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Pavement Work Requires Lanes Closures on Interstate 30 in Saline County

SALINE COUNTY | April 4, 2025 Pavement operations on Interstate 30 in Saline County requires periodic overnight lane closures during the month of April. Weather permitting, crews will be working in the eastbound and westbound lanes between Highway 70 (Exit 111) and Sevier Street in Benton (Exit 116), resulting in periodic overnight lane closures. W…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Health

Arkansas Minority Health Commission Hosts State of Minority Health ConveningEvent Commemorates National Minority Health Month

Little Rock, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) Minority Health Commission will host its State of Minority Health convening from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm on Friday, April 18, 2025. “’Seeds’ of Change in Minority Communities: Creating Collaborative Solutions to Nutrition Security”, featuring state and local leaders, will be presented at the …

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

UPDATE TO INJURY COUNT IN CONNECTION TO OVERNIGHT STORM SYSTEM AND PREPARATIONS FOR ONGOING IMPACTS

April 3, 2025 NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – There have been three additional injuries reported in Craighead County following last night’s storm system, bringing the total to seven. There are six reported injuries in Lake City and one in Monette. The National Weather Service is calling for severe weather in the State of Arkansas through Saturday, with t…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

ARKANSAS STATE POLICE ARREST JACKSONVILLE MAN FOR FELONY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPUTY’S 2023 DEATH

April 3, 2025 On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, Arkansas State Police arrested Princeton Lemar Settles, 37, of Jacksonville, in connection with the off-duty death of Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy Justin Tomlinson. Tomlinson, 31, from Little Rock, died on August 5, 2023, in a motorcycle wreck in Jacksonville. Settles was driving a 2005 Ford Explorer …

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

APRIL 2, 2025, STORM SYSTEM UPDATE AND FLOOD SAFETY INFORMATION FOR ONGOING SEVERE WEATHER

April 3, 2025 NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management (ADEM) is currently reaching out to local officials to gather updated information about the impacts of severe weather across the state. As of 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, April 3, the number of reported injuries remains at four, with no fatalities, and approximately 15…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Health

Saline Memorial Hospital Recognized by the Arkansas Department of Health with State Stroke Designation

Little Rock, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) has recognized Saline Memorial Hospital as an Arkansas Stroke Ready Hospital (ArSRH). “With stroke, every second counts. Each hour of delay in stroke treatment ages the brain four years and increases the chances of permanent disability,” said Bala Simon, MD, DrPH, Deputy Chief Medical Offi…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

ARKANSAS LAW ENFORCEMENT REMINDS DRIVERS: PUT THE PHONE AWAY OR PAY

April 3, 2025 LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas State Police Highway Safety Office (AHSO) is launching a state high-visibility enforcement effort, April 7-14, 2025, to deter distracted driving. Law enforcement officers statewide will work together to enforce texting and distracted-driving laws and remind drivers: Put the Phone Away or Pay. This effort com…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

REPORTS OF WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AS SEVERE WEATHER MAKES ITS WAY ACROSS ARKANSAS

April 2, 2025 NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Four injuries have been reported in Craighead County due to the severe storm system moving through Arkansas. There have been no reported fatalities. Please note that these numbers are preliminary and may change. Currently, 22 counties have reported damage to the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management (ADEM…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

ASP INTERSTATE CRIMINAL PATROL WINS TOP HONORS AT GULF COAST AWARDS

April 2, 2025 BILOXI, MISS. – The Arkansas State Police’s Interstate Criminal Patrol (ICP) team received multiple accolades, including Agency of the Year, Officer of the Year, and Largest Cash Seizure at the Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Awards in Biloxi, Miss., on April 1, 2025. The team was recognized as the 2024 Agency of the Y…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Agriculture

Partner News: Arkansas Ag Secretary Ward to present Mid-South conference keynote

The post Partner News: Arkansas Ag Secretary Ward to present Mid-South conference keynote appeared first on Arkansas Department of Agriculture.…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

