Channel 4 reports that Little Rock police found the getaway car — a PT cruiser — believed used by men who fatally shot Richard Ratley of Dallas outside the Discovery nightclub in Riverdale early Christmas Eve. The car was believed to have been stolen and there’s no indication of other information found that might lead [...]

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Interesting item on Channel 4 last night. More details needed, but it reports that the Sherwood City Council had passed a resolution expressing disappointment in Mayor Virginia Hillman for misleading them on a report they’d commissioned about imposing a development impact fee to generate money for roads and parks. The Street Committee, along with Parks and [...]

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THE TICKET: Obama-Clinton, says Reich. Robert Reich, a Clinton administration cabinet member, claims no inside information but predicts the 2012 Democratic ticket will be Obama-Hillary Clinton, with Vice President Joe Biden heading to the secretary of state slot. His thinking is sound: Why do I say this? Because Obama needs to stir the passions and enthusiasms of [...]

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Things slow where you are? Deadly dull around downtown. Your thoughts are still welcome. Final notes: * MERIT PAY DOESN’T WORK: That’s the conclusion of a writer in the Harvard Business Review. He’s not talking about teachers, but CEOs, but the general theories apply. Variable pay schemes encourage people to manipulate the system, for one thing. [...]

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PRESS LORD: Warren Stephens adds to newspaper holdings. Interesting that an investment company owned by Little Rock financier Warren Stephens has purchased 16 newspapers from the New York Times to add to a newspaper Halifax Media already owned in Daytona Beach, Fla. Industry press says the price — $143 million and change for more than 400,000 [...]

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ORDER VACATED: Judge Brian Miller overturned on end of state desegregation payments. It had tipped its hand clearly earlier with a stay of the order, but the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals finished the job today of undoing Judge Brian Miller’s unexpected and peremptory order ending state desegregation funding to the Little Rock School District. Here’s [...]

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LITTLE ROCK — Little Rock police have identified an off-duty police officer shot two men at a shopping mall garage after being told they tried to lure a teenager into their car.

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SPRINGDALE — The suspended Springdale fire chief — who's been suspended with pay since Oct. 19 — has retired.

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FORT SMITH — The Fort Smith Narcotics Unit served search warrants at two convenience stores Wednesday afternoon that are accused of selling synthetic marijuana, the narcotics unit’s commander said.

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GREENWOOD — A malfunctioning paging system caused a delayed response by the Greenwood Fire Department, which resulted in the total loss of a home early Wednesday morning, said the Greenwood fire chief.

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