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  • Two more East Texas churches burn Play Video

    February 9, 2010

    Fires have occurred at two more rural churches near Tyler, Texas. Those Monday night fires came hours after investigators concluded that a seventh East Texas church fire this year was caused by arson. The first fire on Monday was reported about 9 p.m. at Dover Baptist Church northwest... more »
  • Arkansas House and Senate vote on campaign funding

    February 9, 2010

    Members of the Arkansas House and Senate have voted in different directions on whether members can raise campaign money during the fiscal session. The Senate agreed on a voice vote Monday to allow campaign fund-raising. The House Rules Committee voted to keep a ban in place. State Senator... more »
  • Electric chair execution versus lethal injection

    February 9, 2010

    Nebraska death-penalty supporters got a sign from Arkansas that a proposed lethal injection protocol might withstand a court challenge. On Monday, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals -- which also covers Nebraska -- upheld Arkansas' lethal injection protocol. The three-drug protocol there is similar to the one... more »
  • No raises for Arkansas elected officials

    February 9, 2010

    A legislative panel is backing legislation that won't give raises to constitutional officers, lawmakers and other Arkansas state elected officials. The Joint Budget Committee on Monday endorsed the proposed General Appropriation Act, which funds the expenses of the executive, judicial and legislative branches. The measure is the first legislation... more »
  • Arkansas governor wants session to focus on budget

    February 9, 2010

    Governor Mike Beebe says the Legislature can help set the tone for future fiscal sessions by being brief and keeping its focus on the state's budget. Beebe addressed members of the House and Senate on Monday as they gathered for the first day of the fiscal session. The session... more »
  • Poultry companies file last motions

    February 8, 2010

    The state of Oklahoma argues that poultry companies sued by Oklahoma in 2005 should be prohibited from allowing poultry waste to be applied on fields in the Illinois River watershed beyond a certain amount. Eight minutes after that motion was filed Friday night in federal court at Tulsa, the... more »
  • Jury says Bayer should pay $1.5M to rice farmers

    February 6, 2010

    A federal court jury at St. Louis says the German conglomerate Bayer CropScience should pay $1.5 million to farmers in Arkansas and Mississippi whose rice seed was contaminated with a genetically altered strain. Friday's verdict was the second against Bayer CropScience for losses sustained by farmers when an experimental... more »
  • Crime Stoppers reward denied in serial killer case

    February 5, 2010

    A Louisiana appeals court says a convicted serial killer's only known survivor cannot get Crime Stoppers reward money for the description that helped identify him, because she did not go directly to the group. The Third Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed a lower court ruling Wednesday in a lawsuit... more »
  • Another doctor loses license due to prescription fraud

    February 5, 2010

    The medical license of a Jonesboro neurosurgeon has been revoked by the Arkansas State Medical Board. The board voted Thursday to take away the license of Dr. Kenneth Dewayne Eubanks for over prescribing medication and for writing prescriptions to patients for drugs that he took himself. Eubanks did... more »
  • Judge dismisses suit filed by Alamo followers

    February 3, 2010

    A federal judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit filed by members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries. U.S. District Judge Harry Barnes rejected claims the members' religious rights were infringed upon when the state seized underage children from the ministry's compounds. Barnes said there was no evidence the Arkansas Department... more »

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