by - July 25, 2017 5:22 pm
Fort Smith Police Chief Nathaniel Clark and the Fort Smith Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 39 (FOP) are at an impasse when it comes to finding a compromise on the…
by - July 24, 2017 8:06 pm
Pharmacist and Arkansas Rep. Justin Boyd, R-Fort Smith, said his views are “changing slightly” on medical marijuana. While Boyd did not support calls for the legalization of the substance during…
by - July 24, 2017 5:57 pm
Arkansas voters are relatively split on President Donald Trump’s campaign ties to the Russian government, but a majority are not ready to impeach him over the matter or call for…
by - July 24, 2017 4:51 pm
Arkansas farmers planted 425,000 cotton acres this year, nearly double the number planted in 2015. Low prices, Chinese cotton surpluses, and surging input costs could cause the number of acres…
by - July 23, 2017 9:52 am
Arkansas voters oppose a Republican effort to repeal Obamacare immediately and wait two years to find a replacement plan. The latest Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College survey of more than…
by - July 23, 2017 9:38 am
In the now-reliably red state of Arkansas, President Donald Trump’s job approval rating is taking a hit. According to the latest Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College survey, the nation’s chief…
by - July 21, 2017 7:46 pm
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s daughter, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, has been named the new White House press secretary after a communications shop shakeup led to the resignation of familiar face,…
by - July 21, 2017 9:28 am
Brenda Smith has been in Northwest Arkansas since Tuesday (July 18) meeting with Wal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon and touring the retailer’s distribution center in Bentonville to learn about its logistics…
by - July 20, 2017 5:23 pm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt on Thursday (July 20) defended President Donald Trump’s decision to repeal and review water and clean air regulations implemented by the previous…
by - July 20, 2017 2:37 pm
After years of posturing, the Chinese government agreed Thursday (July 20) to allow U.S. rice farmers to export their crops to the largest rice consuming nation on Earth. An agreement…
by - July 20, 2017 10:14 am
Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism (ADTP) director Kane Webb said whether the Arkansas Razorbacks continue to play football games at War Memorial Stadium, the 69-year old venue’s future will…
by - July 19, 2017 8:36 pm
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said on Wednesday that following a lunch meeting with President Donald Trump, Republican senators would restart their push for a full and immediate repeal of the…
by - July 19, 2017 4:47 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved three resolutions related to the city’s federal consent decree totaling $1.929 million at Tuesday night’s (July 18) meeting. The resolutions all related specifically…
by - July 18, 2017 6:12 pm
As Gov. Asa Hutchinson takes further steps to highlight the message to overseas companies Arkansas is open for business, a new report by the U.S. Department of Commerce shows that…
by - July 18, 2017 9:34 am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said he is supportive of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s latest tactic to bring up a 2015 measure that repealed the Affordable Care Act and set…
by - July 17, 2017 8:05 pm
The Fort Smith School District has rejected a $250,000 bid from the city of Fort Smith’s sanitation department for trash collection and recycling services. Fort Smith Schools Superintendent Dr. Doug…
by - July 17, 2017 10:43 am
Chris Ward was working for the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service in Afghanistan when he realized he needed to do something different on his livestock farm near…
by - July 16, 2017 7:40 pm
Those who like to have some “action” on a football game on a fall weekend are well aware that, with one major exception, such a bet is illegal in the…
by - July 16, 2017 9:49 am
Former Arkansas Surgeon General Dr. Joe Thompson says the bipartisan work done with the state’s Medicaid expansion program – the Private Option, now Arkansas Works – could be a blueprint…
by - July 13, 2017 6:24 pm
When the Don Tyson School of Innovation in Springdale reopens its doors this fall, it will begin its fourth school year with almost 800 students, grades 7-11. It is launching…
