by - November 6, 2024 12:22 am
Bentonville Mayor Stephanie Orman will keep her seat, while the Fayetteville mayoral race is headed to a runoff, according to unofficial results Tuesday (Nov. 5). With 54.05% of the vote,…
by - November 6, 2024 12:07 am
A proposed one cent city sales tax proposed by the Little Rock Board of Directors and supported by Mayor Frank Scott failed on Tuesday (Nov. 5). Little Rock voters were…
by - November 5, 2024 11:48 pm
Tens of millions of dollars spent for and against an effort to block construction of a casino in Pope County with a constitutional amendment resulted in the passage of Issue…
by - November 5, 2024 11:41 pm
Secretary of State John Thurston, R-Ark., will be Arkansas’ next Treasurer of State having defeated a Democratic and Libertarian candidate handily on Tuesday (Nov. 5). Thurston, the Republican nominee, led…
by - November 5, 2024 11:38 pm
With no candidate receiving a majority of the votes, the Ward 3 position on the Fort Smith Board of Directors will be decided in a runoff election set for Dec….
by - November 5, 2024 11:16 pm
There will be a runoff in the Jonesboro mayoral race. One-term incumbent Mayor Harold Copenhaver will square off against challenger and alderman L.J. Bryant after they were the top two…
by - November 5, 2024 11:11 pm
In deep red Arkansas, outcomes of races in the state’s four Congressional districts provided no surprises, with all four of the GOP incumbents coasting to easy reelection wins. But as…
by - November 5, 2024 10:04 pm
The two contested Arkansas legislative for areas representing parts of Fort Smith will remain in Republican hands. Reps. Cindy Crawford and Zach Gramlich, both of Fort Smith, were re-elected with…
by - November 4, 2024 8:09 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Monday (Nov. 4) that Arkansas will receive up to $13,535,086.30 as its share of a $1.37 billion settlement with Arkansas, 29 other states, and…
by - November 4, 2024 11:40 am
Arkansas’ fiscal year-to-date (July 2024-October 2024) tax revenue is down 3.2% compared with the same period in the previous fiscal year, but is 1.1% above budget estimates. October collections were…
by - November 1, 2024 4:24 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) received a $43.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Bridge Investment Program for rehabilitation of the U.S. Highway 49 Mississippi River Bridge…
by - November 1, 2024 4:03 pm
The news of a new prison being built in Charleston has not been a welcome revelation to many in the area with almost 1,700 people signing a petition asking state…
by - November 1, 2024 3:14 pm
A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team is examining the critical knowledge gap in cefiderocol resistance. Cefiderocol is an antibiotic designed to treat complicated urinary tract infections,…
by - November 1, 2024 2:58 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) is seeking feedback on plans to rework the interchange at U.S. Highway 412 and Interstate 49 in Springdale. A public meeting on the 0.72-mile…
by - November 1, 2024 11:40 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Friday (Nov. 1) that she has appointed Gary Arnold to serve on the Arkansas State Board of Education. This is Gov. Sanders’ third appointment to the…
by - November 1, 2024 7:14 am
When you think of lithium, what comes to mind? Perhaps you think of the element from your high school science class or the critical component of modern batteries that power…
by - October 31, 2024 4:05 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Thursday (Oct. 31) a $1 million grant to establish a cybersecurity research and education center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. UA…
by - October 31, 2024 12:31 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders, Arkansas Department of Corrections Secretary Lindsay Wallace, Arkansas Board of Corrections Chairman Benny Magness, and other state and local officials announced Thursday (Oct. 31) that the state…
by - October 31, 2024 11:38 am
Welspun Tubular LLC announced Thursday (Oct. 31) an investment of $100 million in Little Rock to expand and upgrade its U.S. pipe portfolio. The expansion will add 175 new jobs…
by - October 30, 2024 2:17 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced the following appointments on Wednesday (Oct. 30): Arkansas Beef Council Michael Lee, Conway, to the Arkansas Beef Council. Term to expire June 30, 2027. Replaces Chase…
