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An Arkansas panel has prohibited election officials from accepting voter registration forms signed with an electronic signatures. The state Board of Election Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously …
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4/24/24
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' office says the U.S. and state flags will be flown at half-staff to honor former U.S. Sen. David Pryor, who also served as governor of Arkansas. Pryor died of …
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4/23/24
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Gov Brian Kemp is signing a law to give up to $6,500 a year to some Georgia families to pay for private school tuition or home-schooling expenses. It’s a victory for the Republican governor, whose …
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By JEFF AMY
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4/23/24
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The head of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee is asking the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to provide answers about the fatal raid at the home of the Little Rock airport …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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4/22/24
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A woman from Calico Rock, Ark., succumbed to fatal injuries caused by a crash at 3:39 p.m. April 15 on Highway 177 in Pineville, Izard Co., Ark., the Arkansas State Police reported.
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4/22/24
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has conceded defeat on his push to enact universal school vouchers this year, acknowledging there was “not a pathway for the bill” after months of Republican infighting. …
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By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE
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4/22/24
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An Arkansas teen is in custody on a first-degree murder charge after the fatal shooting of a high school senior outside a party following a high school prom. Donterious Stephens turned himself in to …
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4/21/24
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2nd former Arkansas officer pleads guilty to civil rights charge from violent arrest caught on video
A second former law enforcement officer from Arkansas has pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of a man he repeatedly punched during a violent arrest that was caught on video. Former Crawford …
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4/21/24
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David Pryor, a former Arkansas governor and U.S. senator who was one of the state’s most beloved and active political figures, has died at the age of 89. His son, former two-term Democratic U.S. …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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4/20/24
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Son: Former Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor dies in Little Rock of natural causes at age 89.
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4/20/24
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Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Deep South stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Deep South and the rest of the world, visit …
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4/18/24
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The Arkansas Supreme Court is clearing the way for new DNA testing to be sought in the killing of three boys nearly 30 years ago. Justices on Thursday reversed a lower court's denial of the request …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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4/18/24
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Four people have been arrested for a shooting that left one man dead and at least nine others injured at a block party in Arkansas. Arkansas State Police said agents Tuesday arrested the suspects, …
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4/17/24
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A Fulton County, Ark., man has been charged with 14 felonies after an investigation into allegations that he sexually assaulted a minor, which also reportedly led to the discovery he had used a computer to solicit or attempt to "seduce, solicit, lure or entice" a child or someone he believed to be a child to engage in sexually explicit conduct.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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4/17/24
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' office is facing pointed questions from lawmakers about a $19,000 lectern purchase that was the focus of a legislative audit. Sanders' deputy chief of staff and …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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4/16/24
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Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Deep South stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Deep South and the rest of the world, visit …
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4/16/24
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Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select New England stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of New England and the rest of the world, …
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4/16/24
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A former Arkansas law enforcement officer who was caught on video kicking and hitting a man during a violent arrest has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge. Former Crawford County …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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4/16/24
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Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Deep South stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Deep South and the rest of the world, visit …
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4/15/24
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A long-awaited audit on a $19,000 lectern bought for Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee cites multiples potential violations of state law in the item's purchase. The audit requested by lawmakers …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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4/15/24
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