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Although sometimes referred to as the Ozark Mountains, the region is a high and deeply dissected plateau. Geologically, the area is a broad dome around the Saint Francois Mountains. The Ozark Highlands area, the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma, and the Black Hills of South Dakota are the only major highland regions in the U.S. between the Appalachians and the Rocky Mountains. The Ozarks and Ouachitas are sometimes referred to collectively. For example, the ecoregion called Ozark Mountain Forests includes the Ouachita Mountains, although the Arkansas River valley and the Ouachitas, both south of the Boston Mountains, are not usually considered part of the Ozarks.

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Arkansas treasurer Shoffner resigns amid extortion charges

May 21, 2013 10:17 pm

Arkansas' state treasurer has resigned after federal prosecutors accused her of taking cash payments from a broker who handled a large amount of the state's investment portfolio.

Maximum sentence sought for Texarkana coach

May 21, 2013 8:54 pm

TEXARKANA Federal prosecutors are seeking the maximum sentence for a former Texarkana-area youth baseball coach who pleaded guilty to molesting young players.

President recommends UA opt out of gun law

May 21, 2013 8:10 pm

The president of the University of Arkansas system is recommending its 11 campuses opt out of a law allowing faculty and staff to carry concealed handguns on campus.

Tornado watch issued for parts of state

May 21, 2013 7:06 pm

The National Weather Service has canceled a tornado watch for central Arkansas but watches remain in place in the southern and eastern reaches of the state.

Ex-officer sentenced in Hallum voter-conspiracy case

May 21, 2013 6:18 pm

A former West Memphis police officer who helped a state official by bribing absentee voters with gifts was sentenced in federal court Monday morning.

Trooper shot during traffic stop earns top police honor

May 21, 2013 6:05 pm

A veteran Arkansas State Police trooper who was shot during a traffic stop last year in Hempstead County was honored Tuesday as the agency's Trooper of the Year.

Beebe: Shoffner needs to resign "expeditiously"

May 21, 2013 5:23 pm

Gov. Mike Beebe on Tuesday reiterated his call for Treasurer Martha Shoffner to resign, saying he wants her to do it "expeditiously."

Beebe sends state's condolences to Oklahoma

May 21, 2013 3:12 pm

LITTLE ROCK Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe is sending the state's condolences to neighboring Oklahoma after a tornado devastated the city of Moore.

GOP House leader calls for Shoffner's removal

May 21, 2013 3:04 pm

LITTLE ROCK The top Republican in the Arkansas House is calling on the governor to begin the process to remove state Treasurer Martha Shoffner over federal charges she accepted cash from an investmen...

NLR police: Man sets girlfriend on fire

May 21, 2013 1:23 pm

A North Little Rock man is accused of setting his girlfriend on fire Monday night, causing injuries that resulted in her death.

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