Notice to Media – Commission Schedule – April 2, 2025

NOTICE TO MEDIA In compliance with Act 93 of 1967, you are hereby notified that members of the Arkansas State Highway Commission may gather for the following event: Wednesday, April 2 10 a.m. Arkansas Highway Commission MeetingARDOT Central OfficeAuditorium10324 Interstate 30Little Rock, Arkansas Media Contact: Dave Parkerdave.parker@ardot…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Agriculture

Arkansas Beef Council Announces 2025 Arkansas’s Best Burger Contest

The post Arkansas Beef Council Announces 2025 Arkansas’s Best Burger Contest appeared first on Arkansas Department of Agriculture.…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Agriculture

Arkansas Beef Council Announces 2025 Arkansas’s Best Burger Contest

The post Arkansas Beef Council Announces 2025 Arkansas’s Best Burger Contest appeared first on Arkansas Department of Agriculture.…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

PULASKI COUNTY PROSECUTOR DETERMINES OFFICERS JUSTIFIED IN FATAL SHOOTING IN MAUMELLE

March 31, 2025 MAUMELLE, Ark. —  Sixth Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Will Jones has determined that Maumelle Police Department (MPD) officers were justified in using deadly force in the January 11, 2025, shooting death of Benjamin Prowell, 34, of Conway. In the incident, MPD was assisting Metropolitan Emergency Medical Service (MEMS) with …

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

COLONEL GLENN ROAD EASTBOUND LANES CLOSURE ALERT: Colonel Glenn Road To Close Eastbound Lanes Underneath Interstate 430 Bridge In Pulaski County

PULASKI COUNTY | March 28, 2025 Colonel Glenn Road underneath the Interstate 430 (I-430) bridge is scheduled to have all eastbound lanes closed around the clock starting at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, March 31, through 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 5. Weather permitting, the lanes will be closed to repair damage from an over-height traffic impact to the south…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

CRITTENDEN COUNTY PURSUIT ENDS IN SUSPECT FATALITY

ASP CID INVESTIGATING March 30, 2025 TURRELL, Ark. —  A 36-year-old Memphis man died as a result of injuries he sustained in a wreck following a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 55. At approximately 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 28, 2025, an Arkansas State Police (ASP) Trooper performed a Tactical Vehicle Intervention (TVI) maneuver to stop a fleeing…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Public Safety

SUSPECT DEAD AFTER LEADING LAW ENFORCEMENT ON HIGH-SPEED PURSUIT

March 30, 2025 MORGAN, Ark. —  A 19-year-old Mabelvale man was killed in a wreck following a high-speed pursuit that ended in a wreck late Saturday on Interstate 40 near the Morgan/Maumelle exit. North Little Rock Police requested Arkansas State Police assistance just before 11 p.m. on March 29, 2025, as they were in pursuit of a vehicle traveling …

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

COLONEL GLENN ROAD EASTBOUND LANES CLOSURE ALERT: Colonel Glenn Road To Close Eastbound Lanes Underneath Interstate 430 Bridge In Pulaski County

PULASKI COUNTY | March 28, 2025 Colonel Glenn Road underneath the Interstate 430 (I-430) bridge is scheduled to have all eastbound lanes closed around the clock starting at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, March 31, through 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 5. Weather permitting, the lanes will be closed to repair damage from an over-height traffic impact to the south…

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Arkansas’ unemployment rate remains at 3.6% in February

Arkansas’ unemployment rate remains at 3.6% in February LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (March 28, 2025) — Today, the Arkansas Division of Workforce Policy and Innovation, in conjunction with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, announced that Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.6% between January and February. The United States’ j…

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  • - Arkansas Department of Transportation

Traffic Shift and Ramp Closure Scheduled for Highway 67/167 (I-57) in Jacksonville

PULASKI COUNTY | March 28, 2025 Construction to widen Highway 67/167 (Interstate 57) to six lanes between Main Street and Vandenberg Boulevard in Jacksonville require shifting the southbound main lanes onto new pavement overnight from 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 1 through 5 a.m. Wednesday, April 2. Weather permitting, crews will shift Highway 67 southbou…

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