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Safety tips about posting back-to-school photos
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Blood centers across the US experiencing blood donation shortages
If you want to ensure your blood stays in the community, the Blood Center of the Ozarks guarantees it stays local.
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Four educators named Arkansas Teacher of the Year semi-finalists
Four educators from across the Natural State were honored at the Governor's Mansion after being selected as 2025 Arkansas Teacher of the Year state semi-finalists.
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Arkansas State Police share safety tips about posting back-to-school photos
As students head back to school, some officials across Arkansas are sharing tips on what you should avoid doing when it comes to taking back-to-school pictures.
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Arkansas is one of the first states to install wrong-way driving sensors, ARDOT official says
“We're on the leading edge of this,” ARDOT Public Information Officer Dave Parker said. “Arkansas is one of the first states to put these sensors in.”
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Details about this year's Tontitown Grape Festival
The festival will be from Aug. 6 to Aug. 10. Here are the schedules, traffic plans, and dos and don'ts of the highly anticipated Tontitown Grape Festival.
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Traffic tips for the 2024 Tontitown Grape Festival
The Tontitown Police Department is asking attendees to follow the signs for free parking on Barrington Road.
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Arkansas governor celebrates state's Teacher of the Year nominees
Four educators from across Arkansas were announced as semi-finalists, including Kimberly Dickens who teaches English at Alma High School.
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ARDOT plans to install wrong-way detection sensors on I-40
According to Dave Parker with the Arkansas Department of Transportation, Arkansas is one of the first states to put these sensors in.
Crime
Body cam footage: Police arrest man who allegedly caused hours-long hospital lockdown
Police say John West was carrying a water pistol that had been painted black to look like a real gun.
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Multiple Arkansas schools practice football in the morning to beat the heat
Ever since practicing twice a day has been eliminated, Fayetteville High School football coach Casey Dick said athletes are more hydrated and prepared.
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Police bodycam shows man's arrest after Mercy Hospital lockdown
Fort Smith police released bodycam footage of a man arrested after Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith was on lockdown.
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