State News
Arkansas delivered a robust economic comeback in December as overall business conditions improved by 20%, bolstered by improvements in durable-goods manufactur…
by Andrew Moreau January 5, 2022A federal lawsuit is challenging Arkansas' criminal failure to vacate statute, arguing that the law is unconstitutional.
by Tyler Wann January 4, 2022Arkansas' top individual income tax rate dropped to 5.5% Saturday, the first day of the new year, as part of what state officials say is the largest tax cut in…
by Michael R. Wickline January 3, 2022The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission announced Friday that chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been identified in a deer in Randolph County, the first case in t…
by Lisa Hammersly January 2, 2022The Arkansas Secretary of State's office has submitted photos of the statues of civil rights leader Daisy Bates and country music icon Johnny Cash to the Archi…
by Rachel Herzog January 1, 2022Arkansans said final goodbyes in 2021 to not only a legendary university track coach, two trucking magnates and a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer but a…
by Cynthia Howell , Noel Oman January 1, 2022An unprecedented case that has been ongoing for several months took a step towards a conclusion Wednesday after Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox ruled that…
by Stephen Simpson December 30, 2021Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox ruled Wednesday that the state's ban on government mask mandates was unconstitutional.
by Stephen Simpson December 29, 2021The Chinese government is sanctioning an Arkansas man and three other Americans who have accused Beijing of persecuting its Uyghur population.
by Frank E. Lockwood December 29, 2021Gov. Asa Hutchinson says his top priorities for his final year as governor include bolstering investments in workforce training and infrastructure, creating wh…
by Michael R. Wickline December 27, 2021Arkansas is in line to receive up to $16.9 million in federal emergency relief funds to pay for repairs to roads and bridges damaged by the historic Arkansas R…
by Noel Oman December 24, 2021Arkansas will confront the omicron variant with one of the lowest full vaccination rates in the nation as doctors warn the state should brace for another deadl…
by Ryan Tarinelli December 22, 2021University of Arkansas graduate Ayana Gray is living a writer's dream right now.
by Lara Jo Hightower December 19, 2021Losses sustained by farming operations across northeast Arkansas from a tornado Friday night likely will be in the many millions of dollars, with Adams Land Co…
by Stephen Steed December 19, 2021A Conway man faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine after pleading guilty this week in federal court to importing and possessing illegally taken …
by Dale Ellis December 19, 2021