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Attorney general requests dismissal of Arkansas Abortion Amendment lawsuit
Attorney General Tim Griffin on Friday filed a motion asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Secretary of State John Thurston’s recent rejection of the proposed Arkansas Abortion Amendment of 2024. Arkansans for Limited Government (AFLG), the ballot question committee supporting the proposed constitutional amendment, filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking the state […] The post Attorney general requests dismissal of Arkansas Abortion Amendment lawsuit appeared first on Arkansas Advocate.
Arkansas man, one other each receive 16-year sentence after leading 'large-scale' drug ring
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Officials have arrested two leaders of a large-scale methamphetamine organization to 16 years and 8 months each in federal prison, plus five years of supervised release. 36-year-old Adan Mendoza of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced on July 19, and 37-year-old Brian I. Wilson of Little Rock,...
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra to open permanent home in September
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) will celebrate the grand opening of the Stella Boyle Smith Music Center with a three-day community celebration Sept. 13-15, 2024. The state-of-the-art, $11.75 million facility will be the first permanent home for the ASO in its 59-year history. The weekend festivities will begin with a...
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces trade mission to Europe
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday said she’s traveling to Europe for her second trade mission there as governor, which will include a visit to an air show in the United Kingdom. The Republican governor announced she’s traveling to the Farnborough Air...
Fire department roll out new truck
Batesville, Ark. (KAIT) - One fire department has an extra set of wheels for future calls. The Batesville Fire Department received the new truck earlier this month. This much-needed upgrade comes after the older model experienced too much wear and tear with one firefighter noting that the hose was “dry-rotted.”
Authorities search for runaway 15-year-old Arkansas boy
GUY, Arkansas — The Faulkner County Sheriff's Office and the City of Guy Police Department are searching for a 15-year-old runaway. Authorities said Audie Wharton was last seen on foot leaving the area of North Bolden Hills Road at 1:40 p.m. on July 19, 2024. Audie was last seen...
Victim identified in truck versus train crash
BROOKLAND, Ark. (KAIT) - Police identified the victim who was killed in a truck versus train crash in Brookland. Arkansas State Police said 34-year-old Larry Ishmael Cox, of Bay, was killed in a crash that occurred around 1:20 p.m., Friday, July 19, at the railroad crossing on County Road 928 near Highway 49.
Ozarks doctor saves woman’s life after performing new procedure at rural hospital
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. (KY3) - A rural northern Arkansas hospital is using a new procedure to save more lives. One of those saved is a woman who came into a Mountain Home ER with a ruptured aneurysm. Rita Wood, an 81-year-old native of Fulton County, said she’d been healthy her entire life until one night not long ago.
Former Texas High School Band Instructor Receives Sentence For Grooming Students
A Texarkana, Arkansas Man Is Going To Federal Prison For A Very Long Time After Pleading Guilty To Some Heinous Acts. A former director of the Texas High School color guard plead guilty to federal charges connected to alleged sexual misconduct in a shocking story that rocked educators and parents across the area.
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