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The NBA Draft lottery is on Sunday, and the Denver Nuggets are not one of the 14 teams stressing about where they will land. The Nuggets hold the 26th pick in June's draft, and while it is challenging to find sure-fire talent in the late first round, there should be some potential difference-makers on the board for them. With the Nuggets in a tight financial situation, the opportunity to acquire a rotation-caliber player on a rookie contract would be huge, and there is one particular prospect who could make all the difference.

Aubuchon has agreed to acquire the assets and operations of seven F.L. Davis Ace locations in Arkansas. The parties will jointly own and operate one additional F.L. Davis Ace location. All stores will remain branded as 'F.L. Davis Ace.' Travis Sartain will stay on in a leadership role. Following a June 5 settlement, Aubuchon will operate 144 stores across 12 states. William E.

Walmart is breaking its no-frills service model by staffing beauty aisles with trained specialists who can suggest foundation shades and know about trending moisturizers. The roles were filled at 22 stores in Arkansas and Texas, and Walmart expects to have them in more than 400 of its 4,600 U.S. stores by year-end. The addition of beauty experts comes as retailers compete for a larger share of the $129 billion U.S. beauty market. Walmart has added premium brands like La Roche Posay, Nude by Nature, and FHI Heat.

Arkansas first baseman Carter Rutenbar passed concussion protocol, but the severity of his nose injury was unclear following the Razorbacks' 12-2 victory over Oklahoma on Friday. Rutenbar dove to field a grounder off the bat of Dasan Harris that bounced and bloodied his nose in the second inning. Harris' RBI hit gave the Sooners a 1-0 lead. Rutenbar was tended to on the field by trainer Corey Wood and orthopedic doctor Brad Reeves, who held a towel to his nose, before he was taken out of the game and replaced by fellow freshman Alexander Peck.

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. BARLING -- Four Arkansas National Guard members were awarded medals Thursday at Fort Chaffee for actions taken during and after an accident that injured several soldiers on Monday. The Department of the Army awarded Staff Sgt. Jorge Ramirez-Martinez, Staff Sgt. Ryan Niblett, Sgt. Eduardo Salazar, and Staff Sgt.

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is accepting nominations for multiple awards recognition programs, including its longest-running awards program, Forty Under 40. Selection to the recognition programs is based on nominees' achievements, including those at work and in the community, and not on the number of nominations nominees receive. Eligible nominees must reside in the Business Journal's coverage area: Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Madison, Sebastian and Washington counties.

A boon to low-income workers or a burden on small businesses? Here's what to know about State Question 832. A long-overdue raise for low-income workers struggling to make ends meet? Or a burdensome mandate on small businesses that will lead to reduced hours for workers and higher consumer prices? Since it qualified for the ballot in 2024, there's been no shortage of discourse regarding State Question 832, an initiative petition that proposes gradually raising Oklahoma's minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour by the end of the decade.

DENVER (AP) -- While some Americans are gazing at tulips and mowing lawns, people in Colorado and Wyoming are getting out their snow shovels. A late snowstorm is set to sweep over the Rocky Mountains and High Plains, bringing rain that's expected to turn to snow in the Denver area by Tuesday night, with up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) possible. Higher elevations might see as much as a foot (30 centimeters), the National Weather Service says. It could be Denver's biggest snowfall of the season.