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5NEWSHeather: Sebastian County judge sentences Brandon Fritts to life in prison after a jury convicts him of murdering a man in a Fort Smith alley. Read more. -
(CNN) — Five past and present Republican senators from Missouri called Tuesday for Rep. Todd Akin to withdraw from the campaign to unseat Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill following controversial remarks he made about rape.
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ROAD CLOSURE: OG&E will install a new power line near Grand Avenue & I-540 Tuesday, Aug. 21, beginning at 7 p.m. The work is expected to last about three hours. During that time, both outside lanes of I-540 will be closed, and the remaining lanes will be slowed. Motorists are encouraged to take alternate routes.
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Guess which kind of vehicle gets stolen the most. Click here for the answer.
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(CNN) — Comedian Phyllis Diller died “peacefully in her sleep” Monday morning, her manager told CNN. Diller was 95.
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(CNN) — Apple tops Microsoft’s 1999 record to become most valuable company of all time, with a market cap of $621 billion.
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Former Farmington High principal Chris Webb pleaded not guilty this morning at his arraignment and has an Oct. 10 Circuit Court date.
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@5NEWSLarry: Rico Cohn, charged in the killing of Nina Ingram, was to be in Circuit Court today, but his court date will be rescheduled at a later day.
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“Top Gun” director Tony Scott, 68, is dead after leaping off a L.A. bridge. (CBS)
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(CNN) — Country music star Wynonna Judd’s new husband suffered “serious but non-life threatening injuries” in a motorcycle crash in South Dakota Saturday, a statement from her publicist said Sunday. The accident happened as Judd, 48, and Michael Scott “Cactus” Moser “went for a ride together on separate bikes before her scheduled concert in Deadwood, South Dakota,” according to the statement.
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(CNN) — At least four people were shot Sunday in a Walmart parking lot in central Texas, police said. A suspect was arrested at the scene, they said. The shooting took place very early in the morning in Cedar Park, which is just north of Austin. Early indications were that a group of people met in the parking lot to fight and that at least one person then opened fire, police said.
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5NEWS Reporter Jocelyne Pruna is headed back to school! She’s checking out how teachers are preparing for a new school year.
