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Gov. Mike Beebe hopes that early parole for some prisoners could lead to cleaner roads and highways in Arkansas.

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This fall, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter may be more occupied with picking out cribs than picking out candidates.

State legislators from around the country are to gather in Hot Springs later this week.

The National Weather Service says no one was seriously injured when an E-F3 tornado swept through Stuttgart.

Olympic hopeful Wallace Spearmon Jr. of Fayetteville, a former sprinter for Arkansas, took time out last week from his schedule of four-hour training sessions to read to first- and second-graders about being hospitable.

Walk into an area Wal-Mart with hunger pains, and you will have the chance to order a cheeseburger and fries from a McDonald's restaurant inside.

Authorities are investigating the slaying of a man in El Dorado who was shot during an argument.

Federal disaster aid approved for Arkansans affected by storms, tornadoes and flooding over several weeks this spring has reached more than $11.4 million, according to state and federal officials.