Category Archives: Regional News

     BATESVILLE, Ark. (AP) Many viewers of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” took the shocking deaths of two fan favorites in the latest season premiere as personally as a death in the family. One Arkansas newspaper took it a

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says the Legislature should look at moving up the deadline for submitting ballot measure petitions after the state Supreme Court disqualified a medical marijuana initiative less than two weeks

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department says another round of explosives will be detonated on part of what’s left of the Broadway Bridge that connected Little Rock and North Little Rock.      The department

     MALVERN, Ark. (AP) Corrections officials say an inmate has died after jumping from the third tier of his housing area at a state prison in Malvern.      Arkansas Department of Correction spokesman Solomon Graves says inmate Danta Sullivan

     JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Missouri voters will be the first in the nation to decide whether to amend their state constitution to prohibit sales taxes from being expanded to services.      The proposal on the Nov. 8 ballot

     SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) Missouri State quarterback Breck Ruddick faces municipal charges of cruelty to animals and having a dog at large after an incident that left a friend’s dog injured.      Springfield’s chief municipal prosecutor Carl Yendes announced

Someone out there is holding a Powerball ticket worth $1 million purchased in suburban St. Louis. The Missouri Lottery says a ticket bought at a Quick Mart store in the Overland area matched all five white-ball numbers:

Work continues at the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion to rectify several issues, including the lingering smell of rats in Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s private office. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion Commission met Wednesday to discuss

   The owner of two Arkansas mental health companies has been sentenced to seven years in prison for bribing a top official at the state’s Human Services Department. Prosecutors say Ted Suhl of Warm Springs was sentenced Thursday

   A former doctor convicted of severely injuring the Arkansas medical board’s chairman in a 2009 bombing is asking the state Supreme Court to reverse a $122.5 million civil judgment against him, saying a judge should have allowed

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says the Legislature should look at moving up the deadline for submitting ballot measure petitions after the state Supreme Court disqualified a medical marijuana initiative less than two weeks before Election Day. The

Arkansas is appealing a judge’s order preventing the state from blocking Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood over videos secretly recorded by an anti-abortion group. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s office on Thursday filed a notice of appeal over

Prosecutors have filed a weapons charge against a Kansas City man who was questioned in a suspected road rage killing. Thirty-year-old Tajudeen Belo Osagie was charged Wednesday with unlawful possession of a weapon in connection with the

Missouri State University has recently adopted a policy banning the recreational and unauthorized use of the unmanned aircraft systems known as drones. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the policy was approved Oct. 3 by university president Clif

An analysis for The Associated Press shows Missouri consumers next year will have dramatically fewer choices in health insurance markets created by President Barack Obama’s overhaul launched in 2014. The analysis by Avalere Health finds Missouri among

Authorities are searching for a suspect in a southern Missouri shooting that left one man dead and another critically wounded. The shooting happened Tuesday night southwest of the small town of Licking. The Texas County Sheriff's Office

A 61-year-old scientist has pleaded guilty to a federal charge nearly three years after he was accused of stealing proprietary rice seeds developed in the U.S. and giving them to a visiting delegation from China. The Justice

Petit Jean Electric Cooperative Corp. in Arkansas will receive a nearly $21.7 million federal loan for construction and improvement projects. The loan is part of $3.6 billion in loans to 82 projects in 31 states announced Wednesday

A judge has ordered the release of a 59-year-old man convicted of a killing that occurred in Arkansas more than 40 years ago. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Dennis Lewis of Wichita, Kansas, was 17 years

Little Rock police have identified the officer who fatally shot an armed man while investigating a reported disturbance. Police said in a news release Wednesday that Officer Dennis Hutchins shot 46-year-old Roy Lee Richards while Richards chased

The Missouri Supreme Court has disbarred a Columbia attorney accused of misusing client trust accounts. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that Michael Blum was disbarred Tuesday and fined $2,000. Blum was found to have violated rules for

Three Missouri rural electric projects are getting $108 million in federal loans to expand and modernize their infrastructure. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the investment Wednesday during a news conference in Savannah in northwest Missouri’s Andrew

An $80 million settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit over removal of asbestos during renovation of the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City. The Kansas City Star reports $25 million will go toward attorney’s fees

The Little Rock Zoo has announced the death of 22-year-old lioness Sidney. Zoo veterinarian Sarah Kline says the animal was euthanized Sunday after a corneal graft on her eye deteriorated. Kline says the lion had surgery on

More than 70,000 voters have cast a ballot early for the general election in Arkansas. Secretary of State Mark Martin’s office said 22,806 people cast a ballot by late Tuesday afternoon, the second day of early voting

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he’s open to looking at an effort to legalize a limited form of marijuana for patients if two medical pot proposals fail in next month’s election. But the Republican governor says he

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources says a processing plant in southwest Missouri faces penalties of up to $10,000 per day if it continues to violate air quality regulations. The Joplin Globe reports the Missouri Department of

Little Rock police say an officer fatally shot an armed man while investigating a reported disturbance. A police report says officers responding to multiple reports of a disturbance early Tuesday found 46-year-old Roy Lee Richards pointing a

The Greene County Prosecutor’s Office says a Springfield man will not face charges in a fatal shooting death. Assistant Prosecutor Todd Myers says 39-year-old Dan Rich was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed 31-year-old Corey

A special prosecutor says no charges will be filed against a Missouri House candidate who was accused of sexual assault by an incoming lawmaker. St. Charles County Prosecutor Tim Lohmar said Tuesday that not enough credible evidence

Authorities say a St. Louis County police officer has fatally shot a masked carjacking suspect who pointed a gun at the officer. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the shooting happened Monday night after a chase that

     SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) A Springfield man has been charged with fatally shooting another man in 2014.      The Springfield News-Leader reports 43-year-old Jason Kumnick was charged Monday in Greene County with second-degree murder in the death of 30-year-old

Arkansas prison officials are investigating the death of an inmate. Arkansas Department of Correction spokesman Solomon Graves says Rodney Weston was found unconscious in his cell about 8 a.m. Monday by staff at the Varner Unit in

The Arkansas Board of Corrections has adopted a new policy restricting publicity access to only members of the news media who have credentials. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the board approved the new policy Monday. The policy

