Arkansas
Missing Arkansas siblings spark police search
Arkansas State Police (ASP) are searching for two missing siblings, last seen on Saturday.
A missing/endangered children advisory was shared by ASP late Sunday on social media for Marcus Epps Jr. and Armonii Epps. Marcus is described as an 11-year-old Black male with brown eyes and black hair. Armoni is a seven-year-old Black female, with black hair and brown eyes also.
The pair were reportedly last seen at their grandfather’s residence in Camden, Ouachita County at around midnight on Saturday, when their mother, Keibreana Mitchell, removed them from the home.
Police said Mitchell does not have custodial rights to the siblings, and her whereabouts are unknown.
Arkansas State Police
A warrant was issued for the mother’s arrest on two counts of kidnapping.
ASP has urged anyone who sees the children or has knowledge of their whereabouts to contact the Camden Polic Department at (870) 836-5755.
Newsweek has contacted Arkansas State Police for comment and additional information via email.
Last month, an AMBER Alert in Arkansas was cancelled after a missing teen was safely located following reports she had travelled to Texas with a 30-year-old man whom police said she met online.
16-year-old Autumn Nicole Lyon was believed to have been travelling with Adrian Garces, 30. He was taken into custody in Texas and charged with Interference with Custody.
A separate AMBER Alert in Arkansas for a missing three-year-old boy was also cancelled last month. Believed to have wandered off alone, the infant was safely located.
Approximately 664,776 people went missing on average in the U.S. between 2007 and 2020, according to the federally funded National Missing and Unidentified Persons (NamUS) database. That translates to around 6.5 missing persons for every 100,000.
According to NamUS, there are currently 25,127 missing cases open across America. NamUS say this in not reflective of the true number – only those that have been voluntarily reported.
Each day, around 2,300 Americans are reported missing.
“In general, there is no federal requirement for reporting missing persons cases to NamUS. So, without mandatory reporting by law enforcement, the number of actual missing persons in each state is actually much higher than reported,” Jesse Goliath, a Mississippi professor who launched a missing persons repository separate from NamUS previously told Newsweek.
Newsweek has previously mapped missing persons cases by state.
NamUS data at the time showed that Oklahoma had the largest percentage of missing persons cases, with 16 missing per 100,000. Arizona was next, with 14.2. Arkansas had 11.6.
The state with the lowest percentage was Massachusetts, with just 2.7 per 100,000.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) – Registration is open for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s annual urban deer hunt.
This year’s hunts will be held in Cherokee Village, Fairfield Bay, Heber Springs, Helena-West Helena, Horseshoe Bend and Russellville.
The archery-only hunts are designed to offer an “inexpensive and effective method of nuisance deer management,” according to an AGFC news release.
Deer harvested during the urban hunts do not count toward a hunter’s seasonal limit, and there are no limits to the number of deer that can be harvested.
However, the first deer taken must be donated to Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry, which provides ground meat to food pantries across the state.
Hunters must pass the International Bowhunters Education Program before participating. The program is available at www.agfc.com/education/hunter-education.
Hunters also must attend orientation to learn the specific rules of the hunts and pass a shooting proficiency test.
For more information, visit www.agfc.com/urbanhunt.
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The Arkansas Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at Monday, June 22, 2026 results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from June 22 drawing
17-19-21-45-48, Powerball: 13, Power Play: 2
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Winning Cash 3 numbers from June 22 drawing
Midday: 8-6-8
Evening: 4-9-7
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Winning Cash 4 numbers from June 22 drawing
Midday: 4-4-6-9
Evening: 6-4-1-4
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Winning Natural State Jackpot numbers from June 22 drawing
07-17-23-28-32
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from June 22 drawing
07-08-20-24-42, Bonus: 05
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When are the Arkansas Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Cash 3 Midday: 12:59 p.m. CT daily except Sunday.
- Cash 3 Evening: 6:59 p.m. CT daily.
- Cash 4 Midday: 12:59 p.m. CT daily except Sunday.
- Cash 4 Evening: 6:59 p.m. CT daily.
- Lucky For Life: 9:30 p.m. CT daily.
- Natural State Jackpot: 8 p.m. CT daily except Sunday.
- LOTTO: 9 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Saturday.
- Millionaire for Life: 10:15 p.m. CT daily.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by an Arkansas editor. You can send feedback using this form.
Arkansas
Latest Peppermint Hippo court filing alleges misconduct by Arkansas officials, asks for liquor license reinstatement
Video: Peppermint Hippo appeals liquor license revocation before Alcoholic Beverage Control board
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The latest court filing by a lawyer representing the Peppermint Hippo gentlemen’s club alleges misconduct by an Arkansas agency and its department head.
The filing asks that the club’s liquor license be reinstated pending judicial review of the January 2026 decision to revoke it. It alleges that Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Director Christy Bjornson “tainted the entire administrative proceedings.”
The filing alleges Bjornson had ex parte, or single-sided, conversations with Peter Riberiro about the death of his brother, John Riberiro. John Riberiro was killed in November 2021 after being ejected from the club and climbing a fence alongside Interstate 40, where he was hit by a car.
Peter Riberiro contacted ABC by email in February 2025, calling for the club’s license to be revoked. Bjornson replied to the email personally, and she and ABC Director of Enforcement David Potter then had a series of phone conferences with Peter Riberiro and his attorney through January 2026, ex parte communications since Peppermint Hippo representatives were not included, the filing alleges.
The filing also alleges that Bjornson acted with “extreme bias” in the club’s list of violations, including those that had previously been investigated and found unfounded. Bjornson determined the club was in violation, then looked for evidence substantiating her views, the filing alleges.
The state maintains, in a separate filing, that Bjornson’s communications were not ex parte under Arkansas law because she was acting as an administrator and the final decision was made by the ABC board, not her. Even if she was, the state’s filing continues, the decision to revoke was due to “substantial evidence and was neither arbitrary, capricious, nor an abuse of discretion.”
A hearing about the reinstatement is scheduled for Aug. 3 in Pulaski County Circuit Court.
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