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A severe storm that moved through Malvern Thursday evening knocked down trees and power poles, damaged businesses and forced the Malvern School District to close Friday.

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Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has declared a state of emergency as raging wildfires continue to impact parts of the state since Thursday, August 20.

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Hot Springs voters will decide in November whether to allow Sunday alcohol sales within the city.

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White House ballroom construction can continue, at least temporarily, after an order Friday from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts

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Walmart announced Friday that it's adding a tap-to-pay checkout option to select Walmart and Sam's Club stores later this month.

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Residents of the unincorporated community of Lawson have been evacuated as firefighters continue to hold the line.

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Thursday, August 20, wildfires were pushing ahead to the community of Lawson, but firefighting crews were able to put up containment lines across the county to keep it from advancing.

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The Arkansas Renaissance Festival returns August 29, and brings with it plenty of medieval-style fun. Channel 7's Isley Gooden got a hands-on preview of the action with the Arkansas Ring of Steel knights during Thursday's Little Rock ARC.

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Political advertising spending is projected to reach $11.6 billion in 2026, exceeding the record $11.2 billion spent during the 2024 presidential election cycle.
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Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, responsible for the chatbot Grok, is suing a Bentonville photographer arrested and accused of using the AI platform to generate sexually explicit images of children.'

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As Democrats work to regain control of Congress, Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is drawing renewed scrutiny over both his policy positions and new reporting about his family ties.
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A charter plane carrying eight people crashed in a remote area of western Alaska on Thursday, killing everyone on board, according to military officials.
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The joint investigation resulted in Superior Court Judge Alan Thornburg signing a Nuisance Abatement Consent Judgment and final order of abatement for the property.
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Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. is calling for a full investigation after bodycam video showed a LRPD officer holding a gun to a man's head.
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Two Black Hawk helicopters have been dispatched to Union County to assist the Department of Agriculture's Forestry Division as they fight a 2,000-acre fire, according to the Arkansas National Guard.
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Leavitt, 28, announced this month that she would step down to spend more time with her two young children and family.
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Brian Hickerson, the on-again, off-again boyfriend of actor Hayden Panettiere, issued a statement through his attorney days after Panettiere was found unresponsive at an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, and later pronounced dead.
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A new poll shows Democratic candidates Dr. Chris Jones and Hallie Shoffner leading incumbent Republicans French Hill and Tom Cotton in two high-profile Arkansas races ahead of the 2026 midterm election.

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A Little Rock police officer has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation after video showed him holding a gun to the head of an unarmed man during an arrest.
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Today on Little Rock ARC we are talking about the Central Arkansas Library System's brand new location for Library Square Books, so for our #QOTD we're asking: