Beginning October 1st, 2020, if you want to take a domestic flight or enter a federal building, facility or military base, you will need something called a REAL ID. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the REAL ID improves the security of state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards. They say it also helps fight […]
City of Bryant to apply for flood mitigation grant to demolish a structure
The City of Bryant announced that they plan to apply for a grant on or about December 15th from the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program through the Natural Resources Division. The funds would be used to acquire and demolish one structure in the FEMA Delineated Floodplain to prevent future flooding damage. “It is one […]
Lead Free Week: 3 ways to reduce your child’s exposure to lead
Federal and State agencies are organizing activities to bring awareness and education to the dangers of lead exposure, especially for children. National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) highlights how parents can reduce children’s exposure to lead in their environment, preventing serious health effects from lead poisoning. To raise awareness of childhood lead poisoning prevention, the […]
Benton PD, Secret Service Investigating Over 240 Cases of Counterfeit Money
The Benton Police Department (BNPD) and the United States Secret Service, is investigating multiple counterfeit currency cases that have occurred in Benton throughout 2019. As of September, there have been 241 counterfeit bills of various denominations passed in the city this year. BNPD is seeking the public’s help in identifying the persons responsible. Recent cases […]
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Records in Saline County Teen 1987 Deaths
A federal judge dismissed a case that a Benton woman hoped might lead to answers in her teen son’s death in 1987, according to Arkansas Online reporter Linda Satter in this article from Thursday morning September 20, 2019. L Ives filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in 2016 in an effort to obtain all […]
Ginsburg Lecture in Little Rock to Be Shown in Live Stream Tuesday Night
For those who were not able to attend the Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture featuring the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Tuesday, September 3rd, there will be a live stream of the program. It’s scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Watch through the Clinton Presidential Center Facebook page or the Clinton School website. Justice Ginsburg will discuss her quarter-century […]
12 Phone Companies Agree to Provide Tools for Protecting Customers from Illegal Robocalls
A group of AGs and phone companies has formed an agreement to adopt eight principles to fight illegal robocalls, according to Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. It is a bipartisan, public and private coalition with the Attorney General of each state and the District of Columbia along with 12 phone companies. This agreement is meant to help […]
Tyson Foods, Inc. Recalls Weaver Brand Ready-To-Eat Chicken Patty Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Class I Recall 084-2019 Health Risk: High Tyson Foods Inc., a Pine Bluff, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 39,078 pounds of Weaver brand frozen chicken patty product that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The frozen, fully cooked chicken items were produced […]
Disney Recalls 80,000 Plushes from Toy Story 4, Due to Choking Hazard
Disney is recalling the 11-inch plush toy, “Forky,” due to a choking hazard, according to a statement by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC). There are approximately 80,000 of the toys in the recall in the United States, and there were about 650 in Canada. The “googly” plastic eyes on the toy can detach, […]
Daylight Saving Time Could Become Permanent, But It Will Take an Act of Congress
There’s been a lot of talk about whether people like the time change or not. Now there’s a possibility that a law could change, so Arkansas might stay on Daylight Saving Time and not change clocks anymore. It has been less than a week since we did the normal turning of our clocks forward one […]