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Train derails near Stuttgart, blocks U.S. 79 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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May 24, 2024

Train derails near Stuttgart, blocks U.S. 79 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

A train carrying potentially hazardous airbag components derailed near Stuttgart on Friday evening, causing no injuries but blocking both lanes of U.S. 79.

The train’s engine and about 40 railcars tipped over into the ditch on the south side of the highway between Stuttgart and Ulm, Arkansas State Police spokesperson Cindy Murphy said. The Arkansas Department of Transportation gave the time of the wreck as about 7 p.m. Friday.

No injuries had been reported, Murphy said, but first responders were clearing the area around the crash because of possible hazardous materials on the railcars. Information about the crash on the Transportation Department’s iDriveArkansas site mentioned that the cargo included airbag inflators and modules.

State troopers from troops D, headquartered in Forrest City, and E, headquartered in Pine Bluff, were on the scene Friday night, Murphy said.

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A train carrying potentially hazardous airbag components derailed near Stuttgart on Friday evening, blocking both lanes of U.S. 79.

The train ran off the rails around 7 p.m. about 4 miles northeast of Stuttgart, information from the Arkansas Department of Transportation states. It wasn’t clear as of Friday night whether there were any injuries.

The cargo of airbag inflators and modules were considered hazardous, information about the crash on the department’s iDriveArkansas site states.

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Arkansas Governor joins national A.I. workforce initiative

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June 25, 2026

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Arkansas Governor joins national A.I. workforce initiative

LITTLE ROCK, AR (KATV) — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has joined a new national artificial intelligence initiative that launched Thursday, June 25.

RAISE US, started by former Governor Eric Holcomb of Indiana and Gina Raimondo, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce is a nonpartisan national organization that will partner with governors, employers, workers and training organizations to help the workforce transition to an AI economy.

“As artificial intelligence transforms America’s economy, we have one clear message: technology should empower people, not replace them. By leveraging our Arkansas LAUNCH initiative, and with the resources and expertise provided by RAISE US, Arkansas will turn that mission into reality. We want the Natural State to be a leader on education, workforce training, and up-skilling, and this new partnership gives us the tools we need to build a model for the entire nation.”

The organization will design and pilot incentives to retrain workers, new approaches to support job transitions, and training models tied to employer demand.

RAISE US launches with more than two dozen American companies and philanthropies and initial state partnerships in Connecticut, Maryland and Utah.

“America has a technology strategy for leading the global AI competition. It does not yet have a people strategy — and we cannot lead without one,” Raimondo, who will serve as CEO of RAISE US, said.

“If we build the best AI systems in the world and leave millions of Americans behind, we won’t have won anything; we’ll have automated our own decline. I believe AI will create new jobs and industries over time, but the transition could be disruptive, and it’s already underway. We shouldn’t fearmonger, but we can’t pretend our training and worker support systems are ready either. It’s time for innovative and practical solutions. This moment demands ambition, urgency, and creativity. We’ve assembled the country’s top companies, best economists, and bipartisan governors at a scale rarely seen — all to advance new ideas and incentives, pilot them with governors and business, and scale what works.”

Governor Sanders is partnering with RAISE US to support Arkansas LAUNCH, an AI-powered career navigation platform that connects students and jobseekers to personalized learning and employer-linked career pathways.

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