LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 4 -- The Arkansas State Police, a part of the Department of Public Safety, issued the following news * * * ASP INVESTIGATING FATAL SHOOTING IN COTTON PLANT COTTON PLANT, Ark. -- The Woodruff County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) has requested assistance from the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division to investigate a homicide and battery that occurred on Saturday, August 1, 2026, in the 300 block of Susie Avenue in Cotton Plant. WCSO deputies respond  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 3 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Arkansas Tech Sets Welcome Week 2026 Schedule * Arkansas Tech University will begin its 2026-27 academic year with a series of ATU Welcome Week events designed to engage students with the institution and each other. Below is a list of activities leading up to and following the first day of class on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Information is subject to change, so members of the ATU community are encouraged t  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 3 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads coalition to keep a critical gas pipeline open * West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 18 states in an amicus brief filed in Enbridge Energy v. Gretchen Whitmer, to keep a critical gas pipeline open. The Enbridge Line 5 pipeline starts and ends in Canada and carries more than 20 million gallons of light   more

DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, Aug. 3 -- The Dartmouth College School of Medicine (Geisel) posted the following news: * * * Geisel School of Medicine Welcomes Jennifer Hunt as Its New Dean * Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine is celebrating a milestone this week as Jennifer Hunt officially begins her tenure as dean. Hunt, the first woman to lead the school in its 229-year history, began connecting with the Geisel community before her official start date. On July 27, the first day of orientati  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 3 -- The University of Arkansas Walton College of Business posted the following news: * * * In Memoriam: Joanna Leapheart Newman * Joanna Leapheart Newman, a longtime faculty member in the Sam M. Walton College of Business' Department of Management who became its first assistant department chair, died July 20 at age 75. After joining the U of A in 1990, Newman devoted the next quarter century to teaching, mentoring and serving students, colleagues and the Walton   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2026: * * * Justice Department Files Record 25 Denaturalization Cases Against Naturalized Criminals Including Attempted Murderers, Spousal Abusers, and Child Sex Offenders 25 complaints filed since July 20, 2026, mark largest denaturalization effort ever - The Department of Justice announced today that it filed denaturalization actions in various U.S. district courts against 25 individuals accu  more

MELBOURNE, Arkansas, Aug. 3 -- Ozarka College posted the following news: * * * Ozarka College Welcomes Kameron Teague-Murphy as Transfer Specialist * Ozarka College is pleased to announce the addition of Kameron Teague-Murphy as the College's new Transfer Specialist. In her new role, Teague-Murphy will assist students as they prepare to transfer to four-year institutions, providing guidance throughout the transfer process and helping students identify opportunities that align with their ed  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 3 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders Announces the August Face of Arkansas * CAVE CITY, Ark. -Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced the ninth installment of Faces of Arkansas, a monthly series highlighting Arkansans whose portraits and stories are displayed at the entrance to the Governor's office as a reminder of who the Governor and her team serve every day: the people of Arkansas. The series wa  more

SPRINGFIELD, Arkansas, Aug. 4 -- Tyson Foods, a producer of chicken, beef and pork, issued the following news release: * * * Tyson Foods Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results Strong Results Led by Continued Strength in Chicken and Prepared Foods - Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN), one of the world's largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein with leading brands including Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Wright, Aidells, ibp and State Fair, reported the following result  more