Category Archives: Regional News

(AP) – Attorneys for three Arkansas abortion clinics say a new state law requiring suspension or revocation of their licenses for any violation unconstitutionally singles them out, while the state says the new restriction furthers its interest

(AP) – Gov. Asa Hutchinson says four Arkansas counties will receive up to $1.6 million each to fund facilities where people with mental health issues can receive treatment rather than be booked into jail.Hutchinson said in a

(AP) – Arkansas prison officials have identified the three correction officers who were held by several inmates in part of a maximum security facility for about three hours earlier this week after the prisoners snatched the officers’

(AP) – The Arkansas State Police is investigating the death of a state prison inmate who was injured in an assault last month.The state Department of Corrections says 25-year-old inmate John Demoret was pronounced dead at 6:15

(AP) – Music superstar Glen Campbell has been laid to rest in his hometown of Delight, Arkansas.The announcement was made on Campbell’s official Facebook page Thursday night. It says Campbell was laid to rest on Wednesday in

(AP) – Arkansas officials say no applications have been submitted for medical marijuana cultivation and dispensary facilities licenses as the state reaches the halfway point for the application submission period.Department of Finance and Administration spokesman Scott Hardin

(AP) – Newton County authorities say a man whose body was found near Joplin this week had walked away from a halfway house in Oklahoma.Sheriff Chris Jennings says the body found Tuesday south of Joplin was 57-year-old

(AP) – A former worker for the marketplace under President Barack Obama’s health care law says she’ll challenge Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Wednesday that Democrat Angelica Earl

(AP) – Authorities have arrested another man in connection with last weekend’s shooting death of a western Missouri police officer.Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Bill Lowe says William Noble of Clinton was taken into custody Thursday and

(AP) _ The telecommunications firm TeleTech plans to move into the former ITT Technical Institute campus in Springfield and add 200 jobs to its current workforce.The Colorado-based company, which serves mostly health care clients, announced Wednesday the

(AP) – Police in North Little Rock say the death of a man found in an apartment is suspicious.Sgt. Brian Dedrick says officers were notified of the death Wednesday morning and found the man inside an apartment

(AP) – Officials of a northwest Arkansas city have decided not to appeal a judge’s decision to bar the city from collecting money from 2016 property taxes.County Judge Barry Moehring’s ruling Monday will leave Cave Springs without

(AP) – Former Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and the chairman of Arkansas’ medical board are overseeing a new industry group representing people and corporations doing business under the new amendment legalizing medical marijuana.McDaniel and Medical Board Chairman

(AP) – Arkansas highway officials shut down westbound lanes of a cross-country interstate for four hours so crews could pick up pizza.An 18-wheeler containing DiGiorno and Tombstone frozen pizzas scraped a bridge support and sliced open its

(AP) – A lawyer for the family of a black teenager shot by police outside an emergency youth shelter in eastern Arkansas says her office is conducting its own investigation after a state prosecutor said officers were

(AP) – Republicans have won two special elections for seats in the Missouri Legislature.Voters elected Rep. Sandy Crawford to the state Senate and Sara Walsh to the state House during Tuesday elections. Democrats were unable to flip

(AP) – Two nonprofits have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to political action committees working to protect a Missouri right-to-work law that takes effect this month.The Kansas City Star reports American Democracy Alliance contributed $350,000 to

(AP) – Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway alleges a rural hospital under financial strain in northern Missouri has engaged in a $90 million billing scheme.An audit released Wednesday alleges Putnam County Memorial Hospital acted as a shell organization

(AP) – U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is holding another round of town halls in rural Missouri.McCaskill’s office said Wednesday the Democrat will spend the Senate’s August recess touring the state. She’ll be in cities including Cuba, Potosi,

(AP) – The body of a slain western Missouri police officer has been returned to his home, accompanied by law enforcement officers in a long procession.Officer Gary Michael was fatally shot Sunday during a traffic stop in

(AP) – Authorities say a man charged with killing a Clinton, Missouri, police officer during a traffic stop has been arrested.Missouri State Highway Patrol dispatchers say 39-year-old Ian McCarthy of Clinton was taken into custody Tuesday night

(AP) – Glen Campbell, the grinning, high-pitched entertainer who had such hits as “Rhinestone Cowboy” and spanned country, pop, television and movies, has died. He was 81.Campbell’s publicist Sandy Brokaw says the singer died Tuesday morning in

(AP) – A former University of Central Arkansas professor has pleaded guilty to 13 counts of child pornography under a plea agreement.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports 47-year-old Noel Campbell pleaded guilty Monday to charges related to images on

(AP) – Arkansas-based Heifer International is announced a five-year program to help 25,000 people in east Africa start small businesses or find jobs in the agriculture industry.Heifer said Tuesday it is joining with Mastercard Foundation in starting

(AP) – Arkansas’ attorney general has reached a settlement with an Arkansas funeral home where bodies were found stacked on top of each other in unrefrigerated areas.The agreement announced Tuesday by Attorney General Leslie Rutledge will prohibit

(AP) – Several Arkansas prison inmates who stole keys from correction officers and held them in part of the facility also had a Taser, and another prison key was found on a bus after the inmates were

(AP) – Community activists in Little Rock are urging witnesses to step forward to help solve the latest killing in Arkansas’ capital city, where the homicide rate is inching toward a level unseen in two decades.Fifty-year-old Daniel

(AP) – A trial has begun over a Kansas City man’s claims that he was attacked during a Chiefs game because of lacking security.The Kansas City Star reported Tuesday that the Chiefs deny the claims and are

(AP) – Two southwestern Missouri men are accused of throwing explosive devices at Joplin police during a traffic stop and ensuing chase.The Joplin Globe reports Jasper County deputies arrested 34-year-old Keith Wald of Joplin and 22-year-old Nathan

(AP) – The defense has rested in the trial of a white former St. Louis police officer accused of murder in the 2011 shooting death of a black man.Jason Stockley testified on his behalf Tuesday, saying he

(AP)Police say a Hot Springs man has been killed in a shooting in the parking lot of a convenience store.Cpl. Kirk Zaner says 29-year-old Derek Antonie Duvall died after being shot in the chest shortly before 9

(AP) _ Authorities say a man wanted in the slaying of another man in northeast Arkansas has surrendered.Craighead County Sheriff Marty Boyd says the suspect surrendered about 8:20 a.m. Tuesday to police in West Memphis. The suspect

(AP) – A tourist from Arkansas has drowned off a Florida beach.The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says that the 70-year-old woman started to panic Monday when she couldn’t touch the bottom while swimming at Henderson Beach State

(AP) – An Arkansas man who was given three life sentences in 2001 will now be the subject of a television show about serial killers.The Times Record reports the first season of “Murder By Numbers” takes a

(AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a federal judge to halt a new Arkansas anti-loitering law that it says unconstitutionally targets panhandlers and that the restrictions pose the same problems as a ban on

(AP) – Arkansas Department of Correction officials have discussed building a new regional jail with several counties in the southeast part of the state.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that judges, sheriffs and lawmakers from Drew, Bradley, Lincoln, Chicot

(AP) – A task force has been formed in Arkansas to look at an herbicide that was temporarily banned by the state after facing hundreds of complaints from farmers who say it’s caused damage to their crops.The

(AP) – A maximum security prison in Arkansas is returning to normal operations after inmates snatched keys from three officers and held them in an area of the facility for about three hours.Correction Department Spokesman Solomon Graves

(AP) – Radio dispatch audio offers insight into the chaos that followed the fatal shooting of Clinton, Missouri, police Officer Gary Michael.The Kansas City Star on Monday obtained an audio recording of police dispatches in the moments

(AP) – An audit says former Democratic Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon spent $2.2 million more on his office than what lawmakers budgeted for and used taxpayer dollars for personal food and security costs. Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway’s

(AP) – A suspect is hospitalized after being shot by a police officer from the Kansas City, Missouri, suburb of Independence.Meanwhile, a police car crashed into a mobile home during a chase involving the suspect. The mobile

(AP) – Almost six months after a Jewish cemetery near St. Louis was vandalized, it has been rededicated.Law enforcement is still working to determine if the tipping of 154 tombstones at the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in

(AP)Authorities have identified a person of interest in the fatal shooting of a Missouri police officer.Missouri Highway Patrol Sgt. Bill Lowe says officers are looking for 39-year-old Ian McCarthy of Clinton. He is wanted for questioning in

(AP) – Arkansas State Police say one person was killed and another person was arrested after an argument and shooting at a gas station in northeastern Arkansas.Marmaduke police say the incident occurred about 10 a.m. Friday at

(AP) – A second suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of an Italian tourist in Arkansas.Police in Little Rock say 31-year-old Charina Fort of Little Rock surrendered Saturday after police earlier arrested 32-year-old Andre Jackson

(AP) – The Hot Springs Board of Directors has repealed an ordinance banning panhandling in city streets while the city attorney says a replacement ordinance will be presented.The board voted Tuesday to repeal the ordinance that’s being

(AP) – The day after Gov. Eric Greitens advocated increasing education and job training programs for inmates, he signed a budget that cut $1.4 million from Missouri Department of Corrections rehabilitation programs, with most of the reduction

(AP) – An observatory in southwest Missouri has reopened after completing renovations. The Joplin Globe reports that the Stilabower Public Observatory in Lamar has a new replacement telescope that allows visitors to specify an object or coordinates

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A former jail supervisor in Arkansas has settled a lawsuit accusing him of repeatedly sexually assaulting a female inmate.Scott Hazel’s attorney told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that while details of the settlement remain

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – An employee of Truman Medical Centers is charged with sexual crimes against a patient in long-term care who cannot speak.The Jackson County prosecutor’s office announced Saturday that 49-year-old Luis Soliz was charged

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott says the deaths of two people last weekend in Springfield were a murder-suicide.Arnott said 66-year-old Robert O’Block and his 27-year-old girlfriend Tiffany Fleming died from single gunshot wounds.

MARSHFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A Marshfield man has been convicted of killing a woman and leaving her body near a southwest Missouri creek, where it was discovered nearly a year later.The Springfield News-Leader reports 36-year-old Kevin Newman

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) – A county prosecutor in northwest Arkansas has asked Arkansas State Police to investigate financial wrongdoing reported in a recent legislative audit in Cave Springs. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Benton County Prosecutor

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of an Italian tourist who was found dead in a rental car last week.Officers said 32-year-old Andre Jackson was charged with capital

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Kansas City, Missouri, man is jailed on $250,000 bond after being accused of fatally shooting a woman. Jackson County prosecutors charged 35-year-old John A. Frazier on Thursday with second-degree murder and

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A consultant says the Jackson County jail in Kansas City, Missouri, is in a crisis meriting swift action because it can’t retain enough corrections officers to control a dangerous situation.The Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a suspicious package that sickened several people at an IRS building in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, smelled like ammonia.Local officials say about 10 people reported feeling sick after the package

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – An Illinois woman is accused of stealing more than $77,0 from the suburban St. Louis day care she directed.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that St. Louis County prosecutors have charged 35-year-old Sara Carle

MOUNT VERNON, Mo. (AP) – A southwest Missouri man is facing life in prison without parole after being convicted of killing his wife.The Joplin Globe reports a Lawrence County jury on Friday found 58-year-old David Holman guilty

(AP) – A northwest Arkansas man has been resentenced to life in prison for committing a murder in 1997 at age 16.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Tony Ray was one of nearly 60 offenders in Lincoln County

(AP) – Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta says replacing American workers with lower-wage foreigners is a disservice to U.S. laborers.Acosta said that immigration is “legal and appropriate” if businesses can’t fill a job, but that “so much immigration”

(AP) – Star Wars actor Adam Driver will screen and talk about his film, “Paterson,” at a new film festival this month in Arkansas.The Arkansas Cinema Society announced Wednesday that Driver is among the actors and filmmakers

(AP) – Two employees of a North Little Rock day care center have been fired after a child was left unattended.The day care operator, Ascent Children’s Health Services, is the same as one in West Memphis where

(AP) – The Arkansas Supreme Court has rejected an effort to make it easier to challenge proposed constitutional amendments placed on the ballot by the Legislature.Justices on Thursday rejected an attorney’s request to change court rules to

(AP) – One of two teenagers charged in the death of an Arkansas police officer has pleaded not guilty to capital murder and several other charges.KATV-TV reports that a 16-year-old entered the plea Thursday in the June

(AP) – Congress has passed a proposal pushed by Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill that’s aimed at helping World War II veterans she says were exposed to mustard gas by the military.McCaskill told reporters Thursday that the measure

(AP) – Express Scripts gave $10,000 to help fund Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ inauguration months before it received a no-bid contract with the state.The Kansas City Star reported Thursday that the donation was listed on Express Scripts’

(AP) – A nonprofit group and two St. Charles County residents are suing the county over its prescription drug monitoring program.Carl Bearden, executive director of United for Missouri, said in a news release Thursday that the drug

(AP) – A St. Louis-area branch of the NAACP is pushing back against an advisory supported by state and national NAACP members that urges caution while traveling in Missouri.St. Louis County NAACP President Esther Haywood said in

(AP) _ A southeastern Missouri man is facing a felony animal-abuse count after allegedly purposely letting his dog kill a cat by tearing it in half.Dunklin County prosecutors also have charged Zachary Burns of Kennett with felony

(AP) – The Arkansas Department of Correction confirms that two guards and an inmate were attacked at a maximum security prison last month, prompting a guard to fire three warning shots into the air.The department says it