An Arkansas lawmaker opposed to ballot measures legalizing medical marijuana says he’ll introduce legislation next year to make a more limited form of the drug available to some patients if voters reject the proposals. Republican Rep. Dan

Thousands of Arkansas voters have cast a ballot early for a November election highlighted by the bitter presidential race and a medical marijuana legalization plan that still remains in limbo before the state’s highest court. The secretary

A nonprofit says drought and population growth may put a strain on water sources in southwest Missouri. The Joplin Globe reports that Tri-State Water Resource Coalition has initialed a number of studies over the years to examine

Federal prosecutors oppose the release of a former Arkansas judge until his trial on charges of giving lighter sentences to defendants in exchange for nude photos and sexual acts. The motion filed Friday says former Cross County

Authorities say a North Little Rock man who was found severely beaten has died and a suspect is in custody. Pulaski County Sheriff’s Capt. Carl Minden says 42-year-old Alexander Wyles died Saturday at a hospital where he

A Hot Springs man has been arrested after an overnight standoff with Arkansas State Police in Cleburne County. State police say in a news release that 39-year-old Donavan Adams was arrested about 5:30 a.m. Sunday after a

An 18-year-old charged in a double homicide wants to marry her boyfriend, who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the case and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Anastasia Roberts of Conway wrote to the Faulkner

Two fraternities at the University of Missouri-Columbia have gotten another extension to continue housing students without installing fire sprinkler systems. The Columbia Missourian reports that Kappa Alpha Order and Delta Tau Delta have fire extinguishers and smoke

A southwestern Missouri juvenile justice center has teamed up with a university in offering weekly music therapy sessions to troubled teenagers in hopes it improves their behavior. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the Greene County Juvenile Justice

Authorities say a single-engine plane crashed near a central Missouri airport, killing both people on board. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a release that the single-engine Beechcraft crashed Saturday afternoon in a wooded area near

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Federal prosecutors oppose the release of a former Arkansas judge until his trial on charges of giving lighter sentences to defendants in exchange for nude photos and sexual acts.      The motion filed Friday

     DERMOTT, Ark. (AP) An Arkansas Department of Correction report says a former prison guard tested positive for marijuana hours after taking over a tower at the Delta Regional Unit in Dermott for about 12 hours.      The report

     CONWAY, Ark. (AP) The University of Central Arkansas has named four finalists for president.      UCA on Friday said Arkansas State University vice Chancellor Len Frey; Kennesaw State University interim President Houston Davis; University of Toledo, Ohio, dean

     TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) Police in Texarkana, Arkansas, say a man was killed when he stepped into the path of a tractor-trailer rig on Interstate 30.      Police say the unidentified man died Friday when he was struck on

     KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The clamor for change that’s fueling Donald Trump’s presidential campaign may help a little-known Democrat upset a powerful Republican senator in red-state Missouri on Election Day.      And with just a few competitive Senate

     SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) Authorities have arrested a teenager after an 80-year-old woman was found stabbed to death in a southwest Missouri field.      The Springfield News-Leader reports Mary Shisler was found stabbed to death late Friday in a

     VERONA, Mo. (AP) – A 14-year-old boy has died in an all-terrain vehicle crash in southwest Missouri.      The Monett Times reports 14-year-old Dalton Heseman of Monett was riding an ATV northbound when the vehicle overturned. The accident

     SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) A southwest Missouri woman accused of letting her 19-year-old developmentally disabled son die has been released on bond.      Kimberly Lightwine has been charged with second-degree murder in the August death of her son, Austin

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Republican U.S. Sen. John Boozman has launched his first negative ad against Democratic challenger Conner Eldridge, portraying the former federal prosecutor as a gift from President Barack Obama to predominantly conservative Arkansas.      Boozman’s

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Supporters of a medical marijuana proposal in Arkansas have launched a television ad touting the November ballot measure as a way to help children with seizures.      Informing Arkansas on Friday began airing the

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) An Arkansas city says its ordinance banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity doesn’t violate a state law that was intended to prevent such local protections, and argues the state’s highest

     FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) – Prosecutors say they’ll seek the death penalty for a man charged in the fatal shooting of an Arkansas deputy.      Thirty-five-year-old Billy Jones is charged with one count of capital murder in the

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Officials say Arkansas’ unemployment rate crept up to 4 percent last month, but it still remains well below the jobless rate a year ago.      The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services said Friday

     JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Republican candidate for Missouri governor Eric Greitens will accept the outcome of the election despite GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s refusal to say he’ll do the same.      Greitens’ campaign manager, Austin Chambers, told

     ST. LOUIS (AP) Missouri voters face the confusing prospect of two separate proposals on the same ballot that would increase the state’s lowest-in-the-nation tobacco tax by different amounts.      But what if they both pass? Even officials in

A labor union is asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to reverse a judge's order barring it from trespassing on the retail giant's property in the state, arguing that the issue needs to be settled by a federal

Arkansas' high court has sent two cases back to lower courts to consider whether flawed testimony from FBI forensics experts is enough to overturn the convictions of two men. The court issued its opinions in the companion

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says a Chinese manufacturer that makes apparel under the Adidas, Reebok and Armani brands will open a factory in Arkansas, creating 400 jobs. Hutchinson said Thursday that the state has signed a memorandum

The Arkansas Supreme Court has overturned a man’s driving while intoxicated conviction, agreeing with the state Court of Appeals that it resulted from an unconstitutional sobriety checkpoint. Justices on Thursday reversed Jeremy Whalen’s 2014 conviction that followed

Arkansas finance officials say competing proposals to legalize medical marijuana would cost the state more to enforce than they would generate in new tax revenue. The state Department of Finance and Administration on Thursday detailed the projected

Authorities say a woman has died in a Springfield house fire. KOLR-TV reports that the fire started Wednesday night. Springfield Fire Chief David Hall says a passer-by and neighbor reported the blaze. Crews searched the home after

A man charged in a fatal shooting in Missouri that authorities believe was prompted by road rage has waived extradition in South Dakota. Thirty-nine-year-old Christopher Taylor, of Independence, Missouri, was arrested Tuesday in Box Elder, South Dakota.

