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Ret. Col. Marcus Jones will complete the remainder of the term left by former chair Grant Tennille.
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Human trafficking prevention and intervention have been priorities for Arkansas elected officials -
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The teacher who authorities say admitted to fatally stabbing two hikers at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas last month pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges. -
The Arkansas State Board of Education granted permission to the Blytheville School District to enter into the state’s second transformation contract during a special meeting Wednesday. -
The groups seemed to view a recent injunction blocking Arkansas' law requiring the Ten Commandments in state-run buildings as a minor setback. -
The 2021 law was the first of its kind in the U.S. to ban minors from receiving gender-affirming care, like puberty blockers and hormone therapy. -
Arkansas Division of Correction Director Dexter Payne said several employees at the Calico Rock prison had been suspended and another demoted for allowing inmates to use an outdoor kitchen dock unsupervised. -
Prison opponents will be allowed to speak, but no investigation is forthcoming, co-chair says -
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Eric Harrison joins LRPR to share upcoming arts and culture events on today's Weekend Entertainment Roundup.
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Travel with us to the high Andes of Cusco, Peru searching for folk tales with author Johnny Payne. Many know of Machu Picchu, but few Americans have heard the oral stories of the indigenous people who reside in the shadows of the 15th-century Inca citadel.
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