(AP) – President Donald Trump is embracing legislation that would dramatically reduce legal immigration and shift the nation toward a system that prioritizes merit and skills over family ties.Trump joined with Republican Senators David Perdue of Georgia

(AP) – Arkansas has started its fiscal year with the state’s revenue coming in higher than expectations and above what was collected the same month last year.The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration on Wednesday said the

(AP) – Authorities say a man died while trying to save children from a house fire in central Arkansas.North Little Rock Fire Chief John Plasterer told reporters the man and a woman saw the house on fire

(AP) – Police say homicide is suspected in the death of a woman whose body was found alongside a road in southwest Little Rock.Police say the body of 50-year-old old Tina Moody was found shortly before 6:30

(AP) – A Missouri man is charged with second-degree murder in the death of a man whose body was found near the Audrain County line in July.The Columbia Daily Tribune reports 37-year-old Justin Traughber, of O’Fallon, was

(AP) – A Springfield woman who stole mail from at least 40 people in three Missouri counties was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison without parole.Federal prosecutors say 29-year-old Lisa Beatrice Gee was sentenced Wednesday. She also

(AP) – Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is taking a first step toward entering the race for U.S. Senate.Hawley spokesman Scott Paradise on Wednesday confirmed the Republican will launch an exploratory committee this week for a possible

(AP)Authorities are investigating the death of a police dog in Hot Spring County.The Hot Spring County Sheriff’s Office says the dog, named Luky, died last month and that authorities initially believed the cause was heat-related. But Sheriff

Arkansas State Police report the decomposed body of a female was discovered earlier Monday at 703 Delaware Bay Road northwest of Dardanelle near the Yell and Logan County line. A request was received Monday afternoon from authorities

(AP) – Tyson Foods has settled a 10-year-old class-action lawsuit and will disburse nearly $6 million to more than 3,900 current and former employees at a northwest Iowa pork plant.The Sioux City Journal reports that Storm Lake

(AP) – A new medical school has opened its doors in western Arkansas.The Times Record reports the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Smith began classes Monday. The school is the first installment of the Arkansas

(AP) – A technical institute in eastern Arkansas has merged with a neighboring community college.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board voted Monday in favor of merging Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute and East Arkansas

(AP) – A former state and local elections official says she’s making another run for Arkansas secretary of state.Susan Inman announced Tuesday she’s seeking the Democratic nomination for the post, currently held by Republican Mark Martin. Martin

(AP) – Arkansas legislators authorized a 75 mph speed limit on some major highways beginning Tuesday, but state highway officials say “Not so fast.”Engineers are still studying road designs and traffic patterns to determine whether motorists can

(AP) – A lawyer for Backpage.com is declining to comment on efforts by Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley to dismiss a lawsuit the company filed against him.Hawley filed a motion Tuesday against Backpage, saying its lawsuit seeking

(AP) – Arkansas’ revived law requiring voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot will be put to the test as soon as it takes effect this week, with early voting beginning for five local sales

(AP) – An educator and activist says she’s running for a U.S. House seat in central Arkansas, becoming the second Democrat to launch a bid to unseat the district’s incumbent Republican congressman.Gwendolynn Combs announced Monday she’s filed

(AP) – Little Rock police say they need the community’s help combating crime after five people were fatally shot last week and the city recorded its 37th homicide of the year.Lt. Steven McClanahan says the department is

(AP) – Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says a meeting in Washington with other governors and Trump administration officials to discuss the health care overhaul was productive and that he’s encouraged there’s a commitment to include him and

(AP) – Three of four women charged with manslaughter in the death of a 5-year-old boy who was left in a day care van in Arkansas have pleaded not guilty.Online court records show Felicia Phillips, Wanda Taylor

(AP) – Authorities say a pilot was hospitalized after an ultralight aircraft he was flying crashed in a field in eastern Missouri’s Washington County.The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the pilot sustained serious injuries during the crash

(AP) – An eastern Missouri saw his number come up on a Missouri Lottery Scratchers ticket and he figured he won something. He sure did.David Piper of Imperial won a $10 million prize in the scratch-off game.

(AP) – A southeast Missouri man is charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the shooting death of his brother-in-law.KFVS-TV reports that 36-year-old Benjamin Ruhl of Doniphan is jailed on $500,000 cash-only bond. Ripley County Sheriff

(AP) – Missouri Republican Gov. Eric Greitens has appointed a top Express Scripts official and a former Mizzou basketball star to the University of Missouri Board of Curators.Greitens on Monday announced the choices of Express Scripts Vice

(AP) _ Authorities in southwestern Missouri’s Webster County say a recently divorced man killed his two young sons before setting his house on fire and killing himself.KYTV reports that firefighters responding about 2 a.m. Sunday to a

(AP) _ Authorities in southwestern Missouri’s Greene County are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in a home.KOLR-TV reports that investigators say deputies responding to a possible disturbance found the bodies shortly before

(AP) – Arkansas State Police say two Paragould residents were killed when the motorcycle they were riding collided with a sport utility vehicle in northern Arkansas.A police report says 59-year-old Laughingbear Michaud and 62-year-old Kathy Michaud died

(AP) – A northwest Arkansas woman has been given eight years of probation after pleading guilty to causing the death of her 2-month-old son.The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Molly Sullivan was sentenced Thursday in Benton County

(AP) – An Arkansas nightclub were 28 people where wounded in a shooting during a rap concert remained open despite dozens of civil and criminal complaints that the city of Little Rock could have used to sanction

(AP) – Police in Arkansas say a native of Italy was fatally shot while driving in an apartment complex parking lot.A police report says 31-year-old Carlo Marigliano was dead at the scene Friday night in west Little

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) – Police in Pine Bluff say a woman was shot to death and a man arrested on a capital murder warrant.Police told reporters that 19-year-old Zaarian Johnson was found Saturday face down near

(AP) – The Arkansas Parole Board is halting action under the state’s new law that eliminates mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles after a judge said it’s unconstitutional.A new law that took effect in March made juvenile life-without-parole

(AP) – If you plan to livestream next month’s solar eclipse from one of the prime viewing spots, here’s a thought: Stick the cellphone in your pocket, put on your paper glasses and enjoy the celestial wonder.Otherwise,

(AP) – Missouri’s database of banned license plates character combinations has grown over the past 40 years to include more than 7,000 arrangements of letters and numbers deemed too offensive.The Springfield News-Leader reports that state legislators first

(AP) – Missouri changed its law to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court decision that deems mandatory life without parole for teens unconstitutional. But a legal fight still looms over whether affected Missouri lifers are getting a

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) – Police in a Kansas City suburb say officers shot and wounded an armed man during a confrontation.Lee’s Summit police say officers had responded to a report late Friday of a man threatening

