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No. 16 Mississippi State seeks 4th straight win vs Arkansas
K.J. Costello’s record-setting debut with No. 16 Mississippi State will be a tough act to follow. Arkansas counterpart Feleipe Franks is looking for an improved performance and a win. The quarterback transfers’ prospects Saturday night may ride on their teams’ ability to complement them in...
Little Rock chief sues officers' union claiming conspiracy
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock's police chief on Wednesday sued the local police union, two assistant chiefs and several officers, accusing them of conspiring to try and force him out of his job. The federal lawsuit by Chief Keith Humphrey is the latest round in an escalating public fight within the...
Arkansas officer sentenced to probation over inmate attack
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — A fired northwest Arkansas police officer was sentenced to four years' probation after pleading guilty to felony battery for kneeing an inmate in the face. Christopher Munoz Brownlow, 33, also faces various fines and fees in addition to the second-degree battery charge for attacking...
Arkansas reports 19 more COVID-19 deaths as virus cases rise
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Wednesday reported 19 more people have died from the illness caused by the coronavirus. The Department of Health reported the total number of fatalities from COVID-19 now totals 1,369. That number includes confirmed and probable cases. The Arkansas Department of...
Satanic Temple sues company that rejected group's billboards
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by the Satanic Temple alleges that an advertising company unfairly refused to display some billboards promoting a ritual offered by the group to help people bypass abortion rules in some states. The group, based in Salem, Massachusetts, announced Wednesday that it has...
The Latest: UN chief cites pandemic's 'unprecedent toll'
UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations chief says the COVID-19 pandemic has taken “an unprecedent toll” especially on the economies of many developing countries and the world has not responded with “the massive and urgent support those countries and communities need.” Secretary-General...
Judge: Lawsuit seeking Ecclesia grant money will continue
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A judge in Washington County has ruled that a lawsuit seeking to recoup more than half a million dollars in state grant money awarded to Ecclesia College can proceed with a new lead plaintiff. According to the lawsuit, the school in Springdale received up to $550,000 from the...
Arkansas school superintendent dies from COVID-19
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas school superintendent died Tuesday from the illness caused by the coronavirus, as a White House task force said the state continued to have one of the highest rates of new virus cases in the country. The Atkins School District announced that Superintendent Jody Jenkins...
Little Rock teachers union votes to resume in-person classes
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Little Rock teachers' union backed off its call Monday for teachers to only work virtually because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus in schools after dozens of teachers faced disciplinary action for not showing up for in-person classes. Little Rock Education...
The Latest: COVID-19 outbreak on ship off Australia's coast
PERTH, Australia — Authorities are concerned by a COVID-19 outbreak aboard a cargo ship off Australia's northwest coast that has infected most of the crew. Eight more members of the Filipino crew tested positive for the new coronavirus on Monday, bringing the number of infections to 17 out of a crew of 21....
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