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Weather Advisory | Wintry mix, plenty of rain in forecast next two days A wintry mix this morning will transition to mainly light rain for the afternoon in parts of Northeast Texas and Southwest Arkansas. by Jason Hopkins Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 11:22am

Father pleads not guilty in child's death | Man accused of being accomplice to capital murder A father accused of failing to protect his 3-year-old daughter from a fatal beating last year pleaded not guilty Tuesday to being an accomplice to capital murder. by Lynn LaRowe Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 6:16am

TexAmericas Center ready for the new year, next stage | Many acres prepped for new clients TexAmericas Center has completed a three-year project dedicated to making more of its property formerly used by Red River Army Depot able to accomodate new businesses. by Junius Stone Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 6:11am

Feds to let states tap opioid funds for meth, cocaine surge Alarmed by a deadly new twist in the nation's drug addiction crisis, the government will allow states to use federal money earmarked for the opioid epidemic to help growing numbers of people struggling with meth and cocaine. by Associated Press Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 6:10am

Cold-stunned iguanas expected to fall from Florida trees The National Weather Service routinely warns people about falling rain, snow and hail, but temperatures are dropping so low in South Florida the forecasters warned residents Tuesday about falling iguanas. by Associated Press Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 6:06am

On the Beat Law enforcement and emergency dispatch reports from Monday. Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 6:03am

Company says it will close compressor factory Danfoss announced Tuesday it's closing its manufacturing facility in Arkansas and furloughing 170 employees by the end of the year. by Associated Press Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 6:01am

Student accused of terrorizing threat A Louisiana high school student was arrested Tuesday after making a threat against a school, authorities said. by Associated Press Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 6:00am

Hutchinson taps area men to fill state posts Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has announced the following have been promoted to state office: Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 5:59am

Chili cookoff will support area homeless Bring your best chili to the Chili Cook-Off benefiting the area homeless at 5 p.m. Friday at 400 E. 6th St. Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 5:59am

At least eight hurt when truck, school bus collide in Arkansas At least eight people were injured, including a child who was airlifted to a hospital, Tuesday afternoon when a school bus and a dump truck collided on a state highway in northeast Arkansas, authorities said. Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 5:57am

THS students qualify for leadership conference Nine Texas High School students in Business Professionals of America received state-qualifying nods at a recent leadership conference in Rockwall, Texas. Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 5:56am

Southern states see below-freezing temperatures A blast of cold air drove temperatures below freezing in many southern states. by Associated Press Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 5:54am

Arkansas city renames a street in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Residents in the northeast Arkansas city of Jonesboro celebrated a street being renamed in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. after months of contentious debate. by Associated Press Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 5:51am

Judge: Return badge, gun to Little Rock police officer An Arkansas judge ordered the city of Little Rock to give an officer fired for fatally shooting a black motorist his badge and gun back as soon as possible, and says the city's police chief will lose his own badge and gun if officials don't comply. by Associated Press Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 5:49am

Appeals court tosses Louisiana's lawsuit about widening waterway Louisiana's lawsuit alleging that a federal canal has expanded well beyond its legal boundaries and is eating away at state land was rejected Tuesday by a federal appeals court. by Associated Press Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 5:47am

Egil Krogh, 'Plumber' who OK'ed Ellsberg break-in, dies Egil "Bud" Krogh Jr., a lawyer and Nixon aide who co-chaired the secret White House "Plumbers" unit and was sentenced to prison after approving a break-in at the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist, died Jan. 18 at a hospital in Washington. He was 80. by The Washington Post Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 5:37am

Today in History Today is Wednesday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2020. There are 344 days left in the year. by Associated Press Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 5:35am

New Orleans zoo celebrates births of two lion cubs The New Orleans zoo is celebrating the birth of cubs to lions which came to the facility last year from Oregon and Illinois. by Associated Press Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 5:33am

Georgia uses DNA sample and genealogy to solve 1999 rapes Advanced genetic genealogy testing helped authorities solve three Georgia rape cases from 1999, a prosecutor said Tuesday. by Associated Press Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 5:31am

College students scramble to flee bus fire in Mississippi Dozens of college students had to scramble for safety after their charter bus returning from a fraternity event burst into flames on the side of a Mississippi highway. by Associated Press Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 5:31am

Alabama voting rights activist who registered prisoners to vote jailed on drug charges An Alabama activist known for registering prisoners to vote was jailed after what police described as a struggle with an officer, and prosecutors asked a judge Tuesday to keep him there. by Associated Press Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 5:30am

Police: More than 70 cars broken into at garage Seventy-six cars were broken into at an apartment complex parking garage, according to Atlanta police. by Associated Press Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 5:30am