Warwick Sabin

Gov. Mike Beebe issued the following statement earlier today: Although this decision by FEMA to deny emergency funds to Desha County defies common sense, Arkansas will take care of its own people.

According to a press release we just received: The Donald W. Reynolds Campus of the Arkansas Sheriff’s Youth Ranches (The Ranch) located near Fort Smith was vandalized overnight Thursday.  Items stolen during the break-in included all of the children’s saddles, food, tools and supplies from The Ranch’s carpentry shop and all equipment from its auto shop.  An investigation is underway with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office.

I was up early this morning and read the Democrat-Gazette online, but I didn’t see this article by Seth Blomeley.

Scanning the news this morning, it looks like we already covered most of the main stories yesterday.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency today made a final decision on whether to declare a federal disaster in Dumas and other parts of Desha County struck by the Feb. 24 tornadoes.

An open line.

That’s Opening Day at Dickey-Stephens Park, the new home of the Arkansas Travelers baseball team.

Jennifer Barnett Reed follows up on yesterday’s report about the state House vote on the charter school bill:
Take Rep. Betty Pickett off the list of charter school vote-changers.