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Appeals Court affirms ruling, admits murder confession
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – The confession of a man convicted of second-degree murder was admissible, the Arkansas Court of Appeals said today when it affirmed a case from Saline County Circuit Court.
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Teacher brings souvenirs of inauguration to students
EVENING SHADE – First-graders in Vicki Gallo’s class at Evening Shade Elementary got a treat Tuesday – souvenirs from the recent inauguration of President George W. Bush.
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Trial set for hazer
MONTICELLO (AP) – A University of Arkansas at Monticello student is to be tried Feb. 13 on a battery charge filed after a fraternity pledge was severely beaten in a May 1 hazing incident.
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Fired coach denies allegation
HOT SPRINGS (AP) – A teacher and coach at Lake Hamilton High School was fired Tuesday after being accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student.
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Search called off for hiker
MENA (AP) – Authorities called off a search Tuesday for a Mena woman who disappeared from Queen Wilhelmina State Park in Polk County while hiking with family members.
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Push begins for highway elections
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – A group that wants the Legislature to support the election of highway commissioners toured the state Tuesday, reciting statistics from a poll paid for by the Arkansas Trucking As
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Bomb threat reported, no evacuation needed
An employee of GDX Automotive (formerly GenCorp) at 200 General Street received an anonymous phone call Tuesday indicating there was a bomb in the building.
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Germans to kill 400,000 cattle to curb mad cow outbreak
BERLIN (AP) – The German government announced today it would slaughter an estimated 400,000 cattle in an attempt to curb mad cow disease, its most dramatic step to fight the outbreak since the firs
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Health officials mull report requirement
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – State health officials say they may ask that doctors and hospitals be required to report diagnoses of a brain-wasting disease described as the human variant of mad cow disease.
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Big Apple officials investigate fruit chew
NEW YORK (AP) – City health officials are investigating sales of a candy pulled from stores in Poland because one of its ingredients may have been made from beef in a country that has had an outbre
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Bassmasters to meet Thursday
The Batesville Bassmasters will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Reddie Room of the Entergy building in Batesville, said Colin Patterson, secretary-treasurer.
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Batesville juniors sweep Marion
Batesville swept Marion in AAAA-East District junior high basketball games at Pioneer Gym on Monday night.
