Live and updated news from the KLAZ News & Weather Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:48:27 -0500 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:47:43 -0500 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com State senator Jim Argue says Arkansas has made strides in improving schools with a series of court-mandated education reforms and funding hikes. But the outgoing chairman of the Senate Education Committee says the state needs to play a greater role in mandating how districts spend that money. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html A43041B3-01B9-42DC-A6C2-E33C7B1120FC Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:47:43 -0500 Wal-Mart Chief Executive Lee Scott received compensation valued at 29.7 million dollars in 2007, up 27 percent in a year when company profits rose 12 percent. That's according to a regulatory filing yesterday by the world's largest retailer. Scott was paid a salary of 1.4 million dollars, up from 1.3 million dollars in 2006. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 1173E613-DC9D-42DE-A0C7-9E16A61F3697 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:47:14 -0500 The Arkansas economy has some soft spots, such as in sectors related to new home construction. But business leaders say the state has the elements in place to bounce back from the current slowdown. Randy Zook, a deputy director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, says direct investment from overseas will continue to help add jobs to the state. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html C18A5307-80F5-4783-B25A-B782726D6234 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:46:43 -0500 The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced yesterday that the group is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man who shot a Malvern police officer last week. The suspect, who was wearing camouflage and carrying a crossbow, is believed to have been poaching when he was approached by the officer last Friday. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 52F30693-C35A-4C59-8F8E-6A7E6AC6733E Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:45:57 -0500 According to reports from the Arkansas State Police, an automobile traveling west-bound on Interstate 30 at the Malvern Exit crossed the median this morning and crashed head-on with an 18 wheeler. One person was confirmed dead at the scene. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 4E0C7D23-2238-443D-9916-33F13B1A0924 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:40:52 -0500 Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels is reminding business proprietors that annual reports must be filed and franchise taxes must be paid by May 1st. The filings are to be submitted to the secretary of state's business and commercial services division. Secretary of State Charlie Daniels' office says all corporations, whether foreign or domestic, must pay to do business in Arkansas. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 62CA6CA4-7161-46F0-A112-828FEBA29320 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:33:48 -0500 The families of two workers presumed dead after scaffolding collapsed under a bridge over the Arkansas River in Little Rock -- sued yesterday. The negligence lawsuit filed in Dallas names two construction companies and a foreman. The wives of Juan Manuel Flores and Manuel Gonzalez are seeking unspecified damages and medical, funeral and burial expenses. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html F48AE339-FC59-4862-9AD7-55F00B0966AF Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:33:10 -0500 Federal judges ordered 18 illegal immigrants arrested at a north Arkansas poultry plant to be processed for deportation. However, none will serve any jail time for using fake Social Security numbers and state identification cards. Magistrate Judge Beth Deere and U.S. District Judge James Moody accepted guilty pleas yesterday from 17 of those arrested at the Pilgrim's Pride plant in Batesville last week. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html D3D6883C-502D-4ADB-8E46-775C2EBD7A9E Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:32:34 -0500 The Arkansas Board of Education has returned local control to two school districts that had been taken over by the state after years of financial problems. The board unanimously voted yesterday to remove Midland and Helena-West Helena school districts from the list of fiscally distressed schools starting July 1. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 557D642D-44F1-45F2-A1E3-EA8280D31FB9 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:32:07 -0500 A capital murder trial is set to start today at Fayetteville for a man accused in the death of a couple found dead in their apartment last year. Gregory Christopher Decay is accused in the deaths of Kevin Barkley Jones and Kendall Rachell Rice, who were both 24 years old. Decay faces a possible death penalty if convicted for the slayings. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 5A1DAFDE-95AA-40F5-A3D6-B6F87B49DF66 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:40:35 -0500 Former Arkansas attorney general Steve Clark, convicted in 1990 of felony theft for misusing a state credit card, says he wants to become mayor of Fayetteville, where he now lives. After serving five terms in the state's top legal office, Clark was assessed $15,407 in fines and court costs and surrendered his Arkansas law license. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html ED8403EB-8354-4C21-A004-B63B21FC7755 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:39:57 -0500 An evacuation order was lifted Friday night in an area of Magnolia near the site of a derailment that tipped over three tank cars full of liquid chlorine. The cars did not leak and no one was hurt. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 450E1F17-323A-4081-B82A-0254B80DA49A Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:39:18 -0500 A legislative panel has recommended that a state senator keep his seat despite claims that his 2006 victory in a runoff election was marred by ballot fraud. Senator Steve Faris, of Malvern, chairman of the Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, said Friday that the panel recommended that Senator Jack Crumbly of Widener keep his seat in the Senate. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 0D9994C0-AD88-4260-91AA-B84C1480C893 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:38:40 -0500 State emergency management officials say heavy rains, tornadoes and flooding since March have destroyed 215 homes, with another 400 sustaining major damage. Richard Griffin with the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management says the numbers remain preliminary estimates, as state and federal officials continue to work in parts of the state still afflicted by flooding. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 08223646-8201-4775-B570-28AA673186E7 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:37:58 -0500 A three-year investigation into an alleged methamphetamine ring operating out of Batesville and distributing meth from Mexico to cities in at least four other states has resulted in the arrests of more than 65 people. The U.S. attorney's office at Little Rock participated with other federal, state and local agencies in the operation. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 3E1AE0F0-45B7-40E5-AE73-55DAE7B2DE05 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:18:39 -0500 A group opposing the death penalty in Arkansas announced yesterday that it will collect signatures to present to Governor Beebe. The Death Penalty Moratorium Campaign wants to collect 100,000 signatures of registered voters across the state. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 50D5FFA1-64FD-4656-BE82-34693C9471C0 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:18:06 -0500 Arkansas' highest court has upheld $1.4 million in fines levied against the owner of a string of payday lending companies that regulators say operated in violation of state law. The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed a circuit judge's ruling ordering Dennis Bailey to pay the fines to the Arkansas State Board of Collection Agencies. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 0C7ADCA7-9636-405F-89D0-9A1782AA44DF Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:17:34 -0500 Oaklawn Park has begun construction of a $20 million expansion that will add to its indoor electronic gambling area. Live thoroughbred racing ended Saturday at the track, clearing the way for work to begin on a 60,000-square-foot space that will house about 1,000 electronic gambling machines. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html E40565B4-4C91-4BBF-B15D-B06E3177021A Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:17:06 -0500 The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Kentucky's use of executions by lethal injection, the same method used by Arkansas. The decision may have a bearing on the fate of three death-row inmates in Arkansas who have also challenged the use of lethal injection to carry out the death penalty. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 24C3B7F8-3869-4DAA-9146-928570652438 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:49:57 -0500 A federal appeals court has upheld the structure of how extra payments by Entergy Arkansas customers are figured under a plan to allocate a roughly equal share of costs among the four states that get electricity from Entergy Corporation. Entergy Arkansas customers are already paying about 230 million dollars extra per year while Louisiana ratepayers have lower bills. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 28A28C2C-187D-4663-9565-AEE3CD89BA17 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:49:16 -0500 Federal agents say they've arrested more than 20 people in a raid on a Batesville poultry plant, after Pilgrim's Pride managers provided a tip about some workers using stolen identity documents. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Temple Black said the arrests yesterday came as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 2E9AE1A0-0EAB-49C6-AEB2-FF481B96FA6B Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:48:49 -0500 The dispute between the city of Hot Springs and the National Park Service continues to grow. The thermal jug fountain at Hill Wheatley Plaza was closed on April 4th until further notice until repairs could be made to the water line that fed the fountain. