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2024 Lady Eagles Soccer Schedule Announced
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (7/8/24) – The Williams Baptist University women's soccer team will host nine home matches at the WBU Soccer Field this season under the direction of second year head coach Daniel Carney. The Lady Eagles will face off against three teams that made the NAIA National Tournament...
Cropduster crash causes power outage
LAWRENCE CO, Ark. (KAIT) - Multiple agencies are at the scene of a downed plane. Lawrence County Sheriff Tony Waldrupe told K8 News that the crash happened just before 9 a.m. Monday, July 8, east of Highway 63 in Sedgwick. He said a cropduster clipped a power line, causing the...
Plane Crash Reported In Lawrence County
Update: Sedgwick Fire was released from the scene shortly after 10 am. Chief Heath Ring with the Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department told us the pilot was transported by MedicOne Ambulance Service to a Jonesboro hospital for treatment. Three different utility lines have been damaged by the crash including some high...
'Extremely dangerous tornado' prompts tornado warning for parts of Louisiana, NWS warns
Hurricane Beryl hit the U.S. early Monday morning, bringing with it heavy rain, life-threatening storm surge, and possible tornadoes across parts of east Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Beryl became the earliest Category 4 storm and then the earliest Category 5 storm on record. As Beryl shifts inland, the storm brings...
Gov. Sanders announces new Arkansas Game and Fish Commissioner
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Monday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that Chris Caldwell will be serving as the newest commissioner for Arkansas Game and Fish. Mr. Caldwell is a native of Saline County who currently lives in Little Rock. He heads Caldwell Consulting, which is a full-service lobbying, government relations, and political consulting firm.
DFA: Arkansas medical marijuana sales dropped over $5.5M since last year
ARKANSAS, USA — This year's medical marijuana sales in Arkansas are down 4% compared with 2023's sales, according to Scott Hardin with the Department of Finance and Administration. Between January 1, 2024, and June 30, 2024, medical marijuana sales were at $135.5 million. In the same timeframe last year,...
Grand Champions announced for Arkansas Trucking Championship
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Trucking Association has awarded nine professional truck drivers and two technicians with top prizes at the 2024 Arkansas Trucking Championship. “The drivers and technicians who compete in these events represent the best elements of our industry—professionalism, incredible skill and commitment to safety every...
Leave Quickly If You See Fruit on a Gas Pump in Arkansas
When you're taking a road trip through Arkansas this summer or any town for that matter pulling into a gas station to pump gas has become very dangerous. I've seen some pretty crazy stuff when pulling into a gas station to get some gas but have you ever seen fruit on top of the gas pump and thought someone must have been in a hurry, ran off, and forgot their fruit? Think again!
Arkansas racing commission issues state’s final casino permit to Cherokee Nation Entertainment
The Arkansas Racing Commission awarded the state’s final casino license to Cherokee Nation Entertainment following years of court challenges that have delayed the process. Although commissioners unanimously approved issuing the Pope County permit to the tribal business late last month, construction could again be halted if a ballot initiative to repeal casino gaming in the […] The post Arkansas racing commission issues state’s final casino permit to Cherokee Nation Entertainment appeared first on Oklahoma Voice.
UAMS receives $1.3 million grant for recruiting high school students to STEM fields
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for its Arkansas Technology and Data Science in Health and Medicine (AR Tech-DaSH) program. The five-year grant from the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)...
Watch: 'Joy, excitement' on display as boy lands first trophy bass
A young angler named Knox is clearly hooked when it comes to bass fishing. The accompanying footage, shared Monday by Bass Pro Shops, shows the boy reeling to shore his first trophy-size bass at PawPaw’s Pond in Arkansas. “Congrats on the catch, Knox!” Bass Pro Shops exclaimed via X....
Arkansas Bar Association Welcomes Pawlik as President
Last month, Kristin Pawlik was sworn in as president of the Arkansas Bar Association during the Association’s annual meeting at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Pawlik, a partner at Miller, Butler, Schneider, Pawlik & Rozzell, PLLC, specializes in family law, criminal defense and employment matters in Northwest Arkansas. A...
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