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State attorney general responds to casino amendment lawsuit
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin responded to a complaint filed on behalf of the group advocating against an amendment that would prevent a casino from be…
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Subscriber ExclusiveQuitman man, the lead defendant in drug conspiracy, sentenced to 12 years in prison
A man who, according to court proceedings, had a significant amount of drugs, including methamphetamine, MDMA and fentanyl, in a mobile home he didn't live in …
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Subscriber ExclusiveFederal jury finds Honduran man guilty of illegal reentry in U.S.
A Honduran man, deported multiple times according to court testimony, was convicted by a jury of illegal reentry into the United States on Wednesday in federal…
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Subscriber ExclusiveHonduran starts trial on charge of reentry
Lawyers for a Honduran man who is on trial on a charge of illegal reentry into the United States said Tuesday they will show to a jury that their client never …
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Subscriber ExclusiveLead defendant in four-person drug conspiracy sentenced to 16 years in prison
The lead defendant in a four-person drug-trafficking conspiracy involving methamphetamine and fentanyl was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison Monday -- th…
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Subscriber ExclusiveTexas man pleads guilty to child porn charge involving undercover officers
A Texas man entered a plea agreement with federal prosecutors on Monday after being charged with multiple crimes related to his illicit online correspondence w…
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Benton woman faces attempted-murder charge after attempt to run over minor, police say
A woman was arrested on an attempted murder charge Friday evening after, police said, she attempted to run over a minor who had struck her vehicle in the parki…
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Woman accused of robbery, attempted murder after 85-year-old run over by car in Benton
A woman was arrested on multiple charges, including attempted capital murder, after police investigating a reported robbery in Benton early Saturday found an 8…
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Subscriber ExclusiveJonesboro man who encouraged eating disorders online given 30 years in federal prison
A northeast Arkansas man who, according to testimony, told minor victims he would help them develop an eating disorder was sentenced to 30 years in federal pri…
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Subscriber ExclusiveFormer Pulaski County SMU football star sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for sex trafficking
A former high school and college football star convicted of two counts of sex trafficking in federal court in Little Rock on Wednesday was sentenced to nearly …
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Subscriber ExclusiveMan involved in “Bankroll Freddie” Gladney III drug conspiracy sentenced to 90 months
A Helena-West Helena man was sentenced Wednesday to 90 months in prison for a firearm offense related to his role in a drug conspiracy that involved Little Roc…
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Subscriber ExclusiveFelon sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing ammunition
A Faulkner County man, who indicated that his experience in federal court had been difficult, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday for possessing ammuni…
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Subscriber ExclusiveMan, 55, involved in drug trafficking conspiracy given 87 months in prison
A Jonesboro man involved in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed methamphetamine and other narcotics in and around Central Arkansas was sentenced to …
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Subscriber ExclusiveArkansans for Limited Government responds to secretary of state’s motion to dismiss abortion amendment lawsuit
The group behind the Arkansas abortion amendment filed a response to a request by Attorney General Tim Griffin to dismiss their lawsuit, arguing that the Arkan…
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Subscriber ExclusiveDespite Supreme Court ruling that bump stocks aren’t machine guns, prosecutor sees no effect on gun cases
In 2018, in the wake of the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas that has been determined to be the worst in U.S. history, attention was focused on the bump stock, …
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Subscriber ExclusivePulaski County man enters plea after being caught with a Glock switch
A Pulaski County man pleaded guilty to possessing a machine gun in federal court Thursday in a multi-defendant case involving one other individual who was also…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLittle Rock man enters plea agreement on child pornography charges
A Little Rock man pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography and entered a plea agreement with the government Friday in federal court.
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Subscriber ExclusiveMan involved in “Bankroll Freddie” Gladney III conspiracy sentenced to a year in prison
A Phillips County man involved in the "Bankroll Freddie" Gladney III drug conspiracy was sentenced to 12 months and a day in federal prison for his role in it.
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Subscriber ExclusiveLead defendant in drug conspiracy case sentenced to 20 years in federal prison
A southeast Arkansas man, who was the lead defendant in a drug conspiracy case involving 14 others, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison Thursday for …
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Heavy rains cross Arkansas, flood 8 counties, force nursing home evacuation
Floodwaters caused by heavy rains late Tuesday through early Wednesday in multiple cities and counties across north Central Arkansas had largely receded by lat…
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Subscriber ExclusiveConvicted Perry County felon, charged with making a bomb, allowed to seek drug addiction treatment
A convicted felon who was charged with multiple crimes after firefighters responding to a car wreck in which he was involved found him to be in possession of a…
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Subscriber ExclusiveMan involved in a string of northeast Arkansas robberies takes plea deal
A St. Francis County man was deemed competent and capable to comprehend right from wrong and entered a plea agreement with the government Tuesday after being a…
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Subscriber ExclusiveMichigan man who traveled to Arkansas to have sex with a minor he met on the internet given 40 years in prison
A Michigan man who was convicted by a jury on seven charges, including traveling to Arkansas to have sex with a 12-year-old girl he met over the internet in 20…
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Subscriber ExclusiveTwo sentenced to probation in “Bankroll Freddie” Gladney III drug conspiracy
Two defendants connected to the drug conspiracy involving Arkansas rap artist "Bankroll Freddie" Gladney III were sentenced to terms of probation on Wednesday …
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Subscriber ExclusiveMan involved in 'Bankroll Freddie' Gladney III drug conspiracy sentenced
A Pulaski County man was sentenced Tuesday to two years probation for his role in a drug conspiracy involving Arkansas rap artist "Bankroll Freddie" Gladney II…
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Subscriber ExclusiveMan involved in large central Arkansas drug trafficking conspiracy given 46 months in prison
A North Little Rock man who was involved in a large drug trafficking conspiracy was sentenced to 46 months in prison after initially being charged with 15 sepa…
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Subscriber ExclusiveNorth Little Rock man given 66 months in prison for fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking
A Pulaski County man who was convicted of fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison on Monday.
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Subscriber ExclusivePine Bluff man with significant criminal history sentenced for cocaine trafficking
A man who has criminal convictions dating back to when he was 19 years old, about 22 years ago, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison on Wednesday for c…
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Subscriber ExclusiveCircuit court reverses federal judge’s suspension of labor law firm
An appeals court on Tuesday reversed the sanctions a federal judge imposed on an Arkansas-based law firm after he ruled that they had engaged in unethical busi…
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Subscriber ExclusiveHonduran man given 120 months for methamphetamine trafficking, despite guideline
A Honduran man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy involving one other defendant.
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Subscriber ExclusiveSherwood mother of lead defendant in meth trafficking conspiracy case sentenced
The mother of the lead defendant in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Monday for crimes mainly related to helpin…
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Little Rock man pleads guilty to child porn charge
A Pulaski County man pleaded guilty to one count of distributing child pornography in federal court on Friday, after he videotaped himself having intercourse w…
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Pulaski County woman arraigned for charges involving worker’s compensation fraud
A Pulaski County woman was arraigned Thursday and pleaded not guilty to six charges, including wire fraud, in accepting nearly $400,000 in workers' compensatio…
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Subscriber ExclusiveJonesboro man begins revocation process after potentially breaking the terms of his supervised release
A Jonesboro man potentially broke the conditions of his supervised release when he threw a rock through the front door of a business, took merchandise and was …
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Judge sentences identity theft and fraud defendant to 46 months despite not believing he has learned lesson
Despite saying that he didn't believe the defendant had learned from his mistakes, a federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the man to 46 months in federal prison,…
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Subscriber ExclusiveTexas man sentenced to 4 years in prison on federal gun charge
A Texas man who was convicted on a gun charge was sentenced Monday to four years in prison.
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Subscriber ExclusiveAt his fourth plea hearing, North Little Rock man pleads guilty to extortion
In a fourth plea hearing, a Pulaski County man pleaded guilty to one count of extortion of a thing of value in exchange for the other charges levied against hi…
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Subscriber ExclusiveHundreds gather in Fordyce for vigil honoring victims of Friday's mass shooting
FORDYCE -- Hundreds of people poured into the Mad Butcher parking lot in Fordyce on Sunday evening at 7 p.m. for a vigil honoring the victims of Friday's shoot…
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Jacksonville man, 28, charged in shooting
The driver involved in a shooting in Jacksonville on Thursday turned himself in to police on Saturday, according to a news release from the Jacksonville Police…
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Little Rock police investigate woman dead in shooting
The Little Rock Police Department responded to a reported shooting near the 500 block of East 22nd Street at 2:47 p.m. on Sunday, according to a news release f…
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Subscriber ExclusiveArkansas State Police director: Mass shooting at Fordyce showed ‘very best and very worst of humanity’
The director of the Arkansas State Police on Sunday praised officers' response to Friday's mass shooting in Fordyce, saying they used their "years of public se…
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Subscriber ExclusiveFordyce mass shooting eyewitness accounts: He 'scattered shells all over' and 'shot some kid'
Four people were killed and 10 others wounded when a lone gunman opened fire Friday morning at a grocery store in Fordyce, the Arkansas State Police said.
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Subscriber ExclusiveBeebe man sentenced to 40 years in prison for sex crimes involving children
A Beebe man was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to several sex crimes involving minors last July.
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Subscriber ExclusiveFirst-ever CULTURICITY festival announced in front of Little Rock Central High School
LITTLE ROCK -- Organizers for the first-ever CULTURICITY festival held a news conference Wednesday on Little Rock Nine Way in front of Central High School to a…
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Downtown Food Truck Festival moving from Main Street in Little Rock to Capitol Avenue
After years on Main Street in Little Rock, the Downtown Food Truck Festival, formerly known as the Main Street Food Truck Festival, is being moved to a new loc…
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Nitric oxide leak from Union Pacific railcar in McRae forces highway closure, some evacuations
Arkansas 367 from McRae to the Bowman Road intersection in White County has reopened following a hazmat incident involving the Union Pacific Railroad and a tra…
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NLR man arrested in restaurant fight
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Conway teen dies of injuries from I-430 crash
One man died in a crash on Interstate 430 in North Little Rock early Saturday morning, according to a report from the Arkansas State Police.
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Subscriber ExclusiveLittle Rock Public Radio faces outage after part fails
Little Rock Public Radio, which includes stations KUAR-FM, 89.1, and KLRE-FM, 90.5, and serves greater Central Arkansas, was out of service from before 5 a.m. …
