by - September 21, 2022 1:12 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved a resolution Tuesday (Sept. 20) requiring the mayor and one board member to observe all future consent decree negotiations between the city and…
by - September 20, 2022 4:33 pm
Harvest is underway and soon some farmers will use fire to clear their harvested fields. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is sending out a reminder of the importance of safe…
by - September 20, 2022 3:50 pm
Sebastian County Prosecutor Daniel Shue said Tuesday (Sept. 20) he would not file criminal charges against Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken regarding the Flags over Fort Smith Historical Monument….
by - September 20, 2022 1:18 pm
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, recovering from cancer surgery and the frontrunner to be Arkansas’ next governor, will appear with the current governor next month in Bentonville. Sanders and Gov. Asa Hutchinson…
by - September 20, 2022 9:57 am
A legislative question committee announced its formation Tuesday (Sept. 20) to oppose Issue 2, a legislative-referred constitutional amendment proposal that would require a 60% voting threshold for new amendments or…
by - September 19, 2022 7:21 pm
Three legislative-referred amendment proposals could all pass this November, although one measure has more support than the other two. A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll of 835 likely…
by - September 18, 2022 8:47 am
Arkansas Republicans at the top of the ticket for U.S. Senate, Governor and Attorney General all hold double-digit leads in their races against Democratic opponents. The latest Talk Business &…
by - September 18, 2022 8:35 am
Arkansas voters view President Joe Biden in a heavily unfavorable light, and their perspective on former President Donald Trump is split evenly despite him winning Arkansas in 2020 with 62%…
by - September 18, 2022 6:00 am
Cindy Gillespie is resigning as director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services to spend time with her 85-year-old mother in Georgia, she said in an interview Sept. 16. She…
by - September 16, 2022 5:55 pm
A request by Fort Smith attorney Joey McCutchen to charge Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken with a misdemeanor for violating Arkansas’ Historical Monument Protection Act “should be given short…
by - September 16, 2022 2:47 pm
Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders released a statement Friday (Sept. 16) that she had surgery earlier in the day to remove “an area of concern” in her neck that…
by - September 15, 2022 8:38 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge expressed opposition Thursday (Sept. 15) to a proposed rule by President Joe Biden’s administration they said would threaten school funding over transgender…
by - September 15, 2022 5:48 pm
Cindy Gillespie is resigning as director of the Department of Human Services, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced in a press release Sept. 15. She will be leaving the office Oct. 7. The…
by - September 15, 2022 5:25 pm
Arkansas voters support a ballot initiative by a 2-to-1 margin to legalize recreational marijuana, and, by a slim margin, they want to see changes made to the state’s abortion law….
by - September 14, 2022 8:14 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded Riceland Foods $20 million Wednesday (Sept. 14) as part of the first pool of partnerships for a “Climate-Smart Commodities” initiative. Seventy projects were selected…
by - September 14, 2022 5:59 pm
High fuel prices, inflation and concerns about a U.S. recession have yet to slow Arkansas’ tourism industry based on tax revenue and job numbers in the first six months of…
by - September 14, 2022 5:37 pm
A potential strike by union workers of railroad companies would cause such significant economic disruption – an estimated $2 billion a day in losses across many sectors – that analysts…
by - September 14, 2022 3:19 pm
An 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling means the city of Fort Smith will have to repair all grade 4 and 5 lines in the city’s sewer system, which could…
by - September 14, 2022 2:00 pm
Amidst the backdrop of the new façade of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in historic MacArthur Park, business and civic leaders and arts patrons celebrated Wednesday (Sept. 14) a…
by - September 13, 2022 8:55 pm
Eligible city of Fort Smith employees, including police and fire personnel, could receive bonuses between $2,500 and $750, and city employees could also get a break on insurance premiums deducted…
