State News

Arkansas group to develop opioid-deaths state database LITTLE ROCK -- An Arkansas nonprofit plans to develop an online database of opioid-related overdoses in the state. by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - July 19, 2019

Sheriff's deputy, 1 other killed in north Arkansas LITTLE ROCK -- Authorities say two people, including a sheriff's deputy, were killed Thursday in a shooting in rural northern Arkansas. by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - July 19, 2019

A year after tragedy, Branson debates future of duck boats BRANSON, Mo. -- One year after 17 people died when a boat sank on a Missouri lake near the tourist town of Branson, the question of whether the boats should ret... by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - July 18, 2019

Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad 50 years later CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong and Bu... by MARCIA DUNN The Associaterd Press - July 17, 2019

Some migrants allowed to cross on first day of asylum policy Nearly two dozen immigrants were allowed to cross the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum on Tuesday, the day the Trump administration planned to launch a drastic... by ELLIOT SPAGAT The Associated Press - July 17, 2019

H. Ross Perot, 89, rose from poverty to self-made billionaire DALLAS -- H. Ross Perot rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty to become a self-made billionaire who twice ran for president with a mixture of folksy s... by DAVID KOENIG The Associated Press - July 10, 2019

Abortions halted at Arkansas clinic while new site sought LITTLE ROCK -- Planned Parenthood says it's stopped providing medication-induced abortions at its facility in northwest Arkansas while it seeks a new location, ... by ANDREW DeMILLO The Associated Press - July 10, 2019