JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - The big issue in the 1st District race for Congress is which candidate will do the most for east Arkansas farmers.
First-term Republican U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford says he's devoted himself to agriculture issues in his time in office. But Democratic Challenger Scott
...TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) - A 13-foot alligator shot at Millwood Lake has been confirmed as an Arkansas record.
Mike Cottingham hunted the reptile in September and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has confirmed it is the largest gator taken since the state opened alligator hunting in 2007.
The beast's official measurement is 13 feet, 3 inches long.
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...RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Two men from Texas are dead from injuries sustained when an all-terrain vehicle they were riding hit a tree in Pope County.
Arkansas State Police say the ATV hit a tree when it veered off a Forrest Service road on Saturday.
Pronounced dead at the scene were 44-year-old John Andrew Beard of Spring, Texas, and 48-year-old
...SHERIDAN, Ark. (AP) - Four people were killed, including a young teenager, and two youths were injured in a head-on crash in Grant County.
Arkansas State Police say the accident occurred when an SUV crossed the center line and struck a pickup shortly before noon Saturday on U.S. Highway 167 in Sheridan.
Killed in the SUV were 53-year-old Willie
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