Posted: Apr 16, 2020 / 09:16 AM CDTUpdated: Apr 16, 2020 / 09:16 AM CDTARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — Initial unemployment claims in Arkansas were 34,635 for week ending April 11, a drop of more than 27,000 from the previous week, according to the Department of Labor.The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the cause for initial claims being at a high level, according to the Department of Labor.Nationally, the seasonally adjusted initial claims was 5.2 million for the week ending April 11, a decrease of 1.37 million from the previous week, which was 6.6 million.Some states were hit harder with initial...…Posted: Apr 16, 2020 / 09:16 AM CDTUpdated: Apr 16, 2020 / 09:16 AM CDTARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — Initial unemployment claims in Arkansas were 34,635 for week ending April 11, a drop of more than 27,000 from the previous week, according to the Department of Labor.The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the cause for initial claims being at a high level, according to the Department of Labor.Nationally, the seasonally adjusted initial claims was 5.2 million for the week ending April 11, a decrease of 1.37 million from the previous week, which was 6.6 million.Some states were hit harder with initial...WW…

Posted: Apr 26, 2021 / 02:28 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 26, 2021 / 02:37 PM CDTWASHINGTON () — The McBride Law Firm states their client, Richard Barnett, should be released from jail because the government can’t prove he would be a flight risk, he has a strong community connection, and the dangerous conditions he’s is experiencing in the D.C. Central Detention Facility, to name a few examples.New York-based McBride Law Firm is representing Barnett while he’s detained.Barnett, 60, is the Gravette, Arkansas man who participated in the January 6 Capitol riot and was photographed inside Speaker of the...…Posted: Apr 26, 2021 / 02:28 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 26, 2021 / 02:37 PM CDTWASHINGTON () — The McBride Law Firm states their client, Richard Barnett, should be released from jail because the government can’t prove he would be a flight risk, he has a strong community connection, and the dangerous conditions he’s is experiencing in the D.C. Central Detention Facility, to name a few examples.New York-based McBride Law Firm is representing Barnett while he’s detained.Barnett, 60, is the Gravette, Arkansas man who participated in the January 6 Capitol riot and was photographed inside Speaker of the...WW…

Mom & son missing since fall of 2002Posted: Apr 9, 2021 / 02:01 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 9, 2021 / 02:18 PM CDTFULTON COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — There are no winners in the case of missing Angela Mack-Cox and her four-year-old son, Thomas Michael “Mikey” Rettew.Sometime in late 2002 or early 2003, the mom and son were killed. Their bodies were placed in a furnace and destroyed, according to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) statement.Fulton County Sheriff Al Roork said, “Investigator Dale Weaver started eight months ago … spent hundreds of hours on this case and the investigation...…Mom & son missing since fall of 2002Posted: Apr 9, 2021 / 02:01 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 9, 2021 / 02:18 PM CDTFULTON COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — There are no winners in the case of missing Angela Mack-Cox and her four-year-old son, Thomas Michael “Mikey” Rettew.Sometime in late 2002 or early 2003, the mom and son were killed. Their bodies were placed in a furnace and destroyed, according to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) statement.Fulton County Sheriff Al Roork said, “Investigator Dale Weaver started eight months ago … spent hundreds of hours on this case and the investigation...WW…

May 4 next court conferencePosted: Mar 4, 2021 / 10:41 AM CSTUpdated: Mar 4, 2021 / 04:07 PM CSTWASHINGTON () — A Gravette man involved in the January 6 Capitol riot will have another status conference on May 4, a date set by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher R. Cooper.Richard Barnett, 60, the man photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office, called in from jail for Thursday’s, March 4, hearing.Barnett was represented by the law firm of , and the law firm, replacing attorney .Judge Cooper suggested a continuance until May 4, but that did not go over well with...…May 4 next court conferencePosted: Mar 4, 2021 / 10:41 AM CSTUpdated: Mar 4, 2021 / 04:07 PM CSTWASHINGTON () — A Gravette man involved in the January 6 Capitol riot will have another status conference on May 4, a date set by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher R. Cooper.Richard Barnett, 60, the man photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office, called in from jail for Thursday’s, March 4, hearing.Barnett was represented by the law firm of , and the law firm, replacing attorney .Judge Cooper suggested a continuance until May 4, but that did not go over well with...WW…

Posted: Feb 3, 2021 / 03:22 PM CSTUpdated: Feb 8, 2021 / 10:59 AM CSTWASHINGTON () — Richard Barnett, 60, from Gravette, Arkansas, has been indicted by a grand jury on eight charges for his role in the D.C. riots on January 6.The felony indictment from the has five additional crimes listed:ORIGINAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS 1/7/2021A federal grand jury was sworn in on January 8, in D.C., the charges were filed on January 29.Barnett is the man who was pictured at several locations around the Capitol, during Tuesday’s melee, but the most memorable is where he is in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s...…Posted: Feb 3, 2021 / 03:22 PM CSTUpdated: Feb 8, 2021 / 10:59 AM CSTWASHINGTON () — Richard Barnett, 60, from Gravette, Arkansas, has been indicted by a grand jury on eight charges for his role in the D.C. riots on January 6.The felony indictment from the has five additional crimes listed:ORIGINAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS 1/7/2021A federal grand jury was sworn in on January 8, in D.C., the charges were filed on January 29.Barnett is the man who was pictured at several locations around the Capitol, during Tuesday’s melee, but the most memorable is where he is in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s...WW…

