Apr 22, 2008 | FOX16.com
Crime Victims' Families Speak Out
“We're believing in our legislators and the ones in our government. They represent us and we're believing they're going to do the job they've been elected to do”
A mannequin resembles Elaine; George battles for a bargain suit; Jerry wonders why his date won't try a pie; Kramer has an itch. via FOX16.com
Flooded Fields Keep Farmers From Planting
“It will put a big rush on us during planting season and also it will affect yields. Yields will be down; I'd say 5-10 percent right now on early planted rice because it's going in later”
George wants to change religions for the sake of romance, while Kramer is attracted to a novice nun . via FOX16.com
“Are we killing people that shouldn't be killed? Are we being ethnically and socioeconomically fair in the way we use the death penalty.”
The Supreme Court upheld Kentucky's method of capitol punishment Wednesday. Now Arkansas must determine how the ruling applies to inmates in the Natural State. via KATV Little Rock
Arkansas College Students Could Lose Out on Loans Next Fall
“There's a lot of money out there that goes unclaimed. Even here at the university level there's some that goes unclaimed”
George wants to change religions for the sake of romance, while Kramer is attracted to a novice nun . via FOX16.com
Staying Safe When a Tornado is Coming
“You may not think it would ever happen and if does, you won't know to do”
Jerry and Elaine's suspicion about "nonfat" yogurt figures into New York City's mayoral race. via FOX16.com
Controlling the Floods, More Expected
“The way you would normally come and go from the shore line where it was clear last time, there might be treetops, stumps, picnic tables, shelter canopies, an inordinate amount of things that could be just below the surface”
Charlie trades cars with his mother so that she can impress a client with his Mercedes, but later regrets his decision when he learns how she used his vehicle. via FOX16.com
Storm Victims Brace For More Severe Weather
“What I'm thinking is what do I do if it happens again?”
Jerry and Elaine's suspicion about "nonfat" yogurt figures into New York City's mayoral race. via FOX16.com
Arkansas State Police to receive federal immigration training
“This is along the line of what the governor was speaking to last year, doing what we can to improve existing communications with the federal agencies”
Troopers in the field, radio operators and those at driver's licensing stations will learn about identification typically carried by immigrants, spokesman Bill Sadler said. via Arkansas Online
Remembering Dr. King 40 Years Later
“I think for the change that Dr. King lived and died for, the faith community has to continue to champion that”
Kramer becomes the spokesman for a woman George wants to avoid; Jerry's bookie welches; a co-worker mistakes Elaine for someone else, who's reported as a problem worker. via FOX16.com
Fulton County Quorum Court met March 24 for a special meeting to review the countys financial report. via The News
East Arkansas authorities hope to reduce copper thefts
“This has really become a major problem for us because we have guys who are going out to farmers' fields and tying chains around radiators and pulling them off”
Seven east Arkansas counties are concerned about a rise in the theft of copper and other metals that has become an increasing burden to farmers, businesses and homeowners. via Log Cabin Democrat
Economy Hitting Food Banks Hard
“With the economy as it is, we don't know what four dollar a gallon gas prices is going to do not only to our ability to deliver food but also to the cost of freight to deliver that food in from out of state”
An odor in Jerry's car seeps into the love life of Elaine. Susan: Heidi Swedberg. via FOX16.com
Police Work to Discourage Prom Night Drunken Driving
Police agencies across Arkansas are warning young people to stay sober when they get behind the wheel for prom night and for end-of-school-year parties. via KATV Little Rock
Election workers tell Ark. panel missing ballots skew election
“This is not a third-world banana republic. This is the United States of America.”
A former election coordinator and poll worker told a legislative panel Wednesday that discrepancies in vote totals and hundreds of missing ballot stubs throw into question a 2006 primary runoff for a state ... via Log Cabin Democrat
Forecasters warn on White River levels; levee breached, fixed
Forecasters say the rushing waters of the White River could cause flooding downstream throughout eastern Arkansas. via KAIT-TV Jonesboro
Elaine Sherwood with The American Cancer Society came by to give us a few facts on one of the deadliest cancer killers out there: Colorectal cancer. via KTHV-TV Little Rock
Arkansas Ranks No. 21 In Teen STD's
“It doesn't matter what socioeconomic class or what ethnicity or how old they are, if they're sexually active without proper protection they're at increased risk”
The Centers for Disease Control reports one in four teenage girls has a sexually transmitted disease. via KTHV-TV
Extra Set of Eyes to Fight Car Thefts
“It's a problem in Pulaski County . We had 284 vehicles stolen last year just in Pulaski County .”
George's mom lands in the hospital; a contest begins among Jerry, George, Kramer and Elaine, involving a naked woman and an attractive man. via FOX16.com
Candidate Runs Again After 2005 Resignation
“Maybe, but not right now. I'm going through a lot of things”
Jerry courts a woman with a tame past; George makes a bad move at a meeting; a man disagrees with Elaine. via FOX16.com
Are the Temperature Swings Making You Sick?
“It seems like if one gets a cough or runny nose, everybody gets that, too”
Jerry's popularity in Japan brings new friends to Kramer, and maybe new life to Jerry's TV pilot; Elaine's new beau won't share "his song" with her. via FOX16.com