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  Fort Smith allows citizens to voice their concerns on the proposed Military Combat Overlay District

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  Multimillion-dollar renovation underway for Ebbing Air National Guard Base

• Breezy winds strengthen this week as rain chances increase
• Fort Smith continues to ask residents to support unhoused people through local nonprofit organizations
• Tech startup Xtremis partners with University of Arkansas to create new lab on former nuclear test site
• Bentonville woman who reportedly tried to meet 14-year-old girl for sex taken back into custody one year later
• Arkansas-Missouri Railroad announces new special tours for May
• Copper theft in Fort Smith causes 911 dispatch outages, police say
• Oklahoma police say 5 found dead in home, including 2 children

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  Arkansas native Marquesha Davis drafted first round in the WNBA
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  Audit into Arkansas' purchase of $19K lectern released, 'potential noncompliance' found
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  You may see more hummingbirds in Arkansas, here's why
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  Timeline: From Muss to Coach Cal, it's been a long week for Razorback basketball
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  Former Arkansas deputy accused of excessive force changes plea to guilty
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  What are the final results of the March 2024 primary election in Arkansas?
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  Arkansas voting guide for March 2024 primary election
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  Did the Arkansas Health Department warn doctors about issues stemming from the Total Solar Eclipse?
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  Your Arkansas Ballot: What issues could we see on the November 2024 election ballot?

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  Flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of former U.S. Senator, Arkansas Governor David Pryor

  Pryor was elected governor in 1974, and served four years before being elected to the U.S. Senate.
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  Sallisaw school officer placed on leave after allegations of inappropriate contact with a student

  5NEWS will update this article as we learn more.
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  Manner of death released in case of ER doctor's body found in Beaver Lake

  The case captured national attention when the man was first reported missing in May 2023.

• New color-coded heat risk tool adds a level higher than red
• Fashion retailer closing dozens of stores after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
• Trump's attorneys say he is 'innocent' as hush money case begins in New York
• Supreme Court agrees to hear ghost guns case
• Kroger, Albertsons — still hoping to merge — agree to sell more stores to satisfy regulators
• Louis Gossett Jr.'s cause of death revealed

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  Oklahoma police say 5 found dead in home, including 2 children

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