Amended versions of 2 crypto mining bills clear Arkansas Senate committee
Amended versions of two bills meant to impose greater restrictions on crypto mining in Arkansas cleared the Senate's City, County and Local Affairs Committee on Thursday.
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KeShone Smith found guilty in murder of Pine Bluff Det. Kevin Collins, sentenced to 35 years
KeShone Smith was found guilty of first-degree murder of Pine Bluff Police Det. Kevin D. Collins in 2020 and was sentenced to a total of 35 years in state pris…
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Corrections Department studies ‘nontraditional beds’ to address Arkansas jails backlog
Arkansas Department of Corrections Secretary Lindsay Wallace said Friday the agency is looking into addressing a backlog in jails caused by placement of state …
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Subscriber ExclusiveSenators: ATF agents who raided Malinowski home were not wearing body cameras
The federal agents involved in the shooting death of the former executive director of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field were not wearing bo…
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Walk-off winner
FAYETTEVILLE -- Lauren Camenzind hit a walk-off single and the No. 16 University of Arkansas softball team outlasted No. 14 Alabama 1-0 in a pitchers duel Frid…
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Promising roster returning for UA
FAYETTEVILLE -- The ascent of the University of Arkansas gymnastics team in 2024 led to a flurry of firsts for fifth-year Coach Jordyn Wieber's squad.
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Pitchers lift Hogs over Gamecocks
The Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team could not generate much offense in Friday's series opener at South Carolina.
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Arkansas Postcard Past: Russellville in 1907
Russellville, 1907: The card, stamped on leather, was sent to recently married Mrs. Chester Findley. "Heres to the bride may her only troubles be LITTLE ONES."
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AT HOME | OPINION: Get richer living with less; Tips for lightening up
Spring chicks, like much of nature, show us that we must shed to grow, and that includes letting go of belongings that served us in the past but not now.
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Subscriber ExclusiveIN THE GARDEN: Peonies, azaleas show resilience this spring
DEAR JANET: Last fall I sent you a picture of an Itoh peony that bloomed for the first time in the fall. Now it is blooming at the correct time. I will now wai…
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Subscriber ExclusiveMarch unemployment rate drops as Arkansas sets workforce record
State unemployment dipped one-tenth of a point for the second-consecutive month in March, sliding to 3.5% from 3.6% in February. The monthly job gain helped Ar…
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Subscriber ExclusiveWalmart details inclusion in annual diversity report
Walmart Inc. has the most women and people of color in its U.S. officer positions since at least 2021, the company said Friday in its annual diversity report.
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Subscriber ExclusiveArkansas adoption of electric vehicle chargers drags at home, office
The federal investments in building out electric vehicle chargers along interstate highways is aimed at reducing drivers' "range anxiety" and encourage adoptio…
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Subscriber ExclusiveROBERT STEINBUCH: Free-speech contradictions
Several months ago, I began a series of columns exposing the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville's King Fahd Middle Eastern Studies Center's myopic focus on…
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Subscriber ExclusiveEDITORIAL: See what tomorrow brings
You'd be forgiven if you tend to cringe when thinking about 18-wheelers running down the highway without drivers.
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OPINION |:COLUMNIST: Escalation must end now
After Iran's massive retaliation for the Israeli strike against Iran's diplomatic compound in Damascus, it now falls to President Joe Biden to prevent subseque…
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Full jury of 12 people and 6 alternates is seated in Trump's hush money trial in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — A full jury of 12 people and six alternates has been seated Donald Trump’s hush money case, setting the stage for expected opening statements n…
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Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward
WASHINGTON (AP) — With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanita…
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Tense House works its way to aid decision
WASHINGTON -- House congressional leaders were toiling Thursday on a delicate, bipartisan push toward weekend votes to approve a $95 billion package of foreign…
