Today's headlines from KASU News for Wednesday, February 5, 2025, cover the advancement of a bill requiring Arkansas schools to show an embryo development video, debates over its accuracy, and efforts to protect funds for sexual abuse survivors. Additionally, there's news on a bill to ban cell phone use in public schools, a bill repealing penalties for negligent firearm use by hunters, a new license plate for women veterans, a lawsuit for price gouging in tornado cleanup, and state intervention in Jefferson County's budget impasse. The episode also reports on a Tennessee man's request for more time in his self-represented trial related to a deadly Memphis shooting spree.
00:30 Introduction to House Bill 1180 and Its Controversy
02:04 Arkansas Cell Phone Ban in Schools
02:27 Protecting Funds for Sexual Abuse Victims
03:28 Repeal of Penalties for Negligent Firearm Use
05:26 Commemorative License Plate for Women Veterans
06:36 Lawsuit Against Tree Service Company for Price Gouging
07:22 Jefferson County Budget Crisis
08:23 Tennessee Man Represents Himself in Capital Murder Case