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html A2D0BC60-E168-4D5F-A237-4A42197D3F4F Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:48:22 -0500 Lt. Gov. Bill Halter's committee to put a state-run lottery on the ballot says it has more than $35,000 in the bank for its campaign. The ``Hope for Arkansas'' campaign reported Tuesday that it raised only $30 in March and spent $47,946, according to documents filed with the state Ethics Commission. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html E7279784-3ECA-42D6-BC2A-0BCD2F2D9443 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:06:07 -0500 The Internal Revenue Services says residents affected by flooding and tornadoes in 28 Arkansas counties are eligible for federal tax relief. The IRS says that individuals affected by the storms can get an extension until May 27 to file their federal returns, which were due yesterday. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html AB404DEB-F009-4E0A-97C3-B2A9E5419AA2 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:05:32 -0500 Magnolia police say it wasn't the fried chicken in Savalas Vantoli Stewart's car that gave off a funky smell. Instead, officers say they found a side dish of marijuana that Stewart hid inside of a recently purchased box of chicken during a traffic stop Friday night. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 4E566936-68A6-4F0B-A182-5C90CD97179E Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:04:51 -0500 Both U.S. Senators, Mark Pryor and Blanche Lincoln and 4th District Congressman Mike Ross voiced their opinions yesterday concerning the National Park Service’s efforts to cancel the city of Hot Springs’ “Hot Springs National Park” trademark. All three expressed displeasure with the effort. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 9B6505BF-410C-4896-899D-F6AC5AA6CE24 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:04:18 -0500 A state corrections spokeswoman says an inmate who's been in and out of prison since 1990 has apparently committed suicide. Dina Tyler says 34-year-old Daniel Griffin-Amos died last night at the East Arkansas Regional Unit in Brickeys after apparently hanging himself with a bedsheet. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html BF4643D6-0BCF-46B4-B4CB-DAB1CA20AF41 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:23:51 -0500 Court hearings on appeals by Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols and Jessie Misskelley will focus on DNA evidence unable to be analyzed at the time of their convictions almost 15 years ago. Judge David Burnett, who in March 1994 accepted a jury's recommendation to give Echols the death penalty and Baldwin life in prison without parole, will hold a hearing today about the appeals. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 25112858-5EA9-47DB-A289-2616F47455EF Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:23:00 -0500 Lockwood's clothing store, the oldest apparel retailer in Hot Springs run by the same family, is closing. The closing comes because owners Dwayne ``Dee'' Mannis and his wife, Monica Lockwood Mannis, are retiring and there's no family member available to take over the shop. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html DB56BA01-88BF-48BF-A8FD-26EC3A6FAF75 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:22:30 -0500 The Hot Springs Advertising and Promotion Commission is again under fire for using the “Hot Springs National Park” trademark. The trademark was granted on this date in 2003 but the commission has been using the logo for over twenty years. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 9D98CEA8-F03A-41E5-BC84-45C7F7F44DAB Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:22:00 -0500 A couple who lost their daughter in an apparent slaying in 2002 hopes progress can be made in solving that case and others if a list of unsolved murders in Arkansas is compiled. Jimmy and Joe Ann Hendrix of Wynne say their interest in putting such a list together stems in part from the murder of their 24-year-old daughter Joy in August 2002. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 989B205E-15D3-41E5-AD46-FC9671855B56 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:28:11 -0500 The Federal Emergency Management Agency is setting strict new limits on formaldehyde levels in the mobile homes it buys for disaster victims. After insisting earlier that existing trailers are safe, the agency said yesterday it will take ``extraordinary precautions'' by buying trailers with formaldehyde emissions comparable to that of a conventional house. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 86C2F35C-4D4D-432C-A979-8B72B93EA0B0 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:27:42 -0500 Visitors to Hot Springs can now get a taste of what the town was like when it was a vacation retreat for gangsters from New York and Chicago. The new Gangster Museum of America has opened up in a building on Central Avenue that at one time was a bordello. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 5D324554-ACA2-4BF2-A412-E8FD04501324 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:27:03 -0500 State auditors say a former employee of Benton's water department faces a felony theft charge after stealing $8,400. Auditor Kim Williams says Valarie Montez, a former teller for Benton Municipal Light and Water Works, took connection fee payments not recorded in a daily list of checks she received in 2006. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 3763CE2B-7DB5-44DD-B84F-6CC2EB2D7296 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:26:33 -0500 A federal judge at Baltimore has denied a motion to dismiss a case against Tyson Foods over advertising claims about antibiotics in its chicken products. U.S. District Richard Bennett also said yesterday he will decide in seven days on a motion for a preliminary injunction sought by competing poultry producers Perdue Farms and Sanderson Farms to stop the advertisements. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html E9768698-16FF-4F7F-A213-956A2DDBE4D4 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:13:42 -0500 Two men have been found beaten to death at a rural house they shared east of Vilonia, near the White County line. Faulkner County officials say Lonnie Franklin Brock, 62, and Bobby Don Brock, 45, who were cousins, were discovered dead by family members who called 911 around 9 a.m. yesterday. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html EC67AC35-002B-45B8-9C54-7C69B8F7C538 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:13:08 -0500 Louisiana authorities say a man who escaped from an Arkansas jail more than two years ago has been captured at his girlfriend's house in Haynesville, La. Yul Antwaun McGee, 33, is orginally from Haynesville, said Assistant Police Chief Jason Branch. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 9F427601-6570-48DE-978C-AB4EE07712F8 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:12:27 -0500 The Oaklawn Foundation Scholarship Committee presented $160,000 in college scholarships Wednesday to 40 Garland County students for the 2008-2009 academic school year. The 40 scholarship recipients and their colleges are: http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 43A445FC-FB38-4376-943C-C4B28CFF2F64 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:11:58 -0500 Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has rejected a proposed ballot initiative that would require government agencies to verify that everybody seeking public benefits in Arkansas is a legal resident of the United States. McDaniel yesterday rejected the proposal by a group calling itself Secure Arkansas, that also would require those older than 13 to sign an oath saying they live legally in the country. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html F183026A-CB64-43A9-A814-6D8BC6342D97 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:22:38 -0500 Saline County spent a week picking up blown-off shingles and cleaning culverts after 10 tornadoes roared through central Arkansas the night of April 3rd. Now, as forecasters predict a new set of storms that could bring torrential rains and isolated tornadoes coming through the state today, county officials have a new request. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 4AD47A0F-7BCA-4E99-B156-B09F2905FCCC Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:22:02 -0500 Officials and business owners in the city of Hot Springs have been busy since last Thursdays flooding cleaning up and trying to get some businesses in the downtown area re-opened. Now, with the threat of more torrential rains in today’s forecast, preparations are being made to lessen the impact should more flooding occur in this latest bout of severe weather. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 5A384E2A-1967-4FCE-BC35-3C81C4348C6B Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:21:31 -0500 The executive director of the Garland County Chapter of the American Red Cross has resigned amid an investigation into possible financial discrepancies. Red Cross spokeswoman Margaret O'Brien-Molina says executive director Karla Brown resigned her position Sunday. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 7B487292-B7F4-41F6-AE9E-75A723EF6FD9 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:20:57 -0500 A front moving into Arkansas is predicted to park over the state today, where it will bring even more rain. The National Weather Service says conditions will deteriorate tomorrow, with severe storms across the state and isolated tornadoes. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 7225CAC7-2844-4291-9949-A35C2ECBFF68 Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:47:51 -0500 Attorney General Dustin McDaniel says most of the payday lending companies operating in Arkansas have said they will close or stop issuing high-interest loans in response to his threat last month to sue them if they continued to do business in the state. He says 59 companies covering almost all of the 156 payday lending locations that he targeted with a March 18th letter have responded. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html F32D6B8D-08AE-4BA7-A1AF-9CC1140B67D6 Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:46:32 -0500 The Richard W. Averill Foundation has awarded $250,000 for a study to evaluate the goals of Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs. The 210-acre site is the botanical garden for the University of Arkansas' School of Architecture. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 915FF84A-1F78-4BF2-810A-60B17A4109DD Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:46:01 -0500 Voters in six of 10 school districts approved property tax measures in special elections Tuesday, fending off the threat of state intervention in districts that had their last chance to raise funds for construction projects. