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Texarkana fugitive in shootout with police died by suicide, prosecutor rules
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Texarkana fugitive in shootout with police died by suicide, prosecutor rules

Eighth South Judicial District Prosecutor Connie Mitchell has determined that law enforcement officers were justified in the use of deadly force in connection with an April fatal shooting of a Texarkana man

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Arkadelphia’s Casey Jackson recognized for crime victim advocacy
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Arkadelphia’s Casey Jackson recognized for crime victim advocacy

The week of April 19-26, 2026, marks the 45th anniversary of the National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, first proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981

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Arkansas Advocate: Attorney general certifies hemp regulating law
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Arkansas Advocate: Attorney general certifies hemp regulating law

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Wednesday formally cleared the way for the state to enforce a law regulating hemp-derived products following the conclusion of litigation challenging an earlier state measure banning the sale of these products

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Arkansas Advocate: Federal judge blocks reworked state law restricting minors’ social media 
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Arkansas Advocate: Federal judge blocks reworked state law restricting minors’ social media 

A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Arkansas law set to take effect Tuesday that would have restricted minors’ social media access

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Felony Friday: Man accused of setting mobile home fire, attempting second blaze in woods
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Felony Friday: Man accused of setting mobile home fire, attempting second blaze in woods

This is a roundup of felony charges filed April 1 through April 15, 2026, by the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office

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Arkansas Advocate: South Arkansas circuit judge confirmed to federal judgeship
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Arkansas Advocate: South Arkansas circuit judge confirmed to federal judgeship

Shepherd is a circuit judge in Arkansas’ 13th Judicial Circuit, which includes Calhoun, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Ouachita and Union counties

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I-30 arrest leads to convictions for pharmacy burglaries in St. Louis and Kansas
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I-30 arrest leads to convictions for pharmacy burglaries in St. Louis and Kansas

The men admitted stealing a total of 25,610 doses of various pain pills and other controlled substances

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