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  Steel Horse Rally helps VFW raise money for local veterans

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  Fort Smith police searching for missing 17-year-old

• Active pattern through the weekend and start of the work week.
• Cast members from 'Napoleon Dynamite' heading to TempleLive Fort Smith
• One dead after motorcycle crash near Vian
• Teen reported missing from Crawford County found safe in Oklahoma City
• State park in Rogers hosting free beginning nature photography program
• One dead, two injured in Ozark motorcycle crash
• Arkansas animal shelters face crowding issues

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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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  Organizers in Arkansas ramp up efforts to gather signatures to get initiatives on November ballot

  Some organizers throughout Arkansas say they are confident they will gather enough signatures to get their initiatives on the November ballot.
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  Man arrested by Fayetteville police in fentanyl overdose death

  McGibbony is accused of giving drugs to somebody who then died from a resulting overdose.
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  The Big Banana Car making its way across Northwest Arkansas

  The Banana Car will be giving rides at The Bend in Bentonville on May 4 and 5, weather permitting.

• 3 bodies found in Mexico likely missing US and Australian surfers, prosecutors say
• Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby in photo finish
• Meteor shower from Halley's Comet to light up night skies
• What does Cinco de Mayo celebrate? No, it's not Mexico's Independence Day
• Israel-Hamas war protests close on a handful of US campuses as arrests exceed 2,300
• US employers scaled back hiring in April. How that could let the Fed cut interest rates

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Comedian Brian Bates: Choctaw Casino & Resort

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Big Time Certification 2

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Blippi : The WONDERFUL World Tour

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  Cast members from 'Napoleon Dynamite' heading to TempleLive Fort Smith

  "Napoleon Dynamite: A Conversation with the Stars" will be hosted at TempleLive on Oct. 11.
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  Arkansas DHS introduces 4 new programs for families, children

  The Department of Human Services is debuting four programs to help Arkansas families and children thanks to $200 million of pandemic funds. Here’s what to know.

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  VERIFYING whether gag orders are constitutional

  Court-imposed gag orders put limits on speech, so how are they legal under the First Amendment? We VERIFY what the Supreme Court has said on the issue.
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  VERIFYING 4 facts about cicadas and your yard

  Will cicadas eat your vegetable garden or harm trees? We VERIFY what you need to know about protecting your yard as trillions of cicadas emerge throughout the U.S.