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 47544CF5-15EF-4AC9-8D32-9A6E54AFC050 Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:45:33 -0500 Presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has picked up another superdelegate in Arkansas who said he'll support the state's former first lady. Land Commissioner Mark Wilcox, who was selected last month as the Arkansas Democratic Party's last remaining superdelegate to the national convention, said yesterday he's supporting the New York senator. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 12AE7333-698E-4444-B2E6-5BA1EA2E167B Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:36:18 -0500 Two more counties have been added to the state list of disaster areas from severe weather that has beset Arkansas. Governor Beebe added Lonoke and Pike counties for damage sustained in last week's severe weather. A total of 46 counties have disaster declarations due to storms and flooding since March 17. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html DDCA2B87-7D18-41AF-A22B-9EB85432F04D Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:35:38 -0500 The National Weather Service has updated its tornado count in Thursday's storms in central Arkansas to ten. The twisters caused millions of dollars in damage and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes. In the latest update, the weather service tracked two tornadoes in Pulaski County. One traveled over less than a mile near Gravel Ridge and knocked trees on top of a house and a mobile home. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 65D74661-E9EC-4A92-961A-34FE17EE5949 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:35:00 -0500 Garland County Judge Larry Williams says that all roads in Garland County that were made impassable by last week’s storms and heavy rain have been re-opened. Garland County Road Department crews worked through the weekend repairing washed out roads, according to Williams. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 077EA805-D3F6-4ED4-9534-900B70DA536D Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:34:24 -0500 A jury decided Friday that race horse trainer Cole Norman should spend six years in prison and pay a $5,000 fine after he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of negligent homicide. That sentenced was determined for the 39-year-old Norman, of Haughton, Louisiana. Thursday, on the day his trial was to begin in Garland County Circuit Court at Hot Springs on a charge of manslaughter, Norman entered the guilty plea to the reduced charge. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html EA722636-75E6-4F16-958E-EA84CD52984C Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:46:59 -0500 Forecasters say at least four tornadoes ripped across central Arkansas during the state's most recent round of storms. A team from the National Weather Service in North Little Rock says the first tornado Thursday night left a 2.7-mile path of destruction near Benton that ran through the Hurricane Lake Mobile Home Park. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 6ECDAE6D-ADDC-41CD-97E4-C4B75EFF4F9C Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:46:29 -0500 Some rainfall totals from storms that moved over the state Thursday and Friday: _Glenwood, in western Arkansas, 6.4 inches http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html F0EF435F-860E-455D-B70A-76910351AB84 Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:46:00 -0500 Former prosecutor Dan Harmon is again working in the Saline County courthouse. Harmon was convicted of racketeering, extortion and drug-related charges in 1997. He was released early from an 11-year federal prison sentence in 2006. The 63-year-old Harmon is working as a temporary, part-time job as a clerk. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 05EAF19C-307A-4F15-8339-5630B0ADE33A Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:45:33 -0500 A prosecutor has found that three law officers who fatally shot a suspect in Hempstead County were justified. Forty-three-year-old Fred Moore of Hempstead County shot state police Special Agent Scott Clark in the right arm and shoulder with a handgun on March 12th. Clark, Hempstead County sheriff's Lieutenant Frankie McJunkins and state police Sergeant John Bishop returned fire, killing Moore. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 0C8BA353-261A-4E2C-B1E7-C0157967189C Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:45:02 -0500 Reports from the Garland County Sheriff’s Department this morning say that conditions are serious in all areas of the county, especially the low lying areas. Sheriff’s deputies this morning were trying to reach an automobile that was stalled in flood waters. Officials did not know at that time whether anyone was trapped in the vehicle. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html C3F3980B-6DA3-463A-A30F-E6D6E4D4EA53 Fri, 4 Apr 2008 09:50:55 -0500 Authorities are working to assess damage from storms that rumbled through central Arkansas overnight. A tornado ripped through parts of Saline and Pulaski counties and more than 38,000 Entergy Arkansas customers are without power. The tornado damaged a trailer park, an auto dealership and other spots in Saline County, and moved northeast into Little Rock and then North Little Rock last night. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 542C7012-9DD6-4A47-A3A0-1899DAD8E793 Fri, 4 Apr 2008 09:50:26 -0500 Horse trainer, 39 year old, Cole Norman, pleaded guilty yesterday in Garland County Circuit Court to an amended charge of negligent homicide in a car crash that killed an 86 year old Hot Springs woman. Prosecutors said that Norman was “profoundly impaired” when the accident occurred. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html C56ADBCA-101D-4E60-9A73-8268F6F1F10F Fri, 4 Apr 2008 09:49:55 -0500 Search crews in Randolph County are poised to resume their effort to find an 18-year-old who was swept away when a boat he was in on the Black River capsized. Bad weather yesterday kept the searchers on land, but the sheriff's office says the search will resume when conditions are safer. More rain is forecast. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 403F8DF9-60BF-43AC-996B-857149557359 Fri, 4 Apr 2008 09:49:26 -0500 Another teenager has been arrested in a vandalism incident that occurred last month in which windows were shot out of numerous businesses in Hot Springs. 19 year old, Jonathan Balliette of Hot Springs was arrested last night by Hot Springs Police. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html DC570730-0CB9-4C53-AC1C-9548A6D41123 Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:16:24 -0500 More rain is forecast for Arkansas over the coming few days, which will put more water into rivers that have already spilled out of their banks. The Randolph County sheriff's office said teams with search dogs were being used to look for the man thrown into the water when a boat overturned Tuesday. The man's name was not released. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 9E0B7E3D-697B-4C08-A9F5-D86595C64186 Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:15:51 -0500 Three construction workers are presumed drowned after a work platform on the Interstate 430 bridge over the Arkansas River collapsed and fell about 100 feet into the water. The body of one of the three workers was raised about 8 hours after the scaffolding collapsed yesterday, when a crane lifted the wreckage out of the river. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 3DE546FA-43E2-41CA-9B55-2EAA98CFA6E7 Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:15:21 -0500 Governor Beebe has signed a bill to raise the state's severance tax on natural gas, and Arkansas lawmakers have ended the special session called by the governor. Beebe put his signature on the tax hike yesterday only hours after Arkansas legislators gave their final approval to the measure. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html CE9064E6-5981-4900-B011-E20249B90D6F Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:14:50 -0500 Arkansas' revenues grew in March, fueled by higher than expected individual income tax collections that helped bring in more money than forecast. The state's fiscal office says Arkansas' net available revenues totaled 343 million million dollars, up 24 million dollars or 7.6 percent above last year's total for March. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 7E195E30-9BEE-42EB-ACA3-11B2D9C6E2D6 Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:14:19 -0500 Authorities in Texarkana have recovered two shotguns that were stolen from the home of a murder victim in Hempstead County. The body of 56-year-old Donald K. McGee was found on March 12th at a home about three miles south of Hope. Investigators say McGee had last been seen in late February. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html CAC2CE5C-B86A-4233-980E-BF77125D6764 Wed, 2 Apr 2008 11:27:44 -0500 The House and Senate have passed Governor Beebe's proposed increase in the severance tax on natural gas. In the second day of the special session yesterday, the chambers passed identical tax bills but at least one will have to be approved by both chambers before the measure goes to Beebe for his signature. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 4AF5AE6D-A818-4F13-8785-F5AD4D0DA5AB Wed, 2 Apr 2008 11:27:12 -0500 Three mobile homes set aside by federal officials for tornado victims in Arkansas have formaldehyde levels rivaling that of housing deemed unsafe for victims of 2005 hurricanes on the Gulf Coast. Test results of the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- obtained by The Associated Press -- show about half of the mobile homes tested have formaldehyde levels higher than the average home. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 50CAF397-DB78-4A10-8FF7-68233EBAA09E Wed, 2 Apr 2008 11:26:36 -0500 Attorney General Dustin McDaniel says only a handful of payday lending companies in the state have told his office they will shut down or have already done so. Friday is the deadline McDaniel gave 60 companies that operate 156 payday lending locations in the state to respond to a cease-and-desist letter he sent the firms last month. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 7094FACF-0B7D-4E0A-8FAD-535AED4BE06C Wed, 2 Apr 2008 11:26:09 -0500 There are big snakes and really big snakes. The newest member of the Little Rock Zoo reptilian family is of the huge variety. The zoo has added a 20-foot reticulated python to its collection. