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Park Plaza Mall opening office for LRPD officers following recent crime

Officers with the Little Rock Police Department will soon have a space inside the Park Plaza Mall to increase safety in the area.
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SNAP restrictions: Six states to ban junk food purchases by 2026

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New rules from the U.S. Department of Agriculture could change the diets of millions of Americans. Six more states just got the green light to stop people on food stamps from buying junk food. The policy shift could affect millions of low-income Americans who rely on food aid.
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls insurance hikes ‘outrageous,’ calls for rejection

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has called for the rejection of proposed insurance rate hikes of up to 54% by Centene Corporation and Blue Cross Blue Shield, citing Arkansas law that prohibits excessive or discriminatory rate increases.
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Arkansas jury sentences Florida man to life behind bars for trafficking fentanyl, meth

CRAWFORD COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — A Florida man caught transporting hundreds of pounds of drugs in Arkansas last year has been sentenced to life in prison after facing a jury. Derrick Scudder, 36, of Miami, fled an attempted traffic stop by Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Sept. 23, 2024. After...
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Surge in Tick Bites in Arkansas Blamed Largely on Warming Climate

A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that emergency room visits related to tick bites have spiked this summer in Arkansas. As Little Rock Public Radio reports, this comes as cases of tick-borne illnesses are on the rise nationwide, with Lyme disease the most prevalent among...
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Arkansas Death Row inmates sue to block nitrogen gas executions

Ten inmates on Arkansas' Death Row have filed a lawsuit to block the state's use of nitrogen gas for executions, arguing that it is unconstitutional and violates the separation of powers.
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Wanted Suspect Spotted In Arkansas Kroger Store With “Large Tattoo” on Neck

Jacksonville Police Department are searching for a suspect linked to a possible stolen credit card case at a local Kroger store. You can view a photograph of the alleged suspect below released by police. Kroger Suspect Photograph Released By Police. The Jacksonville Police Department is asking for public assistance...
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Little Rock Zoo welcomes three bush dog puppies

Zoo officials announced the arrival of three Bush Dog puppies Tuesday, noting that the pups are healthy and growing quickly under the care of their attentive parents and the zoo’s animal care team.
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Silver Alert activated for missing Faulkner County woman diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

FAULKNER COUNTY, Ark. — A Silver Alert has been activated in hopes of finding a missing Faulkner County woman. According to reports, 79-year-old Linda Lewis was last seen leaving her home in a white Ford Explorer. Police say that she suffers from a "severe case of Alzheimer's Disease," and...
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UAMS receives $3.4M in NIH grants to research virus linked to cancer

LITTLE ROCK, Ark — Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received $3.42 million in grant money from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study a stealthy virus linked to cancer. Mark Manzano, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the College of Medicine Department of...

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