Arkansas AP headlines

  • Arkansas Secretary of State's new website to provide ongoing election results information

  • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A new website by Arkansas' secretary of state will provide what officials say is more detailed and timely...

  • Here is the latest Arkansas news from The Associated Press

  • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Lottery Commission is set to hold its first meeting since its internal auditor resigned...

  • Arkansas Lottery Commission to hold first meeting since internal auditor submitted resignation

  • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Lottery Commission is to hold its first meeting since its internal auditor abruptly resigned...

  • AR Lottery

  • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — These Arkansas lotteries were drawn Sunday:

  • Winning numbers drawn in 'Cash 4 Evening' game

  • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Arkansas Lottery's "Cash 4 Evening" game were:

  • Winning numbers drawn in 'Cash 3 Evening' game

  • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Arkansas Lottery's "Cash 3 Evening" game were:

  • Pulaski County authorities report shooting death of man in Scott, 1 arrested

  • SCOTT, Ark. (AP) — Pulaski County authorities say a Cabot man has been shot and killed in Scott and an England man has been arrested...

  • University of Arkansas's DJ Baxendale is Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week

  • FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — University of Arkansas junior DJ Baxendale is the Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week.

  • Proposal to refinance bond has Texarkana, Ark., city officials at odds, election in June

  • TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) — City board members in Texarkana are at odds over a proposal to refinance a bond issue in order to pay for...

  • From time machines to tax hikes, Arkansas legislative primaries take a divisive turn

  • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A series of high-profile and high-dollar legislative primaries in Arkansas are providing all the drama and...

  • Files: West Memphis officers not aware of FBI tracking of father, son who shot them in 2010

  • WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (AP) — Investigative files on the 2010 shooting deaths of two West Memphis police officers show the officers did...

  • Arkansas congressional primaries test fundraising importance; crowded field seeking Ross' seat

  • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The primaries for congressional seats in south and east Arkansas have turned into the ultimate battles of the...

  • Arkansas builds lead over last 3 innings to beat Tennessee, 8-2, to complete series sweep

  • FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas scored six runs in the last three innings to beat Tennessee, 8-2, on Saturday and complete a three-...

  • Ex-Razorback coach Bobby Petrino sells home on Beaver Lake, breaks even on transaction

  • FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Real estate documents show former Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino has broken even on the $600,000 sale of his...

  • Miller County man cited for killing endangered alligator snapping turtle with illegal hoop net

  • FULTON, Ark. (AP) — Wildlife officers in Miller County have cited a man for killing an endangered alligator snapping turtle in an...

  • Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute improves finances, new board members make changes

  • HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — A foreclosure lawsuit against the Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute has been withdrawn and the...

  • Winning numbers drawn in 'Cash 4 Midday' game

  • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Arkansas Lottery's "Cash 4 Midday" game were:

  • Pope County authorities charge husband, wife in slaying of 65-year-old man; motive undisclosed

  • LONDON, Ark. (AP) — Authorities in Pope County have charged a husband and wife with the slaying of a 65-year-old man near London.

  • Winning numbers drawn in 'Cash 3 Midday' game

  • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Arkansas Lottery's "Cash 3 Midday" game were:

  • 1 child dies, another survives house fire in western Arkansas

  • HATFIELD, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say a child has been killed in a house fire in Polk County.

  • Arkansas beats Tennessee 10-3 in Southeastern Conference game

  • FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Jake Wise had two RBIs to help lead Arkansas to a 10-3 victory over Tennessee in a Southeastern Conference...

  • Arkansas-Little Rock's Bignall a semifinalist for Dick Howser Trophy

  • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas-Little Rock outfielder has been named a semifinalist for the 2012 Dick Howser Trophy for the...

  • Arkansas driver being pursued by police hits other motorist, dies after crashing into tree

  • CAVE CITY, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say the driver of a vehicle who either didn't realize the police were trying to stop him or refused...

  • Arkansas airmen away on deployment to Asia return home

  • JACKSONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — More than 120 airmen have returned to Arkansas from overseas deployments in Asia.

  • Here is the latest Arkansas news from The Associated Press

  • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — State officials say Arkansas' unemployment rate dropped slightly in April to 7.2 percent. Department of...





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    • Get on the Ron Paul bandwagon

      • WHERE'S THE COVERAGE: Ron Paul supporters seeking votes.

      Noted: Backers of Ron Paul, the Republican presidential candidate, bought a quarter-page ad in today's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette encouraging votes for him in Tuesday's Arkansas presidential primary.

      The message, which must have cost at least a...

    • If I were a domestic abuser, Congressman Steve Womack would be my hero

      In his latest missive to constituents, Congressman Congressman Steve Womack touts HR 4970, the GOP-created bill dealing (well, in a sense) with domestic abuse. Actually, all it does is once again tell the victimized in this country that they have no friends in the republican Party.

      HR 4970 was...


    • Silent Sunday

      Quiet here. Readers? One final note:

      * FILES OPENED ON WEST MEMPHIS POLICE SHOOTING: The Commercial Appeal today reported on contents of law agency files on Jerry Kane,the "sovereign citizen" killed along with his son in West Memphis following the roadside slaying of two West Memphis police...


    • Integrated schools matter

      • RACE MIXING: It's a good thing educationally, writer says, despite what protesters in the 1950s might have thought.

      Integration matters, just as plaintiffs proved conclusively in the underpinnings of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling in 1954. Today's Supreme Court finds considered...


    • Fatal shooting at Scott party

      The Pulaski sheriff's office reports that John Jacob Mosley, 37, of Cabot was fatally shot in the chest shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday during what was described as an "annual party" at a home on Bayou Drive in Scott. He was pronounced dead after a relative drove him to a...


    • Sunday morning coming down UPDATE

      • SMOKIN'! Ruins of burned car at 8th and Washington.

      The photo would have been far more dramatic had I had a camera when I passed this car about 5:50 a.m. on the Mills Freeway. It was "fully involved," as the firefighters say, with six-foot-high flames engulfing it. By the time I went home, got a...