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Jaylen Smith, 18, Becomes Youngest Black Mayor in the US
An Arkansas city elected 18-year-old Jaylen Smith as the youngest Black mayor in the United States.
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‘I've Forgiven Him,' Says Black Student in 1957 Photo With Jerry Jones Outside Segregated School
One of six Black students involved in a tense confrontation with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and other white students outside a segregated Arkansas high school 65 years ago says “you don’t judge people by the past” and he forgives Jones.
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‘A Curious Kid:' Jerry Jones Addresses 1957 Photo Outside Segregated N. Little Rock High School
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Thursday he was just a “curious kid” when he was part of a group of white students confronting Black students outside North Little Rock High School.
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Former Trump Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders Elected Arkansas Governor
The daughter of former Gov. Mike Huckabee regularly promised to use the office to fight President Joe Biden and the “radical left.”
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Tyson Foods CFO Arrested After Drunkenly Entering Random Woman's Home and Sleeping in Her Bed, Police Say
The chief financial officer of Tyson Foods and son of the company’s chairman was arrested in Arkansas over the weekend after he entered a random woman’s home while intoxicated and fell asleep in her bed, according to police.
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One Dead, One in Custody After Shooting at Arkansas Hospital
One person is dead and a person of interest is in custody after a shooting at an Arkansas hospital Wednesday morning.
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One Person Killed in Shooting at Arkansas Hospital
Few details were immediately available, but police said the accused shooter had been apprehended.
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College Football Picks Week 4: Florida, Texas A&M Have a Lot to Prove
It’s already Week 4 of the college football season, and there are two fantastic SEC matchups for fans to watch. Both of them are included in our best bets of the week.
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Arkansas Man Amputates His Leg in Front of 5-Year-Old Daughter, Officials Say
On Aug. 2, a corporal with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office found a naked Cox, who was “missing a portion of his right leg,” on the ground in front of a residence, the affidavit said.
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Sheriff Responds to Video of Arkansas Officers Beating Detainee: ‘You've Got Bad Apples Everywhere'
Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante responded Monday to video showing two county deputies and a Mulberry police officer beating a detained man and slamming his head into the cement in Arkansas.
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Viral Video Captures Arkansas Officers Beating Man During Arrest
Arkansas state police have launched an investigation after cellphone video, widely circulated on social media, captured three law enforcement officers beating a suspect under arrest.
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‘Honey, It Has Two Heads': Kitten With Rare Genetic Mutation Born With Two Faces
The kitten was named Harvey after the fictional two-faced villain in the “Batman” series.
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3 Arkansas Officers Suspended After Video Surfaces of Police Beating Man During Arrest
Three Arkansas law enforcement officers have been suspended following social media outrage over a video that seemingly shows two county deputies and a Mulberry officer striking a suspect under arrest.
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Primaries in Georgia, Texas, Elsewhere to Test Trump's Political Power Over GOP
Georgia takes center stage in Tuesday’s primary elections as Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger try to fight back challengers endorsed by former President Donald Trump, who is seeking revenge for his 2020 election defeat in the state.
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Johnny Cash Mural On Water Tower Springs a Leak
A water tower in Arkansas honoring Johnny Cash has sprung a leak after a vandal hit it with a strategic gunshot.
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Severe Storms Pummel South, Killing at Least 2 in Florida
A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes and businesses damaged as the vast weather front raced across several states.
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7 Hurt in Arkansas Tornado; Storms Move Into Deep South
Severe storms and a possible tornado damaged buildings and downed power lines in northwest Arkansas early Wednesday as tornadoes and hurricane-force winds were forecast in much of the Deep South, a week after severe storms struck the New Orleans area.
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Arkansas Cheerleader Rescues Ball on Top of Backboard in Elite Eight Game
A pair of Arkansas cheerleaders gave the Razorbacks something to smile about in Saturday’s NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game against Duke. With 18:22 left in the game, Arkansas guard Stanley Umude misfired a three-point shot that bounced off the rim and landed on the top of the backboard. A male cheerleader lifted a female cheerleader up to retrieve the ball…
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Shooting at Arkansas Car Show Kills at Least 1, Wounds 20
At least one person was killed and 20 people wounded, including children, in a shooting outside a car show in southeast Arkansas on Saturday evening, local police said.
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Inmates With COVID Given Ivermectin, Told They Were ‘Vitamins,' Lawsuit Alleges
Four inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail have filed a lawsuit after they said they were unknowingly prescribed an anti-parasitic drug to treat their COVID-19.