Cunningham: "Every time you think things aren't going your way, they're going God's way."Posted: Jan 20, 2021 / 01:04 PM CSTUpdated: Jan 20, 2021 / 01:09 PM CSTARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — Hours before President Trump’s term expired on Wednesday, January 20, he pardoned former California Rep. Randall “Duke” Cunningham, who now lives in Arkansas.The former Vietnam War Ace fighter pilot served more than eight years in an Arizona prison for tax evasion, conspiracy, and taking $2.4 million in bribes. He was released in 2013 and moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas, where he had some family at the time. He...…Cunningham: "Every time you think things aren't going your way, they're going God's way."Posted: Jan 20, 2021 / 01:04 PM CSTUpdated: Jan 20, 2021 / 01:09 PM CSTARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — Hours before President Trump’s term expired on Wednesday, January 20, he pardoned former California Rep. Randall “Duke” Cunningham, who now lives in Arkansas.The former Vietnam War Ace fighter pilot served more than eight years in an Arizona prison for tax evasion, conspiracy, and taking $2.4 million in bribes. He was released in 2013 and moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas, where he had some family at the time. He...WW…

Posted: Jan 26, 2021 / 11:24 AM CSTUpdated: Jan 27, 2021 / 09:33 AM CSTARKANSAS () — Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen ruled against a Fayetteville bar and restaurant owners lawsuit regarding a curfew related to COVID-19, on Tuesday, January 26.Nearly two-dozen bar owners filed the lawsuit against the state citing an 11 p.m. curfew is hurting business.Three defendants are listed in the lawsuit: Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Director Doralee Chandler, and Arkansas Department of Health Secretary Dr. José Romero.The restriction was put into...…Posted: Jan 26, 2021 / 11:24 AM CSTUpdated: Jan 27, 2021 / 09:33 AM CSTARKANSAS () — Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen ruled against a Fayetteville bar and restaurant owners lawsuit regarding a curfew related to COVID-19, on Tuesday, January 26.Nearly two-dozen bar owners filed the lawsuit against the state citing an 11 p.m. curfew is hurting business.Three defendants are listed in the lawsuit: Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Director Doralee Chandler, and Arkansas Department of Health Secretary Dr. José Romero.The restriction was put into...WW…

ARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas State Police (ASP) interviewed two troopers who traveled to Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021, the day of the Capitol riot. Both troopers were off-duty, on annual leave, and it was later determined that neither employee broke any laws, according to a statement from ASP Public Information Officer Bill Sadler.The situation investigators have to review is, “what about officers who participated in the rally before the riot but did not enter into the Capitol building?” That’s basically the scenario for both Arkansas troopers, according to completed interviews by...…ARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas State Police (ASP) interviewed two troopers who traveled to Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021, the day of the Capitol riot. Both troopers were off-duty, on annual leave, and it was later determined that neither employee broke any laws, according to a statement from ASP Public Information Officer Bill Sadler.The situation investigators have to review is, “what about officers who participated in the rally before the riot but did not enter into the Capitol building?” That’s basically the scenario for both Arkansas troopers, according to completed interviews by...WW…

Posted: Jan 21, 2021 / 05:45 PM CSTUpdated: Jan 21, 2021 / 06:19 PM CSTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. () — The sentencing trial for former pathologist for the Robert Morris Levy, found guilty of working while impaired, will continue Friday, January 22, at 8:30 a.m.On June 11, 2020, Levy, 53, pleaded guilty to two of 31 counts against him — Involuntary Manslaughter and Mail Fraud.The mail fraud charge (Count 13) carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and 36 months of supervised release.The involuntary manslaughter charge (Count 29) carries a maximum sentence of eight years, a...…Posted: Jan 21, 2021 / 05:45 PM CSTUpdated: Jan 21, 2021 / 06:19 PM CSTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. () — The sentencing trial for former pathologist for the Robert Morris Levy, found guilty of working while impaired, will continue Friday, January 22, at 8:30 a.m.On June 11, 2020, Levy, 53, pleaded guilty to two of 31 counts against him — Involuntary Manslaughter and Mail Fraud.The mail fraud charge (Count 13) carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and 36 months of supervised release.The involuntary manslaughter charge (Count 29) carries a maximum sentence of eight years, a...WW…

AR: New unemployment filings dropped by more than 11,000Posted: Apr 23, 2020 / 08:21 AM CDTUpdated: Apr 23, 2020 / 08:25 AM CDTARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — In Arkansas, 24,236 people filed for unemployment for the week ending April, 18. This is a decrease of 11,393 from the previous week (April 11) when 35,629 filed, according to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) weekly report.The DOL states that COVID-19 continues to impact the number of initial unemployment claims.Nationally, for the week ending April, 18, there were 4.4 million claims — a decrease of 810,000 from the previous week’s level. Also,...…AR: New unemployment filings dropped by more than 11,000Posted: Apr 23, 2020 / 08:21 AM CDTUpdated: Apr 23, 2020 / 08:25 AM CDTARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — In Arkansas, 24,236 people filed for unemployment for the week ending April, 18. This is a decrease of 11,393 from the previous week (April 11) when 35,629 filed, according to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) weekly report.The DOL states that COVID-19 continues to impact the number of initial unemployment claims.Nationally, for the week ending April, 18, there were 4.4 million claims — a decrease of 810,000 from the previous week’s level. Also,...WW…