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html F14854CB-542A-4219-BD8A-4C5D51D19D9D Wed, 2 Apr 2008 11:25:47 -0500 Floodwaters still need to recede before officials can determine how damaging two weeks' worth of flooding was to Arkansas, but leaders say it's shaping up to be a costly affair. U.S. Senator Mark Pryor said yesterday at a state Capitol news conference that all indications are that the flooding will be a major catastrophe for Arkansas. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html CC739A47-CF0B-4098-B8D3-544A6267189B Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:22:10 -0500 Hot Springs voters could get a chance to cast ballots on a $1.2 million bond issue to pay for repairs at the Mid-America Science Museum. Steve Arrison, CEO of the Hot Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau, said yesterday there are problems with the heating, ventilation and cooling systems at the museum. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html EBC01E15-D75C-4FDD-B4B4-D50FD87CCF13 Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:21:09 -0500 The national president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving says battling underage drinking is the key to cutting down on drunken-driving fatalties. Glynn Birch last night joined local MADD officials at National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs to mark the beginning of Alcohol Awareness Month in April. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html E75D1851-B086-4C40-B0BF-DD1C11E33342 Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:18:04 -0500 In Garland County Circuit Court yesterday, 20 year old, Vernon Capshaw pleaded not guilty to two counts of capital murder and two counts of rape. Capshaw, of Hot Springs, is alleged to have raped and murdered two Hot Springs women, 29 year old Melinda Jenkins and 41 year old, Janice Bills last year. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 59A3E060-480B-4BC9-B903-B412FAF87B26 Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:17:25 -0500 Blake Icenhower got a one-ton wakeup call, courtesy of his co-worker behind the wheel of his pickup truck. As the 19-year-old laid in bed yesterday morning at a Magnolia hotel, co-worker Hoby Armstrong went outside to start his Dodge diesel truck. Armstrong says he keyed the engine on and stepped out of the cab. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 99B2FF2D-688B-41B0-903A-7FF4AED2FA7A Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:54:46 -0500 All 239 nursing homes in Arkansas are taking part in a national campaign intended to make life better for residents of the facilities. Claudia Beverly at the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at UAMS, says Arkansas is the only state so far to achieve total participation in the campaign called Advancing Excellence in Americas Nursing Homes. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html AA30ADD6-8231-4CB0-A9DA-37E129A764AA Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:53:50 -0500 A Federal Emergency Management Agency spokesman says tests on the government-owned mobile homes at Hope, originally intended for victims of Hurricane Katrina, have been completed. Spokesman says Dan Martinez says the tests showed ``very, very low'' levels of formaldehyde -- a preservative commonly used in construction materials. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 0AD9580A-E8FC-49AD-B1B5-42045249996F Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:53:08 -0500 Representative Will Bond backed legislation last year that mistakenly allowed anyone -- even toddlers -- to marry in Arkansas with parental consent. With a special legislative session starting next week, he'll be asking for a do-over. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html F3E5AF1C-8049-4E3F-96DA-0DE78DE2BCAA Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:52:33 -0500 Members of the Hot Springs Advertising and Promotion Commission will consider at a meeting today a $1.2 million bond issue to pay for repairs at the Mid-America Science Museum. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html DB58B924-FF97-4FD3-B8F8-52F5F3D7683C Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:52:04 -0500 Multiple felony charges have been filed against a Royal man allegedly involved in a vandalism incident that occurred earlier this month. The incident involved numerous windows of businesses being shot out with a BB gun. 19 year old, Thomas Crump was arrested late last week and charged with 30 counts of criminal mischief. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 9215E723-4D98-4AAA-A518-CD064220D590 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:46:26 -0500 Potlatch Corp. says it will permanently close its lumber mill in Prescott, citing the impact of the housing crisis on lumber sales. Potlatch says it will work with state and federal officials to help ``lessen the impact'' on the 182 workers at the mill. The company also blamed the closure on its proximity to other mills, saying it drove up the prices for lumber. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 0ED1CD20-63E6-4A00-9891-54CE8CF18E9D Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:45:55 -0500 An elementary school teacher was fired after his arrest for allegedly having child pornography on his home computer. Fifty-three-year-old Richard Smith -- who taught fourth and fifth graders at Salem Lutheran School in Springdale -- was arrested and jailed in Washington County. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 2C6A0A85-83E6-40D2-9A6A-AEE20AFFF8B0 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:45:17 -0500 Police agencies across Arkansas are warning young people to stay sober when they get behind the wheel for prom night and for end-of-school-year parties. This weekend, the Arkansas State Police are being joined by police and sheriff's departments to try to prevent crashes caused by drunken teenagers. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 4D992EBC-2CF7-4A14-8BDC-0DD612C24C68 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:44:49 -0500 Police working to curtail the illegal use and sales of methamphetamine say domestic meth producers are taking advantage of provisions in the law that allow consumers to buy up to 300 pseudoephedrine tablets per month. Police say the number of meth labs they were finding dropped sharply after the federal government put in place limits on how much pseudoephedrine -- a key meth ingredient -- individuals could buy. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 5D60A666-8312-4D68-A40A-C1C03E161319 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:50:48 -0500 Gov. Mike Beebe has called a special session that will begin Monday to consider raising the state's severance tax on natural gas for the first time in a half-century. Beebe issued the formal proclamation yesterday calling lawmakers back to the Capitol. The governor announced last week that he would call the special session, which he hopes will last three days. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 5B469571-18C6-443B-BFE4-F0C2F0486F9E Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:50:18 -0500 Federal officials have begun to assemble their first damage assessments from flooding across Arkansas that has resulted in disaster declarations in 39 counties. The White River is higher than it has been in a quarter-century, flooding homes, businesses and crop lands. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 21613C22-5018-406E-BFB8-4F510619D184 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:49:48 -0500 A man charged with capital murder after his former girlfriend was fatally stabbed has pleaded not guilty. The charge against 28-year-old Zachariah Marcyniuk stemmed from the March 9 slaying of Katharine Wood, 24, a University of Arkansas student. Her body was found in a bathtub at her Fayetteville apartment. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html B1925D80-92FD-484F-8BFE-DD0D3581B32D Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:49:19 -0500 20 year old Joshua Mauldin of Warren, Arkansas who was convicted of felony injury to a child in Texas, was sentenced to 25 years in prison yesterday by a Galveston jury. Mauldin had claimed he was insane when he put his infant daughter in a microwave causing severe burns to the child. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 08B8693F-5329-4717-924D-025057AFCC8F Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:48:52 -0500 A jury is deliberating the punishment for a young father from Arkansas convicted of severely burning his infant daughter when he put her in a microwave and turned it on for up to 20 seconds. Yesterday, the jury rejected Joshua Mauldin's claims he was insane when he stuffed his daughter Ana in the microwave and convicted him of felony injury to a child. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html FCDEF4F0-6041-4D2D-A601-DA529BBF6348 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:03:35 -0500 The Louisiana Public Service Commission has approved plans for a 600-megawatt coal-fired power plant in southwestern Arkansas that would also serve parts of Louisiana and Texas. Southwestern Electric Power Company hopes to build the $1.3 billion plant in Hempstead County, near Fulton. The Arkansas Public Service Commission has already approved the company's request, but opponents have appealed that decision. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html FFAD59D9-33CA-4B6A-9073-424A15CD4F11 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:02:59 -0500 Five children who were asleep in the upstairs of a small Bentonville home died early yesterday in a fire that swept through the home. Fire Chief Dan White says the children's parents were in a downstairs bedroom and were awakened by a smoke alarm, but could not reach the children because of the smoke and flames. The parents escaped from the blaze, which was reported at 1:22 a.m. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 1CDE1CF7-231F-4077-AFEE-7E43A3235DFA Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:02:29 -0500 A former Hot Springs police officer with over 27 years of law enforcement experience is developing and instructing classes for the Hot Springs Police Department’s new Citizens Police Academy. The class, taught by Mike Simmons teaches techniques to make city workers more effective witnesses to crime that might occur in the City. The program is part of City Manager Kent Myers 2008 crime reduction initiatives. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 30317AC4-16AA-4BA7-B0B7-C9261FCAFC68 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:02:06 -0500 Not only the postman rings twice. A Jackson County man remains in jail after he drove two cars into the post office in Ravenden Springs. Randolph County Sheriff Gary Tribble says 65-year-old Glenn Irvin Sparling drove one vehicle into the post office on Sunday, and fled the scene. The sheriff told Jonesboro television station KAIT that the car stopped running. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 0DAAEE68-C4AE-4E5D-83BC-FC261AF5FF37 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:50:16 -0500 Jurors in Galveston will resume deliberations today in the trial of an Arkansas man accused of burning his infant daughter in a microwave. Twenty-year-old Joshua Mauldin is charged with felony injury to a child and faces up to life in prison if convicted. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 024F0C5E-8B60-423F-B213-351C2DD3A6CF Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:49:43 -0500 The Arkansas State Police are preparing a special initiative to combat underage drinking and driving. Troopers will work with local law enforcement on Friday and Saturday to catch young people who were drinking before they got behind the wheel. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 474AEE5F-FD24-4359-969F-C14DE23EAA2B Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:49:08 -0500 A spokesman from the Morning Star Fire Department said yesterday that a fire Sunday evening at Jones Mill was probably the result of electrical problems. Some 45 firefighters from around the area battled the blaze for about twelve hours that destroyed the offices of two companies. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html AFB01BB6-E997-4B27-8804-0A0AE1CA6983 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:48:41 -0500 Flooding in some areas of north and northeast Arkansas continues as a result of last weeks heavy rain. Meanwhile, this weekend, Governor Beebe traveled in a military helicopter to parts of Arkansas already flooded since storms early in the week. He said that some damage estimates can't be made until the waters recede. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 37D4704F-6BA8-4E0C-A1FC-B4DCC2D9D040 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:20:51 -0500 The creation of a lottery in neighboring Arkansas could cost Oklahoma millions of dollars in annual revenue. State lottery director Jim Scroggins says Oklahoma's annual sales would drop by about $10 million annually if Arkansas started games of its own. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html E6AA39A7-B1DB-46DD-8E71-7BD78492E004 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:20:19 -0500 California authorities say two cars collided head-on in an accident that killed four people on Interstate 40 near Needles. Three of the four were from Norman in Montgomery County. A driver was spotted heading east in the westbound lanes of I-40 early Saturday morning and collided with a Chevy Camaro _ killing a 21-year-old California man _ and a Cadillac, killing three people from Norman. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html E0737F5F-D98C-4220-BEE9-EF88FB2EFBCF Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:19:41 -0500 Firefighters from Malvern, Hot Springs, Magnet Cove, Lake Hamilton and Morning Star responded to a fire yesterday at the Hot Spring County Industrial Park at Jones Mill. The building which contained a number of offices was listed as a total loss. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html FD1186AE-5A6E-4933-921B-BA10A6B8EAD4 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:19:15 -0500 Washington County officials have installed a camera in the courthouse holding cell where a woman was mistakenly left without food or water for four days. The camera allows authorities to see inside the holding cell, where the woman was left March 6 while awaiting transport to the county jail. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html C58B83FF-50E2-46BA-B676-06420C6328D7 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:39:12 -0500 According to a regulatory filing, Alltel President and Chief Executive Scott T. Ford received compensation of more than 141.8 million dollars in 2007. That's including 107.7 million dollars for taking the wireless company private. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 8AB5B513-581E-4720-A40C-E77CBB3B30C8 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:38:38 -0500 Two area counties, Hot Spring and Nevada, are among the 26 counties that Governor Mike Beebe declared as disaster areas this week due to this week’s heavy rains and flooding. Beebe said yesterday that more counties are likely to be added to the list, considering that flood waters were still rising in some areas. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 487DC57C-46D2-4A84-96E1-61B867F1159E Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:38:10 -0500 An Amity man is scheduled to appear in Hot Springs District Court April 8th on an attempted rape charge. 27 year old, Bucky Martin is alleged to have attacked his ex-girlfriend in an incident that occurred March 4th. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 68B59397-D4D0-4CE5-B61B-B5DEFA70DD45 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:37:31 -0500 Arkansas' educational program for 3- and 4-year-olds ranked in the top tier in a nationwide comparison of preschools conducted by Rutgers University researchers. The state's early childhood education program excelled in terms of access, financial resources and quality, according to the university's National Institute of Early Education Research. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 261772F8-9475-4622-BA58-9AE9E21AC2FA Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:06:30 -0500 Rain storms that crept over Arkansas caused flooding yesterday that made numerous roadways impassable, left people evacuated from their homes and also left two people missing after their vehicles were swept away by rushing waters. As rains ended yesterday, water in many places began to recede and roads again became passable. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 5F393C30-E208-40BA-B905-B1FB7A4BBB60 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:05:56 -0500 A psychiatrist says medical records indicate a man accused of burning his baby in a Galveston hotel microwave has a history of mental illness. But the doctor also told jurors in Galveston yesterday that he does not believe Joshua Mauldin was insane at the time the girl was hurt. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 8E5626A6-0D04-47CD-AD56-55F0875AD529 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:05:16 -0500 A plan to build two Marriott hotels in Hot Springs off Central Avenue in the city's historic downtown has been approved by the city council. Honest Properties LLC has filed plans to build a six-story, 100-room Marriott Courtyard Hotel and a six-story, 140-room Marriott Residence Inn. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html C6D56C4C-8B0B-4517-A8AE-242238E4305B Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:04:46 -0500 Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has a message for payday lenders throughout the state: shut down now, or face a lawsuit from the state. McDaniel is sending letters to about 60 companies that run 156 payday lending firms in Arkansas. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 2E2F3E26-B05C-4B13-B076-E34CF6A03012 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:09:09 -0500 Flooding is widespread throughout Arkansas, as severe thunderstorms brought heavy rains to the state, washing out roads and leading to some evacuations. The National Weather Service says 4 to 8 inches of rainfall has occurred in some parts of the state with north Arkansas areas reaching up to 10 inches. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 69FBEF7E-4724-4AFA-B6EA-18FC46E7DAE6 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:08:34 -0500 The Garland County Circuit Court yesterday denied an attempt by prosecutors to revoke the bond of Louisiana thoroughbred trainer, Matthew Cole Norman. Norman is charged with manslaughter for a traffic fatality that occurred in February of 2007 that killed an 86 year old Hot Springs woman. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 8CE5AC2C-A5B1-47ED-B919-4243C3104B3D Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:07:50 -0500 The Garland County Sheriff’s Department said this morning that the department had received reports of two trees down in Garland County due to the overnight storms that produced high winds and dumped heavy rainfall across the state. The sheriff’s department said that there were no reports of any flooding problems but advised to “be very careful “in any low lying areas. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html A48797FE-8A22-4748-B9B3-CEB394D072BB Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:07:13 -0500 Lt. Gov. Bill Halter's campaign to create a state-run lottery for college scholarships says it raised $110,000 last month. The ``Hope for Arkansas'' campaign raised more than $304,631 total and has $83,057 in the bank by the end of February, according to documents filed Monday with the state Ethics Commission. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 80F400A6-5766-4D82-A3AE-8E2D8CC0402F Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:29:32 -0500 Some Arkansans may be dropped from the child-care assistance rolls this summer because federal funds have been flat over the years while income criteria for the program have expanded. Arkansas' voucher program provides child-care assistance for about 13,000 children. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 8B4EE5C4-EE3C-44B1-8E3A-A7472FE40060 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:29:02 -0500 A former Delight School District girls basketball coach has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old member of his team. Twenty-eight-year-old Chad D. Smith received a 10-year prison sentence with six years suspended, and will be banned from working as a teacher in the state. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html BB5B0462-51C2-428A-AE05-F5E679541D80 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:28:30 -0500 KATV in Little Rock reports today that two men were killed and a woman survived what authorities suspect was a murder-suicide at a home outside Prescott. Nevada County Sheriff Bobby Carlton said the 15-year-old daughter of Donnie Dougan Jr. and Lisa Dougan called police Sunday night to report the shootings. