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Teachers talk after one year of LEARNS Act
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/KARK) - With it being one year since the LEARNS Act went into effect, teachers are reflecting on the changes that have been made in Arkansas’ educational field. One of the biggest changes to come from the controversial education overhaul is the adjustment of teacher pay...
May 17: What you need to know
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - We’re helping you plan your Friday on Good Morning Region 8. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are on the radar this morning and scattered storms are still possible throughout the day. Rain chances will start to go down heading into the weekend. Temperatures will be in...
Sherwood police searching for missing man
SHERWOOD, Ark. — The Sherwood Police Department has asked for the public's help in locating a missing man. 33-year-old Scott Hicks last spoke with his family on the morning of May 9 and has not been heard from since then. He is described as being 5'10" in height and...
Preserve Arkansas unveils 2024 Most Endangered Places list
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Preserve Arkansas announced its 2024 Most Endangered Places list in North Little Rock during Preservation Crustaceans, an annual celebration of National Historic Preservation Month and Arkansas Heritage Month. The 2024 list comprises five properties, including a historic hotel at Helena-West Helena, a Little Rock home with great significance to African American history, a church at Arkansas City with a unique addition, a Little Rock building important for its military history, and the centerpiece of the Pickens community.
State awards $2.6M grant to A-State, ASU-Beebe to boost nursing education
JONESBORO, Arkansas — The College of Nursing and Health Professions at Arkansas State University is the recipient of a $2,598,396 grant from the state Department of Commerce and the Arkansas Linking Industry to Growing Nurses (ALIGN) program to help attract, prepare, and keep more nurses in the state. A...
Here's the latest on Arkansas libraries' challenge of law criminalizing 'obscene' books
A coalition including the Arkansas Library Association, publishers and booksellers filed a new motion Wednesday night in an existing federal lawsuit challenging an Arkansas law that restricts what books and other content can be given to minors in schools, libraries and bookstores. They are seeking to overturn Act 372, partially titled: “To amend the criminal code in relation to obscene materials loaned by a library." The law was signed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in March...
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