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Federal judge assails Arkansas 10 Commandments law

Deseret News on MSN · 37m

New Arkansas law requiring the display of Ten Commandments in a classroom is blocked by judge in select districts

Judge sides with parents who challenged Arkansas Ten Commandments law, blocking it in several districts one day before it was set to take effect.

The Associated Press on MSN · 13h

Federal judge assails Arkansas Ten Commandments law as he slightly limits its use

A new Arkansas law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments can't be enforced in a handful of the state's largest school districts, a federal judge ruled Monday.

The Boston Globe · 39m

Judge blocks 4 districts from enforcing Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments in classroom

The Arkansas law takes effect Tuesday and requires the Ten Commandments to be prominently displayed in public school classrooms and libraries.

Arkansas, mass shooting

The Associated Press on MSN · 20h

Arkansas man sentenced to life without parole for 2024 mass shooting at grocery store

FORDYCE, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man who killed four people and injured 11 others in a mass shooting at a grocery store last year was sentenced Monday to life in prison without parole.

Travis Eugene Posey sentenced to life in prison for Arkansas grocery store shooting that killed 4 people, injured 11

A state judge sentenced Travis Eugene Posey to four life sentences for each count of capital murder. Posey was also sentenced to 220 years in prison for 11 counts of attempted capital murder.

Arkansas man sentenced to 220 years for deadly 2024 grocery store shooting

Travis Eugene Posey, 45, was sentenced to 220 years in prison after pleading guilty to a mass shooting at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce.Posey was con

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New Arkansas law aims to protect road crews in work zones

Several new laws went into effect on Tuesday, including many that will impact drivers on Arkansas roadways. Here's what you ...

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Death row inmates challenge new Arkansas law allowing executions by nitrogen gas

Several Arkansas death row inmates have sued the state to block a new law allowing executions by nitrogen gas, saying the ...

KNWA Fayetteville on MSN8h

New Arkansas laws to know ahead of the first day of school

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Dozens of new laws are set to go into effect on Aug. 5, with some impacting the upcoming ...

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Why former MLB player Monte Harrison returned to school and joined Arkansas football

With his 30th birthday around the corner, former MLB player Monte Harrison shared why he returned to school and joined the ...

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Cell phone ban in Arkansas schools leads to more social interaction, school leaders say

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Act 122 is now in effect for the 2025-2026 school year, banning student cell phone use in Arkansas ...

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Arkansas RB Braylen Russell named to Doak Walker Award watch list

Russell made an immediate impact during his freshman campaign in 2024, rushing 67 times for a total of 354 yards and three ...

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Mother killed in Arkansas stabbings went back to help husband after getting her children to safety, police say

While on a family hike at Devil’s Den State Park on Saturday, Cristen’s husband Clinton was ambushed and stabbed by an ...

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Teacher admits to fatally stabbing couple on a hike with their kids in a random attack in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A teacher admitted he fatally stabbed a couple he didn’t know who were hiking with two of their ...

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Arkansas education overhaul rules still a work in progress, officials say

Arkansas education officials anticipate completing this fall a handful of outstanding rules related to a 2023 law that ...

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