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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette asked readers to nominate and vote on their favorite restaurant patios in Central Arkansas. After five rounds of voting and over 4,500 votes, Stickyz Rock’n’Roll Chicken Shack in downtown Little Rock emerged as the winner of the Ultimate Central Arkansas Patio Bracket.

Copy shortlink: The federal agency whose task force fatally shot Winston "Boogie" Smith Jr. while trying to arrest him in a Minneapolis parking ramp usually keeps a low profile. But amid a national push for police accountability, critics now are questioning the often-secret actions of the U.S. Marshals Service, including why and how it oversaw the operation that resulted in Smith's death. "The reason you don't know much about the Marshals Service is that's the way they operate," said Thomas Heffelfinger, former U.S. attorney for Minnesota. "The secrecy under which they...

Gun evidence recovered from Winston Smith shooting scene, circumstances still murky Evidence recovered inside and around car Winston Smith was in, records say.  June 16, 2021 — 5:19pm Text size Copy shortlink: Several pieces of gun evidence were recovered in and around the vehicle Winston Boogie Smith Jr. was sitting in when he was fatally shot by members of a federal task force earlier this month, according to newly filed court documents. Search warrant affidavits filed earlier this week in Hennepin Count...

Several activists and lawyers spoke at an emotional news conference Thursday to continue raising questions about the lack of transparency in the case, a week after officials said Smith fired from his car as a task force led by the U.S. Marshals Service tried to arrest him on a warrant from Ramsey County on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a gun.