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Mexican citizen sentenced to 10 years in Arkansas

Jesus Ignacio Medina-Leyva, a 29-year-old Mexican citizen, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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Elephants at Little Rock Zoo enjoy sweet watermelon treat donated by Kroger

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The elephants at the Little Rock Zoo were keeping cool in the sweetest way possible today. Channel 7 News stopped by the zoo this afternoon where staff treated their biggest residents to a refreshing snack of black diamond watermelons, donated by Kroger. The special melons...
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Arkansas’s new ‘Bell to Bell, No Cell’ law now in effect

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — As students across Arkansas head back to school, a new statewide law is changing the way they use their phones by prohibiting their use during school hours. The legislation, which goes into full effect in the 2025–2026 school year, requires all public schools to enforce...
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Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. hosts back-to-school giveaway at Daisy Bates House Museum

With classes set to be back in session soon, parents are looking for ways to ease the burden of buying school supplies.
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Body found in water near Broadway Bridge in Pulaski County

Pulaski County deputies are investigating after a body was found in water near the Broadway Bridge Thursday morning.
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Arkansas State Police urge ‘vigilance’ from parents and teachers to help protect kids from...

ARKANSAS, USA — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) sent a press release on Friday reminding parents, guardians, and educators to "remain vigilant" in protecting children from online predators. ASP said that since January 2024, it has issued 10 Amber Alerts and 27 Missing/Endangered advisories for missing children and...
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‘I have a life sentence’ Mother says justice hasn’t been served to fullest extent...

Nearly two years after 15-year-old Davin Chance Bizzell-Holmes was shot and killed outside the 12th Street Substation in Little Rock, one of the seven people charged in his death has pleaded guilty.
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Arkansas students face a new school year without cell phones

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas students will have to adjust to a new school year without their trusty cell phones, thanks to the "Bell to Bell, No Cell Act." This new state law requires students to store their phones away from the opening bell to the closing bell of the school day.
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Boar’s Head plans to reopen troubled deli meat plant, but reports of sanitation problems...

The Boar’s Head deli meat plant at the heart of last year’s deadly food poisoning outbreak is set to reopen in the coming months, company officials said. But recent inspections at Boar’s Head sites in three states documented sanitation problems similar to those that led to the listeria contamination that killed 10...
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Little Rock approves work space for police officers inside of Park Plaza Mall

As people enter the doors of the Park Plaza Mall in Little Rock, officials in Little Rock want shoppers to exit those doors safely.

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