Arkansas News Digest

Hello! Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Arkansas. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Little Rock bureau [email protected] or 1-800-715-7291. The Little Rock bureau is reachable at: 501-225-3668.

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TOP STORIES:

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS-MUMPS

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A University of Arkansas official says there are 194 faculty and staff members who were not considered compliant as of Tuesday with a state vaccination directive in response to a campus mumps outbreak. 350 words.

OKLAHOMA STATE-GIFT

STILLWATER, Okla. — Two former students have given Oklahoma State University one of its biggest donations ever, $50 million, which the school will spend on agriculture research and the construction of a new building. The contribution from alumni Kayleen and Larry Ferguson of Hot Springs, Arkansas, designates $25 million to the university’s agriculture college, which will be renamed Ferguson College of Agriculture. 350 words, photos.

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FBC-MISSOURI ST-PETRINO

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Bobby Petrino is glad to have a job again, even if it's at one of the bottom programs in the second tier of college football. “I knew I wasn't going to stay retired,” Petrino said Thursday at his introductory news conference at Missouri State. “It was just a temporary retirement.” 500 words, photos.

BKC—ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK-COASTAL CAROLINA — Arkansas-Little Rock plays Coastal Carolina at HTC Center. UPCOMING: 150 words, more on merit.

BKC—ARKANSAS-APPALACHIAN STATE: Arkansas State plays Appalachian State at George M. Holmes Convocation Center. UPCOMING: 150 words, more on merit.

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