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The USDA announced that the list of banned items varies by state, and will affect roughly 14 million people in the 18 states granted the SNAP food-choice waivers; nearly all of those states have GOP-controlled governments.

Former first ladies Barbara Pryor and Gay White are now co-chairs for the new nonprofit group Friends of Arkansas PBS, a citizen-led push that hopes to convince what is now Arkansas TV to rethink its decision to cut ties with PBS on July 1.

Caddo Parish ranks third in Louisiana for human trafficking activity according to the latest state report. Analysts say with the presence of both I-20 and I-49, and traffickers typically working out of hotels, Caddo's location creates an intersection of opportunity and convenience for such criminal activity.

The USDA estimates an outbreak of New World screwworm (NWS) could cost Texas cattle producers $732 million and deal a $1.8 billion blow to the state economy; 100 million sterile flies are now being released weekly.

Dedication ceremony took place this week for the Cyberspace Operations Research and Education Center, better known as CORE. The center is located at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR), all made possible by a $1 million grant.

Strong demand for mental health professionals to aid law enforcement seen at emergency calls in 2025. CADA's Adult Crisis Response Team dispatched more than 450 times. Second full year now underway.

CADA - Bossier Treatment Center opened its Family Renewal Program just over one year ago. Pregnant women along with mothers and their young children stay at the inpatient program, as the women receive addiction treatment.

Dispersals underway just days after Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration over the New World screwworm (NWS) approaching the southern U.S. border from Mexico.

Arkansas Atty. Gen. Tim Griffin said his office targets human trafficking and fentanyl production from China, which attempts to destabilize or weaken the U.S. internally with 'gray zone warfare' tactics.

LifeShare Blood Center will typically try to have at least a three-day supply of blood on their shelves. Late this week, they're done to a one-day supply. LifeShare provides blood to 100 medical facilities in Louisiana, East Texas and South Arkansas.