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Kidnapping suspect arrested
Arkansas State Police officers arrested a Georgia man Friday afternoon near the busy interchange of Interstate 55 and Interstate 40 in West Memphis, eight hours after authorities said he kidnapped his 2-year old daughter near Atlanta. The girl, Sorrelle from Arkansas Online Read more »
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Ark. audit questions $1.3M in Medicaid payments
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Department of Human Services officials on Friday said they did not find any cases of fraud among $1.3 million in Medicaid payments to providers that legislative auditors cited over a lack of adequate documentation. The q from San Francisco Chronicle Read more »
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Juvenile Offender Escapes Arkansas Treatment Center
DERMOTT, AR -- The Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Youth Services is searching for a 17-year-old who escaped the Dermott Juvenile Treatment Center. Officials are searching for Brandon Metcalf, who was previously committed on charges of from Fox 16 Read more »
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Lauded Ark. youth services official to retire
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas Department of Human Services official who addressed an array of problems in the state's juvenile justice program says he will retire. Ron Angel announced Thursday that he intends to start retirement on June 1. The 66- from San Francisco Chronicle Read more »
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Grocery Program Aims to Improve Health of Older Arkansans
MOUNTAIN HOME, AR- (Press Release) The Arkansas Department of Human Services is partnering with senior centers across Arkansas to educate older Arkansans about SNAP, a program that helps recipients afford healthy foods. Right now, about one-third of Arka from Arkansas Matters Read more »