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Most Ark. colleges opting out of law allowing concealed handguns on campus LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — So far, no Arkansas colleges or universities are permitting faculty and staff to carry concealed handguns on campus. A law approved in the just-completed legislative session allows higher education institutions to decide whether to allow the ...

Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner remains jailed on federal charge LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner remains in custody in the Pulaski County Jail on a federal charge. Shoffner was arrested at her Newport home on Saturday on what the FBI says is an extortion charge. Jail records ...

Americans can't take a break-- many report working on vacation You might be surprised how many people are packing a little extra for vacation-- in the form of work. More than three-quarters of Americans will take a break from our fun in the sun this summer to work at least an ...

2 homeless people kicked out of storage unit in Lebanon LEBANON, Mo.-- Laclede County deputies removed two homeless people from their storage unit after it was discovered they were living in there. A 35-year-old Lebanon woman and a 35-year-old Kansas City man were found sleeping on a couch inside. The woman admitted to ...

Severe Weather Becoming More Likely by this Evening       TODAY Upper 80s Warm, muggy, windy afternoon. Severe t-storms late, especially in western and northwestern Ozarks. TONIGHT Upper 60s Chance for severe storms, especially western half. MONDAY Low 80s Scattered storms. Heavy t-storms late. 12-hour forecast ky3 12 hour forecast 24-hour forecast

Record $600 million Powerball ticket bought in Florida; $1 million winner in Missouri DES MOINES, Iowa -- A ticket bought in Florida matches the numbers in the largest Powerball drawing in the game's history. The winning numbers for Saturday's $600 million drawing: 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and the Powerball is 11.  A player in ...



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Official: Va. driver likely had medical condition
Emergency personnel respond to one of the people hit by a car, at right, during the beginning of the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in Damascus, Va., Saturday, May 18, 2013. Witnesses said the car drove into a crowd at the parade and hurt several people, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known. (AP Photo/Bristol Herald Courier, Earl Neikirk)DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) — Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday.

AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
In this Sunday, May 19, 2013, photo provided by CBS News, Gary Pruitt, the President and CEO of the Associated Press, discusses the leak investigation that led to his reporters' phone records being subpoenaed by the Justice Department on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington. Pruitt says DoJ's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional", and that the secret subpoena of reporters' phone records has made sources less willing to talk to AP journalists. (AP Photo/CBS, Chris Usher)WASHINGTON (AP) — The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal action against the Justice Department.

Sweden wins world hockey title
Swedish players react after winning the 2013 Ice Hockey IIHF World Championships gold medal match against Switzerland, at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Lehtikuva, Martti Kainulainen) FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden became the first home team to win the world hockey championships in 27 years, beating Switzerland 5-1 on Sunday for its ninth title.

Tornadoes hit Kan., Okla.; no injuries reported
A tornado touches down southwest of Wichita, Kan. near the town of Viola on Sunday, May 19, 2013. The tornado was part of a line of storms that past through the central plains on Sunday. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Travis Heying)EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged roofs and structures near Oklahoma City and kicked up debris in Wichita, Kan.

Commuters warned of traffic mess for up to 1 week
A derailed Metro-North rail car is hoisted back on to the tracks in Bridgeport. Conn. on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals following the collision between two trains Friday evening that injured 72 people, Metro-North President Howard Permut said Sunday. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post,Brian A. Pounds ) MANDATORY CREDITHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of passengers, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned Sunday.