42 states have laws that specifically make online enticement of a child for sexual activity a crime by using the Internet or electronic communication. While it can be a felony in all states, some states reduce the penalty to a misdemeanor when the victim is 14, 15, 16 or 17-years-old, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Not all state misdemeanors are
Legislator questions legality of UA-Fort Smith By Betsy Turner LITTLE ROCK - An influential state senator is questioning the constitutionality of the transformation of a former Fort Smith community college into a four-year campus of the University of Arkansas.
John Grisham's downtown office in this quaint college town is packed with 12-inch-high stacks of court documents, box after box of medical records and hundreds of photographs. They are part of the paper trail that tells the story of Ron Williamson, a once promising ballplayer who spent 11 years on Oklahoma's death row for a rape and murder he did not commit.
JACKSON — Though it officially opened in September 2005, The Cochran Firm-Jackson Office will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony October 19. The law firm was established by the late and noted attorney Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., and now has 19 offices in 11 states and the District of Columbia, which houses more than 125 attorneys.
Daniels ahead in secretary of state race, poll shows By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - A new poll suggests a one-side race for secretary of state, with incumbent Democrat Charlie Daniels 34 points ahead of Republican rival Jim Lagrone.
Children are the most vulnerable of all humans in society, so, like a high-wire artist, they have to have safety nets in their lives. Several safety nets are in place to protect children in Southwest Arkansas through the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services.
This law will allow a citizen to defend himself against criminal attack in his home, car, place of business or wherever he has legal right to be without fear of being charged with a crime by the police.
Governor's debate gets testy By Doug Thompson FAYETTEVILLE - Mike Beebe is double-talking and Asa Hutchinson is saying anything to get elected, according to their criticisms of each other during the second debate between major party governor's candidates on Wednesday.
Halter leads, Holt gains in poll By Doug Thompson FAYETTEVILLE - Republican candidate Jim Holt picked up 7 percentage points from a month ago but still trails Democrat Bill Halter by double digits in the race for lieutenant governor, results of an Arkansas News Bureau-Stephens Media poll show.