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Crime · ArkansasA former Arkansas mortuary worker pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that she sold 24 boxes of stolen body parts from medical school cadavers to a Pennsylvania man for nearly $11,000.See the Story
Arkansas woman pleads guilty to selling 24 boxes of body parts stolen from cadavers
52% Center coverage: 21 sources
Crime · ArkansasA second former Arkansas law enforcement officer has pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of a man he repeatedly punched during a violent arrest in 2022 that was caught on video and shared widely.See the Story
2nd former Arkansas officer pleads guilty to civil rights charge from violent arrest caught on video
74% Center coverage: 8 sources
Arkansas Politics · ArkansasFormer Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor, a Democrat who was one of the state’s most beloved political figures and remained active in public service in the state long after he left office, has died. He was 89.See the Story
David Pryor, former governor and senator of Arkansas, dies at age 89
54% Center coverage: 35 sources
John Boozman · ArkansasBoth U.S. senators from Arkansas are pushing for answers from the Justice Department about a federal law enforcement search warrant execution last month that ended with an airport executive shot dead.
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Arkansas senators say Clinton airport exec. killed by ATF with no bodycam: 'Violation of its own policy'
57% Right coverage: 7 sources
Tennessee Politics · MemphisThe Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday said a judge wrongly denied a request for new genetic testing of crime scene evidence from the killing of three boys nearly 30 years ago.See the Story
Arkansas Supreme Court says new DNA testing can be sought in ‘West Memphis 3’ case
45% Center coverage: 9 sources
Sarah Huckabee Sanders · ArkansasArkansas lawmakers on Tuesday pointedly questioned Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ staff about the $19,000 purchase of a lectern that an audit says potentially violated laws on purchasing, property and government records.
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Arkansas lawmakers question governor’s staff about purchase of $19,000 lectern cited by audit
59% Center coverage: 22 sources
Arkansas Politics · ArkansasThe NAACP has joined the Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights in filing a complaint against the state of Arkansas for underfunding an advanced placement African American studies high school course. See the Story
NAACP joins legal challenge against Arkansas in bid to fight anti-DEI efforts
Coverage: 2 sources