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A "suspicious" backpack that lead to the evacuation of Marguerite Vann Elementary on Salem Road did not contain a bomb, according to the Conway Fire Department.

Wildfires erupted across Arkansas on Wednesday as officials urged people celebrating Independence Day not to light fireworks in the hot and increasingly dry conditions.

The McDonald's at Arch St. and Pratt Rd. has been evacuated according to Lt. Carl Minden of the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office.

University of Central Arkansas’ Burdick Hall was evacuated Thursday morning after several people inside reported feeling ill. 5 students, 5 police officers, and 1 medical responder had to be hospitalized, and the cause of their illness is still unknown.

Several residents have been evacuated from their homes due to flooding, according to the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management.