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Arkansas

Arkansas Problem Gambling Council reports an increase in calls to gambling help hotline

Arkansas

Arkansas Problem Gambling Council reports increase in calls to gambling help hotline

From 2022 to 2023, they saw over 22% more calls. The nonprofit wants more funding as numbers are expected to rise.
Arkansas

Report shows surge in Arkansas whooping cough cases

The number of cases in the Natural State this year is nearly five times more than last year.
Crime

Winslow man pleads guilty to possessing deadly toxin

Clampit said he was making the ricin to deter a group of thieves called "owlers."
Arkansas

Arkansas Attorney General's office targets Medicaid fraud

A special unit in Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin's office is cracking down on Medicaid fraud.
Local News

Can Trump pardon Capitol rioter Richard Barnett?

Trump said one of his first plans as president was to "free the January 6 hostages being wrongfully imprisoned."
Local News

2 LeFlore County residents plead guilty to crimes related to sexual abuse of a minor

The residents were identified as 22-year-old Armondo Joseph Palma and 27-year-old Elaine Wilson, both of Howe, Oklahoma.
Arkansas

ADH: Tuberculosis cases rising in Arkansas

Health officials say that these symptoms can be seen in various diseases, so they can often be misdiagnosed as recurring pneumonia or bronchitis.
Health

ADH: Tuberculosis cases rising in Arkansas

Health officials say that these symptoms can be seen in various diseases, so they can often be misdiagnosed as recurring pneumonia or bronchitis.
Local News

Franklin County officials voice prison site concerns with Gov. Sanders directly

"I know this may not be the 'answer' many of you are hoping for, but I am committed to being transparent."
Arkansas

AG Griffin announces new funding for specialty courts

The state will use $1 million from its opioid settlement funds to support the Arkansas specialty courts program.
Outdoors Nature

Arkansas snail getting second shot at endangered species protection

The snail, native to Arkansas and Missouri, is threatened by water pollution in the region and was previously denied endangered status in 2019.

Hombre arrestado por crímenes sexuales en el condado Benton

Traffic Alert: Crash on Old Greenwood and Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith delays traffic

Cold air settles across Arkansas and Oklahoma through the end of the week

Severe storms tonight in Arkansas & Oklahoma | Weather Impact Alert

Fort Smith/Fayetteville News | 5newsonline KFSM 5NEWS | Get the local news and weather where you live from 5NEWS. Covering Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Bentonville, and all of Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley.

Arkansas Problem Gambling Council reports an increase in calls to gambling help hotline

Arkansas Problem Gambling Council reports increase in calls to gambling help hotline

Report shows surge in Arkansas whooping cough cases

Winslow man pleads guilty to possessing deadly toxin

Arkansas Attorney General's office targets Medicaid fraud

Can Trump pardon Capitol rioter Richard Barnett?

2 LeFlore County residents plead guilty to crimes related to sexual abuse of a minor

ADH: Tuberculosis cases rising in Arkansas

ADH: Tuberculosis cases rising in Arkansas

Franklin County officials voice prison site concerns with Gov. Sanders directly

AG Griffin announces new funding for specialty courts

Arkansas snail getting second shot at endangered species protection

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