If Arkansas claims to protect life, it needs to do more for mothers and infants
Public officials and journalists use the word “crisis” a lot, sometimes when a situation is less than critical. But when it comes to the state of maternal health in Arkansas, “crisis” seems a mild term. The statistics on maternal deaths certainly paint a dire picture, and a new report last week added to the sense […]
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The Point, Dec. 18, 2023: First Black, female mayor of Micanopy reflects on first months in office
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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. • WUFT News: Unity and infrastructure focus of Micanopy Mayor Jiana Williams’s first months in office. “As the first Black, female mayor of Micanopy, Jiana Williams, 37, often thinks about what her late grandmother, Willie Mae Stokes who used to clean houses […]
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Arkansas population grows by 0.6% in 2022
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (TBP/KAIT) – The Natural State saw a small boost to its population this year. The Census Bureau released a report on Thursday, Dec. 22, showing Arkansas grew by 0.6% to a population of 3.04 million in 2022, from 3.02 million in 2021. The agency said Arkansas added 17,515 people between July 1, […]
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Northwest Arkansas shootings leave two dead, inciting panic
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios A spate of seemingly unrelated shootings in NWA have left two dead, and police are still looking for at least one shooter. Details: Romeo Woods, 21, was killed after being shot by another male outside a Bentonville apartment complex on Thursday, Aug. 25, just before noon. Hunter Kimbro, 33, was arrested and […]
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Four dead in Stone County, two investigations underway
STONE COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT/KARK) – The Stone County Sheriff’s Department and Arkansas State Police are conducting two separate death investigations. According to Arkansas State Police, around 2 p.m. Thursday, 77-year-old Shirley Watters and her son, 55-year-old James Watters, were found dead by a family member in a home in the 600 block of Northcutt Road […]
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