A man who admitted fathering two children with a minor female relative was back in court Wednesday, seven months after a member of his family reported he disappeared in the Gulf of Mexico.

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The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Thursday denied a request from a Crawford County man convicted on two counts of rape and sentenced to 40 years in prison, to set aside his convictions.

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LITTLE ROCK — Southern Business & Development magazine, a widely-read pro-industry trade publication unveils its Top 10 Stories of 2008 with "Arkansas' Great Year" making the list.

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A man who exposed himself to an undercover detective at a Fort Smith park was apprehended Wednesday after diving into the Arkansas River, dragging a police officer with him.

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A Fort Smith man who was connected to a February 2004 rape through DNA while in prison for sexual assault pleaded guilty to rape Wednesday in Sebastian County Circuit Court.

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A Fort Smith convenience store was robbed at knifepoint late Monday, according to a police report.

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FORT SMITH — A Fort Smith husband and wife who authorities said took their 1-year-old child with them as they stole prescription drugs and jewelry from Sebastian County residents were arrested on various theft complaints.

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An employee of the Mulberry Family Clinic was accosted Wednesday as she was leaving work by a man who also robbed the business, said a sheriff’s investigator.

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I’m making a last check of e-mail on my way to the airport and find an opinion today from the Arkansas Supreme Court that finds two elements of the 2003 tort "reform" law unconstitutional. Trial lawyers are happy at that news. Here’s the opinion.

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Arkansas Business reports that the board of Lion World Services for the Blind, which offers training at a current campus on Fair Park, has removed its CEO, Ramona Sangali over what were described as philosophical differences. Story includes news that plans to relocate the nonprofit to a new facility downtown near the Clinton Library are on [...]

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