A Springfield man was sentenced to nearly 10 years in federal prison without parole for conducting an investment fraud scheme. Federal prosecutors say 54-year-old Christopher Hanson was sentenced Thursday to two years and nine months for wire

A street in downtown Pine Bluff has been reopened after being closed since early 2015 when two buildings collapsed. The Pine Bluff Commercial reports that the block has been closed to traffic since February 2015, when a

A former Arkansas judge accused of giving lighter sentences to defendants in exchange for nude photos and sexual acts will remain in jail for now. A federal magistrate judge sided with prosecutors during a detention hearing Wednesday,

Opponents of medical marijuana efforts in Arkansas have begun airing their first television ads against the ballot measures, as state law enforcement officials warn they’ll need more funding if medical pot is legalized. Arkansans Against Legalized Marijuana

Nine Arkansas death row inmates are asking the nation’s highest court to review a decision upholding the state’s lethal injection law, saying not taking up the case would lead to a wave of “intolerably painful” executions. The

Attorneys for landowners along a crude oil pipeline that ruptured in Arkansas in 2013 say Exxon Mobil Pipeline Co. breached its contract because the pipeline interferes with their ability to enjoy their property. Attorneys for the landowners

A man who shot a Springfield police officer was sentenced to life in prison plus 115 years. Joshua Hagood was sentenced Wednesday for shooting officer Aaron Pearson in the head last year. He was found guilty earlier

The Little Rock Police Department has joined a federal program that uses data to increase transparency and build trust within their communities. Police said Tuesday the agency has joined the White House-led Police Data Initiative, along with

The group behind a proposal disqualified from the November ballot that would have legalized casinos in three Arkansas counties is asking the state Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling against the measure. Arkansas Wins in 2016 on

A prosecutor says two Arkansas police officers who killed a 26-year-old man earlier this month won’t face charges related to the shooting. Washington County prosecutor Matt Durrett says Springdale Police Sgt. Josh Kirmer and Officer Roger Eubanks

Campaign finance reports show the Cherokee Nation gave $6 million to the group behind a casino legalization proposal that was disqualified from the November ballot, while a dog track and horse track gave more than $1.4 million

Jackson County authorities say a 39-year-old man is charged in the fatal shooting of an Independence woman that was apparently prompted by road rage. County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced Tuesday that Christopher Taylor of Independence was

McDonald’s will pay a $56,500 settlement after a southeast Missouri restaurant manager refused to interview a deaf job applicant. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the settlement Tuesday with McDonald’s Corp. and McDonald’s Restaurants. The EEOC

Attorneys for landowners along a crude oil pipeline that ruptured in Arkansas in 2013 say Exxon Mobile Pipeline Co. breached its contract because the pipeline interferes with their ability to enjoy their property. The landowners are asking

Federal prosecutors say a former Arkansas judge accused of giving lighter sentences to defendants in exchange for nude photos and sexual acts tried to bribe witnesses and had an accomplice threaten to make one of them “disappear.”

An officer has fatally shot an armed 17-year-old boy after police say the teenager pointed a handgun at the officer after a family disturbance. The Benton Police Department says the boy was reported to be in possession

Police in the Kansas City, Missouri, suburb of Independence suspect road rage contributed to the weekend shooting death of a 22-year-old woman. The Kansas City Star reports that police say Whitney Gray was driving a minivan with

Kansas City-area brewers are raising a toast, believing the nation’s shortage of hops used to add bitterness and aroma to beer may be nearing an end. The demand for hops is high partly because of America’s obsession

The executive director of the Helena Housing Authority has been charged with three felony counts of theft. The U.S. attorney says 58-year-old Lionell Moss was arrested Friday on two counts of theft from a program receiving federal

One of the two people found dead in a burned home in Texarkana, Arkansas, has been identified. Fire Marshal Stephen Johnson told the Texarkana Gazette that family members identified the man as Winston Whitfield II. His age

Police in McGehee say an escape from the city jail has been recaptured in Texas. Police Chief Jim White told reporters that authorities acting on a tip found and arrested 40-year-old Jeremy Lynn Barnett on Friday in

The family of a 67-year-old man fatally shot by an off-duty Little Rock police officer in 2010 wants a new investigation into the shooting. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that attorney Michael Laux for the family of Eugene

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is launching her re-election bid, joining a growing list of Arkansas statewide elected officials preparing for the 2018 campaign. Rutledge told The Associated Press last week that she has already begun raising money

Students who left college just shy of meeting the graduation requirements are completing their degrees through a Missouri State University program. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the program only admits current or former students in good academic

     TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) Firefighters on the Arkansas side of Texarkana say two people were found dead inside a home that burned.      Battalion Fire Chief Ginger Lee told the Texarkana Gazette that the fire was reported about 8:15

     NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) The remaining arches of the Broadway Bridge over the Arkansas River from North Little Rock to Little Rock have been brought down.      Explosives downed two of three arches Saturday morning, but one

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Arkansas State Fair General Manager Ralph Shoptaw says attendance on the first day of the fair was up 16 percent over last year.      Shoptaw says 24,742 people came to the fair Friday after

     JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Newly released records show that former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens had committed to a four-year stint of regular drills in the Navy Reserve but quit just a few months later as he

     SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A southwest Missouri firefighter has died in a single-vehicle crash.      The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 19-year-old Andrew C. Iorg was killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday evening in Christian County. He was

     FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Family members say former Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor's condition is improving after he suffered a stroke earlier this week.      Pryor's son, former U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, says his father is "conscious

     HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) The collection of a sales tax to construct the over $40 million Garland County Detention Center is set to end, retiring capital improvement bonds the tax secures five months ahead of schedule.      The

     HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) A hotel in Hot Springs and a cabin at Mount Nebo State Park are the newest listings on the National Register of Historic Places.      The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program announced Thursday that the

     ST. LOUIS (AP) Four years after a strange campaign kept one Missouri Senate seat in Democratic hands, the party is hoping to capitalize on anti-incumbent sentiment and claim the other.      Attention focused on Missouri in 2012 after

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ Workers are postponing Friday's planned implosion of the remaining arches of the Broadway Bridge because of lightning in the area.    The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department had planned to implode

