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NCAA Basketball Recruiting: 7 early teams to watch for No. 1 class of 2026 forward Tyran Stokes
With the news that AJ Dybansta reclassed to the 2025 NCAA Basketball recruiting class, a new battle has emerged for the No. 1 overall prospect for the 2026 group. For a while, point guard Brandon McCoy from out west was viewed as the top player. However, someone else that has becoma a top-tier target is Tyran Stokes, who stock has risen all the way to the top in the Summer.
Arkansas is sued for rejecting petitions on an abortion-rights ballot measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is being sued for rejecting petitions in favor of a proposed ballot measure to scale back the state’s abortion ban, with supporters asking the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to order officials to start counting more than 100,000 signatures from people who back amending the constitution. The ballot measure wouldn’t make abortion a constitutionally protected right, but it would limit when abortion can be banned. Giving voters a chance to weigh in on the state’s ban would test support for abortion rights in Arkansas, where top elected officials regularly promote their opposition to the...
Tuesday, July 16: Storms to help sweep out the heat
The heat backed off today thanks to a wave of storms that moved along I-70 this morning. The storms packed a punch, producing wind damage and heavy rainfall. A couple of tornadoes touched down west of St. Louis with widespread heavy rainfall and flooding centered around the St. Louis area. Those storms sent a boundary […]
Northwest Arkansas students recognized for soybean research
Three Northwest Arkansas students have been named 2024 Soybean Scholars by the Soybean Science Challenge, a program funded by the volunteer-led Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board. The students, Duyen Do of Fayetteville Christian Academy, Hadley Panek of St. Joseph Catholic School in Fayetteville, and Sulli Schaffer of Gravette High School, achieved...
Arkansas veterans, lawmakers say PBMs slowing access to pharmacies, adding extra steps to get prescriptions
Pharmacies and veterans are expressing frustration over what they call an uphill battle with filling prescriptions, with both pointing to the insurance company used by many veterans as the one needing to fix the problems.
UAMS Team Members Take to the Backroads to Provide Medical Support for Arkansas Graveler
July 15, 2024 | Six University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) team members recently spent a week traveling rural Arkansas backroads to provide medical coverage for the Ozark Foundation’s Arkansas Graveler event. The Arkansas Graveler is a multiday, 350-mile gravel cycling festival that takes place across rural Arkansas....
Nearly two years after alleged kidnapping and murder, Amber Waterman set to appear in Benton County court
BENTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — Amber Waterman was arrested in Missouri in 2022 and charged federally for allegedly kidnapping a pregnant woman and killing her with the intent to claim her unborn child as her own. Since her arrest, Waterman has been held by authorities in Missouri awaiting a...
Caring and Sharing Food Pantry in DeWitt seeks donations and volunteers amid increased demand
The Caring and Sharing Food Pantry in DeWitt is for South Arkansas County residents seeking supplemental food assistance. Pantry organizer and volunteer Jean Prange said it is open four times a month from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. “We are open the second Tuesday and Thursday and the fourth Tuesday...
Baxter County Strong! Tornado fundraiser raises over $70,000 for local victims
The recent fundraiser for Baxter County tornado victims has shattered expectations, raising over $70,000, Mountain Home Mayor Hillrey Adams said on Monday. “We’re going to actually bust, as of today, we’re going to break the $70,000 barrier,” Adams said. “That’s a great day.”. The fundraiser,...
Fire in North Little Rock leaves large cloud of smoke
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The North Little Rock Fire Department is currently at the scene of a fire that happened on Monday evening. According to reports, the NLRFD said the call of a fire at a home in the 6500 block of Corisca Drive came in at around 8:45 p.m. Crews have since been able to extinguish the fire and officials say that no one was home at the time of the fire.
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