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Lawmaker: Cash rewards can aid in deportations
Two days after President Donald Trump took office and began his immigration crackdown, a Mississippi state representative introduced legislation to create a “bounty hunter program” to identify people who are in the country illegally. Read More
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Bentonville schools get $1.6M of nearly $7M awarded to state’s high-achieving districts
The Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education announced this week that it will distribute financial awards of nearly $7 million to 174 schools that were either high-achieving or showed substantial academic growth last spring on the state-required ATLAS exams in grades three through 10. Read More
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State Supreme Court takes a step toward transparency with contentious livestreamed meeting
More transparency in the court is a good thing. Now we just need the justices to stop bickering and do their jobs. Read More
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Proposed bill to protect money awarded to child abuse victims approved by Arkansas Senate
The Arkansas Senate on Thursday approved legislation aimed at protecting money awarded for more than 500 Arkansas survivors of child sexual abuse with claims in the Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Settlement Trust. Read More
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Recruiting
The Cabot Police Department recruiting is overseen by the Support Services division. Sergeant Chris Reilly and Lieutenant Larry Thompson deal with the majority of the recruiting and hiring process. To see currently posted jobs for the City of Cabot, go to: https://www.cabotar.gov/Jobs.aspxRead More
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Two people shot during Jacksonville convenience store robbery, investigation underway
The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating an aggravated robbery that left two people injured on Wednesday. Read More
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Three NWA chefs are 2025 James Beard Award semifinalists
Three Northwest Arkansas chefs — Rafael Rios, Matthew Cooper and Jordan Wright — made the cut in the Best Chef: South category, which surveys culinary figures from across Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Puerto Rico. Read More
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Arkansas’ congressmen say they don’t condone Jan. 6 violence, but call to move forward after pardons
WASHINGTON — Four years ago, the six members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation decried the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Today, those lawmakers still say the violence was unacceptable, but they are not lingering on President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon or commute the sentences of approximately 1,500 people charged with crimes related…
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Man arrested after leading Jacksonville PD on manhunt
Police in Jacksonville arrested a man on Tuesday afternoon after he led them on a manhunt near Highway 161 and Valentine. Read More
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Vehicle fire blocks northbound traffic on Highway 67 in Cabot
CABOT, Ark. – A vehicle fire in Cabot has blocked all northbound lanes on Highway 67 Tuesday morning. Officials with the Arkansas Department of Transportation reported the fire at 10:11 a.m. at Exit 19. Traffic officials have not released the cause of the fire or if any injuries were reported. This is a developing story.…