   STRONG, Ark. (AP) _ A school district in Union County has become the first school district in Arkansas to receive a waiver from a state law requiring a minimum 350-student enrollment.    The Arkansas Board of Education voted

Opponents of a casino legalization proposal disqualified by the Arkansas Supreme Court say the ruling sends a message to companies who want to write special rights for themselves into the state constitution. Casino supporters say the decision

   Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson will lead a state delegation to China later this month to promote Arkansas rice and poultry and to meet with companies that have invested in the state. Hutchinson announced Thursday that he’ll travel

The Arkansas River in Little Rock has reopened after crews removed debris from the Broadway Bridge from the waterway. Crews used explosives to implode one of the bridge’s arches on Tuesday as part of the project to

   The Missouri Department of Higher Education has launched a new effort aimed at increasing the odds of college students graduating on time and leaving them with less debt. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the state’s “15

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to begin construction of a long-awaited clinic in Springfield later this month. The department said in a news release Wednesday that a groundbreaking for the Gene Taylor Community Outpatient Clinic

Great Plains Energy Inc. has reached an agreement with the staff of the Missouri Public Service Commission designed to insulate Missouri customers against any negative impacts from Great Plains’ takeover of Westar Energy Inc. Great Plains, the

A Missouri federal appellate court that ordered Missouri to reveal its supplier of lethal injection drugs has reversed its decision, ruling that the provider can be remain secret. A three-judge panel with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court

Four Kansas children have died in accidental shootings since January 2014, including the 3-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy who was less than a year into his law enforcement career when tragedy struck. Data compiled by The

Arkansas’ Supreme Court says voters cannot consider whether to impose award limits in medical liability cases because the language to be placed on the ballot doesn’t fully describe what the proposal would do. A unanimous court Thursday

The Arkansas Supreme Court says voters can consider a medical marijuana proposal on the November ballot. Justices on Thursday sided with supporters of the proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize marijuana for patients with certain medical conditions.

Pine Bluff’s city attorney says a mayoral veto of an ordinance requiring city department heads to live within city limits is invalid, which means the measure will take effect Jan. 1. Mayor Debe Hollingsworth vetoed the ordinance

The Garland County Quorum Court has voted in favor of allowing county employees with concealed carry permits to bring firearms to work. The Sentinel-Record reports the Quorum Court repeatedly deflected motions to give the plan more consideration

Police say a man who was shot in Blytheville died after being taken to a hospital. Capt. Scott Adams told reporters that 33-year-old Michael Angelo Scott was shot about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday and taken in a personal

Bass Pro Shops’ CEO has told Cabela’s employees that he won’t plant false hopes about their jobs after his company completes its purchase of Cabela’s but repeated earlier statements that some operations will stay in Sidney. Last

   A subcommittee is looking at two potential sites for monuments to the Ten Commandments and Satan that have been proposed near the Arkansas Capitol, but is asking supporters of the statues to provide more information about the

Democratic Senate hopeful Conner Eldridge is criticizing Republican Sen. John Boozman for supporting Donald Trump following Trump’s lewd comments in 2005 about grabbing women and says voters shouldn’t give the GOP presidential nominee access to the nation’s

Missouri’s Supreme Court has scheduled an execution for a man convicted of killing a woman and her two children even as five legal groups press a federal appeals court to spare him. Missouri’s highest court on Wednesday

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Two children’s advocacy groups are opposing efforts to legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas, saying they believe it poses a potential threat to kids’ health and safety in the state.      Arkansas Advocates for Children

     CONWAY, Ark. (AP) The Faulkner County clerk has pleaded guilty to obstructing governmental operations and agreed to resign, but she’s still running for the position next month.      Margaret Darter pleaded guilty Tuesday to the misdemeanor charge, and

     BATTLEFIELD, Mo. (AP) Authorities have arrested a 60-year-old man in the shooting death of his 30-year-old son in southwest Missouri.      KYTV reports that the shooting happened Tuesday afternoon at a home in Battlefield. The son died later

     SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) The Arkansas Department of Health says nearly 500 cases of mumps have been reported in northwest Arkansas, and the number is continuing to grow.      The department says 492 people have confirmed or suspected cases

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Republican U.S. Sen. John Boozman’s campaign says he’s raised more than $569,000 over the last three months as he heads into the final weeks of his re-election bid in Arkansas.      Boozman’s campaign told

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) It turns out a 93-year-old bridge deemed structurally deficient wasn’t so weak after all.      Despite triggering explosives to bring down the Broadway Bridge between Little Rock and North Little Rock on Tuesday, a

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) A special judge presiding over four hot-check cases in Sherwood has dismissed one of them and also declined to recuse himself in connection with a comment he recently made in which he wished

     SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) A Wisconsin man waived his right to a jury trial in the stabbing death of his Missouri girlfriend’s mother.      Nicholas Godejohn, of Big Bend, Wisconsin, announced his decision during a hearing Tuesday in Greene

     SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) Authorities say a Springfield man sexually assaulted a woman while on house arrest and wearing a GPS monitor just hours after being released from jail.      The Springfield News-Leader reports that 33-year-old Anthony Evans is

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Democratic Senate hopeful Conner Eldridge says it’s “horrifying” Republican Sen. John Boozman won’t drop his support for Donald Trump following the release of a 2005 tape featuring lewd comments by the

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas attorney general’s office is warning legislators not to explore alternative execution methods after the state’s lethal injection protocol and execution secrecy law were found constitutional by Arkansas’ high court.

