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Dell Family Pledges $6.25 Billion to Seed “Trump Accounts” for 25 Million U.S. Children

Kenneth CookDecember 2, 2025December 2, 2025

by Kenneth CookDecember 2, 2025December 2, 20250144

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Billionaire businessman Michael Dell and his wife Susan Dell announced Tuesday a historic philanthropic commitment: a $6.25 billion donation aimed at funding...

Regional/State Crime

Gravette Man Arrested on 33 Felony Counts Related to Child Sexual Abuse Material

Kenneth CookDecember 2, 2025December 2, 2025

by Kenneth CookDecember 2, 2025December 2, 20250183

GRAVETTE, Ark. — A Gravette man is facing more than two dozen felony charges after investigators say they uncovered multiple files of child sexual abuse...

US News

Injured Guard Member Andrew Wolfe Shows Signs of Improvement After DC Ambush

Kenneth CookDecember 2, 2025December 2, 2025

by Kenneth CookDecember 2, 2025December 2, 20250184

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, a 24-year-old member of the West Virginia National Guard who was critically wounded in an ambush near the...

US Politics

Debate Intensifies Over U.S. Military Strike After Reports Claim Survivors Were Targeted

Kenneth CookDecember 2, 2025December 2, 2025

by Kenneth CookDecember 2, 2025December 2, 20250153

WASHINGTON — A U.S. military operation targeting an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean has triggered bipartisan concern after new reports claimed a follow-up strike...

Local News

Ambulance Crash in Newport Injures Four During Patient Transport

Kenneth CookDecember 2, 2025December 2, 2025

by Kenneth CookDecember 2, 2025December 2, 20250179

NEWPORT, Ark. — Four people were injured Monday evening when an ambulance transporting a patient to an emergency room was involved in a crash, officials...

State Entertainment

Evanescence Comes Home to Arkansas During 2026 World Tour

Kenneth CookDecember 1, 2025December 1, 2025

by Kenneth CookDecember 1, 2025December 1, 20250220

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Grammy Award-winning rock band Evanescence, formed in Little Rock, is set to return to its Arkansas roots as part of...

Regional/State Crime

ASP Traffic Stop Near London Leads to Major Drug Seizure

Kenneth CookDecember 1, 2025December 1, 2025

by Kenneth CookDecember 1, 2025December 1, 20250167

LONDON, Ark. — On Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at approximately 3:30 a.m., an Arkansas State Police (ASP) Trooper stopped a 2008 Toyota eastbound on Interstate...

US News

CDC Announces End to All Monkey Experiments in Research Labs, Shifting to Humane Alternatives

Kenneth CookDecember 1, 2025December 1, 2025

by Kenneth CookDecember 1, 2025December 1, 20250189

ATLANTA, Ga. — In a landmark decision, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has officially announced it will cease all experiments involving monkeys...

State Sports

Arkansas Razorbacks Tap Memphis’ Ryan Silverfield as New Head Football Coach Amid Fan Backlash

Kenneth CookDecember 1, 2025December 1, 2025

by Kenneth CookDecember 1, 2025December 1, 20250180

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas has officially named Ryan Silverfield as the 35th head coach of the Razorbacks football program, pulling the successful...

Local News

Trump Pardons Former Nursing Home Exec Behind Skyline Collapse, Erasing $38M Tax Fraud Sentence

Kenneth CookNovember 30, 2025November 30, 2025

by Kenneth CookNovember 30, 2025November 30, 20250201

BATESVILLE, Ark. — President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to Joseph Schwartz, the former head of Skyline Healthcare—a now-defunct nursing home chain that...