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Arkansas detainee died of starvation and neglect, lawsuit claims

Thursday, January 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Sebastian County jail in Arkansas is facing a lawsuit that accuses officials of letting a detainee die of starvation and neglect while in their care. According to the complaint, Larry Price Jr., 51, was found by guards lying in a pool... Read More.

Former Arkansas judge arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from defendant’s girlfriend

Friday, January 6 by ABC News

(MONROE COUNTY, Ark.) -- A former Monroe County, Arkansas, judge was charged Thursday with soliciting sex from a defendant's girlfriend in order to make the charges against her boyfriend move quicker through the judicial system, according to the Department of Justice. In April 2022, Thomas... Read More.

Several homes in Arkansas damaged as tornado watches in effect throughout South

Tuesday, January 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Tornadoes brought on by severe storms on Monday left significant damage in parts of the South, namely Louisiana and Arkansas. The storms will continue to push east on Tuesday with severe thunderstorms and tornado warnings in effect from Texas to Kentucky. The... Read More.

Several homes in Arkansas damaged as tornado watches in effect throughout the South

Tuesday, January 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Multiple homes were damaged in Jessieville, Arkansas, on Monday after a possible tornado passed through the area, law enforcement officials told ABC News. Garland County Sherriff's Office Deputy Courtney Kizer said 14 homes were damaged, with at least two homes so severely... Read More.

Arkansas city enforces emergency curfew after ‘rampage of shootings’

Saturday, December 31 by ABC News

(EUDORA, Ark.) -- Officials in the city of Eudora, Arkansas, said they are enforcing a mandatory emergency curfew after struggling to stop what the city's mayor described as a "rampage of shootings." The city of fewer than 3,000 residents has recently experienced more than 10 shootings,... Read More.

Arkansas police investigating fatal shooting following high school graduation

Friday, May 13 by ABC News

(HOT SPRINGS, Ark.) -- Police in Hot Springs, Arkansas, said they arrested a man after a shooting left one person dead and three others injured following a high school graduation. The three injured were transported to local hospitals to be treated and suffered non-life threatening injuries,... Read More.

Arkansas governor says he opposes national abortion ban

Sunday, May 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Arkansas Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday that he opposes a national ban on abortion because it would take away the authority of a state like his that is poised to immediately ban abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned by... Read More.

Arrest made in mass shooting at Arkansas car show that killed 1, injured 26

Wednesday, March 23 by ABC News

(DUMAS, Arkansas) -- A man was arrested in connection with a mass shooting at an Arkansas car show that left more than two dozen people injured and one dead. Brandon Deandra Knight, 22, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, was arrested after being released from the hospital Wednesday... Read More.

One dead, at least 28 shot, including children, at Arkansas car show

Monday, March 21 by ABC News

(DUMAS, Ark.) -- At least 28 people were shot, including six children, at a car show in rural Arkansas on Saturday night. At least one person has died, according to police. The shooting took place in Dumas, about 90 miles southeast of Little Rock, at... Read More.

1 dead, at least 24 shot, including children, at Arkansas car show

Sunday, March 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- At least 24 people were shot, including children, at a car show in rural Arkansas on Saturday night. At least one person has died, according to police. The shooting took place in Dumas, about 90 miles southeast of Little Rock, at about... Read More.

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