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A U.S. Supreme Court justice has denied a request for more time made by attorneys for nine Arkansas death row inmates challenging the state Supreme Court’s June ruling that upheld the

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Crittenden County officials say a proposed 5-mile walkway along the Mississippi River wetlands will generate more tourism revenue to West Memphis and encourage industrial development.      West Memphis planner Paul Luker tells

         EUDORA, Ark. (AP) – Gunfire has wounded two adults and a 19-month-old child at a home in Eudora in far southeastern Arkansas.      The Arkansas State Police says the victims were wounded about 10:50 p.m. Sunday when

         JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Chamber of Commerce officials say plans to build a bridge in Jefferson City to improve riverfront access are advancing.      The News Tribune reports Union Pacific Railroad has given its approval for

         JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican Eric Greitens is getting financing for his Missouri gubernatorial campaign from many of the same people who have supported a charity he founded for military veterans.      But Greitens denies that

         BRENHAM, Texas (AP) – Blue Bell Creameries is recalling all of its ice cream products that contain cookie dough from an Iowa-based supplier, including ice cream distributed in Arkansas.      The move announced Monday night comes after

        ORONOGO, Mo. (AP) – The Environmental Protection Agency is saying a mine waste pit in southwest Missouri doesn’t appear to be filling, four years after the agency began dumping waste into it.     The Joplin Globe reports

Arkansas State Police say a Parkin man has been killed in a single vehicle crash in northeast Arkansas. A police report says 66-year-old Thomas Wilkins died in the accident on State Highway 42 in Crittenden County on

Police in Benton say a man was critically wounded when he was shot by an officer after threatening the officer with a gun. Police say the officer had first responded to reports of a man screaming in

Two Republican Arkansas officials who spoke on behalf of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention and a GOP U.S. senator running for re-election are not joining the call for Trump to leave the

Uncertainty about Cabela's future has already slowed the housing market in the outdoor retailer's hometown of Sidney, and that is likely to intensify now that the company agreed to be bought by rival Bass Pro. The sharp

A Joplin-based utility says it's reached an agreement with Kansas regulators that could remove a hurdle to the utility's $2.4 billion planned merger with a Canadian company. The Empire District Electric Co. announced recently it reached an

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Two Republican Arkansas officials who spoke on behalf of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention and a GOP U.S. senator running for re-election are not joining the call for

     BENTON, Ark. (AP) Police in Benton say a man was critically wounded when he was shot by an officer after threatening the officer with a gun.      Police say the officer had first responded to reports of a

     WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (AP) Arkansas State Police say a Parkin man has been killed in a single vehicle crash in northeast Arkansas.      A police report says 66-year-old Thomas Wilkins died in the accident on State Highway 42

     PINEVILLE, Mo. (AP) Prosecutors in southwest Missouri have charged a former foster mother in the 2001 death of a 2-year-old girl.      Jessica Newhard was charged this week with second-degree murder in the death of Megan McCullar, a

     FORREST CITY, Ark. (AP) Police in Forrest City say a 50-year-old woman has been found dead in her home.      Police say officers on Thursday were investigating reports that a woman had been shot when they found Diane

     VAN BUREN, Ark. (AP) An inmate who escaped a western Arkansas courtroom and stole a deputy’s patrol car has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.      Necolle Speaks pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple charges, including second-degree escape,

     HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) Hot Springs police say a man has died after being found suffering a gunshot wound.      Police said in a news release that officers investigating reports of gunshots in the central part of the

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s law school has received a $1 million grant to create the state’s first business innovation clinic.      The grant from the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office was announced

     ST. LOUIS (AP) The fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson has been injected into Missouri’s gubernatorial campaign.      At issue is whether Democratic Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, who is now running for governor, pushed for

     COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) The University of Missouri says fall enrollment at its Columbia campus has slid 6.2 percent to its lowest level in six years.      The university announced Thursday its student body totals 33,266, down nearly 2,200

     JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) A review has found a discrepancy in the number of state tax deductions awarded to Missouri families who claimed they had stillborn babies compared to the number of fetal deaths recorded by the

     INDIAN POINT, Mo. (AP) The body of a 44-year-old Arkansas man has been recovered from a lake in southwest Missouri.      The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the body of David J. Rambadt of Batesville, Arkansas was recovered

Jurors are resuming deliberations in the trial of an Arkansas man accused of kidnapping and killing a 90-year-old woman. The jury in Craighead County deliberated for more than nine hours without reaching a verdict Thursday in the

Authorities say a former Missouri man has been sentenced to 14 days of incarceration and five year of probation for defacing the Islamic Center of Springfield and burning copies of the Quran. Twenty-four-year-old Adam David Smock, of

Preliminary data shows the number of students at universities and colleges in Arkansas has dropped nearly 5 percent since fall 2012, partially due to fewer students enrolling at the state’s two-year colleges. According to the Arkansas Department

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed replacements for two judges who have been elected to state Supreme Court and another for a judge who’s joining the state Court of Appeals. Hutchinson on Thursday appointed attorney Gail Inman-Campbell

A Texas man has been sentenced to two years in prison for theft and for stealing the identities of patients at an Arkansas hospital where he was an orderly. Federal court records show 28-year-old Sir John Ashley

Central Arkansas authorities say a body found just east of Little Rock is that of a man missing for about three weeks. Pulaski County Sheriff’s Capt. Carl Minden said Thursday that the body has been identified by

A Missouri sheriff appointed to a commission that oversees the state’s public defender system has stepped down barely a month after taking the job. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Jefferson County Sheriff Oliver “Glenn” Boyer resigned Monday,

An 18-year-old man has been charged in the shooting death of a St. Louis County, Missouri, police officer during an early hour exchange of gunfire that wounded the suspect. Prosecutors on Thursday charged Trenton Forster with first-degree

A Navy seaman’s remains are returning to Kansas, 75 years after he was killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Lewis Lowell Wagoner was 20 when he was declared missing after the Dec. 7, 1941, surprise

Wal-Mart says it plans to slow new store openings as it looks to pour more money into its online efforts, technology and store remodels. Shares of the Bentonville, Arkansas-based chain fell slightly in Thursday premarket trading. Wal-Mart

A man charged with fatally shooting four people at a Missouri motel has been convicted of a federal gun charge. The Springfield News-Leader reports 49-year-old Scott Goodwin-Bey was found guilty Tuesday of being a felon in possession

A researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has been awarded $10 million to study the causes and possible treatments for Alzheimer's disease. UAMS announced Wednesday that researcher Sue Griffin will lead the team that

Little Rock Police Officer Shawn Bakr is the Arkansas Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. The announcement was made Wednesday at the 2016 Law Enforcement Summit at Camp Robinson hosted by Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. Bakr

The University of Missouri will now offer a minor on Middle East studies. The Columbia Missourian reports that the new program starting this fall will allow students to choose 15 credit hours from 11 disciplines, including art,

