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Storms damage homes, vehicles
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Several homes and vehicles were damaged by falling trees, but no injuries were reported as severe thunderstorms rolled across northern Arkansas. Authorities say strong winds blew trees onto houses in Marion and Sharp counties and onto vehicles in Sharp and Boone …
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Museum hosts first tinker event
LITTLE ROCK — The Museum of Discovery will host the first TinkerFest, an Arkansas Discovery Network event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The museum will showcase local makers and inventors and allow the public to create unique things from ordinary objects. Tinkering is …
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Lightning more common cause of wildfires in Ark.
LITTLE ROCK — Lightning has become a much more common cause of wildfires because of the dry conditions, and crews are often forced to go deep into remote areas to battle those blazes, State Forester Joe Fox said Wednesday. More than 1,000 wildfires have burned …
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Fowler family gives $1M to ASU hospitality
JONESBORO — Arkansas State University-Newport has received a $1 million gift for its hospitality program. The university announced the gift Wednesday from the Fowler family. Half the money will go toward scholarships while the other half will be used to support the hospitality program at …
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Ark., Okla. counties eligible for drought aid
LITTLE ROCK — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated counties in Arkansas and Oklahoma as primary natural disaster areas because of a wide-reaching drought. Two western Arkansas counties and eight counties in eastern Oklahoma were included in the declaration announced Wednesday by Agriculture Secretary …
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Amorous bull damages deputy’s patrol car
SHERWOOD — A bull in the mood for love damaged an Arkansas sheriff’s patrol car when it tried to mount a man who was leading the animal across a yard. Authorities said Wednesday that a Faulkner County sheriff’s deputy was responding to a call about …
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Police find murder suspect dead
FORT SMITH — A man suspected in a fatal shooting in Fort Smith has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Sgt. Daniel Grubbs said in an email that officers found Ibn Islam Wednesday at the apartment he shared with his girlfriend. A handgun was …
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Judge awards $186 in Blytheville FOI lawsuit
BLYTHEVILLE (AP) — A judge has awarded $186 to a former member of the Blytheville City Council who filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the city. Circuit Court Judge Pam Honeycutt ruled that Blytheville should pay the filing fee and mailing costs incurred …
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Searcy chamber says gas-drilling firm to close
SEARCY (AP) — Officials in Searcy say 90 people will be out of work when a gas-drilling company closes its doors. Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce President Buck Layne says Weatherford International will shut down by Sept. 8. The company uses hydraulic fracturing — also …
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Small plane crashes at Gaston’s
LAKEVIEW (AP) — A small plane carrying three people crashed at Gaston’s White River Resort. No one was hurt but the aircraft was badly damaged. The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office was summoned at 2:30 p.m. Sunday after the four-seat Cirrus CSR 22 aircraft went into …
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Late migratory season proposed
Arkansas Outdoors LITTLE ROCK – It doesn’t feel much like waterfowl season these days, but commissioners with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission were discussing duck hunting during last week’s monthly meeting. The commission also approved the early season migratory bird dates. AGFC Wildlife Management …
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Outdoors show to see time changes
LITTLE ROCK – Because of the summer Olympics, the popular “Talkin’ Outdoors at the Corner Café” will not be seen at its normally scheduled times on some Arkansas television stations, according to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Arkansas Outdoors newsletter. The show typically airs …