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A St. Louis man is jailed on $250,000 cash bond after being accused of causing a fatal crash that authorities say happened when he was speeding away from an officer.St. Louis County prosecutors

MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) – Some mothers are against a plan to paint over a wall of baby footprints at a Missouri hospital.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Anderson Hospital announced in early July that it plans to

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ A federal judge has blocked Arkansas from inforcing four new abortion restrictions, including a ban on a common second trimester procedure.U.S. District Court Judge Kristine Baker issued a preliminary injunction late Friday

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas is asking a judge to block enforcement of a city ordinance banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, months after the state’s highest court ruled the measure violated a

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A federal appeals court panel has lifted an order blocking restrictions on how the abortion pill is administered in Arkansas, saying a judge didn’t estimate how many women would be burdened by

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) – A former county deputy in northwestern Arkansas has been arrested after being accused of sexual assault.The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that former Benton County Deputy Richard Kevin Harrison is free on a $7,500

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Leaders in a central Arkansas county have approved a federal grant that will fund 80 percent of the first phase of a project to extend the Arkansas River Trail.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) – Authorities say a 3-year-old boy has died after he was hurt in an apartment fire in Pine Bluff last week.Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services said Thursday that JeTarius Nesim Urquhart-Walker died

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City, Missouri, police say a man armed with a firearm was fatally shot by police after pointing the weapon at officers.Authorities say officers who responded Friday to a reported domestic dispute

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) – Federal prosecutors say an additional charge given to a Missouri man who killed his wife wasn’t prompted by a manuscript the inmate wrote in prison.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that documents filed

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri woman accused in the death of her fiance’s toddler has changed her plea to guilty. The Joplin Globe reports that 22-year-old Tearra Olson pleaded guilty in Jasper County Circuit Court on

LADDONIA, Mo. (AP) – Two Arkansas residents are dead after a small airplane crashed in a rural area of northeast Missouri.The Missouri State Highway Patrol on Friday identified the victims as Bobby and Shannon Faulkner, both age

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri state workers in Jefferson City are getting an extra holiday this year – Aug. 21, the day of the solar eclipse.State officials said Friday that with up to 50,000 visitors expected

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri man is accused of critically injuring a woman by purposely dropping an old television set onto her from a third-floor balcony.Jackson County prosecutors charged 36-year-old Otishus Kirkwood of Kansas City,

(AP) _ A detective has testified that a 16-year-old said it had “been a really fun day” when he was arrested in the fatal stabbing of an elderly Missouri woman.The Springfield News-Leader reports that Trystan Westrip was

(AP) – A California-based company plans to establish a gluten-free rice flour plant in Arkansas.The Pine Bluff Commercial reports that Western Foods officials announced Wednesday that the company plans to move into a vacant building in the

(AP) – A technical institute in Arkansas plans to merge with a neighboring community college.The Times-Herald reports the board of trustees at Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute voted 3-2 to merge with East Arkansas Community College. All three

(AP) – The mother of a teenager shot to death by police outside a youth shelter in eastern Arkansas says the family had been trying to get help for her son because he was being disruptive.Vicky Clark’s

(AP) – Authorities in Jefferson County say two people were killed and a third person was injured when the vehicle they were in was struck by a train.Little Rock television station KATV reports that a Union Pacific

(AP) – Arkansas has again submitted some of the information sought by a commission formed by President Donald Trump to investigate allegations of voter fraud in the 2016 election.Secretary of State Mark Martin’s office said it had

(AP) – Authorities say a staff member at a Missouri prison has been hospitalized after an inmate assaulted her with a homemade weapon.Missouri Department of Corrections spokesman David Owen said in an email that the assault happened

(AP) – The NAACP is moving forward with a travel advisory warning people to be careful while in Missouri because of a danger that civil rights won’t be respected.Missouri NAACP President Rod Chapel said Thursday that national

(AP) – Authorities say a northeast Arkansas man has died of injuries he suffered in the explosion of a shed that also injured a sheriff’s deputy.The Craighead County Sheriff’s Office says Jamie Lisk died at a hospital

(AP) – Health insurers have proposed rate increases ranging from nearly 8 percent to 22 percent starting in 2018 for thousands of Arkansans covered through the marketplace set up under the federal health care law.The Insurance Department

(AP) – The Arkansas Department of Human Services is submitting a proposal that would allow Marshallese children living in the state to become eligible for Medicaid coverage.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the proposal would also eliminate a requirement

(AP) – A nonprofit that helped elderly and low-income southwest Arkansas residents for nearly 50 years has been shuttered.The Texarkana Gazette reports the Board of Directors for Southwest Arkansas Development Council Inc. closed the community action agency

(AP) – A 16-year-old has been charged as an adult with capital murder in the shooting death of an Arkansas police officer.The teen was being held Wednesday at a juvenile detention center in the death of Newport

POLICE SHOOTING-EASTERN ARKANSAS Few details after police kill teen outside Arkansas shelter MARION, Ark. (AP) – Authorities are offering few details about what led to a 16-year-old boy being shot and killed by police outside an eastern

(AP) – A Missouri woman was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for stealing more than $380,000 from her employer through a mail fraud scheme.Forty-seven-year-old Regina Allison, of El Dorado Springs, was sentenced Wednesday

(AP) – The University of Missouri in Columbia is investigating a possible case of employee embezzlement.The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that a university news release Tuesday said that the school’s Police Department was investigating “suspected misappropriation of

(AP) – The new Ferguson Community Empowerment Center is now open for its first day, and it’s already paid for.Several hundred people turned out Wednesday for a ceremony marking the opening of the $3 million center that

(AP) Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has signed new regulations on abortion into law.The first-year Republican governor signed the bill during a private ceremony in his Capitol office Wednesday. Lawmakers passed the bill Tuesday during a special session

(AP) – A federal appeals court has upheld a judge’s refusal to throw out a lawsuit against Ferguson by the man who was with Michael Brown when a police officer shot him to death in 2014.Tuesday’s ruling

(AP) _ Authorities are investigating after police shot and critically wounded a 16-year-old boy outside of an emergency shelter for juveniles in eastern Arkansas.Arkansas State Police say the shooting happened Tuesday night at the emergency shelter in

(AP) – Police say a 30-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy were killed in apparently unrelated shootings that occurred minutes apart in Little Rock.Police were first called about 9:45 p.m. Monday to southwest Little Rock where officers

(AP) – A federal appeals court panel has reversed a judge’s decision to reprimand five attorneys, including the husband of an Arkansas Supreme Court justice, who he said had dismissed a case in order to find a

(AP) – Dozens of people have been charged with gun and drug crimes by federal and state agencies in east Arkansas after a two-year investigation to address violence in the area.Authorities on Tuesday announced the unsealing of

