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Mann Leaving Arkansas Medicaid for Private Sector

For Immediate Release:April 5, 2021 Media Contacts Amy Webb, Chief of [email protected] Gavin Lesnick, Deputy Chief of [email protected] Mann Leaving Arkansas Medicaid for Private Sector Deputy Director Pitman Tapped to Step into Director Role (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — Arkansas Department of Human Se…

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Improvements Mean Daily Closure of the Arkansas River Navigation Channel

PULASKI COUNTY (4-2) – The U.S. Coast Guard has advised that the navigation channel will be closed under the Interstate 430 bridge, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, the closure will occur at the I-430 Arkansas River Bridge (Nautical Mile 126.6), from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. each day between Tu…

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Resurfacing Requires Nightly Lane Closures

FAULKNER COUNTY (4-2) – Improvements to Interstate 40 mean nightly eastbound lane closures, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, contractors will close an I-40 eastbound lane beginning Monday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m. between Menifee and Conway (Mile Markers 119 and 125). Depending on the progress of…

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Department Seeking Public Input about Improvements to I-40/Highway 59 Interchange in Van Buren

CRAWFORD COUNTY (4-1) – The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will conduct an online public involvement meeting about the proposed interchange improvements to I-40/Highway 59 in Van Buren. The public is invited to listen, view meeting materials, and provide written comments. The website will be available for comments until 4:30 p.m. on …

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Lesnick Named Deputy Chief of Communications

For Immediate Release: April 1, 2021 Media Contacts Amy Webb, Chief of [email protected] Gavin Lesnick, Deputy Chief [email protected] (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — DHS is pleased to announce Gavin Lesnick as the Department’s new Deputy Chief of Communications. Lesnick assumed his role with the age…

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DISTRACTED DRIVING IS A KILLER: LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION SET TO REMIND DRIVERS: U DRIVE. U TEXT. U PAY

APRIL 1, 2021 Distracted driving is on the rise and leaving a deadly wake across the nation’s roads and highways.  Beginning next week Arkansas law enforcement officers will join other police and sheriff’s authorities across the nation to stop drivers who exhibit the telltale signs of driving while distracted. This nationwide stepped-up enforc…

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MISSOURI SUSPECT WOUNDED BY POLICE IN MOUNTAIN HOME INCIDENT

MARCH 31, 2021  A man wanted by Missouri law enforcement officers was shot and wounded by a Mountain Home police officer late yesterday (Tuesday, March 30th) after the suspect is said to have pointed a gun and fired at a bail bondsman.  The incident occurred outside two Mountain Home businesses in the 800 block of U.S. Highway 62. Kevin L…

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Construction Needs Double Overnight Lane Closure on I-430

PULASKI COUNTY (3-26) – Improvements to Cantrell Road (Highway 10) need a double overnight lane closure on Interstate 430, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, the contractor will close the inside and middles lanes of I-430 northbound and southbound Monday night, March 29, from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 …

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Bridge Deck Repairs Require Lane Closures on Interstate 40 & Highway 149

ST. FRANCIS COUNTY (3-24) – Improvements to Interstate 40 require 24-hour lane closures at Exit 260 north of Heth, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, crews will conduct the following lane closures to make bridge deck repairs beginning Sunday, March 28 at 8:00 p.m.: The eastbound entrance ramp t…

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Pavement Repairs Mean Lane Closures in West Memphis

CRITTENDEN COUNTY (3-24) – Maintenance crews performing pavement repairs mean lane closures in West Memphis, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, maintenance crews will perform the following closures at theInterstate 40/Interstate 55 Interchange between I-40 Mile Markers 277 – 280, also designate…

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Second Round of CARES Act Funds Available for Organizations to Support Initiatives in Low-Income Communities

For Immediate ReleaseMarch 23, 2021 Media ContactsAmy Webb, Chief of [email protected] Second Round of CARES Act Funds Available for Organizations to Support Initiatives in Low-Income Communities (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) – Community organizations and nonprofits serving vulnerable Arkansans can now apply for grant funding to support…

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FY 2021 Apportionments – Notice of Availability of Federal Funding

Notice of Availability of Federal Funding By The Arkansas Department of Transportation Regarding Federal Fiscal Year 2021  Federal Transit Administration Programs Notice is hereby given that the Arkansas Department of Transportation (Department) has received the federal apportionment amount from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), U.S.…

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Notice to Media – Commission Schedule – March 17, 2021

In compliance with Act 93 of 1967, you are hereby notified that members of the Arkansas State Highway Commission will gather for the following event: Wednesday, March 17th10:00a.m. Arkansas Highway Commission Business MeetingARDOT Central OfficeAuditorium10324 Interstate 30Little Rock, Ark. 72209 As recommended by health officials, the Arkans…

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Five States Join Forces to Caution Against Excessive Speeding

Enduring the year of COVID-19 has proven to be the fastest year on the highways in recent memory MARCH 12, 2021 Five neighboring statewide law enforcement agencies are sending a unified message urging drivers to slow down.  The warning follows a year best described by highway patrol troopers in each state reporting excessive highway speedin…

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PROMOTIONS APPROVED: CID MAJOR & HIGHWAY PATROL SERGEANT SLOTS FILLED

MARCH 11, 2021 The Arkansas State Police Commission, during a meeting today, approved three promotion recommendations presented for consideration by Colonel Bill Bryant, state police director. Captain David Lafferty, 60, of Garland County was promoted to major and will assume the senior command rank within the Criminal Investigation Division. …

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STATE POLICE CID ASKED TO INVESTIGATE DALLAS COUNTY OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING DEATH

MARCH 8, 2021 The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department has requested the Arkansas State Police to investigate a law enforcement officer involved shooting that resulted in the death of an area resident. Two sheriff’s deputies on patrol in Sparkman at 8:50 last night (Sunday, March 7th) initiated a traffic stop involving a truck driven by Joel R. Weldo…

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STATE POLICE ARREST MOUNTAIN HOME MAN ON INTERNET STALKING CHARGE

MARCH 4, 2021 The Arkansas State Police is continuing its investigation of a Mountain Home man following his arrest earlier today.  Special Agents of the state police Criminal Investigation Division arrested Michael Adam Johnson, 35, after he is alleged to have set-up a meeting with a 14 year-old Missouri boy to engage in sexual activity. The …

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ATTEMPTED CAPITAL MURDER WARRANT SOUGHT FOLLOWING STATE POLICE PURSUIT

MARCH 4, 2021 A Faulkner County man was arrested last night (Wednesday, March 3rd) after fleeing from Arkansas State Police early Wednesday morning.  Joey James Staley is expected to be formally charged later today. A state police Highway Patrol Division trooper attempted to make a traffic stop about 7:30 AM yesterday south of Conway near Bake…

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FRANKLIN COUNTY BURGLARY CALL ENDS IN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING

MARCH 1, 2021 A 46 year-old Franklin County man wielding a baseball bat was shot and killed this morning after reportedly charging toward a Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy.  The incident occurred shortly after 1 AM at 3522 Adams Road, west of Ozark. The deputy had been dispatched to investigate a burglary in progress at the home where a resid…

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THREE KILLED IN MADISON COUNTY, CHILD ABDUCTED; STATE POLICE TEAMWORK LEADS TO QUICK ARREST

FEBRUARY 24, 2021     The Arkansas State Police is leading a homicide investigation involving the deaths of three Madison County residents and the abduction of a child from the home where the killings occurred.  Late yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, February 23rd) the Madison County Sheriff’s Department made a request for Arkansas State…

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