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Ark. Farm Bureau Backs Animal Cruelty Bill

Ark. Farm Bureau Backs Animal Cruelty Bill

The Arkansas Farm Bureau says it will back legislation to make aggravated animal cruelty a felony on first offense. The group has been opposed to past efforts to stiffen the state's animal cruelty penalties.

Update: Wind Blade Maker Cutting 150 Jobs In Little Rock

Update: Wind Blade Maker Cutting 150 Jobs In Little Rock

LM Glasfiber, a wind blade manufacturer, has announced that it will halt production at its facility on Scott Hamilton Drive in Little Rock, laying off about 150 workers.

Possibly No More DTV Coupons

Possibly No More DTV Coupons

The U.S. Department of Commerce isn't giving out any more DTV converter box coupons. The program is out of money. Now hundreds of thousands of people are on a waiting list.

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Today's Living On 'Today's THV at 5': Ways To Save Money

Today's Living On 'Today's THV at 5': Ways To Save Money

It's a new year and on Today's Living on "Today's THV at 5," we have new creative ways to help try and save you money. 

State Leaders Offer Legislative Priorities

State Leaders Offer Legislative Priorities

Every two years, state law makers travel to the Capitol to make decisions that affect all our lives. The 87th General Assembly begins Monday. Legislative leaders and the Governor met Tuesday with reporters to talk about their priorities.

Healthy Difference on 'Today's THV at 5' Obesity and Ovarian Cancer Link

Healthy Difference on 'Today's THV at 5' Obesity and Ovarian Cancer Link

Ovarian cancer is the most fatal of gynecologic malignancies, and has a 5-year survival rate of only 37 percent.

MomsLikeMe on Today's THV: Must-Haves for Expecting Parents

MomsLikeMe on Today's THV: Must-Haves for Expecting Parents

Becoming a parent can be both thrilling and overwhelming with everything you have to do prepare for his or her arrival.

Developing News:  Free Classes For Job Hunters

Developing News: Free Classes For Job Hunters

The Pulaski County Adult Education offers free classes for job seekers or those looking to beef up their skills.

Entergy Outage Maps; Power Status Shown by Street

Entergy Outage Maps; Power Status Shown by Street

The holidays may be over, but traditional colors of red and green have new meaning to Entergy Arkansas, Inc. customers. In December, the company enhanced its View Outages Web site to show street-by-street where power is on or off.

Groom To Serve As Acting US Attorney

Groom To Serve As Acting US Attorney

Deborah Groom will serve as the acting U.S. attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, now that prosecutor Robert C. Balfe has stepped down.

State Says Hearing On Skinhead Plot Wastes Time

State Says Hearing On Skinhead Plot Wastes Time

Federal prosecutors in West Tennessee say two men charged with threatening President-elect Barack Obama are wasting time with claims they were improperly indicted.

Tyson Agrees To Fine Over Worker Death

Tyson Agrees To Fine Over Worker Death

The Justice Department says Tyson Foods Inc. has entered a guilty plea and will pay a $500,000 fine for violations that resulted in the death of a worker at a plant in Texarkana.

Glass Foils Plans Of Would-Be NLR Bank Robber

Glass Foils Plans Of Would-Be NLR Bank Robber

Bullet proof glass apparently foiled the plans of a would-be bank robber in North Little Rock Monday.

Keeping Resolutions: Budgeting Your Finances

Keeping Resolutions: Budgeting Your Finances

One of the most common New Year's resolutions is to budget your finances better than in years past. In today's web report, Jessica Duff shares a website that can help you do just that.

Update: Police Identify Bank Robbery Suspect

Update: Police Identify Bank Robbery Suspect

Little Rock police have identified a suspect in the robbery of a Bank of America branch Monday afternooon.

Sheriff: Security Cameras Ripped From Walls

Sheriff: Security Cameras Ripped From Walls

New Miller County Sheriff Ron Stovall has pledged to stem the tide of escapes and other problems at the county jail. One problem he confronts is replacing security cameras that were ripped from the jail's walls.

