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An auditor for Arkansas Legislative Audit on Friday questioned Gov. Asa Hutchinson's and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge's implementation of 2% raises for employees who are paid at their maximum-authorized salaries.

The Huntsville School District and its School Board violated the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act by not turning over all responsive documents requested by Benjamin Rightsell of Witter in a case involving sexual assault allegations among boys on the junior high school basketball team, a judge ruled on Wednesday.

The Huntsville School District and its School Board violated the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act by not turning over all responsive documents requested by Benjamin Rightsell of Witter in a case involving sexual assault allegations among boys on the junior high school basketball team, a judge ruled on Wednesday.

Denny Altes, a Republican candidate for county judge in Sebastian County, has been charged in connection with one count of abuse of public trust, a class C felony. A trial is expected in the case, but no date has been set.

No charges will be filed against Huntsville school officials for not immediately calling the Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline to report accusations of sexual abuse among boys on the junior high school basketball team, according to a prosecutor.

Two Little Rock School District residents asked a Pulaski County circuit judge Monday to order the district to hold elections in all nine School Board election zones later this year.

Dear Mahatma: Today I saw a woman with her window down and her dog with its head out the window. She was holding onto its collar. It makes us upset to see this. I guess they don't think about what would happen to their dog if they were in an accident. It could be killed when air bags come out. Is there a law about having a animal in your lap while driving? -- Kelly from Beebe

Dear Mahatma: Today I saw a woman with her window down and her dog with its head out the window. She was holding onto its collar. It makes us upset to see this. I guess they don't think about what would happen to their dog if they were in an accident. It could be killed when air bags come out. Is there a law about having a animal in your lap while driving? -- Kelly from Beebe

Attorney general candidate Tim Griffin wants to see changes in Arkansas' criminal justice system, but his opponents question whether such changes fall under the umbrella of the attorney general's office.

A Boone County high school principal and basketball coach, charged with second-degree murder in his wife's death, was released from jail Monday night after posting a $250,000 bond, said Prosecuting Attorney David Ethredge.