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Louisiana lawmakers approve anti-LGBTQ+ bills that include ban on trans care for minors
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is poised to become the latest state to enact laws targeting the LGBTQ+ community, after the Republican-controlled Legislature on Tuesday sent a package to the Democratic governor that includes a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The...
Appeals court rules Arkansas death row inmate can sue state over DNA test refusal
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that an Arkansas inmate on death row can sue the state in his effort to have new tests run on DNA evidence that could clear him. The three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in St. Louis, Missouri,...
TCU advances to 8th super reginal in program history
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Austin Davis had four RBIs, Cole Fontenelle and Tre Richardson added three apiece and TCU beat Arkansas 12-4 on Monday to clinch the Fayetteville Regional. TCU (40-22) advances to its eighth super reginal in program history — and the first since 2017. ...
Small plane had mechanical problems before Arkansas crash that killed Mississippi ex-senator
WINSLOW, Ark. (AP) — A small plane had mechanical problems with its autopilot system before it crashed in Arkansas last month and killed a former Mississippi state senator who was flying it, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board. Johnny...
Arkansas tops Santa Clara in elimination game, 6-4, earns TCU rematch at Fayetteville Regional
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Jared Wegner and Kendall Diggs each homered and Arkansas beat Santa Clara 6-4 in an elimination game at the Fayetteville Regional on Sunday night. Arkansas advances to a rematch with TCU on Monday. The Horned Frogs walloped Arkansas earlier Sunday, 20-5,...
TCU's Tre Richardson hits two slams, ties NCAA postseason mark with 11 RBIs in rout of Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Tre Richardson hit two grand slams among his three home runs and tied an NCAA postseason record with 11 RBIs to lead TCU to a 20-5 rout of Arkansas on Sunday in a winner's bracket game of the Fayetteville Regional. Richardson hit a grand slam in the first...
Louisiana lawmakers pass bill to fine porn sites not verifying age of users
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers are adding teeth to a recently enacted law that requires pornography websites verify users are at least 18 years old, such as through an uploaded license. The Senate gave unanimous final passage to a bill Saturday that would allow the...
Pilchard pitches Santa Clara past Arizona , 9-3 after weather delay at Fayetteville Regional
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Cade Pilchard started and pitched six scoreless innings to earn Santa Clara a 9-3 win over Arizona in an elimination game in the Fayetteville Regional that was delayed by a lengthy bout with inclement weather Saturday. Weather postponed Saturday's...
Weather postpones TCU-Arkansas regional game
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The NCAA tournament baseball game between TCU and Arkansas scheduled for Saturday night was moved to Sunday at a time to be announced. Thunderstorms delayed the elimination game between Arizona and Santa Clara that was scheduled for a 2 p.m. start. As of 8...
Secretary of Arkansas Parks, Heritage and Tourism steps down after less than 6 months
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — There's new leadership in place at the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism after Mike Mills announced he was resigning after less than six months as secretary. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed Mills' resignation on Friday, the Arkansas...
