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Greenwood Beats Bentonville West 70-35
After a delay for Lightning in the area, the Bulldogs got to work on their hopeful return to Little Rock. Going back to 2004, this looks to be the first time the Bulldogs have reached the 70-point mark. The final score resembles that of the fellow multi-State Championship winning Greenwood Lady Bulldog basketball team.
Arkansas officials plan immediate bed expansions while they await new prison
In an attempt to relieve pressure from crowded county jails while the completion of a new 3,000-bed prison facility remains in the distant future, the Arkansas Department of Corrections and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders have turned their focus to immediate expansions. “We have roughly [a] 16,000-prison-bed capacity and we have north of 17,000 people that […]
Tagging dinosaurs: Alligator gar en route to Arkansas River
LONOKE– August is usually associated with the final trek of summer; the last stretch before school begins and the heat finally breaks. For the AGFC Fisheries Division, it’s time to tag alligator gar. For the second year, excess fry from the Private John Allen National Fish Hatchery in...
Arkansas United Methodist Conference, FUMCJ settle lawsuit
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - On Wednesday, Aug. 28, the First United Methodist Church of Jonesboro (FUMCJ) resolved the lawsuit filed by First Methodist Church (FMC) in December 2022 against the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church. According to a news release set on Friday, Aug. 30, as a result...
The Arkansas Newswrap: August 30, 2024
Tensions within the Republican Party of Arkansas boil over into a lawsuit. Employees at the Fayetteville Public Library are worried about low pay and a difficult work environment. And residents of the town of Rector prepare for an annual event steeped in history. Those stories and more are coming up...
Arkansas medical marijuana amendment supporters submit 39K more signatures
Supporters of changes to Arkansas’ medical marijuana industry submitted petitions with 38,933 additional signatures to Secretary of State John Thurston’s office Friday in hopes their proposed measure qualifies for the November ballot. The ballot question committee Arkansans for Patient Access submitted 108,512 signatures July 5. Thurston’s staff verified that 77,000 were from registered voters, totaling […]
Afternoon Newscast for Friday, August 30, 2025
Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, August 30, 2024. - Federal court overturns so-called "wet signature" rule preventing online voter registrations after lawsuit from Get Loud Arkansas. - University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture opens Arkansas Rice Research and...
Military Service Sisters Connects Women who Served
Military Service Sisters provides a space for women who served in the military to connect with others who relate. Lauri Rottmayer is with the Military Service Sisters and Holly Scoma is with the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs, and she's the Arkansas Women Veterans Coordinator. The two appeared on KHOZ's "Around The Table" on Friday to discuss Military Service Sisters.
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