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September 26, 2016

Arkansas lawmaker arrested after filming traffic stop

An Arkansas legislator who co-sponsored a law aimed in part at preventing authorities from prohibiting the filming of an ...

September 26, 2016

Justice Department announces $20M for police body cameras

The Justice Department announced Monday it's awarding more than $20 million for law enforcement agencies around the country ...

September 23, 2016

Arkansas aims to end recent OT heartbreak against Texas A&M

Say this about Arkansas and Texas A&M: The two schools have provided plenty of entertainment value since returning to AT&T ...

September 22, 2016

Wal-Mart to face class-action over alleged bribery in Mexico

A federal judge has granted class-action status to Wal-Mart investors suing the world's largest retailer over allegations ...

September 20, 2016

L'Oreal building solar projects at Arkansas, Kentucky plants

Cosmetics maker L'Oreal USA announced Tuesday it is building thousands of solar panels at its manufacturing facilities in ...

Betty Cantrell, Savvy Shields, Lynn Weidner

September 11, 2016

The Latest: Savvy Shields, of Arkansas, crowned Miss America

The Latest on the 2017 Miss America pageant (all times local): 11 p.m. Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields is the new Miss America.

September 10, 2016

Arkansas gets wild double-OT win over No. 15 TCU, 41-38

Arkansas appeared on its way to a big early season victory over No. 15 TCU following a pedestrian debut and a year after a ...

September 07, 2016

Maryland, Arkansas win 2nd night Miss America prelims

Miss Maryland and Miss Arkansas won preliminary contests Wednesday in the second night of the Miss America pageant.

September 06, 2016

Coach Gary Patterson says TCU defense has to be better

TCU coach Gary Patterson clearly was exaggerating when he said his 15th-ranked Horned Frogs have to improve on defense or ...

August 26, 2016

"Greater" tells story of late Arkansas walk-on Burslworth

In Brandon Burlsworth, the bespectacled former walk-on from Arkansas, former Colts general manager Bill Polian believed he ...

August 23, 2016

The Latest: Trump pays tribute to border patrol agents

The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): 9:35 p.m. Donald Trump is paying tribute to border patrol agents ...

August 21, 2016

Flooding in South puts a damper on US rice harvest

Heavy rain that brought record flooding to Louisiana recently has put a damper on the nation's harvest of rice, a food staple ...

August 11, 2016

3 students, including 2 from Japan, found alive in cave

An American student and two Japanese students who went missing inside of a cave overnight were found alive, Arkansas State ...

August 10, 2016

The Latest: Suspect who shot officers also shot robot, dog

The Latest on the shooting of two law enforcement officers in western Arkansas (all times local): 4 p.m. A man suspected of ...

August 10, 2016

Sheriff: Arkansas deputy dies in shooting

An Arkansas man who wanted to cause a "ruckus" ahead of a court hearing shot and killed a sheriff's deputy Wednesday, and ...

July 28, 2016

Correction: DEM 2016-Convention-Celebrities story

In a story July 28 about celebrities at the Democratic National Convention, The Associated Press reported erroneously that ...

July 26, 2016

Legislator: Pfizer can't complain about execution drug

The legislator who drafted a law that keeps most of Arkansas' lethal injection policy a secret said Tuesday that ...

July 26, 2016

The Latest: Clinton sees 'biggest crack' in glass ceiling

The Latest on the Democratic National Convention (all times EDT): 11:15 p.m. Hillary Clinton tells Democrats they've "just ...

July 25, 2016

APNewsBreak: Pfizer: Arkansas execution would 'misuse' drug

An execution drug obtained by the Arkansas prison system this month appears to have been made by a subsidiary of Pfizer, even ...