Northwest Arkansas and River Valley local news | 5NEWS

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  Local chalk artist captivates younger artists at Crystal Bridges reading event

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  #16 Razorbacks walk-off Southeast Missouri State

• A beautiful weekend ends as we go into a rainy week
• Arkansas voting guide for March 2024 primary election
• #2 Razorbacks sweep Murray State
• Fort Smith Public Library handing out free glasses ahead of the Great American Solar Eclipse
• Trial to begin for man accused of aiding the murder of Arkansas officer almost a month after Shawna Cash was found guilty
• Where to vote on Election Day in Arkansas
• Gov. Sanders announces plans to conduct Arkansas' first-ever levee system review

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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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  Community searches for hope 35 years after local 18-year-old's murder
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  How families are coping after ICE detains over 20 Marshallese men in Northwest Arkansas
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  What to know about the Buffalo River redesignation project
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  Arkansas list of banned 'vulgar' personalized license plates
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  Dead mountain lion found in Arkansas by U.S. Forest Service employee
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  Arkansans remember Toby Keith's humble beginnings in the Natural State

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  Attorney General Garland tells Alabama’s Bloody Sunday service that voting rights are under attack

  Harris lead marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where voting rights activists were beaten back by law enforcement on March 7, 1965.
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  ASP investigating deadly shooting involving officer in Eureka Springs

  Eureka Springs PD says that the shooting involved an officer.
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  Crews respond to grassfire along I-49

  The fire is near Exit 78.

• Chris Mortensen, award-winning ESPN NFL journalist, has died
• LeBron James becomes first player in NBA history to score 40,000 points
• Trader Joe's chicken soup dumplings recalled for possibly containing permanent marker plastic
• Attorney General Garland tells Alabama’s Bloody Sunday service that voting rights are under attack
• ‘Dune: Part Two’ brings spice power to the box office with $81.5 million debut
• City in New Jersey hasn't seen a traffic death since 2017. Here's why.

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Nathan Tasker: We Are Messengers “Where The Joy Is Tour”

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  Little Rock Zoo says 'critically endangered' species of orangutan born Friday morning

  Officials say orangutans Berani and Bandar, who have been at the Little Rock Zoo since 2016, birthed their second infant early Friday morning.
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  Local chalk artist captivates younger artists at Crystal Bridges reading event

  Many people joined Craig Vough in drawing on his canvas of choice— the sidewalk.

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  No, most adults born before 1989 do not need a measles ‘booster’ shot

  Amid an uptick in measles outbreaks, some people claim adults born before 1989 need an MMR booster. The recommendation changed that year from one to two shots.
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  No, Dr Pepper is not being discontinued

  Contrary to viral claims online, Dr Pepper isn’t going anywhere, a brand spokesperson told VERIFY.