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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 37m

Oklahoma & Missouri say SNAP benefits will end Nov. 1 if shutdown continues #arkansas

Oklahoma & Missouri say SNAP benefits will end Nov. 1 if shutdown continues

Arkansas is still waiting for guidance, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Human Services told 40/29.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 1d

One killed in Bentonville shooting after road rage incident, police said #arkansas

One killed in Bentonville shooting after road rage incident, police said

In a release from Police, the person who fired the gun was interviewed and released pending further investigation.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 1d

LeFlore County man shot by law enforcement after pointing gun at officers, OSBI reports #arkansas

LeFlore County man shot by law enforcement after pointing gun at officers, OSBI reports

The man shot by law enforcement in LeFlore County on Saturday had pointed a gun at a trooper and deputies, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI).

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Earthquake hits New Madrid County in southeast Missouri #arkansas

Earthquake hits New Madrid County in southeast Missouri

Experts warn there's a 7 to 10% chance of a magnitude 7.0 or greater earthquake in the next 50 years in the New Madrid zone.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 4d

Rogers police: Woman arrested after accidentally running over and killing 11-year-old stepson #arkansas

Rogers police: Woman arrested after accidentally running over and killing 11-year-old stepson

The Benton County prosecutor has decided to charge a woman accused of accidentally running over and killing her 11-year-old stepson

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 4d

Arkansas DHS worker fired after resident dies from improper restraint and drugging #arkansas

Arkansas DHS worker fired after resident dies from improper restraint and drugging

DHS fired one worker and put 11 others on administrative leave at the disabilities services center in Warren.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 6d

Judge to weigh timing of Franklin County special election after senator’s death #arkansas

Judge to weigh timing of Franklin County special election after senator’s death

The seat, which includes part of Franklin County, became vacant when Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, died in September.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 6d

Traffic backup on I-49 in Fayetteville #arkansas

Traffic backup on I-49 in Fayetteville

Traffic is backed up on I-49 southbound ahead of the Garland Ave. exit

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 7d

Rogers police arrest man they say climbed into a fire truck #arkansas

Rogers police arrest man they say climbed into a fire truck

While in the fire truck, the man texted his sister photos and wrote, “OK trying yo steal a fire truck can’t get it out of park,” according to the affidavit of probable cause.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 7d

Survey finds most Bentonville voters concerned about traffic #arkansas

Survey finds most Bentonville voters concerned about traffic

More than two-thirds of Bentonville voters believe the city is moving in the right direction, according to a survey conducted by City Thread.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 7d

Knoxville head-on crash kills 43-year-old woman #arkansas

Knoxville head-on crash kills 43-year-old woman

A 43-year-old woman died in a crash in Knoxville, Arkansas, early Monday morning, according to a preliminary crash report from Arkansas State Police.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 8d

Arkansas Highway Police seize 3,000 pounds of marijuana hidden among pool tables #arkansas

Arkansas Highway Police seize 3,000 pounds of marijuana hidden among pool tables

The driver was arrested and accused of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and simultaneous possession of a firearm.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 8d

Teenager pleads not guilty to capital murder of Siloam Springs person #arkansas

Teenager pleads not guilty to capital murder of Siloam Springs person

Prosecutors say a 15-year-old was committing a robbery when the man he was with shot and killed one person, according to a court document.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 8d

Arkansas Razorbacks rank No. 14 in AP preseason poll, marking fifth consecutive year #arkansas

Arkansas Razorbacks rank No. 14 in AP preseason poll, marking fifth consecutive year

This is the fifth year in a row the Hogs have been ranked in the preseason men's basketball poll.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 11d

Woman hit and killed by SUV in Springdale #arkansas

Woman hit and killed by SUV in Springdale

The driver stayed at the scene for a minute, but then got scared and drove off, according to police. He was later arrested.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 11d

Bentonville student hospitalized after being struck by vehicle, recovery expected #arkansas

Bentonville student hospitalized after being struck by vehicle, recovery expected

The student was sent to the hospital. They're likely to survive their injuries, according to police.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 11d

Univ. of Arkansas to display Ten Commandments posters in campus buildings #arkansas

Univ. of Arkansas to display Ten Commandments posters in campus buildings

The University of Arkansas will soon hang posters of the Ten Commandments in buildings across campus, a spokesperson confirmed to 40/29 News.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 11d

Inmate who walked away from Hodgen facility apprehended #arkansas

Inmate who walked away from Hodgen facility apprehended

The inmate was on the run for two hours before he was caught.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 12d

Law enforcement warns public after inmate walks away from Hodgen facility #arkansas

Law enforcement warns public after inmate walks away from Hodgen facility

Law enforcement is asking people who see Brandon Baker to call 911 and not to approach him.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 12d

Farmington police chief dies #arkansas

Farmington police chief dies

Long-time Farmington Police Chief Brian Hubbard has died, the city confirmed.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 17d

Sacred relics of 'The Little Flower' coming to Arkansas for public veneration #arkansas

Sacred relics of 'The Little Flower' coming to Arkansas for public veneration

The bones of St. Thérèse of Lisieux are being brought to cities across the United States this fall and winter.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 17d

Razorback gymnast Joscelyn Roberson to represent US at world championships #arkansas

Razorback gymnast Joscelyn Roberson to represent US at world championships

She'll join three other American women at the tournament in Jakarta, Indonesia, later this month.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 18d

Motorcycle and semi-truck collide in downtown Fort Smith, causing serious injuries #arkansas

Motorcycle and semi-truck collide in downtown Fort Smith, causing serious injuries

The crash happened near the intersection of Townson Avenue and Zero Street.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 18d

Sequoyah County man faces murder charge #arkansas

Sequoyah County man faces murder charge

Police arrested a man they believe killed another man in Sequoyah County last month.

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Adam Call Roberts @adamcallroberts.bsky.social · 18d

Bomb threat made against certain Fort Smith school buses | Police find "no merit" to threat #arkansas

Bomb threat made against certain Fort Smith school buses | Police find "no merit" to threat

Police said there was no merit to the threat and that Fort Smith Public Schools were handling the situation.

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