• Baylor women return to top, clobber No. 25 Iowa State

    WACO, Texas (AP) — Brittney Griner scored the game’s first five points and finished with 23 as Baylor led throughout in its first game since taking back the No. 1 spot, defeating 25th-ranked Iowa State 67-39 on Wednesday night. Griner already scored 11 points as …

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  • Report: Junior Seau suffered from CTE

    Star linebacker Junior Seau had a degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide last May, the National Institutes of Health told The Associated Press on Thursday. Results of an NIH study of Seau’s brain revealed abnormalities consistent with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The NIH conducted …

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  • NFL Briefs

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles interviewed Notre Dame Coach Brian Kelly for their coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press. Kelly was the third college coach Philadelphia interviewed since firing Andy Reid on Dec. 31. The person, speaking on …

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  • White River named nation’s second Blueway – Officials say designation will boost tourism, expand recreation, fuel local economies

    LITTLE ROCK — Officials have designated the White River in Arkansas and its watershed as a National Blueway. The river is the second in the nation to receive that distinction; the Connecticut River was the first. The 700-plus-mile White River runs through Arkansas and Missouri …

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  • Cushman council meets Monday

    CUSHMAN — The Cushman City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Cushman City Hall to hear departmental reports and review bills, Mayor Jean Weatherford said. The council meets the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Cushman City Hall. Meetings …

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  • Cave City meeting rescheduled

    CAVE CITY — The date recently announced for a special meeting of the Cave City Council has been changed and the agenda adjusted, said Finance Manager/Recorder Krystal Schreiner. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the city hall and the agenda will cover …

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  • Man jailed for shooting woman

    FORT SMITH (AP) — A Fort Smith man has pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a woman who was a passenger in a van. Jonathan Lewis Jackson, 23, entered the plea Wednesday in Sebastian County Circuit Court. Prosecutors …

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  • Machine gun owner pleads guilty

    FORT SMITH (AP) — A Fort Smith man faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to illegal possession of a machine gun. Ryan Scott Doughty, 24, pleaded guilty to the charge Monday and faces sentencing at an as yet undetermined date. An …

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  • Nate Rattler

    Nathaniel “Nate” Rattler, 73, of Batesville died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in a Batesville hospital. Born May 30, 1939, at Sidney, he was the son of Eldora Alma Smith. He was a retired commercial truck driver. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his …

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  • Former doctor to stand trial in slayings

    CONWAY (AP) — Jury selection was to begin today in the capital murder trial of a former doctor charged in a decade-old double slaying in Conway. Richard Conte, 63, was charged with two counts of capital murder in 2011 in the 2002 shooting deaths of …

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  • Michael Hilton

    MELBOURNE — Michael Ryan Hilton, 49, of Melbourne died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at Melbourne. Born Sept. 17, 1963, at Springfield, Mo., he was the son of the late Ronnie Hilton and Di Anna Kaye Nash. He was a 1981 graduate of Melbourne High School …

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  • Severin Simpson

    NEWPORT — Severin Benard Simpson, 25, of Newport died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in Ash Flat. Born Jan. 26, 1987, in Watertown, N.Y., he was the son of Homer James Simpson Jr. and Shirley Lynette (Davis) Simpson. Known as “Poppa,” he was a member of …

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