LITTLE ROCK – The House remained deadlocked Wednesday over an appropriation bill containing the state Insurance Department’s budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year, including $1 million for implementing a

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By Robbie Neiswanger Arkansas News Bureau • rneiswanger@arkansasnews.com FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas cornerback Isaac Madison was admittedly surprised when he saw the spring practice depth chart earlier this month. It had nothing to do with where he stood. The senior, after all, remained with the first-team defense at field cornerback. Madison’s surprise instead was about who was behind him [...]

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1. Willy Wants More Defensive coordinator Willy Robinson wasn’t handing out compliments to his group after Wednesday’s practice. That included senior Jerry Franklin, whose leadership hasn’t been up to Robinson’s standards after five practices. “Jerry has a great ability to be that leader,” he said. “He has yet to step up to continue to do that in [...]

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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas women’s basketball player Chrisstasia Walter and track and field sprinter Regina George were arrested Sunday night after getting into a fight on campus. The two, according to a University of Arkansas Police Department incident report, were involved in a “physical altercation” in Walter’s dorm room after George came by to collect her items. [...]

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People find the most interesting things buried inside walls sometimes.

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Brass, piano and vocals soon will mesh for a moving tribute to George Gershwin’s legacy in Van Buren.

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Fort Smith Little Theatre’s Michael Richardson usually will pick being a stage actor over acting as a director.

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Miss Arkansas Alyse Eady performed Wednesday for students at St. Boniface Catholic School in Fort Smith.

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I missed the news yesterday that the Senate Judiciary Committee lacked votes necessary to approve the House bill allowing guns in church. Several pastors testified for presence of concealed weapons because of potential for violence. Which, it might be worth noting, is an argument you could make for every venue of human contact. Count me [...]

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An answer to questions on the controversial measure holding up the state’s Insurance Department budget.

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