Inmate electrocuted in work-related accident at Varner Unit in Lincoln County
A prisoner at the Varner Unit died Friday in what appeared to be the second electrocution of a state inmate in a work-related accident in just over two weeks.
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Subscriber ExclusiveArkansas Board of Corrections OKs 10-year, $1.5B Wellpath medical contract; agreement now heads to lawmakers
The Arkansas Board of Corrections on Friday voted to move forward with a new 10-year, $1.5 billion medical contract with Wellpath.
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Subscriber ExclusiveMan accused of fatally shooting corrections officer deemed insane
A Maumelle man charged with murdering a Corrections Department officer was cleared of criminal wrongdoing on mental health grounds on Friday after prosecutors …
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Police name suspect killed by officers Thursday in DeValls Bluff gunfight
Arkansas State Police on Friday identified the man killed in a gunfight with SWAT officers in DeValls Bluff on Thursday afternoon that followed a multi-hour st…
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Man arrested after shooting outside Conway nightclub
A man was arrested and accused of shooting another man in the chest outside a Conway nightclub early Friday, police said.
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North Little Rock man arrested on child porn counts
Special investigators with the Arkansas attorney general's office on Thursday arrested a North Little Rock man charged with having child sexual abuse materials…
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Sex offender sentenced on gun charges
HOT SPRINGS -- A convicted felon sex offender arrested last summer with guns and body armor in his vehicle was sentenced to four years in prison Wednesday for …
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Man jailed in NLR road rage conflict
Man jailed in NLR road rage conflict
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1 motorcyclist who died in Texarkana wreck was being pursued by police; another sought on fleeing charge
TEXARKANA -- A man who died in a motorcycle crash in Texarkana on Sunday was being chased by the police, and another motorcyclist who was also being pursued an…
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Garland County man accused of falsely reporting son missing
HOT SPRINGS -- A Garland County man was arrested Wednesday night after police said he made a false report that his 6-year-old son was missing, prompting a mult…
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Police investigating fatal shooting in Little Rock
A shooting in Little Rock on Thursday afternoon left one person dead, a post from police on X, formerly Twitter, states.
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State Police: Suspect dies during standoff in DeValls Bluff
A Little Rock man is dead following an exchange of gunfire with authorities that ended a four-hour standoff Thursday in Prairie County, according to the Arkans…
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Arkansas State Police arrest man wanted in Massachusetts on rape, assault charges
Arkansas State Police arrested a man Tuesday who was wanted by Lynn, Mass., authorities on rape and assault charges, the agency announced Thursday.
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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…