(AP) – A new $20 million facility will combine faculty offices, classrooms and a dormitory in one building to accommodate a growing student body at a college in central Missouri. The Columbia Missourian reports that Columbia College

(AP) – A Missouri woman has reached a settlement in a lawsuit she filed against a former neighbor imprisoned for killing her 9-year-old daughter in 2009.Patricia Preiss signed a deal Monday that requires the convicted killer, Alyssa

(AP) – Fire officials in the southeast Missouri town of Poplar Bluff are investigating a rash of arson fires at vacant homes.The Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic reports that 16 vacant houses have been set on fire

(AP) – Missouri senators are starting work again on a wide-ranging abortion bill.Senators are set to meet Tuesday to continue debate on the legislation, which includes new regulations on the procedure and a number of other provisions.Senators

(AP) – The president of the National Urban League says he’s seen “steps in the right direction” in Ferguson, Missouri, in the three years since Michael Brown’s death, and he’s hopeful the new Ferguson Community Empowerment Center

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) Springfield has joined a prescription drug monitoring program that is being pieced together across the state to fight opioid addiction. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the city took the action Monday, even after Gov.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) A prosecutor says he plans to charge a man accused of destroying a Ten Commandments monument outside the Arkansas Capitol with first-degree criminal mischief. Larry Jegley told The Associated Press Monday that 32-year-old

(AP) _ The drunken driving conviction of the son of Arkansas’ governor has been overturned because of a problem with the ticket.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2uSUVRK ) that a Washington County judge dismissed charges a William Asa

(AP) – A small city in western Arkansas is enduring the loss of its Walmart store, a top employer and a key source of sales-tax revenue.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the Walmart in Waldron recently closed its doors

(AP) – Several people have been rescued after being stuck for about an hour on an Arkansas roller coaster.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the X-Coaster ride at Magic Springs Theme and Water Park in Hot Springs stopped about

(AP) – Attorneys for the state of Arkansas want a court to cancel subpoenas issued in the battle over a gay-rights ordinance in Fayetteville, saying they’re too broad.The state Supreme Court struck down Fayetteville’s anti-discrimination ordinance this

(AP) – The rapper who was performing at a Little Rock club during a mass shooting this month has been ordered held pending a trial on an unrelated weapons charge.Lawyers argued Monday whether Ricky Hampton was violent

(AP) – Jefferson City police say a woman has died two days after an accidental carbon monoxide poisoning that had already claimed her husband’s life.Police said 44-year-old Lisa Feltrop died Monday afternoon. Feltrop was hospitalized since she,

(AP) – Missouri senators have returned to the Capitol to debate abortion legislation but haven’t yet taken action.Senators met Monday to work on a wide-ranging abortion bill that would impose new regulations on the procedure, among a

(AP) – Some Democratic Missouri lawmakers are reviving efforts to prevent cuts to in-home and nursing care for the elderly and disabled.The Republican-led Legislature passed a bill this year to restore funding for about 8,300 seniors and

(AP) – Investigators say a motorist who died after a shootout with police along a busy Missouri interstate had threatened to kill co-workers and a relative, and was wearing a bulletproof vest.Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak on

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (AP) Authorities say a man has drowned in the Lake of the Ozarks after jumping off a bridge. The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the victim as 58-year-old Kevin Rowland, of Brumley. The patrol

(AP) – Those who buy lottery tickets in Arkansas will soon be able to purchase the tickets with debit cards instead of cash only.A new law allowing retailers to accept debit cards takes effect Aug. 1, but

(AP) – An Arkansas man who starred on the short-lived reality TV show “American Stuffers” and his son have pleaded guilty to hunting violations in central Arkansas.Court records show 40-year-old Daniel Ross of Romance and 19-year-old Hunter

(AP) – Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to trek to Missouri next month to revel in less than three minutes of darkness.A total solar eclipse occurs every 1 to 3 years when the moon completely

(AP) – A village in southeast Missouri has no elected officials to make decisions after flooding in recent years prompted residents to move because they received federal buyouts.The Southeast Missourian reports that Dutchtown has a population of

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The number of people enrolled in Arkansas’ expanded Medicaid program was down by 8,000 in June, likely because of efforts to end coverage for people who are no longer eligible for services.The

ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis police used pepper spray to disperse a crowd protesting outside the city’s medium-security jail because of lack of air conditioning at the facility.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports critics have sought to

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A man died and two females were critically injured in an apparently accidental carbon monoxide poisoning at a Jefferson City home.Jefferson City police say emergency responders were called to the home early

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) – A sheriff’s office in northeastern Arkansas is quipping deputies with body cameras to promote transparency and accountability.The Jonesboro Sun reports the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office has purchased more than 40 cameras for $19,000.

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas mother whose 5-year-old son died after being left in a day care van for almost nine hours in hot weather is suing the facility.In the civil lawsuit filed Thursday, Ashley

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A woman is suing the H and M clothing chain and a former security officer who is accused of kidnapping her from a store in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield.The St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis jail inmate has been charged in a beating that left his cellmate hospitalized in critical condition. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 26-year-old Anthony Bell is charged with first-degree assault

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri man has been sentenced to 100 years in prison after being convicted on rape, sodomy and attempted sexual assault charges stemming from crimes in 2015 and 2016.The Columbia Missourian reports that

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A federal judge has approved an $11.2 million settlement between the marital infidelity website Ashley Madison and users who sued after hackers released personal information, including financial data and details of their sexual

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A water main break is causing problems for several businesses and commercial buildings in downtown St. Louis.Water gushed into the street Friday after a 36-inch main broke near 13th Street and Convention Plaza.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A Greene County judge has ruled that six Springfield massage parlors cannot engage in prostitution-related activities for at least 10 days but can other offer legal services.The judge’s order on Friday came after

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Two teenagers whose bodies were found in the Moreau River died from drowning.Jefferson City police said Friday no foul play is suspected in the deaths of 18-year-old Jacob Foster and 17-year-old Dantonio

FAIR GROVE, Mo. (AP) A 70-year-old man has been charged in the shooting death of his girlfriend in southwest Missouri. Ellman Long was charged Thursday with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of 54-year

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) A former Arkansas Senate president who admitted spending more than $150,000 of campaign funds on personal items has been released from federal prison. The Jonesboro Sun reports that former Sen. Paul Bookout was released

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) A legislative panel has cleared the way for Arkansas to begin enforcing its reinstated voter ID law later this year. The executive subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council on Thursday approved the state

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) A central Arkansas city has approved a resolution that supports medical marijuana enterprises in the area. The Sentinel-Record reports the Hot Springs Board of Directors unanimously adopted the resolution Tuesday after imposing a

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) The Arkansas Board of Health has approved emergency regulations to implement a new state law dictating how fetal remains must be handled after an abortion. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the board decided Wednesday

