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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Toys “R” Us is coming back to central Arkansas!The Outlets of Little Rock announced on Wednesday that it will be welcoming a Toys R Us location “soon.”“Get ready for toys, games, gifts, and plenty of fun for kids of all ages,” the Outlets wrote. “We can’t wait to welcome this iconic toy destination to the Outlets of Little Rock family!"In 2017, the retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closed all of its locations the following year.Toys “R” Us previously announced the

A time capsule sealed inside the walls of Mt. Zion Baptist Church for more than 60 years was opened Oct. 21 as the church prepares to demolish an older wing of its building. Placed behind the building’s address placard when construction was completed in the early 1960s, the capsule was nearly forgotten until congregation members who remembered its existence alerted Rev. Marcus Allen. The community gathered to open it ahead of the demolition and the construction of the church’s planned Family Lif

Legends Global will serve as the Royals’ owners’ rep on their project to build a 34,000-seat stadium in the heart of Kansas City. The $1.9B venue’s ceremonial groundbreaking is expected in early 2027 ahead of opening in 2030. The open-air ballpark will sit amid an 85-acre mixed-use development at Crown Center, just south of downtown Kansas City. The Royals are partnering with Hallmark Cards on the development; the total investment in the stadium and surrounding real estate is $3B.

But Hawley has unsuccessfully searched for several years to find a new location with more space to build out the museum. He’s explored options in Leavenworth, Kansas, and at Marshall Junction in Missouri, and a previous effort to relocate the museum up the Missouri River to St. Charles fell through.

JACKSON, Miss. — A new exhibit at the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center brings together the work of five photographers who documented the civil rights movement in Mississippi between 1963 and 1966: Bob Fitch, Matt Herron, Jim Marshall, Jim Peppler and Tamio Wakayama. Some were journalists; some were members of the movement itself. Sixty years later, the exhibit asks the public for help naming the people in the photographs.

LANCASTER COUNTY, Neb. (KLKN) — The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office has been dealing with cases of people stealing stop signs. The stop signs have been stolen from the area of Southwest Lancaster County. The theft occurred around Oct. 18-20. Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said five stop signs had...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Fifty-nine school districts, including the three largest in the state, have had their accreditation status downgraded over poor reading and math test scores. The Oklahoma State Board of Education voted Thursday to designate the districts as “accredited with warning” along with eight others that had non-academic deficiencies. Accredited with warning is defined […]

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Authorities say they have arrested one man after he allegedly tried to fraudulently obtain the deed to an Oklahoma City home. In September, the Oklahoma County Clerk's Office contacted the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office after seeing a man who was attempting to obtain the deed to a multi-million dollar home in Oklahoma City.

FBI arrested teenage boy over Rep. Keith Self's assassination plot. BY: UNSPLASH A teenager from McKinney has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly plotting to assassinate Representative Keith Self at an event last Saturday, October 17. The teenager had also been planning a terrorist operation in North Texas on behalf of ISIS. Self is seeking reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas’ 3rd Congressional...

ELKHART, Iowa– Residents in Elkhart are calling for action and answers after they say early July sewer backups could have been prevented. Elkhart received over 12 inches of rain from July 2 to July 3. This storm led to flooded roads, yards and many basements. It wasn’t just rainwater in some basements, but sewer waste. […]