Two teens were shot and killed at separate parties following their high school proms in Arkansas and Texas over the weekend. Lorenzo Harrison III, 18, was gunned down during an afterparty in West Helena, Arkansas, in the early morning hours of Sunday. He was a senior at Central High School. A previous graduate of the […]
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments over the nation’s first ban on gender transition procedures for minors on April 11. Arkansas is appealing a lower court’s ruling striking down its Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act as unconstitutional. The law passed in 2021, prohibits doctors from providing puberty blockers, hormone therapy, or […]
JONESBORO, Ark.—Three people were killed and several others injured early Sunday when a shooting broke out at a private party in Arkansas, police said. Officers found multiple gunshot victims when they arrived at the scene near Jonesboro’s downtown area around 5 a.m., Jonesboro police said in a Facebook post. A man and woman, who police […]
Shen Yun Performing Arts graced the stages in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and Johnson City, Tennessee, on Feb. 6. Audience members say they were captivated and in awe at Shen Yun’s artistry. “I’m very impressed with the show. The quality of the performers is amazing. The music is very, very good as well. It’s a very, […]
A woman was stranded in rushing water all night on her car. Video shows a dramatic rescue by first responders who say she was lucky. Former President Donald Trump gets a decisive win in New Hampshire Tuesday night. An online church was caught in a crypto scheme. A manhunt is underway in Arkansas. Two inmates […]
An Arkansas sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Tuesday and a suspect is in custody, said Arkansas State Police, who provided little additional details on the shooting. State police on Tuesday night said it was investigating the shooting of the Stone County deputy that occurred at 4:30 p.m. A news conference was expected later on […]
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—A jury has convicted a man accused of firing a gun into a crowd following a high school graduation ceremony in Arkansas, killing one and injuring four others. At the end of the five-day trial in Garland County Circuit Court, the six-man, six-woman panel deliberated for less than an hour Friday before convicting […]
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has rejected the suggested name for and language used in a proposed ballot measure that sought to codify abortion rights within the state’s constitution. The measure was submitted earlier this month by Arkansans for Limited Government, a ballot question committee (BQC) formed by the left-leaning nonprofit organization For AR People. […]
A seed producer has paid a $280,000 fine to the state of Arkansas for failing to report that the Chinese regime owns a stake in the company, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said on Thursday. Syngenta Seeds LLC, a Switzerland-headquartered producer of genetically modified crop seeds, owns about 160 acres of farmland in Arkansas’ Craighead […]
An Arkansas man accused of hiding his 5-year-old daughter behind a wall to prevent state workers from taking her last week has been arrested and charged with false imprisonment and other offenses, authorities said. Jon Thompson, 40, was arrested Friday, two days after police found that the girl was hidden in a space behind a […]
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has endorsed former President Donald Trump in his 2024 White House bid, stating that Americans need to choose between the Republican candidate and “crazy” President Joe Biden. Ms. Sanders—who served as White House press secretary under President Trump—endorsed his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in a statement to multiple […]
A Chinese-owned seed producer must sell 160 acres of farmland that it owns in the northeastern part of Arkansas under a state law restricting foreign ownership of agricultural land, officials said on Oct. 17. Northrup King Seed Co. is a subsidiary of Syngenta Seeds, which is owned by China National Chemical Corp. (ChemChina), a Chinese […]
A pipeline explosion caused a massive fire in Jessieville, Arkansas on Wednesday. It prompted evacuations within a one-mile radius of the area. Witness video footage shows flames shooting in the air. Firefighters were on the scene battling the blaze. Authorities said no injuries connected to the incident have been reported.
LEWISBURG, W.Va.—A convicted rapist who authorities say used a jet ski during an escape from an Arkansas prison last year was arrested Tuesday in West Virginia, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Samuel Paul Hartman, 39, was arrested along with his wife, his mother, and his mother’s boyfriend at a hotel in Lewisburg, the Marshals Service […]
Health officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning among students at the University of Arkansas, with dozens reporting symptoms and five people needing treatment in the hospital. Among those affected are two 19-year-old sorority members who developed a serious complication that can lead to kidney failure after being infected with the E. […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—A dispatcher died Wednesday after being shot at a Little Rock-area ambulance service’s parking lot over the weekend, and her estranged husband was charged in her death. Cassandra Pena-Romero, 27, who was shot at the Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services parking lot in downtown Little Rock on Saturday, died on Wednesday from her injuries, […]
The College Board’s pilot Advanced Placement (AP) course on African American studies won’t be offered for high school students in Arkansas, the state’s education department has confirmed. The decision to remove the course from the state’s roster of offerings was shared with high school teachers on Aug. 11, the Friday just before the start of […]
A federal judge ruled on Saturday to temporarily block portions of an Arkansas law that would subject librarians and bookstores to criminal charges for providing “harmful” materials to minors. Act 372, signed by Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in March, would hold librarians and book vendors criminally liable for making allegedly inappropriate books accessible to […]
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday that Arkansas will “fight” a federal judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s ban on gender transition procedures for minors. U.S. District Judge Jay Moody, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, issued a permanent injunction against the Arkansas law on Tuesday, declaring the state’s ban on gender transition […]
