with the Arkansas Forestry Commission will be put back to work this month after a shift of money within the state's budget.More >>

School officials in Magnolia say a junior high school's metal detectors weren't in use this week when a student was stabbed by another student who brought a knife to school.More >>

Gov. Mike Beebe says he has an idea on how to use one-time money to keep a fund that pays for many of the state's judicial operations solvent, but he wants to see a long-term solution for its funding woes.More >>

The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville is creating regional groups for parents of students so they can meet other parents and cheer on the Razorbacks.More >>

The Lincoln Police Department says an officer is on paid leave after he shot a teenager who allegedly had a knife.More >>