Plane Wreckage Found In Mississippi

Plane Wreckage Found In Mississippi

Authorities are trying to identify the body of a pilot found in the wreckage of a yellow-and-blue crop-duster that crashed in northeastern Neshoba County.

Analyst: Long-Term Trends For Wind Industry Still Strong

Analyst: Long-Term Trends For Wind Industry Still Strong

Analysts say the alternative energy industry has been hurt by falling prices of oil and other commodities, and by the tight credit market.

Hearing Set On Leak Of Video In Alamo Case

Hearing Set On Leak Of Video In Alamo Case

A judge has set a hearing for Thursday to address the leak of a confidential videotape of an interview of a girl taken into state custody after a raid on the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound in Fouke.

Weather Related Closings

Weather Related Closings

A list of closings and delays due to winter weather or power outages.

 

Entergy Works to get Power Restored

Entergy Works to get Power Restored

Entergy Arkansas is working 'round the clock to get power restored after a winter storm sweeps the state coating everything in ice.

Trying To Get The Felony Animal Cruelty Bill Passed

Trying To Get The Felony Animal Cruelty Bill Passed

Arkansas is one of five states that does not have a felony animal cruelty charge. Since 1995, the bill has failed, but legislators are trying once again to get it passed and make the law tougher. This time they believe they have what it takes to get it approved.

No Early Release for a Benton Woman Convicted of Manslaughter

No Early Release for a Benton Woman Convicted of Manslaughter

A Saline County Judge refuses to release a woman from jail, convicted of manslaughter in 2005. Tiffany Nix Yearber passed a stopped school bus, and killed 9-year-old William "Isaac" Brian.

Caterpillar Bringing New Plant, 600 Jobs To North Little Rock

Caterpillar Bringing New Plant, 600 Jobs To North Little Rock

600 new jobs are coming to North Little Rock. Construction equipment maker Caterpillar announces it will be opening a plant near the airport on the north side of the river.

Update: Sleet, Freezing Rain Falls, Traffic Backed Up

Update: Sleet, Freezing Rain Falls, Traffic Backed Up

Sleet and freezing rain has caused scattered power outages around the state.

Man Wanted In Ark., Colo., Mich., Arrested

Man Wanted In Ark., Colo., Mich., Arrested

A man wanted in Arkansas, Colorado, and Michigan on robbery and parole violations has been arrested.

Ark. Mill To Pay $350K In Discrimination Probe

Ark. Mill To Pay $350K In Discrimination Probe

An Arkansas rice mill has agreed to pay $350,000 after the federal government found the company discriminated against hundreds of women and non-Hispanic job applicants.

Hyundai Helps

Hyundai Helps "Stuck" Buyers

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hyundai says it will cover the depreciation on any returned leased or financed vehicle for the first 12 months to some customers "who are stuck" and find themselves unable to make their car payments.

Applications For Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Open

Applications For Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Open

For those who are struggling to pay for high energy bills, help is on the way.

Today's Living On 'Today's THV At 5': Auto Sales

Today's Living On 'Today's THV At 5': Auto Sales

Automakers are releasing dismal car sales figures for the month of December and all of 2008.

Healthy Difference on 'Today's THV at 5' Breast Cancer and Exercise

Healthy Difference on 'Today's THV at 5' Breast Cancer and Exercise

For breast cancer survivors, there is a special exercise class for you.

ACLU Asks Judge To Suspend Adoption, Foster Law

ACLU Asks Judge To Suspend Adoption, Foster Law

The Arkansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is asking a judge to temporarily suspend a state law banning unmarried foster and adoptive parents.

Infected Computers May Show Offensive Web Advertising

Infected Computers May Show Offensive Web Advertising

Many online users are hit with offensive ads when visiting well known web sites.  The fault may not lie in the web site, but on the user's own computer.

 

Alleged Attic Intruder 'Sorry And Upset'

Alleged Attic Intruder 'Sorry And Upset'

An Arkansas man who allegedly squatted in the attic of a Pennsylvania family's home over Christmas and helped himself to their belongings says he's "sorry and upset" it happened.

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