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Arkansas Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Arkansas.

Results 1 - 20 of 36,055 in Arkansas

  1. West Memphis Three Hearing Draw CloserRead the original story

    5 min ago | KAIT-TV Jonesboro

    ... attitude towards the whole case is one of arrogance and a lack of concern. "It's disturbing to me as a citizen of Arkansas that he's not taking this more seriously, and he's not up on it," said Peck. She says it's time the legal system takes the ...

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    Related Topix: Craighead County, AR, West Memphis, AR

  2. Steele to speak at second GOP conventionRead the original story

    7 min ago | The Baltimore Sun

    ... on the theme of "reform" are three former presidential hopefuls: former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee. The themes for the other nights of the four-day convention are ...

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    Related Topix: Minneapolis Metro, US Politics, Mike Huckabee, US News, Fred Thompson

  3. Southwest Theatre and Film Association Announces 1st Annual cineSouthwest Short Film FestivalRead the original story

    17 min ago | NOLA.com

    The Southwest Theatre and Film Association is seeking entries for the first cineSouthwest Short Film Festival, to be held in conjunction with the 61st Annual Conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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    Related Topix: Hot Springs, AR

  4. Beebe: No rush to replace slain Ark. party leaderRead the original story

    23 min ago | FOX16.com

    Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said Tuesday that he won't recommend a replacement for slain state Democratic Party Chairman Bill Gwatney before delegates gather in Denver next week for the Democratic National ...

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  5. Teens hit with curfewsRead the original story

    23 min ago | The New Zealand Herald

    ... curfew was introduced last week for a month for under-18s. In Helena-West Helena on the banks of the Mississippi in Arkansas, small pockets are under a 24-hour curfew that all ages must respect. Police are enforcing it, moreover, with night-vision ...

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    Related Topix: West Helena, AR

  6. FOOTBALL: Wade Fined, Fairchild Sentenced To JailRead the original story

    27 min ago | The Morning News

    Arkansas wide receiver Marques Wade and former starting linebacker Freddie Fairchild each appeared in Fayetteville District Court on Wednesday to be sentenced on separate criminal charges.

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    Related Topix: Sports, NCAA Sports, NCAA Football Players, Freddy Burton, Freddie Fairchild, Marques Wade

  7. More Signatures Needed For Marijuana Ballot QuestionRead the original story

    28 min ago | The Morning News

    ... adult marijuana offenses, where the marijuana is intended for personal use, and request that the federal and Arkansas state governments take immediate steps to enact similar laws." Denham and his roughly 20 followers plan to beef up their petition ...

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  8. Lawyers return to court over 1993 WM slayingsRead the original story

    33 min ago | CW Arkansas

    ... "tired of reading about this case in the newspapers." The case dominated newspapers and television sets throughout Arkansas and the nation after police found the three boys' water-soaked bodies in a drainage ditch a day after their May 5, 1993, ...

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    Related Topix: Craighead County, AR, Jonesboro, AR, Jonesboro Metro, West Memphis, AR

  9. Rice farmers win release of lawsuit documentsRead the original story

    1 hr ago | WMC-TV Memphis

    ... Plaintiffs say the documents aid their case, but a defense lawyer says the papers will make no difference. Some Arkansas rice farmers claim they lost money after genetically altered rice grown by the Riceland Foods Inc. cooperative accidentally ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture

  10. Panel: Campus shooting 'isolated incident'Read the original story

    1 hr ago | WMC-TV Memphis

    A panel says the campus shooting last winter at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock was "an isolated incident" and the campus is safe.

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    Related Topix: University of Arkansas Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, Little Rock Metro

  11. A money man at the top in FayettevilleRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Arkansas Times

    ... went into the higher-education game instead, and today, instead of being a business executive with the Northwest Arkansas Times, as his father was, he is chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, which means he has more money, more ...

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    Related Topix: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, Fayetteville Metro

  12. Scorching days give way to cool and rainy periodRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | TheCabin.net

    Wednesday's high in the 70s and steady rain across much of the state seemed to signal that fall is on its way to Arkansas.

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  13. ISP partners with KATV to broadcast Razorback eventsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Herald Leader

    KATV in Little Rock has agreed to assign its television and radio sports rights for the University of Arkansas to ISP Sports beginning with the 2008 football season.

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  14. Judge: WM slaying hearings likely to be heldRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | TheCabin.net

    ... Echols, who preened at times during the trial and quoted Shakespeare to reporters, was sentenced to die. The Arkansas Supreme Court unanimously affirmed Baldwin and Echols' convictions in 1996, citing what it called substantial evidence of guilt. ...

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    Related Topix: Craighead County, AR, West Memphis, AR

  15. Northwest Arkansas' News SourceRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Herald Leader

    William Eli Couch William "Bill"Eli Couch, 78, of Siloam Springs, Ark., died Aug.

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    Related Topix: Fayetteville Metro, Springdale, AR, History in the News, Benton County, AR, Bentonville, AR

  16. Panel Calls Campus Shooting 'Isolated Incident'Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | KATV Little Rock

    A panel says the campus shooting last winter at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock was "an isolated incident" and the campus is safe.

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    Related Topix: University of Arkansas Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, Little Rock Metro, North Little Rock, AR

  17. Scorching Days Could ReturnRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | KATV Little Rock

    Highs in the 70s and steady rain across much of the state seem to signal that fall is on its way to Arkansas.

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    Related Topix: Weather, Moro, AR

  18. Actronix, Inc. Ranked 4051 in Inc. Magazine's Annual Inc. 5000...Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | PRWeb

    ... held companies in the U.S. The company boasts a three-year sales growth of 71.2 percent. Actronix is one of 13 Arkansas companies to make the list. Last year marked the debut of the Inc. 5000, an expanded version of the Inc. 500, which has been ...

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    Related Topix: Flippin, AR, Newport, AR

  19. Lingle to give speech at GOP conventionRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Honolulu Star-Bulletin

    ... for 8:30 p.m. Central Standard Time (3:30 p.m. Hawaii time.) Others scheduled to speak that day include former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former Homeland Security director and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge and former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson. The ...

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    Related Topix: Hawaii Government, Hawaii, US Politics, US News, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Arkansas Government

  20. Dogfighting trial judge: No more talkingRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Benton Courier

    ... last until Thursday. Dogfighting is illegal in all North American countries and is a felony in 48 states, including Arkansas, according to the Humane Society of the United States. According to Arkansas law, it is also a misdemeanor to be a spectator ...

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    Related Topix: Mabelvale, AR, Pulaski County, AR, East End, AR, Little Rock, AR, Saline County, AR