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At Kindergarten Graduation, Adults Get Into a Brawl

Arkansas school district vows action after altercation disrupts ceremony with kids present

(Newser) - A graduation ceremony at a school in West Memphis, Arkansas, turned chaotic on Wednesday when a fight broke out among adults. Video taken at the scene of Faulk Elementary School shows women engaged in a loud verbal dispute, with two men initially trying to intervene before getting drawn into...

Arkansas Fugitive Has Had a Lot of Luck on His Side

Manhunt continues for Grant Hardin, aided by his police know-how, rough terrain and weather

(Newser) - The search for escaped inmate Grant Hardin has entered its fifth day in northern Arkansas. Hardin, a convicted murderer and rapist, broke out of the North Central Unit prison in Calico Rock on Sunday afternoon, dressed in a makeshift police uniform, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Authorities...

'Sociopath' Ex-Police Chief Escaped Prison in Disguise

Grant Hardin walked out of Arkansas facility wearing makeshift law-enforcement uniform

(Newser) - A former Arkansas police chief serving prison sentences for murder and rape posed as a law enforcement officer during his escape on Sunday . Grant Hardin donned a fake, makeshift uniform designed to mimic official law-enforcement gear before exiting the North Central Unit in Calico Rock through a controlled entryway just...

Ex-Police Chief Turned Murderer Escapes Prison

It's not clear how he managed to flee Arkansas facility

(Newser) - A former police chief in Arkansas who is serving decades-long sentences for murder and rape escaped from prison Sunday, state corrections officials said. Grant Hardin, the former police chief of the tiny town of Gateway near the Arkansas-Missouri border, escaped from the North Central Unit in Calico Rock, where he...

States With the Biggest Drug Problem

New Mexico holds dubious No. 1 spot in WalletHub rankings, with Hawaii logging the least drug use

(Newser) - There's been some positive movement in the US on fighting drug overdose deaths in recent years, but the war on drugs continues to rage on, particularly in some states. WalletHub looked at all 50 states and the District of Columbia to try to suss out where the problem is...

Jail Officers Arrested in Death of Retired K9

Tipster told sheriff's office the dog was 'left outside on a chain with no access to food, water, or shade'

(Newser) - Two jail officers in Arkansas ended up in a jail in a different county on animal cruelty charges after authorities received a tip that a retired K9 officer was being neglected and abused. In a news release Thursday, Greene County Sheriff Brad Snyder said the tip "indicated that retired...

Large Areas Prepare for More Flooding

Forecaster warns of 'dangerous atmospheric setup'

(Newser) - Parts of the South and Midwest, still reeling from violent storms, tornadoes, and flooding that have killed more than a dozen people, are facing new flooding and tornado warnings that forecasters said could last for days. Severe thunderstorms have swept through a swath of the country with a population of...

'Once-in-a-Generation' Weather Wallops Midwest, South

At least one dead amid tornadoes, violent weather

(Newser) - At least one person was killed Wednesday as violent storms hit the Midwest and South, and potentially deadly flash flooding could still come. Dozens of warnings for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms were issued in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri (where the fatality was reported), and Mississippi , the AP reports. The storms...

Arkansas Hosts World's Shortest St. Patrick's Parade

Hot Springs event draws crowds with quirky 98-foot celebration

(Newser) - Thousands descended on a resort town in Arkansas Monday to watch what it bills as the World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade. This 98-foot parade in the city of Hot Springs manages to pack in 40 different floats, and it's exploded in popularity since its inception in...

Powerful Storms Threaten Mardi Gras

New Orleans warns celebrations could be canceled at the last minute

(Newser) - Powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday just as costumed revelers celebrate Mardi Gras in the streets of New Orleans and other cities in the region. New Orleans moved up its two biggest Mardi Gras Day...

States Where People Spend Less on Groceries

Consumers in Jersey spend the least, while those in Mississippi are paying the most, per WalletHub

(Newser) - With inflation rising and increasing prices for products like eggs making headlines, it's natural to want to cut your supermarket bill as much as possible. WalletHub used recent data from the US Census Bureau and Council for Community and Economic Research to assess the cost of a variety of...

Answer to Our Lithium Demand May Lie in Arkansas
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Answer to Our Lithium Demand May Lie in Arkansas

New research shows the state could have up to 19M tons buried in Smackover Formation area

(Newser) - The International Energy Agency has predicted that demand for lithium could grow by 40 times by 2040, and one US state in particular may be the solution to that demand. Researchers say that Arkansas could have between 5 million and 19 million tons of the chemical element, used in batteries...

Feeling Political? So Are These US States

Maryland ranks as the No. 1 state in terms of political engagement, per WalletHub

(Newser) - Election Day is less than three weeks away, but early voting is already underway in some states, and others are gearing up to open their own polls. WalletHub wanted to see which states were the most politically engaged, so it looked at all 50 using 10 metrics as a gauge....

Woman Sentenced for Killing Pregnant Woman to Take Child

Remains of Ashley Bush, 33, and fetus were found in Missouri

(Newser) - A Missouri woman has been sentenced to two life terms in prison after being convicted of killing a pregnant Arkansas woman and trying to pass off Ashley Bush's fetus as her own stillborn baby. Amber Waterman, 44, pleaded guilty in July to kidnapping resulting in death and causing the...

Alice Walton Makes a Massive Giveaway

$249M gift to fund a medical school in Arkansas

(Newser) - Alice Walton reclaimed her spot as the world's richest woman even after opening her wallet in a big way. The Walmart heiress, who sits in the 18th spot on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with a $100 billion estimated net worth, gave out $390 million in the year ending Sept....

Johnny Cash Finds New Home at US Capitol

Bronze statue of late country legend is unveiled in DC, with family members in attendance

(Newser) - Johnny Cash now stands among the most famous politicians, trailblazers, and activists of American history as he became the first professional musician to be honored with a statue in the US Capitol. Congressional leaders from both parties and members of the Cash family were among the several hundred guests who...

Arkansas' Top Court Rejects Bid for Abortion Ballot Measure

Justices say paperwork wasn't properly submitted

(Newser) - The Arkansas Supreme Court dealt a blow to advocates of abortion rights on Thursday, upholding the state's rejection of signed petitions for a ballot initiative. The move keeps the proposal from going before voters in November, per the AP .
  • Current law: Arkansas bans abortion at any time during a
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Johnny Cash Has a Date at the Capitol

Statue of Man in Black will be unveiled in September

(Newser) - Former Sen. James Clark has been evicted from the US Capitol and the Man in Black is moving in. Rolling Stone reports that Johnny Cash will become the first musician in the National Statuary Hall Collection on Sept. 24, when congressional leaders will attend an unveiling ceremony. The 8-foot Cash...

This Is the Most Dangerous State in America

New Mexico tops the list, while Rhode Island is deemed the safest

(Newser) - Perhaps no one knows better than personal injury lawyers how dangerous simply existing can be these days—especially in the US, where death rates are about 2.5 times higher than the average rates in other high-income nations, per Newsweek . That's why the Caputo and Van Der Walde Injury...

Parents Charged With Murder After Toddler Dies in Hot Car

Deja and Justin Rollins allegedly left 4 kids in a car in Arkansas while another got treatment

(Newser) - An Arkansas couple has been charged with capital murder after one of their young children left inside a hot vehicle died from apparent heat exhaustion, authorities said. Prosecutors in Little Rock filed the murder charges Monday against Deja and Justin Rollins following their 2-year-old's death. They've pleaded not...

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