by - December 18, 2019 4:56 pm
The Nucor board of directors has approved an expansion project which will add a coil paint line at the company’s sheet mill in Mississippi County. The new coil paint line…
by - December 18, 2019 3:38 pm
The first study on the long-term effects of vaping shows a link between it and respiratory illnesses, while another study found 12% of young people self-reported vaping in the last…
by - December 17, 2019 8:49 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted down a resolution that would have sold the city-owned property that is former River Valley Sports Complex but passed a resolution to improve…
by - December 17, 2019 7:29 pm
House and Senate negotiators have reportedly agreed to $25 million in federal government spending to study gun violence, according to multiple national news organizations. For decades, federal funding has effectively…
by - December 16, 2019 6:29 pm
The House and Senate Education Committees voted Monday (Dec. 16) to hire a consulting firm to conduct an adequacy study of the state’s education system, and now the decision rests…
by - December 16, 2019 6:04 pm
With just nine days until Christmas, the holiday shopping push heads into the home stretch as consumers must place those online orders soon or bravely take their chances for bargains…
by - December 16, 2019 5:54 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (Dec. 16) announced the following appointments: Anita Cabe, Gurdon, to the Board of Trustees of Henderson State University. Appointment begins January 15, 2020, and expires…
by - December 16, 2019 5:50 pm
Feral hogs are a major concern for the state’s agriculture industry and a new program to stop the spread of these wild pigs has a coordinator. The Arkansas Department of…
by - December 16, 2019 2:36 pm
Nathan Vandiver has been named general manager of UA Little Rock Public Radio, home of KUAR FM 89.1 and KLRE Classical 90.5. Vandiver, who also works as the program director,…
by - December 15, 2019 7:35 pm
Teen vaping is surging, with more than a quarter of U.S. high school students now saying they are current users of electronic cigarettes, up from about one in five last…
by - December 15, 2019 2:59 pm
A bipartisan bill to make permanent $255 million in annual funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) cleared Congress last week. The measure includes $255 million in annual funding…
by - December 15, 2019 10:59 am
Republican Party of Arkansas Chairman Doyle Webb does not see behavior that rises to the level of an impeachable offense in the current debate over President Donald Trump’s interactions with…
by - December 12, 2019 5:02 pm
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s State Plant Board hopes to amend the regulations involving the controversial herbicide dicamba. The board proposed to amend the rule by removing the GPS mapping…
by - December 12, 2019 11:12 am
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday (Dec. 12) that Secretary of State John Thurston’s office must count signatures collected by a group wanting to repeal a state law regarding optometrists’…
by - December 12, 2019 11:10 am
Conway-based SFI Arkansas announced Thursday (Dec. 12) plans to expand their facility and hire up to 75 new employees over the next 18 months. The new jobs would add to…
by - December 12, 2019 9:09 am
The United Soybean Board has elected Jim Carroll III from Brinkley as Chair at the annual board meeting Wednesday (Dec. 11). In addition, 19 new directors, appointed by U.S. Secretary…
by - December 11, 2019 10:02 am
Coal mining employment has declined in the past decade as coal demand has fallen, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Most U.S. coal is consumed in the electric power sector,…
by - December 11, 2019 8:12 am
Legislators, lobbyists, and state government employees brought Christmas presents to the Capitol for foster kids Tuesday (Dec. 10), two months after the state’s foster care agency released a report showing…
by - December 10, 2019 8:10 pm
Greenwood voters on Tuesday (Dec. 10) approved by a three-to-one margin a bond issue for a road project designed to help relieve Greenwood’s traffic congestion problems. The Greenwood City Council…
by - December 10, 2019 7:04 pm
With House Democrats unveiling two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Dec. 10), Arkansas’ four GOP Congressmen remain unmoved in their opposition. The two articles of impeachment…
