Monday line
Rep. Andrea Lea (R-Russellville) says she'll run for state auditor. Benton's Ken Yang is also running for the Republican nomination. Current Auditor Charlie Daniels has said he won't seek reelection....
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June 19 episode of SyFy's 'Ghost Hunters' set in Little Rock
"Whoa! What was that?""What was what?""That! Do you hear it? It sounds like... An episode of SyFy's hit series "Ghost Hunters.""You mean, here in Little Rock?""Exactly, I'm getting a reading that tells...
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J. Gumbo's is a spicy success
Arkansas has seen its fair share of chain restaurants. It’s probably easy to brush them aside when they arrive for the first time—burgers, tacos, sandwiches are all expected offerings at most of these...
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Forrest City native Cara McCollum wins Miss New Jersey
Princeton student Cara McCollum, a Forrest City native, won the Miss New Jersey pageant over the weekend. She'll compete for the Miss America crown in September. McCollum's platform, youth literacy,...
View ArticleRobbery at the Kappa Sig house
A man with a gun robbed one of three students sitting in front of the Kappa Sigma fraternity house at UALR of an iphone last night, campus police report. Policed were called at 10:42 p.m. to the...
View ArticleJosh Duggar named Exec. Dir. of Family Research Council's lobbying arm in D.C.
Josh Duggar— the eldest child of Michelle and Jim Bob — announced last night on Twitter that he's taken a job as the Executive Director of FRC Action, the Family Research Council's lobbying arm....
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Mark Darr: "looks like they've done a good job" on Mayflower cleanup
KUAR reports onLieutenant Governor Mark Darr's visit to Mayflower, where he toured cleanup efforts with Mayor Randy Holland. They say questions persist — like what caused the pipeline to rupture — but...
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Huff Post on CBM's Judd
Crystal Bridges Museum president Don Bacigalupi has written a come-hither piece about the Donald Judd work that has been installed on the grounds of the Bentonville museum in the Huffington Post....
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David Sanders: Planned Parenthood contract "not going to happen"
We noted yesterday that, as Republicans lob attacks on Planned Parenthood, Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford met with an official from the group on Friday to discuss their application to participate...
View ArticleLong-term health effects after the Mayflower oil spill
Lisa Song of InsideClimate News has a great piece today exploring the complicated question of the long-term health impacts of oil spills. The short answer is that we really don't know. There are no...
View ArticleCurry: Darr's Mayflower comments are "shameful" and "wrong"
Little Rock School Board member Dianne Curry, who is running for lieutenant governor, said that current Lieutenant Governor Mark Darr was "using the misery of the people, the residents of Mayflower,...
View ArticleJury in Hastings trial seated
The jury has been seated in the trial of Josh Hastings, the former Little Rock Police Department officer charged with manslaughter for the August 2012 shooting death of a 15-year-old boy during a...
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Sculptors Guild show coming to Argenta
The 8th annual Arkansas Sculpture Invitational Show and Sale comes to the Argenta Community Theater this weekend, starting with an Argenta ArtWalk preview show from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, June 21,...
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Pfeifer asks Dillard to allow bike trail
Gene Pfeifer, the bike enthusiast and developer who donated land he owned on the north side of the Arkansas River to the Arkansas River Trail, has asked the Dillard family follow suit for the good of...
View ArticleOil spill reported in Lake Hamilton
Channel 4 reports early details on an oil spill of unknown source and size in Lake Hamilton, from which Hot Springs draws its drinking water. The city says the spill is six miles below the city water...
View ArticleTeen-age witness testifies in Hastings trial
David Koon reports from the manslaughter trial of former Little Rock Police officer Josh Hastings:The afternoon was largely dedicated to testimony of Jeremiah Johnson, a 14-year-old who was in backseat...
View ArticleThe open line — spanking wives for Jesus
Well, I've been back in Little Rock for one full day. Here's my home-again open line, including:* SPANKING WIVES FOR JESUS: I ignored the news that the wacky Pat Robertson had endorsed spanking...
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Second teen-age witness testifies in Hastings trial UPDATE
More from David Koon, reporting from the manslaughter trial of former Little Rock Police Officer Josh Hastings. Background on the case and previous updates here. Keontay Walker, who was in the car with...
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