The University of the Ozarks has received $10 million from the Walton Family Foundation to fund scholarships for students. The gift announced Monday will create an endowment for the Frontier Scholarship Program, which will benefit students from

A prosecutor says he will request a mental health evaluation for a prison guard who was arrested after a standoff at a southeastern Arkansas prison. Authorities say the 24-year-old officer barricaded himself inside an observation tower at

Police say two suspects have been arrested for the August shooting death of a North Carolina woman at a gas station in North Little Rock. Sgt. Brian Dedrick says the suspects were arrested about 7 a.m. Tuesday

A Texas man has pleaded guilty to defrauding a federal food program in Arkansas out of nearly $700,000. Court records show 35-year-old Waymon Weeams Jr. of the Dallas area entered the plea Tuesday as part of a

Tyson Foods Inc. will pay $1.6 million to settle federal allegations of hiring discrimination at six plants in Arkansas, New Mexico and Texas. Tyson and the U.S. Labor Department announced the deal Tuesday. The agency alleged the

Arkansas finance officials say the state’s revenue in September again fell below expectations and the same month last year. The Department of Finance and Administration on Tuesday said the state’s net available revenue last month totaled $515.5

     CLARKSVILLE, Ark. (AP) The University of the Ozarks has received $10 million from the Walton Family Foundation to fund scholarships for students.      The gift announced Monday will create an endowment for the Frontier Scholarship Program, which will

Arkansas agriculture officials are expanding a quarantine in hopes of stopping the spread of an invasive beetle that feeds on and kills ash trees. The Arkansas State Plant Board announced Monday that it’s adding eight more counties

Two manufacturers in Little Rock have announced plans for a $6.4 million expansion that will create 43 new jobs. G.C. Evans Sales and Manufacturing and Sleeve Seal announced the expansion Monday. The two companies are now based

Arkansas State Police say a police officer was struck and injured during a traffic stop in eastern Arkansas. State police say Sgt. Seneca Thornton had stopped a vehicle on U.S. 79 near Humphrey on Monday morning when

   Arkansas State Police say a 25-year-old Bentonville woman has been killed in a car crash. A preliminary crash summary says Erica Cheyenne Ensley was killed early Monday in Garland County. A child passenger was injured. Police say

A “special master” appointed by the Arkansas Supreme Court to review a ballot proposal to legalize casinos in three counties says Secretary of State Mark Martin was wrong when he certified a signature petition seeking the election

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson agree that energy policy needs to be included in the national political debate. But they disagree on a controversial transmission line project that would move wind energy from

The University of Missouri-Columbia says it has temporarily suspended a fraternity after a hazing incident. The university on Monday announced the action against the Kappa Alpha fraternity but provided no details about the alleged hazing that occurred

The Associated Press asked Missouri’s gubernatorial candidates about education funding in advance of the Nov. 8 election. Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster says he’ll fully fund the state’s foundation formula “as quickly as possible.” Republican former Navy

The University of Arkansas System has been awarded nearly $60,000 in federal funds to aid the study of at least 345 sets of American Indian human remains in its possession. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the National

Outdoor gear giants Bass Pro and Cabela’s will combine in a $4.5 billion deal announced Monday. Bass Pro is paying Cabela’s shareholders $65.50 cash per share. The deal creates uncertainty about jobs in Cabela’s home state of

        LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A new study has found that county-owned rural roads and bridges need $750 million in overhauls as officials begin a statewide push to find money for critical repairs.     The recent study

         DERMOTT, Ark. (AP) – A correctional officer who was taken into custody after a standoff at a southeastern Arkansas prison is scheduled to be arraigned on a commercial burglary charge.      Drew County jail booking officer Barbara

        LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Little Rock police are investigating after a pair of shootings left one person dead and three more injured.     The shootings happened less than 2 miles apart late Friday, but investigators say

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – State police say an 84-year-old woman is dead after a sheriff deputy’s patrol cruiser collided with her vehicle during a pursuit of a stolen car.      Rector resident Sadine Dixon died in

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas State Police say a 20-year-old Berryville man has died in a car crash.      A preliminary fatal crash summary says Derrick W. Turley was killed early Saturday in Carroll County.

     DERMOTT, Ark. (AP) State Police say a correctional officer has been taken into custody following a standoff at a prison in southeastern Arkansas.      The incident began Saturday morning at the Delta Regional Unit in Dermott. Authorities say

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Little Rock police are investigating after a pair of shootings left one person dead and three more injured.      The shootings happened less than 2 miles apart late Friday, but investigators say they don’t

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) The Arkansas State Police say a 20-year-old Berryville man has died in a car crash.      A preliminary fatal crash summary says Derrick W. Turley was killed early Saturday in Carroll County.      Police say

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Thousands of Arkansas residents who receive group therapy services through Medicaid will see their sessions capped starting next week.      The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the rule change will affect about 10,000 residents who will

     ST. LOUIS (AP) A woman running for a seat in the Missouri Legislature has accused a fellow Democratic candidate of raping her.      Cora Faith Walker told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the attack happened the night of Aug.

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Supporters of a ballot measure that would place limits on damages in medical lawsuits have asked Arkansas’ highest court to dismiss two efforts to remove it from the November ballot.      Health Care Access

     JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) Prosecutors in northeastern Arkansas say a man accused of kidnapping and killing a 90-year-old woman had become “obsessed with zombies” and wanted to know what it’d feel like to kill someone.      But an attorney

     RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (AP) A new regional organization has been created to help conserve 28 federally designated wilderness areas in Arkansas, Illinois and Missouri.      Volunteers have established Arkansas/Illinois/Missouri for Wilderness Stewardship, Inc., a nonprofit organization. The group will

     BRANSON, Mo. (AP) Democrat Jason Kander sought to portray incumbent Republican Sen. Roy Blunt as part of the problem in Washington, not part of the solution, during their first face-to-face debate.      Kander, Blunt and three third-party candidates

     JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Gov. Jay Nixon is appointing Harry Bozoian as director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.      Nixon said in a release Friday that Bozoian will take over at the state DNR on Oct.

     NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Highway crews are shutting down a road in downtown North Little Rock as workers continue demolishing the Broadway Bridge crossing the Arkansas River.      The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department says Riverfront

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A federal judge has temporarily blocked Arkansas from prohibiting Medicaid payments for Planned Parenthood patients, expanding her order that forced the state to continue paying for three patients.      U.S. District Judge

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 12 Arkansas counties as natural disaster areas due to losses caused by heavy rain, flooding and high winds Since April 1.      Thursday’s designation by

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Little Rock Police Department has released video footage of the arrest of a state representative who had been filming a traffic stop.      Footage released Wednesday show state Rep. John Walker’s

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Nature Conservancy and BHP Billiton say a donation from the company will help improve water quality in Arkansas and aid conservation efforts near Houston.      A $14 million donation targets riverfront

         JEFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Koster has released four years of tax returns, showing his income has declined during his recent term as attorney general.      Koster’s tax returns show an adjusted gross

         COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Witnesses told police a racial slur that rekindled unrest at the University of Missouri in Columbia came from a white woman walking with a group of seemingly intoxicated students toppling trash cans.

         FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP)- A prosecutor says he’ll look at an autopsy report due this week as he explores whether to seek the execution of a man accused of killing a western Arkansas deputy.      The Arkansas

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas’ governor and lieutenant governor say legalizing medical marijuana would hurt the state’s efforts to attract businesses, targeting two proposals on the November ballot they claim would prevent companies from being

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A retired judge appointed by the state Supreme Court to review petitions for a ballot measure limiting medical lawsuit damages says all of the signatures submitted for the proposal could be

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a man who refused to drop a shotgun has been identified as Deputy Joe Oberle.      The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department released Oberle’s name

        CONWAY, Ark. (AP) – A toxicology report indicates that former state Sen. Gilbert Baker tested positive for methamphetamine after he was stopped for drunken driving in Conway last month.      The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Conway City

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A 93-year-old bridge that connects Little Rock and North Little Rock has seen its last morning commute.      The Broadway Bridge was closed to vehicle traffic Wednesday as crews prepared to replace

        COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri has temporarily suspended the Delta Upsilon fraternity after some black students said members used racial slurs.     The university announced the suspension Wednesday evening, joining the national DU organization

         JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Department of Natural Resource’s chief has been selected as the first female director of the 79-year history of the state’s conservation department.      Sara Parker Pauley takes on her new

     CONWAY, Ark. (AP) A former state senator in Arkansas has pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and refusing to take a breath test.      Former Sen. Gilbert Baker was sentenced Tuesday to serve 24 hours in jail and

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Little Rock Police have dropped a charge against an Arkansas lawmaker who officers said refused to leave a traffic stop he was filming.      Police spokesman Lt. Steve McClanahan said Tuesday that

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A retired judge appointed to review petitions for an Arkansas medical marijuana initiative has found more than enough signatures officials approved for the proposal were valid, despite efforts by opponents to

         SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) – Tyson Foods Inc. says it’s voluntarily recalling more than 132,000 pounds of chicken nuggets after receiving reports that “hard, white plastic” was found in some nuggets.      The Springdale, Arkansas-based company said Tuesday

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas Supreme Court says it won’t reconsider its decision rejecting an attempt to block votes on a proposal to legalize medical marijuana.      Justices on Tuesday denied a petition for rehearing

         DANVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Authorities in western Arkansas are investigating after a husband and wife were found dead in their vacation cabin in Yell County.      Sheriff Bill Gilkey says family members found the couple over the

         JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri judge has thrown out a state ethics case against a man who describes himself as a “citizen lobbyist” because the complaint was filed by a group, instead of a

         SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Suspended Missouri State quarterback Breck Ruddick has been cited with animal cruelty and allowing a dog to run at large.      Springfield Animal Control said Ruddick was ticketed Monday. The incident report for

         JONESBORO, Ark. – A suspect robbed a store at gunpoint and then kidnapped an employee, who was found dead on the highway a short time later, according to a news release from JPD.      At approximately 9:30

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man on a porch after a woman called to complain that the man was armed and acting erratically.      Pulaski County sheriff’s spokesman Capt.

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas legislator and civil rights attorney who has represented a group of black families in a long-running desegregation lawsuit has been arrested on a charge of obstructing governmental operations after

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas officials say the state is set to begin offering new enhanced driver’s licenses and identification cards next week in order to comply with new federal standards.      The state Department of

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Justice Department is awarding more than $20 million for local law enforcement agencies across the country to buy body cameras for officers in the wake of fatal shootings of black

        LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department is replacing its current road stripe technology and using the savings to double the number of pavement striping crews.     The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the

         PATTON, Mo. (AP) – A 49-year-old man is accused of causing a southeast Missouri crash that killed two people riding a motorcycle.      Bollinger County prosecutors charged Paul E. Patton with two involuntary manslaughter counts. Online court

         COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture says this year’s corn crop in Missouri is on track to be the second-highest yield on record.      The Columbia Missourian reports that the state was on track

Authorities say two people riding on a motorcycle have been killed in a head-on crash in southeast Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash happened Sunday afternoon when a pickup truck crossed the centerline 2

The Springdale School District says a high school football player was killed during a weekend car crash. A district spokesman said Springdale High player Kyler Williams died in a crash near Marble. Arkansas State Police said his

The Florida Highway Patrol says a Missouri couple is dead and their two young daughters are recovering from injuries after a traffic crash near Orlando during a Disney World vacation. The Orlando Sentinel reports Greg and Sarah

Thousands of people must find alternate routes in and out of downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock due to the upcoming closure of a 93-year-old bridge. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the Broadway Bridge will close

               LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP)_ An Arkansas sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man on a porch after a woman called to complain that the man was armed and acting erratically.      Pulaski County sheriff’s spokesman Capt.

