Ashley County’s borders are platted in perfect right angles on three sides, with only its western edge snaking and squiggling along the course of the Saline and Ouachita rivers. Viewed on a map, the county has the general shape of…
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State Police Assist 12 in Little Rock Human Trafficking Investigation
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAccording to a press release from the Arkansas State Police on Friday, the ASP offered assistance to 10 women and two girls in Little Rock back in September during a one-day operation. All were considered to be victims of human…
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The Gunslinger: ‘When You Have Tom Mars On The Other Sideline, You Better Buckle Up’
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaThomas Mars loves a good story, and fortunately, he’s got a million of ’em. Arguably the state’s most high-profile attorney, Mars swings easily from one fascinating tale to another with ease. There’s the one about his childhood friend who grew…
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Transfusion: New Blood, New Life for Park Plaza?
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterPark Plaza, Little Rock’s most iconic retail space and the state’s first mall-like shopping center, has a new lease on life following a decade or more of evolving retail trends that led consumers elsewhere and the mall ultimately to foreclosure.…
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Sanders to Appoint Cpt. Mike Hagar to Secretary of Public Safety
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Governor-Elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders has revealed she will nominate Captain Mike Hagar as the next Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and appoint him to serve as Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police (ASP) concurrently. “I’m…
For Joe Denton and Justin Zachary, the idea to start a law firm came about – as most good ideas do – over lunch. Both attended law school in Little Rock, and Denton – who had been practicing solo since…
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Hutchinson Addresses Crime, Crawford County Incident
Gov. Asa Hutchinson held a press conference today (Aug 22) to address efforts to reduce violent crime, as well as the recent Crawford County incident, in which a video showed three officers beating a suspect. The main concern of his…
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Governor Hutchinson Addresses Arkansas Rating as No. 1 Pro-Life State
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffIn his weekly radio address last Friday, Governor Asa Hutchinson celebrated the fact that Americans United for Life has ranked Arkansas as the No. 1 pro-life state in the nation, crediting the people and organizations that made that ranking possible.…
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Arkansas Trucking, State Police Collaborate to Address CDL Test Backlog
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas State Police, in collaboration with the Arkansas Trucking Association, is helping to address a backlog of trained, professional truck drivers that are urgently needed to fill a deficit of some 80,000 truck driving jobs nationwide, as announced by…
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Arkansas State Trooper Named National Trooper of the Year
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas State Trooper Spencer Morris was named National Trooper of the Year by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, State and Provincial Division during a March 25 award ceremony in Seattle, before an audience of law enforcement officers from…