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Little Rock police have identified the person who was found fatally shot on a city street earlier this week. Police say 19-year-old Samuel “Chris” Gilmore was found lying in the road on West

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Gov. Asa Hutchinson says a two-year project to get high-speed internet into all of Arkansas’ public schools systems has been completed. Hutchinson on Thursday announced the completion of the Arkansas Public School Computer

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says he’ll stop funding cuts for foster-care families that he approved earlier this year. Greitens in a Thursday Facebook post said cutting aid to families who care for foster

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) Law enforcement officials are suing more than a dozen businesses in southwest Missouri suspected of being involved in human trafficking and prostitution under the guise of offering massages. Attorney General Josh Hawley announced Thursday

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Four former Republican U.S. senators from Missouri are urging Attorney General Josh Hawley to run for Senate. Former Sens. John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, John Danforth and Jim Talent asked Hawley to enter the

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Authorities have found the bodies of two Jefferson City teenagers in the Moreau River. Jefferson City police said the bodies of 18-year-old Jacob Foster and 17-year-old Dantonio McClain were found Thursday. They were

ST. LOUIS (AP) A federal appeals court has upheld a judge’s order that Missouri taxpayers pay more than $156,000 to cover Planned Parenthood’s legal bills tied to a legal dispute over a clinic’s abortion license. The 8th

(AP) _ Police are investigating an apparent homicide at a Cape Girardeau apartment.The Southeast Missourian reports that police said in a news release that a 49-year-old man was found dead shortly after 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Yellow crime-scene

(AP) _ Thousands of ticks have been collected for testing from a Missouri park after a worker died of complications from the tick-borne Bourbon virus.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the results from the tick

(AP) – The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department has increased the hazard rating for a train crossing after the recent deaths of a couple whose car was struck by a train.ATHD Railroad Crossing Coordinator Steve Weston tells

(AP) – The superintendent at one of Arkansas’ largest school districts has been ousted, weeks before the 2017-18 school year starts.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the Pulaski County Special School District’s board voted 7-0 Tuesday to immediately

(AP) – Heat advisories have been issued for several Arkansas counties as hot and humid conditions persist this week.The advisories are in effect for counties in southern, western and extreme eastern Arkansas. Forecasters say temperatures will climb

(AP) – The cause of a fire that destroyed an iconic Arkansas restaurant has been ruled undetermined.The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that an investigation into the May 30 fire at Cotham’s Mercantile found no indication

(AP) – A man who pleaded guilty to rapes on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that 23-year-old Zachery Jones was sentenced Monday for

(AP) – A central Missouri man was sentenced to 24 years in prison after admitting in court that he caused a crash that killed a pregnant 19-year-old woman in his car.Jeremiah Lynne of Columbia was sentenced Tuesday

(AP) – JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Republicans are coalescing around Attorney General Josh Hawley as their favored candidate to challenge veteran Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill in 2018, which would set up a marquee contest

(AP) – Authorities say a mid-Missouri teenager who went missing has been found safe, and a reported registered sex offender from New York who may have been with her has been arrested.The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office had

(AP) – A Missouri appellate court says a judge’s blocking an ethics panel from requiring a conservative activist to register to lobby the Legislature was premature.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports a Missouri Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday

(AP) _ A 110-year-old Jonesboro building listed on the National Register of Historic Places is set for demolition after a judge dismissed an appeal of a condemnation order.The city of Jonesboro plans to demolish the Rosse’s Home

(AP) – The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has closed a Pine Bluff rice mill after the company laid off 35 workers without notice while defaulting on $10 million in state loans.Department spokesman Adriane Barnes tells the Arkansas

(AP) – Arkansas’ Republican governor says Congress shouldn’t give up on finding ways to change the federal health overhaul in a way that can win bipartisan support despite the collapse of the GOP effort to repeal and

(AP) – The Highway 67 bridge over the Black River at Pocahontas is closed after a construction crew struck a gas line.The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department reports the bridge was closed about 5 p.m. Tuesday because

(AP) – A bodyguard has been charged with illegally providing a firearm to the rapper who was performing when gunfire broke out at an Arkansas nightclub, while federal officials say one of the guard’s guns matched a

(AP) – Two years after the death of a St. Louis County man, his brother is facing murder charges.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 57-year-old Robert Moses of Berkeley was charged Monday with second-degree murder. He is

(AP) – The University of Missouri System has closed its $10 million medical research institute as part of an effort to cut costs.University spokesman Christian Basi tells the Columbia Missourian that the decision to close the International

(AP) – Missouri’s unemployment rate has dropped slightly.The state’s Economic Development Department announced Tuesday that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate went down from 3.9 percent in May to 3.8 percent in June. Unemployment had been holding steady

(AP) – The last of three people accused in the 2014 southwestern Missouri shooting death of a man they suspected of being a drug informant has been sentenced to prison.Online court records show that 30-year-old Gabriella Shields

(AP) – A Missouri state lawmaker from suburban St. Louis says he’ll appeal the more than $114,000 in fines he has been assessed for allegedly violating campaign finance laws, blaming the supposed misconduct on the theft of

(AP) – A former Missouri Supreme Court chief justice will sort out whether the state accessed jailhouse visitor logs and telephone recordings to get defense strategy of a man accused in the deaths of two sisters forced

(AP) _ A former Arkansas judge was ordered to begin serving his 10-year prison sentence after an appeals court upheld his bribery conviction.Former circuit judge Michael Maggio was ordered Monday to surrender to federal authorities before 2

(AP) – One person is dead and another is recovering after a recent drive-by shooting in southwest Arkansas.Ashdown Police Chief Mark Ardwin tells the Texarkana Gazette that the two people were shot around 1 a.m. Sunday. The

(AP) – Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s campaign says it has nearly $1.2 million in the bank as the Republican ramps up his re-election bid for next year.Hutchinson’s campaign on Monday reported it raised more than $526,000 over

(AP) – The University of Arkansas has named a new leader for its Global Campus, which supports online and distance education along with workforce education.UA announced Monday that Donald P. Judges has been named vice provost for

(AP) – Arkansas is appealing a judge’s decision to allow a medical supply company’s attempt to prevent the state from using one of its execution drugs to move forward. The state on Friday filed a notice that

(AP) – A dispute over a common weed killer is turning neighbor against neighbor across much of farm country.The furor surrounding the herbicide dicamba has quickly become the biggest controversy of its kind in U.S. agriculture. And

(AP) – Arkansas’ highest court has ordered that a judge accused of failing to pay state and federal income taxes be temporarily suspended with pay.The state Supreme Court on Monday ordered the suspension of Saline County Circuit

(AP) – City leaders in Missouri’s capital are hoping that new legislation will help rejuvenate the state’s former prison and the largely dilapidated area around it.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Gov. Eric Greitens signed a measure

