by - June 30, 2020 3:48 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson continues to say a statewide mask mandate is not right for Arkansas, pushing back against a growing number of states and cities enacting similar measures and against…
by - June 26, 2020 3:36 pm
A day after Gov. Asa Hutchinson noted recent declines in new known COVID-19 cases in Northwest Arkansas, cases in that area rose almost 35%, and the state reached on Friday…
by - June 19, 2020 3:29 pm
With known COVID-19 cases hitting a new record and cities acting or considering rules to require the use of face masks, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday (June 19) announced new…
by - June 17, 2020 5:29 pm
On a day when Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced relaxed rules for nursing home visitations, the head of the state’s leading medical research and training institution predicted an alarming rise in…
by - June 10, 2020 1:50 pm
Editor’s note: Updated with changes and additions throughout. Arkansas businesses may move into a phase two reopening of the state economy on June 15, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday (June…
by - June 9, 2020 2:57 pm
The number of known COVID-19 cases since testing began March 11 has topped 10,000, Gov. Asa Hutchinson reported during Tuesday’s (June 9) daily briefing. The governor also said he will…
by - June 8, 2020 2:57 pm
With the number of new known COVID-19 cases rising almost 13% over the weekend, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday (June 8) he is delaying any move to open further the…
by - June 5, 2020 4:56 pm
Arkansas’ number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise and state officials are pushing for a better contact tracing system, Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, infectious disease specialist at the Arkansas Department of…
by - June 4, 2020 4:06 pm
On a day that new COVID-19 cases again pushed higher, Gov. Asa Hutchinson seemed open to reverse his previous stance on reopening the state economy by saying it is possible…
by - June 2, 2020 3:30 pm
On the day it was reported the number of known COVID-19 cases and number of Arkansans on ventilators reached new highs, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said efforts to move to phase…
by - May 26, 2020 3:30 pm
Part of Tuesday’s (May 26) daily COVID-19 briefing included Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Nate Smith lecturing Arkansans on the need to be “disciplined” in following…
by - May 22, 2020 3:21 pm
In the 72 days since COVID-19 reared its fatal and economically disruptive head in Arkansas, almost 11% of the known new cases – 609 – have been reported in the…
by - May 14, 2020 2:48 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday (May 14) Arkansas is not prepared to move to phase 2 as new cases – up 130 on Thursday – and hospitalizations have risen this…
by - April 28, 2020 3:41 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (April 28) he would eye May 1 as the re-opening date on a limited basis for Arkansas State Parks while expanding services by May 15….
by - April 2, 2020 3:38 pm
Arkansas Department of Corrections Secretary Wendy Kelley said Thursday (April 2) that state inmates will make at least 80,000 masks to be distributed to corrections staff and prisoners and where…
by - March 30, 2020 9:27 am
Northwest Arkansas’ healthcare providers issued a joint statement Monday (March 30) reiterating information on appropriate methods of screening, treating and containing the coronavirus (COVID-19). The announcement is from officials at…
by - March 29, 2020 2:14 pm
About 16% of the 426 Arkansans testing positive for COVID-19 are healthcare workers, Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Nate Smith said Sunday (March 29). He also said the state is…
by - March 26, 2020 3:55 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (March 26) rolled out a $116 million plan to support rural hospitals, increase pay for nurses, provide workforce training and other measures as the healthcare…
by - March 25, 2020 3:14 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health is issuing temporary emergency licensure to medical residents and nursing students to prepare for an expected strain on the medical system because of COVID-19, Gov….
by - March 20, 2020 2:11 pm
The number of COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases in Arkansas rose 55% between Thursday and Friday (March 20) with nursing homes in Northwest and Central Arkansas being locations for some of the…
