by - August 21, 2025 1:16 pm
Arkansas Children’s and Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin provided an update on the 2023 announcement of the National Center for Opioid Research & Clinical Effectiveness (NCOR) on the Arkansas Children’s…
by - August 20, 2025 5:58 pm
As the days grow hotter, we remember the challenges Central Arkansas faces each summer in maintaining our air quality. For Central Arkansas, a metropolitan area of more than 350,000 workers…
by - August 20, 2025 5:53 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Wednesday (Aug. 20) announced several appointments to state boards and commissions, including six new members of the Arkansas State Library Board. State Library Board Jack Fortner,…
by - August 20, 2025 11:01 am
Merrill Steel announced Wednesday (Aug. 20) it will open a steel fabrication facility in Osceola. The project will cost $32 million and create 108 new jobs during the next three…
by - August 19, 2025 8:55 am
A new Farm Bill is on the agenda for Congress when it returns to work in September and at least one agricultural economist in the state thinks a deal might…
by - August 18, 2025 10:21 pm
Attorney General Tim Griffin has spent a lot of time in recent weeks with a spate of court rulings on everything from the 10 Commandments to a law affecting transgender…
by - August 17, 2025 8:59 am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said the Friday meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin should not have high expectations. “It’s more of a sensing session for him…
by - August 15, 2025 3:00 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Friday (Aug. 15) that she has appointed Aaron Abbott of Springdale to serve on the Arkansas State Board of Education. Abbott, whose term will expire on…
by - August 12, 2025 2:28 pm
The South Central Telehealth Resource Center, housed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a $1.3 million, four-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration…
by - August 11, 2025 8:24 pm
Lu Hardin, a high-profile public servant for decades in Arkansas, passed away Monday (Aug. 11) at the age of 73 after a battle with cancer. His family disclosed his death…
by - August 11, 2025 7:19 pm
Arkansas State University has announced the establishment of the John Baine MPA Excellence Endowment Fund, a $50,000 endowed gift from alumnus John Baine, to benefit students in the Master of…
by - August 11, 2025 7:13 pm
Welspun Tubular announced a $150 million expansion project to establish a new Longitudinally Submerged Arc Welded (LSAW) line pipe mill and coating facility at its existing site in Little Rock….
by - August 11, 2025 11:03 am
Groundwater is a critical resource for farmers in the Arkansas Delta and last year the amount of water in those natural aquifers declined, according to the 2024 Arkansas Groundwater Protection…
by - August 10, 2025 7:30 am
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, is ready for Congress to get back in session after its August recess. He knows there will be a challenge passing a federal budget,…
by - August 7, 2025 1:21 pm
Arkansas State University has reconfigured its mass communications degree and it has been approved by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board. With three emphasis areas – news, creative media, and…
by - August 7, 2025 8:46 am
Presuming pregnant women are eligible for Medicaid and unbundling Medicaid payments to doctors have been key features of the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act passed by lawmakers this year, Arkansas…
by - August 6, 2025 9:25 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was rated among the top 10% nationally for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2025-2026 Best Hospitals ranking,…
by - August 6, 2025 6:45 pm
QualChoice is requesting that the Arkansas Insurance Department approve an average rate increase of 54.4% for its individual health insurance plans for 2026, while Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield…
by - August 6, 2025 12:18 am
It was standing room only as close to 100 people packed a county annex courtroom in Lonoke County on Tuesday (Aug. 5) to hear plans for a $600 million, 6,000-acre,…
by - August 5, 2025 3:41 pm
Ten Arkansas death row inmates filed suit Aug. 5 to block a new law allowing the state to administer the death penalty using nitrogen gas. Act 302, passed this year,…