(AP) – A central Missouri man has been awarded nearly $45 million after a judge found a recreation business liable for injuries he suffered that left him quadriplegic for life.Court records show 25-year-old Derek Hart was severely

(AP) – Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ surprise announcement of a new prescription drug monitoring program is drawing skepticism from some on both sides of the debate.The Republican governor signed an executive order Monday in St. Louis. Missouri

(AP) _ Authorities say one person has been killed and two others wounded after shots were fired at a vehicle in eastern Columbia.Police said in a news release that officers responded early Sunday to a panic alarm

(AP) – An Arkansas ethics panel is asking for a judge accused of failing to pay state and federal income taxes to be temporarily suspended with pay.The Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission filed a petition Friday

(AP) – Officials in Arkansas say a man and a woman are accused of recording sex acts at public locations and promoting it on social media sites.The Jonesboro Police Department says 36-year-old Derek Calloway and 30-year-old Leslie

(AP) – Police in Hot Springs say a 37-year-old man is dead following an early-morning shooting.Little Rock television station KATV reports that Timothy Martin of Hot Springs was killed in the Sunday morning shooting. Police say officers

(AP) – It didn’t take any arm-twisting to persuade chess legend Garry Kasparov to return to competition next month in St. Louis. In fact, it was Kasparov’s idea.The man who dominated chess for two decades has been

(AP) – A southwestern Missouri man is accused of setting fire to a home from which he had been evicted two days earlier.KYTV reports that Greene County prosecutors have charged David Gaba of Springfield with second-degree arson.

(AP) – A 16-year-old boy ordered to stand trial as an adult in the beating death of a man in their hometown of Jefferson City, Missouri, is free on bond.KRCG-TV reports that Zacchaeus Silva was placed under

(AP) – A southwestern Missouri judge has modified bond conditions for a man free on bail on charges that he killed his pregnant girlfriend after she picked him up from a bar because he was too drunk

(AP) – A 1970 classic Mustang that belonged to a 7-year-old boy with a rare disability has been found torched and destroyed.The Springfield News-Leader reports that the orange-and-black Mach I Ford Mustang was found destroyed early Thursday.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Arkansas’ treasurer says the state treasury earned $57.5 million on its investment of more than $3 billion during the past year, the most in almost a decade. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that interest

FULTON, Mo. (AP) – State fire investigators in central Missouri’s Fulton are trying to determine what sparked a house blaze that killed a 67-year-old man.Officials say Stephen Rives died Friday afternoon after firefighters managed to pull him

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) – A central Missouri woman convicted of recklessly causing the death of her infant daughter whose body was found in a car trunk in 2009 has been ordered to spend five years in prison.KMIZ-TV

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City, Missouri, police say a 9-year-old boy has died of injuries sustained when a car fleeing from police crashed into a vehicle occupied by the boy, his father, pregnant mother and

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A suspected car thief in St. Louis is hospitalized after being shot in the leg when the vehicle’s owner allegedly caught him in the act.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that police are still

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A former FBI agent and federal prosecutor may be the next U.S. attorney for eastern Missouri.The White House on Friday announced its intent to nominate Jeffrey B. Jensen to lead the U.S. Attorney’s

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has vetoed a bill that he says would mean children could ride on the bows of boats without railings.Greitens took action on that bill and several others Friday.

(AP) _ A woman charged in the shooting death of a 41-year-old man at a southwestern Missouri apartment has accepted a plea deal.The Springfield News-Leader reports that Marya Von Brandt was sentenced to nine years in prison

(AP) _ Rural communities in northeast Arkansas are struggling to keep pace with the recent influx of business and population.Arkansas Business reports that at the center of the shortage is Walnut Ridge, whose population grew to 5,340

(AP) – The U.S. Marshals Services say a Little Rock man wanted in connection with a months-old slaying in central Arkansas has been arrested in West Virginia after he jumped from the third floor of an apartment

(AP) – A Little Rock high school teacher and political activist says he’s seeking the Democratic nomination for a central Arkansas congressional seat.Paul Spencer announced Thursday he’s running for the 2nd Congressional District seat currently held by

(AP) – An Arkansas woman has been convicted of smuggling methamphetamine inside the car seats where her children were sitting.Court records show 38-year-old Elsa Solis of Batesville was convicted Wednesday on charges that include conspiracy and possession

(AP) – U.S. prosecutors have charged more than 400 people, including two dozen in Arkansas, with taking part in health care fraud and opioid scams that totaled $1.3 billion in false billing.Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the

(AP) – Abortion rights supporters say four new Arkansas laws they’re trying to block would create unnecessary delays for women seeking the procedure and could effectively require a partner’s consent beforehand, while the state says the groups

(AP) – U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill has named a former staffer to lead her 2018 re-election campaign for her Missouri seat.The Democrat announced Thursday that David Kirby will be her campaign manager. He’d been working as an

(AP) – Missouri Republican state Rep. Paul Curtman is weighing a bid for Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill’s seat.Curtman on Thursday announced he’s starting an exploratory committee for the campaign. That will allow him to start raising

(AP) – The Missouri Department of Agriculture has lifted a temporary halt to the use and sales of products labeled for agricultural use that contain the herbicide dicamba, saying it’s satisfied by new safeguards involving the chemical.The

(AP) – Thousands of Mediacom internet and television customers have experienced service interruptions in Georgia, Illinois and Missouri after a pair of large fiber-optic cables were accidentally cut.Mediacom Communications spokeswoman Phyllis Peters says a mower for a

(AP) – Missouri lawmakers are at a standstill on broad anti-abortion legislation more than a month after Republican Gov. Eric Greitens called them into a special session to deal with abortion issues.The legislation calls for several new

(AP) _ Authorities have arrested a man suspected of arguing with a homicide victim before he was abducted from a Columbia motel and killed.Thirty-seven-year-old Justin Traughber, of OFallon, was charged Tuesday with unlawful possession of a firearm

(AP) _ Authorities say one person has been arrested after a fire burned a recently foreclosed Springfield home.The Springfield News-Leader reports that the Wednesday afternoon fire is being investigated as a possible arson. Capt. Ron Powell said

(AP) _ Authorities say two men have escaped through an air conditioning duct at a southwest Missouri jail.McDonald County Sheriff Michael Hall says the escape was discovered Wednesday night when John Weeks and Christopher Walker weren’t at

(AP) – A southwestern Arkansas woman has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a 43-year-old man.The Texarkana Gazette reports 36-year-old Sherry Lashay Woods was sentenced Tuesday to a maximum of 30 years

(AP) – A proposal urging four Arkansas cities to impose a 180-day ban on performing music that promotes or incites violence has been overruled due to First Amendment rights to free speech.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports Justice of

(AP) – Felony tax evasion charges have been filed by against an Arkansas judge after the state’s judicial commission filed similar charges.Court records show Saline County Circuit Judge Bobby McCallister of Benton was charged Tuesday with four

