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Beyond the Ozarks

New Arkansas State Police Headquarters Opens in Lowell

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published January 27, 2020 at 11:52 AM CST

Gov. Asa Hutchinson addresses a crowd in the lobby of a new Arkansas State Police Headquarters in Lowell Jan. 24, 2020.

A new Arkansas State Police Headquarters and a Regional Crime Laboratory are open in Northwest Arkansas. The $14 million facility houses Highway Patrol Troop L operations, all categories of driver license testing, NWA criminal investigation division offices and crimes against children investigators.

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Kyle Kellams

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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