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 10F1F94C-7B60-4048-BBE8-50BF9429DD5D Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:28:08 -0500 If Governor Beebe's proposal for an increase in the state severance tax is approved, most of the money will go toward improvement of state and local roads. The proposal has drawn criticism from some Republican legislators. GOP Representative Mark Martin of Prairie Grove says the money is being spread too thin for it to make a difference in local projects. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 5A1EE76B-BB1B-4115-8E2B-22742B464521 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:14:41 -0500 Weeks after his disappearance, the family of a Little Rock executive still has no answers about what happened to him. John Glasgow has been missing since before sunup January 28. His car was found abandoned the next day at a state park. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 8B834E3D-4B69-4E95-AAF5-C5B70E6516C5 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:14:10 -0500 Economic officials are striving to attract more workers to the Hot Springs area to help the business community to continue to grow. Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce president Dave Byerly says businesses in the community are trying to grow, and the city wants to attract new employers. The area is looking for land to site a new industrial park. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 0D005858-ED99-46BF-BB81-247EACF0A696 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:13:35 -0500 A planned 30,000-square-foot expansion of Oaklawn Park to add more gambling machines has won the approval of a city planning board. The Hot Springs Planning Commission's voted unanimously Thursday for the project expanding the horse track's grandstand to house 500 new electronic gambling machines on top of the 500 already there. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html AB28CDA6-C16B-4A79-A4E1-8F54A5F6C8BE Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:13:08 -0500 A new University of Arkansas study on the economic impact of natural gas production in the Fayetteville Shale play says the work will be worth nearly 18 billion dollars to the state over the coming five years. A study two years ago had projected the impact from 2005 through 2008 to be worth 5.5 billion dollars. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 23B974B6-7237-4AE2-9D0F-A25B7D3B0B77 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:45:16 -0500 A man suspected of burglarizing a home and perhaps killing a man shot and wounded a state trooper investigating the crimes. Troopers shot and killed the suspect. Special Agent Scott Clark, a 12-year state police veteran, was shot Wednesday night while investigating the slaying of a man whose body was found that afternoon. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 46AF2593-F00C-479F-81E8-FA0BB2EAE989 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:44:46 -0500 A 54 year old Hot Springs man was found guilty yesterday in Garland County Circuit Court of first degree sexual assault. Victor Louis Rasmussen was also found guilty by the six-man, six-woman jury on a second charge of fourth-degree sexual assault. Both charges stemmed from charges of having a sexual relationship with an underage female. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 3DD7B568-675E-4A14-B5F2-88D2726A1844 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:44:17 -0500 Thunderstorms rolled through the state last night producing heavy rain, some hail and dangerous lightening which resulted in a number of power outages. According to James Thompson in the Little Rock office of Entergy, slightly under 2,000 people in Garland county remain without power this morning. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 8CD4AD53-A5E4-4139-B4B1-69D269C99F7B Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:43:37 -0500 Republican leaders are lining up against Governor Mike Beebe's proposed hike in the severance tax on natural gas to pay for road improvements. The Republicans' House leader and state party chairman issued statements yesterday opposing Beebe's tax proposal, which he says could eventually raise 100 million dollars annually for state highways and local roads. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 31BDDF31-2065-45EA-A98E-D6D698E52BEE Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:47:08 -0500 Prosecutors say a man accused of killing a University of Arkansas student now faces a capital murder charge. If convicted, 28-year-old Zachariah Marcyniuk of Fayetteville faces either life in prison without parole or the death penalty for the slaying of 24-year-old Katie Wood. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 64047A9E-9F6A-466A-B144-EEA992E67CC8 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:45:42 -0500 Arkansans voted against it before, but a new poll says the majority of Arkansas voters say they want a state lottery. A new poll released Wednesday by the University of Central Arkansas shows nearly two-thirds of Arkansans are in favor of a lottery. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 7839327E-72EF-43F5-B902-2E44FE0B366E Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:44:19 -0500 The family of a Hot Spring County man who died at his home last week says the county’s coroner refused to answer their request for help. According to a KATV news report, the coroner made family members pronounce their own loved-one dead--over the phone. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 5573733A-2240-4363-A363-0E262F2C5005 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:42:17 -0500 The FBI is investigating the Sheridan police chief. Sheridan police say the feds are looking into allegations that chief David Hooks took city funds for personal use. But no one is saying how much money. The city council called an emergency meeting Tuesday night about the turmoil that has everyone talking. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 3A80349E-D0FB-4406-9F4E-CFE485852601 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:20:05 -0500 A Hot Springs man faces numerous charges after fleeing a traffic stop in which three Hot Springs police officers were injured. The Sentinel Record reports that 31 year old Terrence Jerome Hines was charged Saturday with three felony counts of second degree battery, plus misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest, second degree criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html EAA65AC4-084B-4CC7-91F6-DFDD9DC3C2F2 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:05:17 -0500 Governor Beebe says he will leave the final decision on temporary housing to those storm victims requesting mobile homes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that have been tested for formaldehyde. Beebe says the state would rely on expert advice to determine what formaldehyde level would be acceptable. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 9D246DC7-F497-4851-8F8C-A9B8BBB37AF3 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:31:58 -0500 Homeowners in fear of losing their homes to foreclosure should be ready to seek assistance, but officials say they should be wary of scams that could make their predicament worse. A forum sponsored by the Little Rock field office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development focused on ways that people can hold on to their homes, or at least avoid a financial disaster. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 236527CE-B885-4AA6-8A9D-15B5CD50B8B7 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:31:21 -0500 A conviction for possessing child pornography that sent a doctor to prison for four years will keep him from practicing at Pike County Memorial Hospital, the facility's board has decided. The board voted unanimously Thursday to terminate a letter of agreement between 42-year-old Doctor Lonnie Joseph Parker of Eureka Springs and the hospital, as well as the Murfreesboro Family Clinic. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 047ECBAC-6EDE-4E30-84A2-BFAD9D3D1689 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:30:57 -0500 The Garland County Economic Development Corporation is looking for land for another industrial park. Mid-America Park, which was developed in 1973 by the economic development corporation, now has only six acres of available land on 474 acres. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 7D42A034-10D2-4139-8964-455FCB4FDFBB Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:30:01 -0500 Juan Garcia and Richard Lopez weren't the only Spanish speakers at the scene of a traffic accident in which they wrecked their truck. Police officer Ernesto Echevarria is also fluent, and what he heard when Garcia and Lopez conversed resulted in both men being charged with driving while intoxicated. The incident began when the pickup truck hit a parked van in front of Liliana Duran's house late Monday night. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 82F38A6E-80FA-4033-96DF-EDCBC0DC171E Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:58:39 -0600 The Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun testing some of its mobile homes for high levels of formaldehyde in hopes of releasing them to victims of tornadoes Feb. 5 in Arkansas and Tennessee, a spokesman said Thursday. FEMA spokesman James McIntyre said the tests began Wednesday night in Portland, Ore., where the agency had a number of mobile homes waiting to be deployed to victims of a Dec. 8 flood. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 5BCD0585-1BC5-4BE4-A439-1D60676F1D2C Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:58:00 -0600 We can expect a wintry mix in Central Arkansas during the rest of the morning and early afternoon hours. Areas that haven't seen any snow yet, will see it by the afternoon. Expect a total of about two to four inches of snow in Little Rock, with higher amounts to the northwest. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 0919A6E5-9638-4D09-96E8-28BF62DE164E Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:57:27 -0600 Twenty-one cows died early yesterday after the tractor-trailer they were in overturned on Interstate 30. That includes two cows who escaped the crash only to be hit by passing semi-trucks. State veterinarian Pat Badley says 70 head of cattle were inside the trailer at the time of the crash near Benton. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 4D56C649-31A7-4099-9B40-701EA9774483 Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:49:36 -0600 Board members who oversee Pike County Memorial Hospital may pull the contract of a newly hired doctor after learning he was convicted eight years ago of possessing child pornography. Dr. Lonnie Joseph Parker served more than four years in prison for the conviction. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 305FEDD5-B237-46AE-83E5-8002AD8092D5 Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:48:58 -0600 The Hot Springs Police Department says that three arrests have been made for forged prescriptions in an investigation that has been on-going for quite some time. Police arrested two suspects at the Walgreen Pharmacy on Central Avenue just before 6PM on Tuesday who were allegedly trying to pass a forged prescription. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html A5B4BD07-0868-43C7-8E9B-455C052639E3 Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:48:16 -0600 March is coming in like a lion for much of the state. Much of Arkansas is at risk today and tomorrow for a dose of wintry weather _ again. Two days after a late-winter storm dumped a foot of snow in some parts of the state, Mother Nature is gearing up to pack another punch. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html A539B780-1F55-4BC2-8A92-6AF8F7FB991A Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:47:49 -0600 Authorities say a Rogers police lieutenant accused of shocking a cow with his stun gun and videotaping the incident will be suspended for 10 days without pay. Rogers Police Chief Steve Helms says the suspension of Lt. David Mitchell will begin March 17. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html F919074B-A96E-473D-BB1A-0DEE5D23C8DD Wed, 5 Mar 2008 11:59:15 -0600 A report released by a Little Rock-based group calls on the state to do more to prevent older foster children from turning 18 without a family to call his or her own. Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families says more than 200 children moved from foster care in Arkansas last year when they ``aged out'' of the system by turning 18, making the state no longer responsible for their care. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 37037AF2-D34D-4AAE-A659-6A52E889EF9D Wed, 5 Mar 2008 11:58:39 -0600 Mike Huckabee bowed to reality and out of the Republican presidential race. Huckabee says he kept the faith throughout his campaign. He says he'd rather lose an election than lose the principles that got him into politics. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 34F684D8-9D4F-4D39-A32B-8EE9F95BFB5A Wed, 5 Mar 2008 11:58:18 -0600 Authorities say a Garland County man was intervening in a couple’s violent relationship when he shot, Kevin Crites. According to investigators with the Garland County Sheriff’s Office, 32 year old, Kristen Hoff told authorities that he shot Crites because he was tired of him “smacking” his girlfriend around. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 18D27E07-2F7B-4A04-97CA-3517360AED52 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 11:56:32 -0600 A report card compiled by the Pew Center on the States gives Arkansas a 'C' for the effectiveness of its state government. The report released by the center yesterday ranks the states based on how well they manage their budgets, staffs, infrastructure and information. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html C404209B-F9E1-4D8F-A7A7-02DFC01B14A4 Tue, 4 Mar 2008 11:11:46 -0600 The body of a woman missing since Wednesday has been found in a creek in which her car was also found. Authorities say the body of 23-year-old Keaton Byrd was pulled from Two-Bayou Creek this evening, downstream from where her car was found in the creek just off U.S. 79. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 14A9A13D-620B-4D3E-8F5D-10CED535FF95 Tue, 4 Mar 2008 11:11:12 -0600 Police are still trying to determine a motive in the death of a man that was shot to death last night in Hot Springs. The Garland County Sheriff’s Office has ruled the shooting that occurred at 114 Pappyhunt Lane a homicide. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html C943F5EA-2BE8-4CB7-9E8D-71CAF6752092 Tue, 4 Mar 2008 11:10:44 -0600 A storm system moved across Arkansas today, bringing sleet and snow, closing some schools and making roads slick. The heaviest accumulations in the early morning were over Pope County in west-central Arkansas, where at least 11 inches fell at Russellville. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 04B0D8A5-BC9A-4FE5-8ABB-978D41CB4472 Tue, 4 Mar 2008 11:10:19 -0600 Losing a W-2 tax form can be a pain -- especially if you leave it at the scene of a crime. Police in Des Moines, Iowa, report a man robbed a Git-N-Go convenience store and left behind his W-2 form. According to officers, the bandit told the clerk he had a gun. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 46F4710F-7535-4B39-9787-54E0EB277AB8 Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:36:57 -0600 Little Rock Marathon officials say a Wisconsin man has collapsed and died after completing the 26.2-mile race. A news release from race officials said 27-year-old Adam Nickel of Madison, Wisconsin, collapsed yesterday morning shortly after he crossed the finish line of the race. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 3EE4E71C-18A4-44CA-99FF-F398A025EE8A Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:36:17 -0600 A Camden man has been convicted for the third time in the shooting death of his wife, after a higher court cited improper jury instructions in overturning two previous convictions. 46-year-old Steven Ralph Teater was given a 30-year prison sentence and fined $10,000 for the killing of 41-year-old Becky Teater and the wounding of Roderick McKinney on January 18th, 2003. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 255BF035-2776-49D4-A298-D288FC83E996 Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:35:41 -0600 Hot Springs police discovered a methamphetamine lab Friday while searching for a suspect with multiple arrest warrants. Police approached a residence on Summer Street in Hot Springs and were “overcome” by the chemical smell in the manufacture of meth. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 70852A47-4EEA-4AB7-815A-6589BFF32B49 Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:35:15 -0600 Jesse Richard Evans bought a BB gun at an Arkadelphia Wal-Mart and even put a sling on his arm so he could conceal the weapon. But when he went to a Texarkana bank, he couldn't bring himself to rob it. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 08F44FDE-E104-48E6-B32F-C78E66B633F5 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:07:46 -0600 Three people, including a Hot Springs woman died in a two vehicle car crash in Perry County yesterday morning. According to Arkansas State Police reports, a passenger in one of the vehicles, 36 year old Beverly Armstrong of Hot Springs died in the accident along with 23 year old Rachael Collins of Houston, the driver of the car in which Armstrong was a passenger. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html A7E829C7-F4F6-4888-991A-481A1F23977E Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:07:13 -0600 Detectives have held their first in-depth interview with a student injured in a shooting at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. However, the school's police chief said yesterday that officers already had a suspect in the attack. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 5D85BD5F-671B-4C0A-871C-15BF24CBB58A Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:06:29 -0600 One of two members of the Arkansas National Guard arrested during a pot bust on Monday has been cleared of all charges. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html A1155DF5-5D6C-4DC4-874E-40288E9A555B Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:05:57 -0600 A student was injured in a shooting yesterday on a campus parking lot at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Two suspects were at large but the school did not believe others on campus were at risk. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 66795FFA-3C07-4D49-99DE-1CA8359F4CC2 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:09:03 -0600 A Pine Bluff woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the death of her newborn child. Twenty-five-year-old Toccara M. Wright pleaded no contest Tuesday to second-degree murder, avoiding a capital murder trial scheduled the same day. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html BE1B880A-8F3A-4C42-A53F-1A838C905D57 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:08:21 -0600 The hot springs of Hot Springs are gushing again. They stopped flowing briefly Tuesday because of an equipment failure. Officials say it was the first time in 18 years the thermal water pumping system failed. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 3C328F34-AD1C-416D-98D2-146EE61AC078 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:07:41 -0600 An inmate at the Garland County Detention Center that escaped Monday night was captured yesterday after a caller reported spotting him at a vacant house. 37 year old, William Dale Ray, who was serving time for commercial burglary is now facing charges of second degree escape, which is a felony and punishable by up to six years in prison. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 992756B6-B7B0-4324-ACB5-82634895EACB Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:06:11 -0600 Beginning Wednesday, February 27, Shady Grove Road from East Belding to Hollywood Avenue will be closed in sections for shoulder construction. Work will take place from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily until Monday, March 3, weather permitting. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html B5914871-CADB-40D8-8CD0-EA64679AF6CF Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:18:41 -0600 Due to a water system failure, a boil order is now in effect for Hot Springs Municipal Utilities customers area the area south and east of Buddy Bean Lumber on Malvern Avenue and outlying areas. The boil order is a precautionary measure only, and is expected to be in effect for approximately two days, or after two water samples taken on consecutive days pass inspection by the Arkansas Health Department. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 9B23C59D-A281-467C-946C-39D4C75AE3B6 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:18:01 -0600 Catholics throughout Arkansas have been asked to stop giving money to a nationally known breast cancer charity over concerns some donations could go to Planned Parenthood. Monsignor J. Gaston Hebert of Little Rock sent a letter to parishes and Catholic schools this month about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a Dallas-based foundation. