by - August 7, 2020 5:05 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday (Aug. 7) pushed back against criticism of school opening and fall sports decisions, and sought to clarify guidance on positivity rates – 5% or 10%…
by - August 6, 2020 2:36 pm
Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, director of medical immunizations with the Arkansas Department of Health, used Thursday’s (Aug. 6) COVID-19 briefing to again urge Arkansans to get flu vaccination shots when they…
by - August 5, 2020 3:41 pm
A play on acronyms is part of the messaging Leon Dodroe and Jeremiah Gentry hope will convince the U.S. Air Force to select Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort…
by - August 5, 2020 3:02 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (Aug. 5) named a new director of the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), and said the state will test all inmates in its prisons by…
by - August 4, 2020 2:48 pm
An 8.2% rise in COVID-19 deaths in just the first four days of August is not tied to any one location or region, interim Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Jose…
by - August 4, 2020 12:44 pm
State tax revenue in July totaled $766.8 million, up 47.2% thanks to an almost 90% growth in individual income tax resulting from a tax deadline shift from April to July,…
by - August 3, 2020 2:57 pm
With known COVID-19 cases and deaths continuing to rise, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (Aug. 3) reiterated his focus on opening schools later this month, saying he will be flexible…
by - July 31, 2020 3:55 pm
On the pandemic front, July was a tough month for Arkansas. The number of COVID-19 deaths rose 63.5%, the number of new known cases rose 100.5% and hospitalizations were up…
by - July 31, 2020 3:06 pm
Football practice may continue beginning Aug. 3, with Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the head of the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) saying it is critical that all involved wear masks and…
by - July 30, 2020 3:33 pm
Springdale and Little Rock are the top Arkansas cities in terms of cumulative known COVID-19 cases since the pandemic hit Arkansas in March and in terms of active cases, respectively,…
by - July 29, 2020 4:57 pm
June jobless rates in all eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas fell compared to May, but continue to be higher than rates in June 2019. The biggest improvement…
by - July 29, 2020 4:07 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (July 29) again expressed frustration with the low number of test results reported, but said he has been told by the White House that commercial…
by - July 29, 2020 12:18 pm
Revenue and income at Fort Smith-based ArcBest for the first half of 2020 are below that of the same period in 2019, but improving conditions have allowed an end to…
by - July 28, 2020 3:07 pm
“These are not good numbers,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (July 28) after reporting 20 more COVID-19 deaths in the state and the number of hospitalizations rising to 501. The…
by - July 28, 2020 12:48 pm
Van Buren-based USA Truck beat estimates on second quarter revenue and income, but the trucking and logistics company continues to run in the red with revenue in the first six…
by - July 27, 2020 5:01 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (July 27) announced the purchase of 200 COVID-19 testing machines and a $10 million plan to provide internet service to public school students as part…
by - July 24, 2020 4:02 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Fort Smith Mayor George McGill on Friday (July 24) encouraged Arkansans to “do their job” and respond to the U.S. Census before the count is completed…
by - July 24, 2020 3:03 pm
Reported COVID-19 hospitalizations in Arkansas hit a one-day record Friday (July 24), as the number of new known COVID cases was just under 1,000. The number of reported deaths –…
by - July 23, 2020 4:43 pm
Solomon Graves has been named by Gov. Asa Hutchinson as incoming Arkansas Secretary of Corrections. Graves had served as chief of staff to outgoing Corrections Secretary Wendy Kelley – the…
by - July 23, 2020 3:26 pm
The number of new known COVID-19 cases in Arkansas reported Thursday (July 23) topped 1,000, but some of the cases were not reported Wednesday because of technical errors. Gov. Asa…
