Report: Large farms benefit from Lincoln’s

Large-scale farms would disproportionately benefit from a $1.5 billion disaster aid package for which Sen. Blanche Lincoln says she's secured funding, an advocacy group said in a report released Thursday.
 

Simes defends actions before ethics panel

A suspended east Arkansas judge denied Thursday that he used his influence to reinstate a fired police chief as a judicial ethics panel weighed whether to recommend further sanctions.
 

Father arrested in shooting of Forrest City woman

Authorities say a Forrest City woman is in serious condition after she was allegedly shot in the stomach by her father.

Fee hike afoot for Arkansas parks lodging

Officials plan to raise fees for lodging and camp sites at Arkansas State Parks by 10 percent.
 

Arkansas GOP considers suit over private use of cars

The chairman of Arkansas' Republican Party said Tuesday he's considering filing a lawsuit against the state's top elected officials over their personal use of state-issued vehicles, accusing them of violating the constitution.

Arkansas AG to reimburse state for personal use of car

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel on Monday said he'll reimburse the state $2,903 for personal use of his state vehicle and apologized to Lt. Gov. Bill Halter for criticism he leveled at Halter for reporting the use of his state car as personal income.

 

Memphis medical center to receive $30 million

The Regional Medical Center at Memphis is getting $30 million from the state to help the financially troubled hospital stay afloat.

Sentencing delayed in plot to kill president

The sentencing hearing for a young West Tennessee man in a plot to assassinate President Barack Obama has been delayed in Jackson.

Lawsuit filed over Arkansas school consolidation law

Supporters of a small Arkansas school district have filed a federal lawsuit against the state, arguing that the closure of rural schools threatens the country's security and food supply.

 

Arkansas to receive $3 million for bird habitat

Arkansas State Conservationist Mike Sullivan says the state may receive as much as $3.3 million to develop and enhance habitat for birds making their annual migration south toward the Gulf of Mexico.
 

Senate OKs Arkansan as co-chair of Delta panel

The U.S. Senate has confirmed the appointment of a top aide to Gov. Mike Beebe as head of the Delta Regional Authority, a federal agency that works to enhance the economy of the impoverished Mississippi Delta region in eight states.

Keet: Ark. school consolidation law needs change

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Keet said Tuesday that an Arkansas law requiring small school districts to consolidate should probably be changed, a move that Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe said would invite new lawsuits.

Seattle line plans cruises on Mississippi River

A Seattle cruise line plans Mississippi River excursions next year with routes between New Orleans and Memphis, Tenn., and between Memphis and Nashville, Tenn.
 

Arkansas judge orders school to open suspension files

The Greene County Tech School District has been ordered by a judge to turn over to a newspaper several documents relating to suspensions of assistant football coaches after a playoff trip in November.

Lincoln won with Clinton and anti-union message

Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln survived a bruising Democratic runoff thanks to former President Bill Clinton's starpower and her argument that labor unions were trying to interfere in state politics.

Wal-Mart launches employee college plan

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced a program Thursday in which its workers can receive college credit from the online American Public University and receive a tuition discount from the school.

 

Trial set for man charged in Christmas Eve death of Salvation Army major

A January trial has been set for a 19-year-old charged in the Christmas Eve shooting death of a Salvation Army major in North Little Rock.

Early voting begins for Arkansas runoff election

Early voting opens Tuesday for runoff elections for a handful of state and federal offices in Arkansas, but history suggests that few voters will return to the polls for the followup.

Millions of Medicaid kids don’t get medical exams

Almost three-quarters of children on Medicaid in nine states are not getting all of their legally required medical, vision and hearing examinations, including immunizations, according to a new government study.

Two Arkansas police officers killed during traffic stop on I-40

Two police officers doing anti-drug work along a busy Arkansas interstate were shot and killed by two men with AK-47s on Thursday, and the suspects later died in a separate shootout with police in a crowded Walmart parking lot, authorities said.

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