FORT SMITH — Authorities believe a man who was shot while attempting to rob a Fort Smith pharmacy Monday morning may have been arrested in Oklahoma.

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CLINTON — Kenny Meyer Jr. was not scheduled to be flying this morning. It was his day off as flight nurse for the Vilonia-based Air Evac Lifeteam crew.

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LITTLE ROCK — J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has awarded a $5 million gift to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock.

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TEXARKANA — Authorities say a federal inmate has died after falling five stories while trying to escape from a jail in Texarkana.

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A few weeks back President Obama promised Sen. Blanche Lincoln a $1.5 billion farm aid package that she could dole out to buy some votes back in Arkansas but it looks like it may have a hiccup.  Andrew DeMillo reports for the AP that the breaks have been put on it for now. On that front, [...]

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Allied Wireless Communications Corp. CEO Frank O’Mara is profiled in the latest edition of RCR Wireless, an online telecom industry publication.

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LITTLE ROCK — Delta Group Electronics Inc., which assembles custom wiring harnesses, printed circuit boards and provides turnkey assembly services throughout the southern half of the U.S., announced today that it has begun construction of a new 36,000-square-foot building in Fayetteville.

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LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas will receive $1.2 million in federal stimulus money to establish a state Head Start Advisory Council, Democratic members of the state’s congressional delegation announced today.

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LITTLE ROCK — The state House and Senate education committees decided today to postpone making a recommendation on per-student funding for Arkansas schools.

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Several members of the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Police Department have participated in training events this summer and one officer received additional certification, according to Kevin Thiele of Van Buren, chief.

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