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Arkansas man pleads not guilty to murder charges for mass shooting at grocery store

Jun. 25, 2024 19:39 PM EDT

CAMDEN, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas man accused of killing four people and injuring 10 others, including two police officers, in a mass shooting at a grocery store pleaded not guilty Tuesday to multiple charges connected to the attack. Appearing in court for the first time, Travis...

Alabama man accused of killings in 2 states enters not guilty pleas to Oklahoma murder charges

Jun. 25, 2024 09:33 AM EDT

SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — An Alabama man accused in a string of killings in Oklahoma and Alabama has pleaded not guilty to two Oklahoma killings. The pleas were entered on behalf of Stacy Lee Drake, 50, during a Monday court appearance, KHBS-TV reported. He faces two charges of...

Arkansas Supreme Court reinstates rule eliminating 'X' option for sex on licenses and IDs

Jun. 24, 2024 19:35 PM EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday reinstated an agency rule prohibiting residents from using “X” instead of male or female on state-issued driver’s licenses or identification cards. In a one-page order, justices stayed a lower-court ruling that had...

Arkansas sues 2 pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of fueling opioid epidemic in state

Jun. 24, 2024 19:26 PM EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Monday sued two pharmacy benefit managers that oversee coverage for insurers, employers and other large clients, accusing them of fueling the opioid crisis in the state. Attorney General Tim Griffin filed the lawsuit against Express Scripts Inc....

New mom who delighted in her daughter is among the dead in Arkansas grocery store shooting

Jun. 24, 2024 02:39 AM EDT

Callie Weems was reveling in her new role as a mom in the months before a gunman in Arkansas fatally shot her at a grocery store. Her daughter Ivy, now 10 months old, was a constant source of entertainment and wonder, Weems’ mother, Helen Browning, 53, said in a phone interview on...

Police say a fourth victim has died a day after a shooting at an Arkansas grocery store, 9 others were also wounded

Jun. 22, 2024 22:18 PM EDT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police say a fourth victim has died a day after a shooting at an Arkansas grocery store, 9 others were also wounded.

Shooting at grocery store in Arkansas kills 3 and wounds 10 others, police say

Jun. 21, 2024 21:48 PM EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A shooter who opened fire Friday at a grocery store in Arkansas left the store and parked cars riddled with bullet holes as bystanders ducked for cover both indoors and in the parking lot, killing 3 people and wounding 10 others, authorities said. The...

2 people were killed and 8 others wounded in shooting at grocery store in south Arkansas, police say

Jun. 21, 2024 15:11 PM EDT
FORDYCE, Ark. (AP) — 2 people were killed and 8 others wounded in shooting at grocery store in south Arkansas, police say.

Authorities arrest Alabama man wanted in connection with multiple homicides

Jun. 20, 2024 21:36 PM EDT

MORRILTON, Ark. (AP) — An Alabama man wanted in connection with homicides in Oklahoma and Alabama was apprehended Thursday in Arkansas after a search that spanned multiple southern states, Arkansas State Police said. Stacy Lee Drake, 50, was taken into custody around 10 a.m. in a...

Man wanted in connection with 2 killings in Oklahoma has been arrested in Arkansas, authorities say

Jun. 20, 2024 12:26 PM EDT
MORRILTON, Ark. (AP) — Man wanted in connection with 2 killings in Oklahoma has been arrested in Arkansas, authorities say.