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June 15, 2021

Cotton warns Beijing Olympics will pose challenges for the 'safety, security and privacy' of American athletes

EXCLUSIVE: Senator Tom Cotton, R-Ark., sent a letter to President Biden asking what the federal government’s plans are to ensure the safety and security of American athletes competing in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

June 12, 2021

Critical Race Theory: These states are already cracking down on the controversial concept

Critical Race Theory is a controversial philosophy – a progressive idea that proponents say can increase racial equity and which critics describe as a Marxist, anti-American and neo-racist.

June 9, 2021

Arkansas woman suing police after PIT maneuver flips her car going 60 mph while she was pregnant

An Arkansas woman is suing an Arkansas State Police officer after she says a "negligently performed" Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT) resulted in her car flipping over on the highway at 60 miles per hour last summer.

June 9, 2021

University of Arkansas may move statue of William Fulbright, late senator and Bill Clinton's mentor

The University of Arkansas’ chancellor has reportedly met with state lawmakers this week to hear their concerns about the potential relocation of a campus statue of late Sen. James William Fulbright – the one-time mentor to Bill Clinton whom the former president delivered a eulogy for at his funeral.

June 5, 2021

Arkansas rookie police officer saves newborn from choking: See the video

Parents Joe and Katelin Chronister had not previously had an issue administering baby Grady's medicine.

June 5, 2021

Rain, flooding threaten to drench Gulf Coast states again

While much of the Northern and Western U.S. bakes under sweltering, triple-digit heat, Southern states will be threatened this weekend by another round of severe storms and heavy rainfall.

June 2, 2021

VA watchdog report says Arkansas vet hospital routinely allowed drunk pathologist to misdiagnose hundreds

A watchdog report from the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General found that an Arkansas VA hospital routinely allowed an inebriated pathologist to misdiagnose hundreds of patients.

June 1, 2021

Arkansas police continue to search for suspect in serial knife attacks that left 3 dead

Arkansas police continue to search for suspect in serial knife attacks that left 3 dead

May 30, 2021

State GOP lawmakers try to limit teaching about race, racism

Teachers and professors in Idaho will be prevented from "indoctrinating" students on race. Oklahoma teachers will be prohibited from saying certain people are inherently racist or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously. Tennessee schools will risk losing state aid if their lessons include particular concepts about race and racism.

May 26, 2021

Washington man finds 2.2-carat diamond for engagement ring at Arkansas state park

Christian Linden, 26, from Poulsbo, Washington, recently found a 2.2-carat yellow diamond at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park.