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Fayetteville's Yvonne Richardson Community Center reopens after a bond-funded expansion that adds a teaching kitchen, classrooms, a new maple court, plus a front porch facing the neighborhood.
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For the first time in America's 250 year history, IndyCar drivers will zoom down some of the nation's most famous streets this weekend. The drivers face new challenges on an unconventional route.
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Western states have long disputed how to split the Colorado River's water. JB Hamby, California's top negotiator, weighs in on the new federal proposal to manage the resource.
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The U.S. stopped issuing visas for citizens of 75 countries because it said they were likely to need public assistance. A judge ruled the policy illegally discriminated on the basis of nationality. -
The Trump Administration has released a two-year operating plan for the Colorado River. Arizona, California and Nevada are expected to cut their water use from the river.
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Maggie Ryan/KUARThe Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame exhibit now sits at the North Little Rock Event Center in Argenta. Board chair Stacy Hurst unveiled the space ahead of next week's induction of seven honorees. -
Courtesy/Finger GunsJohn Brown University graduate Levi Coppedge shot his short film 'Finger Guns' in New Mexico and Arkansas. It screens at Filmland today, then at the Fayetteville Film Festival in September.
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