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Lottery player almost throws away big winning ticket. ‘Did I just freaking win?’

An Arkansas woman almost threw away a winning lottery ticket with a big prize. The woman plays lottery tickets twice a month and always saves her losing tickets for the…

John McCarthy September 9, 2025

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Founders of this new development say you must be white to live there

RAVENDEN, Arkansas — In the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, nearly an hour from the closest city, a small group of homesteaders is building an exclusive community from scratch. Applicants to…

John McCarthy September 5, 2025

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Man thinks he sees candy wrapper at Arkansas park — but it’s a 3.81-carat diamond

LITTLE ROCK (MN) — A visitor from Minnesota had just entered the Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park when he spotted a “metallic, tinfoil-like shine” on the ground. David DeCook…

John McCarthy May 3, 2025

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Man thinks call from Arkansas lottery is a scam — but it was ‘life-changing’ news

LITTLE ROCK A man answered an unexpected call to hear a voice on the other end of the line telling him he won thousands of dollars from the Arkansas lottery.…

John McCarthy January 31, 2025