Today's headlines from KASU News for Monday, September 23, 2024, include new dispensing fee rules for Pharmacy Benefit Managers in Arkansas, the Arkansas Attorney General clearing an education rights proposal to gather signatures for the 2026 ballot, and a recap of Arkansas State's football game against Iowa State.
Other stories cover a $1.6 billion contract for the state's prison healthcare, efforts to ensure voter information accuracy for the upcoming election, a call to halt a Missouri execution by the NAACP, and various legal developments including the arrest of a man for reckless burning and the plea deal for Circuit Judge Elect Doug Brimhall.
Additionally, Jonesboro police dealt with a drunk driving incident involving a pickup truck crashing into an apartment building, and Eastern Craighead County faces service interruptions due to courthouse construction.
00:30 Arkansas Takes Action Against PBMs
01:33 Arkansas Approves $1.6 Billion Prison Medical Contract
01:59 Education Rights Amendment Efforts in Arkansas
02:57 Ensuring a Smooth Election Day: Voter Information and Equipment Testing
04:32 NAACP Urges Clemency for Marcellus Williams
05:18 Murder Trial for Young Dolph's Accused Killer Begins
05:38 Deadly Vehicle Pileup on Highway 67
06:18 Judge Doug Brimhall's Plea Deal and Charges
07:00 Drunk Driver Crashes into Jonesboro Apartment
07:34 Craighead County Service Interruptions and Construction Updates
08:10 Iowa State Dominates A-State in College Football