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  Arkansas alcohol sales rise in 2024 despite national decline

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• Doctors give Pope Francis good news that he's no longer in imminent danger from pneumonia
• Arkansas lawmakers advance ACCESS Act, aiming to overhaul higher education system
• Former Crawford County deputy Levi White challenges 63-month sentence in 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
• Bentonville residents express concerns over proposed 100% water rate increase
• US Marshals auctioning off Arkansas land once home to ghost towns
• Three teens face capital murder charges after shooting in Rogers
• Springdale Fire Department partners with businesses to prevent elderly residents from falling

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  Gravette family tells story of daughter's journey through congenital heart disease
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  Storm spotter classes coming to Arkansas cities ahead of severe weather season
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  Black aviation history takes flight in Arkansas with Tuskegee Airmen exhibit
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  Full interview with Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders
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  Springdale delivery driver walks extra mile in snowstorm to bring family heaters
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  Bur Edson, longtime 5NEWS anchor and news director, dies at 77
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  2024 in Review | The year's top Arkansas stories by the numbers

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  FSPD, 188th Security Forces partner to monitor drone intrusions in restricted airspace over Fort Smith

  Officials emphasized that this partnership isn't in response to an increase in drone activity but is meant to ensure compliance with airspace regulations.
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  TheatreSquared staff reflect on two decades of broken legs

  As TheatreSquared celebrates 20 years in Fayetteville, directors shared that the upcoming season will reflect what theatre does best: bring people together.
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  Social Security recipients face potential full benefit loss to repay overpayments

  The agency is legally obligated to attempt to collect money it overpaid to recipients, but reduced the amount it tried to recover after public backlash.

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• Doctors give Pope Francis good news that he's no longer in imminent danger from pneumonia
• ‘No existe peligro inminente’: El Papa Francisco sigue estable
• Amazon to stream 'The Apprentice' amid efforts to bridge ties with Trump
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• Billionaire Elon Musk targets Social Security and other federal benefits

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  Parrot Island announces plans for new slides, 6 months after controversial vote

  "Phase One" of the development is expected to begin later this summer with four of the slides and a new shaded area that will host 600 more guests.


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Local Events

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  Arkansas alcohol sales rise in 2024 despite national decline

  Excise tax collections on mixed drinks in Arkansas rose 2.73% last year, reaching $21.4 million.
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  Arkansas lawmakers advance ACCESS Act, aiming to overhaul higher education system

  In a pivotal move to reshape Arkansas's higher education landscape, lawmakers have passed the Arkansas ACCESS Act, moving it to the House and Senate floor.

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  Razorbacks take down No. 25 Mississippi State to close out regular season

  DJ Wagner led Arkansas with 24 points.
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  Razorbacks close regular season hosting No. 25 Mississippi State

  Razorbacks and Bulldogs clash at 11 a.m. Saturday on the SEC Network.