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New system allows Arkansas coaches to check if it’s safe to play in heat
MAUMELLE, Ark. — A THV11 Weather Impact Alert for heat continues through Wednesday, just as schools kick off football practice. This year, coaches have a new way to check if it's safe to play. At youth football practice Tuesday evening in Maumelle, the temperature was still reading 94 degrees,...
Heat advisory in effect through Wednesday night
A heat advisory is in effect for the Four State Region through 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2024. The National Weather Service in Shreveport said very hot, humid, and dry conditions will remain in place through Friday, as an upper-level ridge of high pressure builds into the region. As a...
33rd Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame Banquet set for Aug. 24
LITTLE ROCK — Make plans to join the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock to honor this year’s inductees to the Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame. “The Foundation is honored to celebrate the outstanding efforts of...
30 Jul 2024 501 LIFE contributors win state, national awards
Two contributors to 501 LIFE Magazine have been recognized at the National Federation of Press Women’s (NFPW) annual contest after winning at the state level. Dwain Hebda placed third in the NFPW Sweepstakes contest. Hebda, of Little Rock, is president of Ya!Mule Wordsmiths Inc., editor-in-chief of AY Media Group, a contributor to 501 LIFE Magazine and lead writer for Wheelhouse Publishing.
Arkansas National Guard soldiers set to deploy to Romania
NORTH LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — More than 30 Arkansas Army National Guard soldiers assigned to the 216th Military Police Company at Camp Robinson are set to deploy to Romania for a nine-month mission. In Romania, the soldiers will conduct law enforcement duties on a military installation, enforce base entry...
Legal battle continues over Arkansas abortion amendment
The state of Arkansas and the organizers of an effort to put abortion access before voters in November continue to wrangle in court over whether the Secretary of State's office acted within its legal authority in throwing out the measure. In a Monday legal filing, Secretary of State John Thurston denied allegations his...
Two Face Witness Tampering Charges in Murder Case
JONESBORO, Ark. – Two people already in jail now face additional legal hurdles after being accused of tampering with a witness in a murder case. Bennie Ross, 48, was already in Craighead County Detention Center awaiting trial for murder. Ross is accused of the murder of his wife, Susan Michelle Ross, on January 27, 2023. He has remained incarcerated since then on a $3 million cash/surety bond as he awaits trial.
Man accused of human trafficking
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A judge found probable cause Wednesday to charge a Jonesboro man with human trafficking. Pierre Letwan Pertiller, 39, is being held on a $250,000 cash-only bond after Craighead County District Court Judge Tommy Fowler charged him with trafficking of persons and obstructing governmental operations. According to...
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