🌱 Elm Springs business owner first charged under Arkansas’ new capital rape law

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• Elm Springs business owner first charged under Arkansas’ new capital rape law

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 81, low: 66.
• Friday: Lots of sun, windy and warm, with a high of 88 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Benton County charges Springdale business owner with attempted capital rape (nwahomepage.com) — An Elm Springs small business owner has been charged in Benton County under Arkansas’s new attempted capital rape statute after allegedly arranging to pay for sex with a minor in undercover texts. Prosecutors say he is the first in the county charged under this law, faces possible life in prison if convicted, and is due back in court in July with a jury trial set for November.
   

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Tuesday May 19

• City Council Meeting
  City of Tontitown, 237 E Henri De Tonti Blvd, Springdale
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Track Meet of Champions
  Springdale High School Russellville
  8:00 am
• Sophomore Othello Trial
  Springdale High School Springdale, AR 72764
  8:40 am
• Airport Commission Meeting →
  Rogers, AR Calendar, #6 Hammerschmidt Drive, Rogers
  1:00 pm
• Rogers Academy of Leadership & Innovation Graduation
  Barnhill Arena, 285 N Stadium Dr, Fayetteville
  6:00 pm
• Advanced Choir Spring Concert
  Arend Arts Center, 1901 SE J St, Bentonville
  6:30 pm
• Choir Spring Concert at SHS
  Lakeside Junior High School Springdale, AR 72764
  6:30 pm

Thursday May 14

• Band Physicals
  Springdale High School Springdale, AR 72764
  8:00 am
• Middle School Choir Concert
  Gentry School District, 1155 Pioneer Ln, Gentry
  6:30 pm
• Golden Eagle Theater presentation
  Lakeside Junior High School Springdale, AR 72764
  6:30 pm
• Choir Concert
  Ruth Barker Middle, 1901 SE J St, Bentonville
  6:30 pm

Friday May 15

• Rogers Heritage High School Graduation
  Bud Walton Arena, 1270 Nolan Richardson Dr, Fayetteville
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Springdale

• Hutton opens first Arkansas office in Springdale (talkbusiness.net)
• Arkansas businesses talk Mother's Day spending (5newsonline.com)
• Springdale man accepts plea deal in Lake Fayetteville shooting case (nwahomepage.com)

Rogers

• Northwest Arkansas families bond at ‘Brunch, Brush & Brews' Mother's Day painting event (nwahomepage.com)

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