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5 dead after small plane crashes near Clinton National Airport in Arkansas

Five people were killed in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Wednesday after a twin-engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff.

Tribune News Service

Arkansas plane crash: Five environment workers killed in Arkansas tragedy were on way to help Ohio

Region had seen gusts of up to 46mph shortly before fatal accident happened

The Independent UK

5 die in small airplane crash near Little Rock factory

Five people have died from a small airplane crashing near a Little Rock factory shortly after taking off

The Independent UK

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Leonard Greene: Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he was ‘just looking’ in 1957 Little Rock school desegregation photo, what is he doing now?

On the same day the New York Giants lost to the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving in what was the most watched regular-season NFL game ever, an embarrassing photo surfaced of the owner of what people like to call America’s Team.

Tribune News Service

I miss the joys of country living

Mutual suspicion between city and country is literally one of the oldest stories in the world.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jerry Jones, Little Rock and the photo the Cowboys owner juked for decades

If one of the NFL’s most powerful men had taken ownership of a controversial image, he really would be a football maverick

The Guardian - US

Jerry Jones defends newly-unearthed photo capturing him at Little Rock school civil rights clash

Dallas Cowboy owner, who has pushed back against moves towards greater racial equity in the NFL, said he attended iconic civil rights protest out of curiosity

The Independent UK

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Abortion bans neglect teen pregnancies

Conservative states have high teen birth rates and little support — an issue exacerbated by abortion bans

Salon

Little Rock's first Black mayor faces reelection fight

Little Rock's first popularly elected Black mayor is hoping to fend off reelection challenges despite criticism over the city's spiraling homicide rate and Republican-backed efforts to unseat him

The Independent UK

Deadly year could imperil Little Rock mayor's reelection bid

Little Rock's first popularly elected Black mayor is in the middle of a tough reelection bid four years after he promised to unite Arkansas' capital

The Independent UK

Chicago crime rate the talk of other U.S. cities

It’s a common, media-driven perception in Little Rock that Chicago is a terribly dangerous place, but the Arkansas city’s per capita homicide rate is actually worse than Chicago’s.

Chicago Sun-Times

Abortion bans skirt a medical reality: For many teens, childbirth is a dangerous undertaking

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Maryanna’s eyes widened as the waitress delivered dessert, a plate-sized chocolate chip cookie topped with hot fudge and ice cream.

Tribune News Service

Men’s college golf notebook: St. Thomas earns first Division-I win, North Carolina captures Ben Hogan Collegiate

Here's what you missed in the men's college golf world.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Why childbirth is so dangerous for many young teens

Laws banning abortion in many conservative U.S. states are expected to boost birth rates among adolescents, whose bodies often aren't built for safe childbirth, or for carrying a pregnancy to term.

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Benzinga

This Conservative Group Joins Sarah Huckabee Sanders & Others In Lobbying Against Marijuana Legalization

A group of conservatives from Little Rock has started a new campaign to gather voters to oppose the measure to legalize recreational marijuana in Arkansas.

The Guardian - UK

Pharoah Sanders obituary

US saxophonist who started his career with Sun Ra and John Coltrane and went on to find a more spiritual voice

Benzinga

Cannabis In Arkansas: Gov. Says 'Vote NO' To Legalization, But That's Up To The Supreme Court

In Arkansas, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he will vote no on a ballot measure to legalize recreational cannabis in November, reported Little Rock TV station KATV.

Tribune News Service

Emotional Jon Gruden says he’s a ‘good person,’ wants to coach again

LAS VEGAS — An emotional Jon Gruden told a gathering at the Little Rock (Ark.) Touchdown Club that he hopes to coach football again.

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Ballotpedia

Alabama bond question, Atlanta and Little Rock local measures on Tuesday ballot

On May 24, Alabama voters will decide Amendment 1. The measure would amend the state constitution to issue up to $85 million in bonds for improvement, renovation, acquisition, construction, and maintenance of state parks.

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Voters in Little Rock to decide measure to reduce an ad valorem tax for the Central Arkansas Library System

Voters in Little Rock will decide on a ballot measure that would reduce the existing capital-improvement millage from 1.8 to 1.3 mills on May 24. This would equate to $130 per $100,000 of assessed property value. The existing limit is a combination of two separate ad valorem taxes each at…

Benzinga

Berner's Cookies Joins Up With Good Day Farm, First Step Into Arkansas Medical Marijuana Market

Occupying 4,034 square feet of prime retail space in the Little Rock suburb of Chenal, this retail collaboration marks Cookies’ entry into the Arkansas medical cannabis market and will provide the state’s patients with an expanded assortment of curated cannabis products and exclusive merchandise.

Los Angeles Times

US military veterans answer Zelenskyy's call to fight, but not all are chosen

LVIV, Ukraine — First he missed his flight. Then his gear got lost somewhere between Little Rock and Warsaw. Finally, after traveling thousands of miles to help Ukraine fight the Russian military, the country's foreign legion rejected him.

Tribune News Service

Heidi Stevens: Stories help students shape a future that doesn't repeat the past. Banning books robs them of the chance.

My son’s seventh grade social studies class was recently learning about the Little Rock Nine, the nine Black students who enrolled at an all-white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957 and were met by a hostile white mob and the Arkansas National Guard blocking their entrance.

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