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AETN hosts annual ‘Quiz Bowl’ state finals April 30

AETN hosts annual ‘Quiz Bowl’ state finals April 30

CONWAY, Ark. (AETN) — Students will showcase their intellect in the annual Arkansas Governor’s Academic Competition at the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) Saturday, April 30, in “Arkansas Quiz Bowl 2011.”

“Quiz Bowl 2011” will be broadcast on Saturday in two sections – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30 to 4 p.m. The finals will involve seven conferences for a total of 14 teams.

The first round of matches beginning at 10 a.m. will include in order of appearance:

  1. 7A – Cabot vs. Forth Smith Southside
  2. 4A – Subiaco Academy vs. Farmington
  3. 5A – Huntsville vs. Watson Chapel (Pine Bluff)
  4. 3A – Episcopal Collegiate (Little Rock) vs. Arkansas Baptist (Little Rock)

The second round of matches beginning at 1:30 p.m. will include in order of appearance:

  1. 6A – Benton vs. Parkview (Little Rock)
  2. 1A – Norfork vs. Ridgefield Christian (Jonesboro)
  3. 2A – Gurdon vs.

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Trojans set to compete in Sun Belt Tennis Championships

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The UALR tennis team has been announced as the No. 10 seed in this weekend's Sun Belt Conference Tennis Championships and will take on No. 7 Denver on Thursday at 9 a.m. This year's tournament, hosted by the University of South Alabama, is set to take place at the Mobile Tennis Center and the University of South Alabama campus on April 21-24 in Mobile, Ala.

UALR enters the tournament with a 10-14 overall record and a 0-4 tally in conference play. The Trojans will be looking for their first Sun Belt Tournament victory since 2007 when a No.-7 seeded UALR squad defeated ULM, 4-0.

The Trojans and the Pioneers will be meeting for the first time since 2007 on Sunday. After topping ULM in the opening round of the 2007 SBC Tournament, UALR lost to DU by a final of 4-0.

Nursing expo set for April 30

Nursing expo set for April 30

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The Eighth Annual ThinkNurse Expo is Saturday, April 30 from 9 am -1 pm at the Metroplex Event Center located near I-430 and Colonel Glenn in Little Rock.

It’s the annual gathering of healthcare recruiters and educators brought to you by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing and Publishing Concepts, Inc., publisher of the ASBN Update magazine.  It’s the largest gathering of healthcare professionals held in one place, at one time, in the state of Arkansas. Representatives from the state’s most prestigious and largest hospitals, healthcare facilities and schools of nursing annually attend this Expo to meet with and interview candidates for potential employment in the healthcare field.

Arkansans wake up to storm damage

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- The storms packed a punch to central Arkansas last night, downing power lines, trees, and causing property damage.

The Bumper to Bumper auto parts store in downtown Little Rock had its windows blown out onto the street.

Fletcher Lord is president of Replacement Parts and says they've been through disasters like this before. He says, "It just blew the front windows out into the street and turned a lot of fixtures over and dumped a lot of parts in the floor."

Someone did stay overnight to secure the property. Lord says the store will replace the windows today and that they will be open for business as usual.

And in Bryant the McDonald's sustained minor roof damage as the storms rolled through Saline County last night.

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3 tornadoes reported in Arkansas, no injuries

3 tornadoes reported in Arkansas, no injuries

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The National Weather Service in Little Rock says spotters have reported three possible tornadoes in Arkansas as a strong storm system moved through the state.

No serious injuries have been reported as of Wednesday morning.
The twisters were reported in Lonoke, Craighead and Mississippi counties. Weather service investigators will go to those areas Wednesday to confirm whether or not a tornado occurred.

The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management reports an outbuilding was blown off its foundation in Independence County.
Entergy Arkansas reports nearly 29,000 power outages across the state with about 4,600 outages in Mississippi County, 4,500 in Pope County and about 4,200 in Pulaski County.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

No injuries as storms batter nation's midsection

No injuries as storms batter nation's midsection

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Severe storms have battered part of the nation's midsection, toppling trees onto homes in Arkansas and blowing rail cars off of tracks in Illinois.

But unlike the storms that killed at least 46 people in six states less than a week ago, there weren't any immediate reports of injuries Tuesday.

In Garland County, Ark., a tree crashed into an occupied home, but officials say the family escaped unharmed.

In Missouri, the Pike County Sheriff's Department said three tornadoes were spotted in a 45-minute period. Some homes and bars were damaged. Tornadoes were also reported near St. Louis, and the city's Lambert Airport was closed for a time.

In Illinois, the National Weather Service reported that high winds managed to blow some rail cars off the tracks in Taylorsville.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Free breakfast for elementary students in LRSD

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- The Little Rock School District has been selected out of thousands of school districts nationwide for a new breakfast program that will make sure all the kiddos have a full tummy.