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6+ hour, 56+ min ago   (219+ words) A Duval County jury convicted a Jacksonville man of a home invasion in 2024 of an 89-year-old woman who was awakened, tied up, robbed and raped. The jury on Thursday found Lamont Jackson guilty of kidnapping, sexual battery, home invasion robbery,…...

4+ hour, 52+ min ago   (443+ words) Fred Buford, Courtney Hibler, Frederick Munn and Larry Smith pleaded guilty on charges connected to gun sales at the Economy Hotel on Lamar Avenue. Officials said Smith arranged 11 gun deals involving the four men, including sales to undercover agents. The…...

9+ hour, 17+ min ago   (470+ words) A federal court this week dismissed a charge against a Wisconsin man who was arrested for using AI to generate and supply images of children engaged in sexually explicit acts, sparking outrage over the normalization of abuse and explicit images…...

4+ hour, 43+ min ago   (237+ words) LITTLE ROCK -- The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is urging Arkansans to stay alert as wildfire danger rises across the state. All 75 counties are now designated at a high wildfire risk, and more than 65 counties have active burn bans. Persistent drought…...

11+ hour, 43+ min ago   (317+ words) A Louisiana teacher is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his constitutional challenge to a state law that requires the Ten Commandments to be posted in K-12 and college classrooms. The posters began going up in classrooms this summer, following the…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (185+ words) PROSPECT — Jeff Moore, a longtime district court judge in Robeson County, died Tuesday. He was 69. Moore was elected to serve as a district court judge in 1996 and held that position until his retirement in 2024. Moore, a UNC Pembroke alumnus, also…...

8+ hour, 31+ min ago   (1036+ words) The Little Rock School District has released a set of recommendations for school closures, with four elementary campuses and two middle schools among the possibilities. Those recommendations are detailed in a plan called LRSD Forward, which district officials shared following…...

6+ hour, 26+ min ago   (176+ words) by Talk Business & Politics staff ([email protected]) 23 hours ago 111 views The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame seeks nominations by Nov. 1 from the public for its next class of inductees. The hall recognizes Arkansans who have contributed significantly to the state’s…...

13+ hour, 23+ min ago   (54+ words) Just one day after the Town of Bethlehem shut down an assisted living facility in Delmar, town officials provided more detail about the conditions inside the facility. Just one day after the Town of Bethlehem shut down an assisted living…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (474+ words) No. 25 Missouri opens the 2026 college football season under the lights on Thursday when the Tigers host Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Memorial Stadium in Columbia. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET, with the game airing nationally on SEC Network. Missouri begins its seventh…...