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Man sought in connection to alleged Pocola murder arrested in Indiana after more than a year
POCOLA, Okla. — According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), a suspect in a Pocola murder investigation from 2023 has been arrested. In 2023, OSB) and the U.S. Marshal Service (USMS) began searching for Tyriq Eastling in connection to the alleged murder of a man in Pocola on Feb. 21, 2023.
UAMS hopes new nurse midwifery program will address Arkansas maternal mortality rates
Officials with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences say they’re in the early stages of working on a new program they hope will help soon-to-be mothers and lower maternal mortality rates in the state.
Another judge issues a preliminary injunction against Title IX rule
(The Center Square) — A federal judge in Missouri issued another preliminary injunction on Wednesday halting enforcement of the Biden administration's Title IX rule. The rule issued by the Department of Education changed the word "sex" to "gender identity" and banned single-sex bathrooms and locker rooms. A minor from Arkansas and the states of Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota asked the court for an injunction in a...
Timeline: Abortion amendment lawsuit in Arkansas
The group Arkansans for Limited Government has been fighting to get an abortion amendment on the November 2024 ballot, which has become a legal battle between it and Secretary of State John Thurston.
Digging Deeper : Cool temperatures, clouds and showers hang around for a few more days, but changes are on the horizon
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Over the past week, there have been a few showers around the Mid-South, in which, a lot of cloud coverage has engulfed the region, too. The cloud coverage, few showers and cool temperatures that we have experienced lately is due to a stationary front that hasn’t moved a whole heck of a lot over the past week. This stationary front hasn’t even weakened all that much, and continues to dump some pretty heavy rain totals over parts of Texas and Louisiana. For the Mid-South, specifically, the stationary front did take a little bit of a jog to the south on Wednesday, which kept the shower activity slightly further south than I anticipate. Nonetheless, there have been a few showers around the Mid-South over the past few days, and until this stationary front completely clears out, the threat of showers will stay elevated.
Walmart AMP warns against ticket scammers as the headliners get bigger and bigger
ROGERS, Ark. — The Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) continues to catch the attention of big-ticket artists and their fans, which catches the attention of scammers. With sold-out shows for Chappell Roan and Post Malone, Spokesperson Jennifer Wilson said this season is their largest season so far. The issue...
Arkansas coalition receives $100 million in federal funds for energy, environment projects
Approximately half of Arkansas’ population is expected to feel the effects of a $100 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce climate pollution. A coalition including Metroplan, Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission and the city of Fort Smith is one of 25 recipients of the nationally funded grants, according to a press release. […] The post Arkansas coalition receives $100 million in federal funds for energy, environment projects appeared first on Arkansas Advocate.
Taber Extrusions to invest over $60 million in Arkansas facility expansion
Little Rock, Arkansas – Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined Taber Extrusions at the Farnborough Airshow to announce a significant expansion of the company’s facility in Russellville, Arkansas. This expansion, which involves the introduction of the largest direct extrusion press in North America, represents an investment of over $60 million and is expected to create 70 new jobs in the region.
First Solar Series 7 panels installed on Arkansas project by Scenic Hill Solar
Arkansas-based distributed generation (DG) installer Scenic Hill Solar announced it has completed and begun commercial operation of a 1.2-MWDC project it says is the first DG project in the world to use First Solar’s Series 7 TR1 solar panels. The project is located in Stuttgart, Arkansas, and began operations earlier this year.
Arts town hall meeting to focus on workforce housing for creatives
Arkansans for the Arts, a statewide arts advocacy nonprofit, is hosting a town hall meeting in Northwest Arkansas as part of its four-city tour. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, July 26 at The Medium, located at 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. The meeting will focus on workforce housing for artists, creatives, and arts workers in the region.
Arkansas traveler shares experience with flight cancellation after tech outage amid Department of Transportation investigation into Delta Airlines
Since Friday's global tech outage, the Department of Transportation said Delta Airlines has canceled and delayed flights, impacting thousands of their customers.
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