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html E6460090-DFDC-4D65-8E87-FAC9C8E352E9 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:17:19 -0600 The Hot Springs Fire Department responded to a call yesterday in the 2200 block of Central Avenue. According to a fire department spokesman, high wind gusts yesterday caused considerable damage at America’s Best Value Inn. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 70D6F3AC-CF7C-4ABD-9376-951D266F77A3 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:16:45 -0600 The Garland County Sheriff’s Department is offering a $400 reward for information leading to the capture of a Garland County inmate who escaped Monday. 37 year old, William Dale Ray was serving a sentence for commercial burglary and was working as a trusty when he escaped from the Garland County Detention Center Monday night. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html D8BF0AC5-0D32-4B3E-82F7-014B343079FF Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:16:05 -0600 A Stuttgart man has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his brother, a pastor. Authorities say Bobby Brasfield was stabbed to death Friday night in Dumas after a reported altercation with his brother, Dennis Brasfield. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 47E8B9C9-E4D7-4599-A68E-CD8B29556FB0 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:17:57 -0600 A jury has ruled in favor of a Little Rock woman who accused Wyeth Pharmaceuticals of negligence when she got breast cancer after taking the company's hormone replacement therapy. Yesterday, a jury ruled in favor of Donna Scroggin, who sued the New Jersey-based company in 2004. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html DBF88EC9-11DB-444D-9461-77CBA4AAEA47 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:17:23 -0600 Charles Welch, who is now chancellor at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope, was announced yesterday as president. Welch, who is 34, will take over July 1. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 72EE0EB4-3ED0-46A5-965E-1146E2F535C8 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:16:51 -0600 An alleged robbery incident at Summit School on Valentine’s Day has resulted in the arrest of two juveniles, who are both students at Summit which is located on Greenwood Avenue in Hot Springs. The two suspects, who are 16 and 17 years of age, are alleged to have taken $720 from another student. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html C6FDA453-E4B7-4E99-AA49-CFC35E4BD1F7 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:16:20 -0600 Arkansas Governor Beebe has declared this week Severe Weather Awareness Week. Arkansans are urged to educate themselves about the hazards of severe weather and review safety rules they can use to protect themselves. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 039D0715-5BF3-4E69-ABEF-4A58EA223892 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:10:32 -0600 Campus police at Arkansas State continue to work their investigation into a shooting Saturday that left one student with a minor injury. Police would not comment on the case, but university spokesman Tom Moore said no arrests had been made and police were still investigating. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 0355D598-5FDF-4368-A0B6-686FD7E2FCA3 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:09:59 -0600 Mason Street will be closed for two to three weeks beginning today in order to upgrade water service. Also, Crown Street will be closed today from 8AM until 2PM. Motorists are urged to seek an alternate route. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html B21AE9F7-0122-41D3-9B8B-4B87A9720FE3 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:09:25 -0600 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said in a television interview that a Ralph Nader candidacy would more likely pull votes away from Democrats than Republicans, and he welcomed the longtime consumer advocate to the fray. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 30A2E263-A44E-44D9-8D36-84EA51443B5D Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:08:48 -0600 Workers in Hot Springs have begun renovating the historic Quapaw Bathhouse. Thursday, workers began shaping the bathhouse's new thermal water pools. It's the first time in 20 years any rehabilitation work has been done by a private entity on the historic structures. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 5CAB39D3-4238-4E2C-8299-24DA52F6531A Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:08:12 -0600 A leader in the Arkansas House wants to ban amateur boxing competitions like the traveling Toughman Contest, after the death of a 23-year-old who took part in an event in Texarkana. Representative Steve Harrelson, a Texarkana Democrat, says he will look at a ban similar to one passed in Texas in 2005. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html C4E243D0-77C3-4FA2-9CF7-757C872093BD Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:57:47 -0600 For the second time in two months, Arkansas' highest court has ruled that a customer can collect the surety bond from a payday lender accused of violating the state Constitution by charging more than 17 percent a year to borrow money. Justices yesterday reversed and dismissed a Pulaski County Circuit Court's ruling that Emma Staton was not entitled to 200,000 dollars in surety bonds issued by American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html F9E7DEB7-CCD6-45FD-8507-DA81E920348A Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:57:03 -0600 The federal government has declared four Arkansas counties as high-intensity drug trafficking areas. The designation yesterday makes the counties eligible for federal funding to fight the spread of methamphetamine and other drugs. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 1FA2D567-A0AC-4847-ADFE-934EED7881B0 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:56:29 -0600 A ten-year-old boy Sheridan boy hanged himself in his bedroom Tuesday night, in what police are calling an accidental death. And, authorities say this was not the first time the fourth-grader had played what they believe was a dangerous game. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html F9CC7547-564E-4C52-B245-9C9B813CA296 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:55:50 -0600 Workers are checking the Arkansas state Capitol's limestone walls to try to find out why a 200-pound chunk from the building's west side crashed to the ground recently. Secretary of State Charlie Daniels tells The Associated Press that a piece of the 93-year-old landmark fell during the night of February 9th. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 8BA98A2B-6806-45C4-9F20-51FED9C554C8 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:52:24 -0600 Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is telling Texas voters they can still help him win the Republican nomination. Huckabee told a rally at Plano, Texas, yesterday that, quote, ``It ain't over until Texas says it's over. We win Texas and it all changes,'' unquote. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 0FA9CC89-E45F-4C40-958F-C28FEEB4EBEF Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:51:46 -0600 Dozens of north Arkansas schools are closed this morning as freezing rain and sleet is falling over the region. The National Weather Service says bouts of freezing rain are expected to continue into tonight in the north of the state. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 6E7E95F1-426F-446C-AAEC-32D8A4C1859B Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:50:37 -0600 Officials say a series of ``benefit banks'' in seven Arkansas counties will help residents access millions in government benefits that go unclaimed each year. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html D7FCC2D0-8128-458A-BB5A-762CAC33861D Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:01:32 -0600 It's just the thing for deer hunters -- a portable potty. But the toilet isn't for going -- it's for shooting. McDonald Sanitation Services in Louisiana is offering old portable toilets as deer stands. The johns have had their holding tanks removed and are cleaned with hospital-grade disinfectant. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 5715EE79-D0AF-4C5B-9E7A-F3E434259491 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:02:14 -0600 The Arkansas Department of Health says no school districts in the state received ground beef affected by a massive recall announced over the weekend. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sunday ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a California slaughterhouse that provided meat to school lunch programs. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 83AAB703-8EF7-49EC-B439-7B62F1F46665 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:00:49 -0600 The Health Department says three Arkansans have died from the flu virus so far this year. Dr. Sandra Snow of the Health Department says there's been a sharp increase in flu cases in the past two weeks in the state. She says flu season in Arkansas generally lasts until the end of March. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html CC59E5A3-D4C1-4A29-9E36-41BABE1AB220 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:00:10 -0600 The Garland County Sheriff’s Department has identified a woman who was found dead Sunday after apparently falling into her fireplace. Greta Duckworth, 41, was found just after midnight Sunday morning at her home located on Ridge Terrace. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html F261DD0E-B29F-4BF6-9312-DBD6810889B4 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:59:37 -0600 A Hot Springs man charged with second degree murder had that charge withdrawn in Garland County Circuit Court yesterday, but was found guilty by the eight-woman, four-man jury of committing a terroristic act. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html 5E9ECCD2-0A6D-49EC-B89C-3BF487DE8937 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:55:09 -0600 The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to provide mobile homes to victims of last week's tornadoes in Arkansas and Tennessee. However, safety tests on the mobile homes will slow their release to victims after a health warning about high formaldehyde levels in trailers used after 2005 hurricanes along the Gulf Coast. http://www.klaz.com/Page17.html A88E1BBA-748F-401A-97BB-A0FC15312CFC Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:55:10 -0600