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,…
by - August 5, 2025 9:11 am
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction in a case involving an Arkansas law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in all public school classrooms and libraries Aug. 4,…
by - August 4, 2025 12:59 pm
A Crittenden County Circuit Court Judge has ordered that ligatures and hairs collected as evidence in the infamous West Memphis Three case to be tested by advanced DNA techniques. Judge…
by - August 3, 2025 11:08 am
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, hasn’t been taking a full-blown break since Congress recessed last week. He’s been near the Florida beaches,…
by - August 2, 2025 7:26 am
Entergy Arkansas is proposing a new natural gas power plant, the Jefferson County Power Station, to be built near the existing White Bluff coal-fired power plant in Jefferson County, which…
by - August 2, 2025 6:49 am
A new accelerator program focused on Arkansas’ emerging lithium industry was held Thursday night (July 31) at The Record in Bentonville. Three companies pitched their solutions and products in the…
by - August 2, 2025 6:26 am
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $4.2 million gift from the Trinity Foundation to strengthen early childhood education (ECE) across Arkansas. The investment will establish the…
by - July 31, 2025 5:24 pm
Rice producers have dealt with low commodity prices, weather impacting yields, and a litany of other issues this growing season and now they are battling on another front – trade….
by - July 31, 2025 10:39 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders said Thursday (July 31) she would make a trade mission to Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Sunday, Aug. 3 to Saturday, Aug. 9. The…
by - July 29, 2025 6:21 am
U.S. District Judge Brian Miller on Monday (July 28) blocked an Arkansas law to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning PBMs and pharmacies from going into effect. PBMs are…
by - July 28, 2025 12:00 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., knew he’d draw a Democratic opponent in his 2026 reelection bid. He might not have been counting on a farmer from Newport. Hallie Shoffner, a…