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A United Nations agency is partnering with an Arkansas-based nonprofit group to launch a $4 million program for dairy farmers in East Africa.      The three-year initiative between the International Fund for

         WYALUSING, Pa. (AP) – In Pennsylvania and other leading gas-producing states, a battle royal has developed over royalties.      Landowners are bitterly disputing the deductions that some drillers have been taking from their royalty checks amid a

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A faith-based program designed to reduce the return of inmates at one Arkansas prison will close next month because it is having difficulty raising funds from churches.      The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports

         HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. (AP) – Police in Helena-West Helena say six separate fires that caused about $120,000 in property damage are being investigated as arson.      The first occurred on Friday close to a public housing development

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A federal regulatory agency claims that Exxon Mobil Pipeline Co. is trying to “escape responsibility” for not considering that a pipeline that ruptured in Arkansas was susceptible to seam failure despite

         CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) – People who lose pets in southeast Missouri have a new resource to help them find their beloved animals – Facebook.      The Southeast Missourian reports that the Facebook page “SEMO Lost Pet”

         SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A 58-year-old man caught hauling hundreds of pounds of marijuana through southwest Missouri faces about four months in prison.      Ashot Grigoryan entered a modified Alford plea to drug possession with intent to

         JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A state report says Missouri businesses saw a net growth of more than 8,700 private-sector employers in 2015.      The report from the Missouri Department of Economic Development says that’s a 5

     RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (AP) A Russellville man has been arrested for the shooting death of his wife.      Police say officers investigating reports of a shooting found the woman with a gunshot wound to the stomach on Thursday and

     HUNTSVILLE, Ark. (AP) An Arkansas deputy sheriff will not be charged in the death of a police dog left in his hot patrol car for several hours.      Madison County Prosecuting Attorney Matthew Durrett told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

     FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas State Police say two men have been killed in separate accidents on Arkansas roads.      Police say 33-year-old Chadd Lowderman of Ottawa, Kansas, and 62-year-old Johnny Darrell Tittle of Elkins died in the crashes.

     WARSAW, Mo. (AP) A 51-year-old Springfield man already in prison on drug charges has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a 15-year-old girl and dumping her body in Truman Lake.      Anthony Balbirnie had previously been

     ROGERSVILLE, Mo. (AP) A 13-year-old Missouri boy who’s mowing lawns for free for single mothers, senior citizens and the disabled isn’t letting typical teenager distractions cut into his charitable ambitions.      The Springfield News-Leader reports while other young

     JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) A former Joplin police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal charge for offering to help a woman get charges against her dropped in hopes of developing a relationship her with.      Brian Rogers pleaded

     LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Democratic challenger Conner Eldridge has launched the first television ads of his uphill fight to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. John Boozman in Arkansas, with a pair of spots that accuse the incumbent lawmaker

     MULBERRY, Ark. (AP) The Arkansas State Banking Department has closed Allied Bank in Mulberry and the bank’s deposits are being taken over by Today’s Bank in Huntsville.      The banking department announced the action Friday and said the

     WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (AP) Democrats have chosen a candidate to replace the late Dale Freeman as the nominee for Lawrence County judge.      Democrats voting Thursday selected John Thomison over Freeman’s widow, Mary Freeman.      Dale Freeman died Saturday

     OZARK, Ark. (AP) An Ozark lawyer has been selected as the Republican nominee to a state House seat to replace a state representative who resigned to take a job in the governor’s office.      The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports

     SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) A southwest Missouri man is suing after two Greene County officials told him to stop sending unwanted emails.      The Springfield News-Leader reports that Christopher Cross alleges in his 32-page suit that the county’s presiding

     JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Gov. Jay Nixon is pardoning nine more people convicted in Missouri of various crimes.      Nixon on Friday announced the pardons, which include clemency for a man who served in the U.S. Navy and

A North Carolina-based food manufacturer has announced that it plans to add at least 30 new turkey farms in Arkansas. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the expansion of Butterball LLC’s turkey production will happen around the River

The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce says it’s opposing a ballot measure that would legalize casinos in three counties. The chamber on Thursday said its executive committee voted earlier this week to oppose the proposed constitutional amendment

The Federal Aviation Administration is awarding a $5.9 million grant to Clinton National Airport in Little Rock to rehabilitate the Adams Field taxiway. The funding was announced Thursday by U.S. Sens. Tom Cotton and John Boozman and

The Arkansas Supreme Court has rejected one of two efforts to block a medical marijuana proposal from the November ballot. Justices on Thursday denied a challenge from a group opposed to the proposed initiated act that would

A U.S. judge is granting class action status to Wal-Mart investors suing the world’s largest retailer over allegations that it covered up a bribery scheme in Mexico. In a ruling this week, a U.S. District Judge in

Gov. Asa Hutchinson is asking federal agriculture officials for a disaster declaration for 12 northeast Arkansas counties that he says suffered millions of dollars in crop damages from recent flooding. Hutchinson on Thursday released a letter he

Law officers in six states will be joining in a regional speed enforcement campaign intended to catch speeding drivers. The Regional Speed Enforcement Campaign will be Sept. 23-25 in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. The

A Missouri state senator says a company that employs about 15,000 people in the St. Louis area should be disqualified from receiving tax credits or investments because it is doing business with Iran. St. Louis County Republican

Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander, who is also the Democratic nominee running for the U.S. Senate, is calling on the Missouri Legislature to pass a law allowing medical marijuana. Kander on Thursday came out in support

     SPARTA, Mo. (AP) A state audit gives the southwest Missouri city of Sparta the lowest possible rating of “poor.”      The Springfield News-Leader reports that Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway released the findings Wednesday. Residents of the small Christian

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A federal appeals panel is considering whether to uphold or strike down a judge’s decision to temporarily block Arkansas from cutting off Medicaid payments for three Planned Parenthood patients.      Attorneys for

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Authorities have identified two Yell County men who were found dead in a salvage yard outside Russellville.      The Pope County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday said the state Crime Lab identified the

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A log truck driver who tested positive for methamphetamine following a fatal Arkansas 2014 crash has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.      The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports 41-year-old Jerry L. Hickman

         LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will receive a nearly $42 million grant to oversee a pediatric clinical trial network of 17 grant recipients.      UAMS was chosen by the National

         JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A judge says a proposal to allow medical marijuana in Missouri won't go to voters this year.      Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled Wednesday that the initiative petitions lacked enough

         LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say an Iowa pilot and his passenger have died after a single-engine plane crashed at a suburban Kansas City airport.      Lee’s Summit police Sgt. Chris Depue says the crash happened