S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., said Americans deserve a “full explanation” as to why President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Arkansas Democrats said the firing is a “constitutional crisis” that now requires an independent investigator. On Tuesday afternoon, President Trump surprised the nation by firing Comey. The President said Wednesday he fired Comey because he “wasn’t doing a good job.” White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday the president first considered...
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The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will be re-engaging its students in "a broad-based or liberal education" to become a transformative 21st century school, Chancellor Andrew Rogerson said Thursday. "The world has changed, and universities used to just be in the business of teaching and doing research," he said in an earlier interview. "Now, they need to show students how to apply knowledge. You can go on the Web and find as much knowledge as you need, but how do you apply it in a real-wor...
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The news emanating from the Oval Office this week has escalated arguments the Trump White House, and before that his campaign, has illicit ties to the Russian government. Meanwhile, the President’s legislative agenda is hobbling along. U.S. Representative French Hill (R-2nd District) joined KUAR’s Jacob Kauffman to share his thoughts on FBI Director James Comey and the future of healthcare.
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PHOENIX — Smoke and fire enveloped the afternoon of April 18, 1972. The town of An Lộc in South Vietnam was under siege by the Viet Cong, who had the area surrounded. Hercules C-130s tried dropping supplies to the defenders, but the Viet Cong’s anti-air weaponry often shot at them before they could make the drops. Spc. 4 Leonard "Bruce" Shearer, who now lives in Glendale, was part of a four-man crew manning a Bell UH-1H Iroquois or "Huey" helicopter tasked with reporting enemy troop movements. T...
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The recent Fairfield Bay City Council meeting, while fairly low key, went into several business development issues for the community. The first item, at the Monday, May 8, meeting, was Mayor Paul Wellenberger’s presentation to the body for a boat factory considering moving to Fairfield Bay. The factory, not named in the presentation, would produce both boats and trailers with 35 employees to start. Estimated initial investment into the community to establish the plant, including building on a 7 ...
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Arkansas farmers hit by flooding can expect an expedited disaster declaration, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said recently following a flyover of northeast Arkansas. Perdue, Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Sen. John Boozman and U.S. House members Rick Crawford and French Hill, took to the sky recently to get a firsthand look at the damage caused by storms that hit the Mid-South April 27 through 30. All spoke at a news conference held in the Arkansas State Police hangar at the Little Rock airpo...
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LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Members of Arkansas' all-Republican congressional delegation are stopping short of criticizing President Donald Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey, and none of the state's senators or representatives are so far calling for a special prosecutor to investigate the Trump campaign's possible connections to Russia. Remarks made Wednesday about Comey's firing: ------ Sen. John Boozman: "The work undertaken on a daily basis by the men and women of the FBI is vital to t...
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Perdue, Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Sen. John Boozman, and U.S. House members Rick Crawford and French Hill, took to the sky Sunday afternoon to get a first-hand look at the damage caused by storms that hit the Mid-South April 27-30. All spoke at a news conference held in the Arkansas State Police hangar at the Little Rock airport. Arkansas farmers hit by flooding can expect an expedited disaster declaration, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said Sunday following a flyover of northeast Arkans...
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Arkansas farmers hit by flooding can expect an expedited disaster declaration, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said following a May 7 flyover of northeast Arkansas. Perdue, Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Sen. John Boozman, and U.S. House members Rick Crawford and French Hill, took to the sky to get a first-hand look at the damage caused by storms that hit the Mid-South April 27-30. All spoke at a news conference held in the Arkansas State Police hangar at the Little Rock airport. Hutchinson als...
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ARKANSAS (AP) - U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue promised to expedite requests for federal assistance after touring flooded northeast Arkansas with the state's governor and three members of its congressional delegation. Storms that brought flooding and tornadoes to the state are now blamed for nine deaths, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said on May 7, following Saturday's discovery of the bodies of an 18-month-old girl in Madison County and the body of a canoeist from Missouri in the B...
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