(AP) – A medical supply company’s challenge to Arkansas’ three-drug execution protocol remains alive, though the state doesn’t have enough drugs to put any inmate to death.The state’s lawyers went to court Wednesday to argue that Arkansas

(AP) – An investigation continues after a man was fatally shot by police in a rural area of southeast Missouri.KFVS-TV reports that Butler County Coroner Andy Moore on Wednesday identified the man who was killed as 48-year-old

(AP) – Jefferson City officials are excited about the potential for 32 acres of land at the old Missouri State Penitentiary that the city now owns.Governor Eric Greitens on Tuesday signed a law that transferred the land

(AP) – Relatives of a 58-year-old Missouri park worker who died of complications from the tick-borne Bourbon virus want to warn the public about the illness.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that after Tamela Wilson had worked at

(AP) – Democratic candidates in Missouri are lining up to take on Republican U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner in her bid for re-election.Two Democrats entered the race this week, just days after Wagner announced she wouldn’t run for

(AP) – Governor Eric Greitens’ nonprofit group is planning a statewide television advertising campaign pushing the governor’s promise to balance the state’s budget without raising taxes.The Kansas City Star reports papers filed this week with the Federal

(AP) _ Authorities say two people were killed after a car collided with a train in northeast Arkansas. The Craighead County Sheriff’s Office says the collision happened Tuesday night near Bono, about 115 miles (185 kilometers) northeast

(AP) – A commission that oversees Arkansas judges has filed charges of failing to pay state and federal income taxes against Saline County Circuit Court Judge Bobby McCallister.The Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission said Tuesday that

(AP) – An outdoor apparel and equipment retailer from northeast Arkansas has been named to the state commission that regulates hunting and fishing in the state.Governor Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday appointed Stan Jones of Walnut Ridge to

(AP) – Arkansas education officials say the state’s third- through 10th-graders scored higher on the state-required ACT Aspire tests this spring than in 2016.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that more than 287,500 students participated in the state’s testing

(AP) – Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson says the waiting list for people with developmental disabilities in need of state services has been reduced by 500 since a revenue stream was created earlier this year to reduce the

(AP) – A woman has been arrested in Little Rock after being found lying in dirt near an idling vehicle with four children inside.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports Little Rock police found a 32-year-old woman under a wooden

(AP) – A Missouri judge has upheld the murder conviction and death sentence of a man who was found guilty of murdering a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper 12 years ago.Crawford County Circuit Judge Kelly Parker on

(AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court says a man convicted of murder as a teenager and sentenced to life in prison deserves a resentencing. Supreme Court judges on Tuesday ruled 5-1 that Jason Carr’s sentence violates his

(AP) – Missouri test results reveal that stormwater from just outside a landfill complex contains radioactive contaminants.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the Missouri Department of Natural Resources found levels of alpha particles that exceeded the threshold allowed

(AP) _ Authorities say a 16-year-old driver has struck and killed a 9-year-old girl as she walked across a Columbia street with two other people.Police said in a news release that the front of the teen’s car

(AP) – A group from Little Rock is acquiring the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs for an undisclosed amount of money.The Hot Springs Sentinel-Record newspaper reported Monday that Sky Capital Group LP is buying the state’s largest

(AP) – Authorities say the pilot of a crop duster who was killed in a crash in northeast Arkansas was a Georgia man.Craighead County Sheriff Marty Boyd told KAIT Monday that 27-year-old Ronald Everidge of Pinehurst, Georgia,

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The FBI says there were nearly 1,900 instances of internet crime in Arkansas for 2016, from nonpayment scams to cyberattacks on state agencies.The FBI says Arkansas’ attacks are a small percentage of

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The liquor license of a Little Rock nightclub where a shooting during a rap concert left 28 people injured will remain suspended.The Arkansas Alcohol Beverage Control informed nightclub owner Herman Lewis on

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri says she has more than $5 million to spend on her 2018 re-election campaign.McCaskill’s campaign in a Monday statement announced she raised more than $3

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Springfield police say a pregnant woman who was shot in the head while sitting in a car has died.Spokeswoman Lisa Cox says 36-year-old Misty Hill died Sunday after being shot July 1.KYTV reports

ROLLA, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a standoff at a Missouri post office ended when a worker was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.Rolla police were called to the post office Saturday, with initial reports that

(AP) – A man who served 10 years in prison before his conviction for killing a sports editor in Columbia was thrown out won an $11 million judgment in federal court.U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey issued the

(AP) – Protesters in St. Louis have used a news conference setting to express their anger at Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens for his decision to allow a law to take effect next month that returns the city’s

(AP) Authorities say a standoff at a Missouri post office ended when a worker released several hostages unharmed and killed himself.KYTV reports that a hostage called officers around 1:30 p.m. Sunday to say the armed man was

The Mountain Home Planning Commission will hold it’s regular meeting Monday afternoon at 1:00 in the council chambers of the municipal building. Items on the meeting’s agenda, under new business include the approval of the front facade

(AP) – Arkansas’ state auditor says a 2 percent pay raise for about 360 state government elected officials will cost the state about $708,000 over a 12-month period.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the state’s Independent Citizens Commission

(AP) – Arkansas agencies will be allowed next month to hire employees for vacant positions without having to ask permission as they were required to do under a state hiring freeze.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that starting Aug.

(AP) – The state of Missouri has turned over ownership of the National Frontier Trails Museum to the city of Independence.Gov. Eric Greitens this week signed a bill transferring ownership. Independence has operated the museum since it

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Police in Little Rock say they have no suspects in the fatal shooting of a 36-year-old Little Rock man.Investigators say Sharman Bowie was fatally shot at an apartment complex in southwest Little

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) – The state of Missouri has turned over ownership of the National Frontier Trails Museum to the city of Independence.Gov. Eric Greitens this week signed a bill transferring ownership. Independence has operated the museum

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Kansas are joining a national trend toward setting aside areas in residences halls to accommodate students who don’t identify with a specific gender.The

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A Springfield couple is charged with several felonies after police say the man used a stun gun on three toddlers.Greene County authorities say 22-year-old Gale Epple allegedly used a stun gun on a

EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) – El Dorado police say no charges are anticipated after the accidental shooting of a 7-year-old boy last month.Police have refused to identify the victim or the alleged shooter, citing their desire to

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas health officials are warning residents to avoid tick bites after confirming that a case of the Heartland virus has been confirmed in the state’s northwest. The patient was infected by a

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas public safety agencies are responding to reports of a possible drowning involving three people in northwest Arkansas.The Rogers Fire Department said around 5 p.m. Friday that it and at least three

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Attorneys from Mississippi and Arkansas have been named by a judicial ethics panel as special counsel to handle cases related to a judge who participated in an anti-death penalty demonstration after he