by - March 5, 2013 9:15 pm
Former Arkansas Sen. Bill Walters of Greenwood, who served in the Senate for 18 years, has died from complications related to his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 69. Sen….
by - March 5, 2013 8:18 pm
Residents who had their dreams of a larger Ben Geren Aquatic Center crushed at the Feb. 19 meeting of the Sebastian County Quorum Court may have reason to hope again…
by - March 5, 2013 7:52 pm
The Arkansas State Senate overrode its second gubernatorial veto of an abortion restriction bill in less than a week. On Tuesday, Senators overrode Gov. Mike Beebe’s (D) veto of SB…
by - March 5, 2013 5:58 pm
Undercover investigations by news organizations and special interest groups have long been a staple of American Democracy. But there is concern that bills under consideration in the Arkansas Senate could…
by - March 5, 2013 5:48 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it’s troubled with the breach of trust from one member of its corporate ranks who recently played reporter at a Feb. 1 officer’s meeting and proceeded…
by - March 5, 2013 11:58 am
A recent report from the United States Census Bureau ranks the state of Arkansas as one of the top states for disability prevalence among the total population. The report, which…
by - March 4, 2013 6:20 pm
Here we go again. Gov. Mike Beebe, D-Arkansas, today (Mar. 4) vetoed Senate Bill 134, which would have prevented some abortions from taking place as soon as 12 weeks after…
by - March 4, 2013 6:13 pm
In 2010, Republicans did not even field a candidate for attorney general, but that may change in 2014 if a North Little Rock attorney jumps into the race. David Sterling…
by - March 4, 2013 6:00 pm
More than 12,000 lottery-funded scholarships were issued to residents of Benton and Washington counties, with more than 6,600 such scholarships awarded to residents in Crawford and Sebastian counties. The Arkansas…
by - March 4, 2013 4:22 pm
Auto dealers across the local region and country are benefiting from a perfect storm scenario that began brewing in recent months thanks to active consumer demand, eased credit terms and…
by - March 4, 2013 3:14 pm
Voters in Sallisaw will go to the polls tomorrow to decide the fate of a new middle school in the district that comes with a price tag of more than…
by - March 4, 2013 11:42 am
The first birth center in Arkansas has been established as a model that can be duplicated nationally, with the first birth possible before month’s end, according to officials with the…
by - March 4, 2013 10:49 am
Fiscal cliff-related delays in the filing and processing of federal tax returns are being blamed for a more than 12% decline in individual tax refunds to Arkansans for the first…
by - March 3, 2013 7:14 pm
President Barack Obama has tapped Wal-Mart Foundation President Sylvia Mathews Burwell to head up the Office of Management and Budget. The White House is expected to announce Burwell’s nomination Monday,…
by - March 2, 2013 5:09 pm
After a slow start and some less than kind comments from both parties about tactics, progress is being reported on contract negotiations between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Arkansas…
by - March 2, 2013 4:14 pm
Corporal Terry Johnson with the Sebastian County Sheriff’s Department has died as a result of injuries sustained in a one-car accident early Saturday morning. He was 48. The department received…
by - March 1, 2013 12:20 pm
Fort Smith Director Keith Lau wasn’t just talking when he said the Board should remove from its agenda an ordinance request from Whirlpool Corp. that would ban groundwater drilling in…
by - March 1, 2013 11:33 am
Tax reform was the topic of discussion at the First Friday breakfast at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. At the event, hosted by the Fort Smith Regional Chamber…
by - March 1, 2013 10:35 am
Arkansas’ annual average jobless rate fell from 7.9% during 2011 to 7.3% during 2012, according to a report released Friday (Mar. 1) by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)….
by - February 28, 2013 7:07 pm
In the fast changing world of omnichannel retailing, brick and mortar giants like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. have made forward leaps in the past year to woo digital shoppers away from…
