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<title><![CDATA[Testimony Underway in Manslaughter Trial for Former LRPD Officer]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Defense attorney Bill James told jurors that the prosecution case is a search for a conviction, not the truth.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:24:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CALS Considers Naming Children's Library for Hillary Rodham Clinton]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Board of Trustees will take up this matter at its monthly meeting at the Children&#39;s Library on June 27, beginning at noon.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:01:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Update: Rogers Pond Drained in Search of Teen Reported Missing in 2006]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Investigators started draining it on Monday, but say the pond is not in 
the &#34;best condition,&#34; so while they will bring some equipment to dredge,
 they will also have to search with their hands.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:25:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Investigation Underway after Discovery of Dead Body in Carroll Co.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Body was found partially submerged in the Kings River.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:07:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Benton Co. Sheriff Drains Private Pond in Rogers after Tip into Older Case]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Spokesperson would not release details into the case or what they 
were looking for, only that they were &#34;following through to make 
sure it&#39;s not a legitimate tip.&#34;]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:48:22 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Conway Police Capture Monkey on the Loose, Return to Vet Clinic]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The monkey was spotted near the intersection of Deer and Chestnut.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:50:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DCC: Pulaski County Jail Pushed for Darrell Dennis Release  ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Blame is flying back and forth over the release of a parolee accused of killing a young man in Little Rock.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:28:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[LR Board Approves 12th Street Substation Funding Boost]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LR city leaders approve bigger budget for a police substation in ward 2.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:03:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Blake Shelton, Carson Daly Crash KARK Live Shot Following "Voice" Finale]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A very excited Blake Shelton joined KARK following the season finale of &#34;The Voice&#34; Tuesday night.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:44:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Summer Feeding Programs Bridge Hunger Gap for Kids ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Around 250,000 Arkansas kids eat free or reduced lunch during the school year. But what happens in the summer?]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:07:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Western Arkansas Chicken Tests Positive for Avian Flu]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Department of Health says there is no threat to the public health following the discovery.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:17:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pulaski County Sheriff's Deputies Find Marijuana Operation in Storage Unit]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Police uncover marijuana operation in Little Rock.&nbsp;]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:46:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[County Inmate Escapes Custody Twice in Three Days]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A county inmate walks out of custody twice in three days. Now, the Independence County jail is reviewing its policies. The inmate faces a felony 
charge, along with his girlfriend and their children&#39;s babysitter.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:24:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jury Set for Former LRPD Officer Accused of Manslaughter]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Potential jurors today asked questions like if they believe police 
officers have an extra added layer of innocence given their job duties.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:16:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gov. Beebe Requests Federal Disaster Declaration for Storm, Flood Damage]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Counties include Cleburne, Cross, Garland, Independence, 
Montgomery, Poinsett, Polk, Scott, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren and 
Woodruff.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:09:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PCSO Investigating Break-In at Daisy Bates Elementary ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A PCSSD security guard alerted 
deputies to the break-in Tuesday morning when he discovered two windows 
were open.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:57:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Second Phase of Renovations Underway at Catholic High School]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[School leaders say the historic building is in desperate need of the transformation.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:34:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UALR Students Robbed at Gunpoint]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Police are looking for the man who robbed the students on campus.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:55:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Killed When Pickup Catches Fire after Collision with Freightliner]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[James N. Pitchford of Wynne was killed on his 
70th birthday, and Mattie J. Pitchford, also of Wynne, died in the 
accident, just five days after her 69th birthday.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:22:22 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Little Rock Sex Offender Found Living Near Schools in Springdale]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Officers received a tip that the level 3 sex offender had been driven to Springdale and was living with a fiancee.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:36:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Charged with Theft by Receiving after Being Pulled Over in Stolen Car]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Deputy found the car had been reported stolen by a Little Rock man.&nbsp;]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:33:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pothole Repair on Highway 67 to Cause Lane Closures in Jacksonville]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Crews will be repairing potholes that have formed in the northbound 
lanes of U.S. Highway 67, between the Main Street overpass and James 
Street.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:16:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Trial Delayed for Man Accused of Shaking Infant Sons to Death]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Public defenders reportedly declare conflict of interest.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:50:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Police Investigate Monday Night Armed Robbery at UALR]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Police reported that as three students were sitting 
outside the house, they were approached by a suspect with a small 
handgun who demanded money. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:27:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bryant City Officials Looking into Congestion at Traffic Lights]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The City of Bryant is trying to figure out ways to speed up your commute.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:41:53 GMT</pubDate>
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