Tag: Associated Press
Arkansas Senate OKs ‘Stand Your Ground’ bill, sends to House
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Senate has approved legislation easing restrictions on the use of deadly force in self-defense, sending the measure...
Arkansas set to expand COVID-19 vaccine distribution
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Monday will expand its distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine to teachers and people aged 70 or older....
Arkansas attorney general sued, allegedly misused office
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A lawsuit alleges Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge misuses her office to promote her political aspirations and illegally used...
AP News: Bentonville removing Confederate monument from square
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Crews in Bentonville are removing a Confederate monument that had been on display in the city’s downtown square for more...
Arkansas panel leader withdraws from casino license process
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The chairman of the Arkansas Racing Commission has recused himself from the process to assign a casino operating license.
Chairman...
Feds: Group sold meth in Tennessee, 17 charged in 3 states
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — Federal authorities say 17 people from Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee have been charged with selling methamphetamine.
The U.S. attorney’s office in...
Fayetteville mandates masks because of virus
A city in northwest Arkansas is requiring face masks to be worn in most public places indoors to help prevent the spread of the...
TV pastor Jim Bakker hopes Arkansas AG Rutledge halts probe
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri-based TV pastor Jim Bakker is hoping to prevent Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge from obtaining personal information of his...
Arkansas governor signs bills creating $173M COVID-19 fund
Pictured above: Gov. Hutchinson, Senator Jim Hendren, and Speaker of the House Matthew Shepherd
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' governor has signed into law...
Officials: Hunter did not die solely from deer attacking him
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas authorities say a hunter who died after a deer he'd shot attacked him had pre-existing medical conditions that...