by - June 27, 2018 5:09 pm
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is creating a Public Integrity Division composed of two staff members who will investigate corruption by elected officials, public employees and local officials, she announced Wednesday…
by - June 27, 2018 5:07 pm
Next Step Dayroom estimates it will need $400,000 to build or renovate a new location to relocate from its 6th Street facility in downtown Fort Smith. The 501(c)(3), which provides…
by - June 27, 2018 4:36 pm
The retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy could open the door to revisiting the high court’s controversial Roe v. Wade abortion ruling, but President Donald Trump may have…
by - June 27, 2018 12:37 pm
In Arkansas, 5.9% of the state’s 12,864 bridges (765) are structurally deficient, according to a 2018 report by American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The ARTBA released the report…
by - June 27, 2018 6:03 am
The number of Arkansas children living in poverty fell by 28,000 from 2010 to 2016, as the latest Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT Data Book reports. Meanwhile, the state…
by - June 26, 2018 10:23 pm
Despite opposition from most political and church leaders in the state, Oklahoma voters on Tuesday (June 26) approved the legalization of marijuana for medical use. If results are certified, Oklahoma…
by - June 26, 2018 9:30 pm
Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken dismissed the existence of criminal activity in the city’s internal audit of the police department. The audit — still ongoing, which reportedly found procedural…
by - June 26, 2018 3:00 pm
Fort Smith city administration and officials participated in an “almost two-hour conference call” with state and federal officials on Monday (June 25) to discuss possible modifications to the estimated $480…
by - June 25, 2018 9:49 pm
Lisa Miller is the new principal of Southside High School, taking over for former principal and now Fort Smith mayoral candidate Wayne Haver. But unlike her predecessor, Miller doesn’t plan…
by - June 25, 2018 7:28 pm
Democratic Party of Arkansas chairman Rep. Michael John Gray, D-Augusta, believes state residents should know fully the impacts of President Donald Trump’s tariffs with China, the European Union and other…
by - June 24, 2018 3:56 pm
Federal, state and Fort Smith officials plan a conference call Monday (June 25) to discuss progress and possible modifications to the estimated $480 million federal consent decree. Fort Smith City…
by - June 24, 2018 9:59 am
Incoming Senate President Jim Hendren, R-Sulphur Springs, says he wants members to vote later this year to open up the Senate chamber and its committee meetings for live-streaming. “I’ve been…
by - June 22, 2018 5:25 pm
It’s now up to the U.S. Senate to move on a farm bill after the U.S. House narrowly passed a farm bill that would remove millions from the Supplemental Nutrition…
by - June 22, 2018 11:28 am
A report submitted to Congress on Thursday (June 21) by the U.S. Office of Government Accountability (GAO) warns that action is needed on the nation’s growing federal deficit, which grew…
by - June 21, 2018 5:47 pm
Federal agents were at a fish experiment station in Kelso on Thursday (June 21) trying to determine if it could be used as an immigrant detention facility, according to a…
by - June 21, 2018 4:52 pm
State lawmakers and others working to overhaul the state’s cumbersome tax code applauded an almost-split decision issued Thursday (June 21) by the U.S. Supreme Court that could allow Arkansas and…
by - June 21, 2018 2:15 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday (June 21) overruled a lower court decision to halt the implementation of the state’s medical marijuana industry, saying a Pulaski County judge erroneously applied…
by - June 20, 2018 6:18 pm
Construction prices have risen for 19 consecutive months, and industry executives in Arkansas don’t expect they’ll fall any time soon. According to a May report by IHS Markit and Procurement…
by - June 20, 2018 5:29 pm
The Arkansas Senate recently passed new ethics policies in wake of a series of scandals involving members, and although there have been no allegations against current members of the Arkansas…
by - June 20, 2018 3:01 pm
President Donald Trump on Wednesday (June 20) signed an executive order to end his administration’s “zero tolerance” policy at the nation’s southern border. It was a move hoped for by…
