Bart Calhoun News Today

BATESVILLE, Arkansas – On a Sunday before a hearing was set to begin, Hunter Biden produced his legal bills to mother Lunden Roberts in a child support suit that includes an expert witness from Effingham County, Illinois.

Arkansas Racing commissioners broke the law -- as inscribed in the state constitution -- when they awarded the Pope County casino gaming license to a company that didnt exist during the application process, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox ruled in a decision that annuls the permit granted to the Cherokee-owned company.

Proponents and foes of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at removing Pope County as a state-licensed casino site are at odds about whether the state Board of Election Commissioners should certify the proposed name and ballot title for the proposed amendment.

A judge on Friday declined to grant relief in U.S. Senate candidate Jake Bequette's suit over an error that misidentified him as "Jack" Bequette on ballots in two Arkansas counties but allowed the case to remain open.

After filing their final appeal-related briefs earlier this week to the Arkansas Supreme Court, those vying to break ground on a Pope County casino said they're grateful the case over the contested operating license is moving forward.

After filing their final appeal-related briefs earlier this week to the Arkansas Supreme Court, those vying to break ground on a Pope County casino said they're grateful the case over the contested operating license is moving forward.