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NORTH LITTLE ROCK —Three people were killed and at least 32 others were injured in Arkansas as a powerful storm system tore through the state last week, part of a larger outbreak of severe weather that left at least 42 people dead across the country. more

LITTLE ROCK — Twenty-seven defendants accused of distributing large amounts of fentanyl, as well as methamphetamine and cocaine, in central Arkansas are in custody after federal and state authorities made a series of arrests in Pulaski County on the morning of Tuesday, March 11 as part of an ongoing drug-trafficking investigation. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Warner Benson, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Little Rock Field Office, announced the arrests. more

FAYETTEVILLE — Washington Regional Medical Center has achieved reaccreditation from the Arkansas Department of Health as a Level II Trauma Center within the Arkansas Trauma System. The medical center’s trauma program underwent a rigorous two-day, on-site inspection to earn the designation. more

BENTONVILLE — On Sunday, March 23, Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville will host an inspiring afternoon talk and reading with Joy Harjo, former Poet Laureate, as part of a celebration for their current exhibition, American Sunrise: Indigenous Art at Crystal Bridges. The program beings at 4 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.crystalbridges.com. The cost is $15 for museum members and $20 for non-members. more

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A city in Arkansas has drawn thousands of spectators and celebrities to its St. Patrick's Day parade for more than two decades for an unusual reason. The resort town of Hot Springs will hold its … more

A severe storm swept through the U.S. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, bringing thunderstorms, hail, damaging winds and the potential for tornadoes. Days earlier, the same ferocious weather system spawned … more

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Violent tornadoes and high winds have decimated homes, wiped out schools and toppled semitractor-trailers as a monster storm that killed at least 32 people ripped its way across the central and … more

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Since being fired last month amid efforts to slash the federal workforce, Christopher Ford has been hopeful about getting his job back at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks. more

The North Arkansas College (Northark) Board of Trustees has approved an initiative to explore a potential affiliation with the University of Arkansas System. Board Chair Luke Feighert and President Rick Massengale have been appointed to lead discussions and examine the specifics of the agreement. more

LITTLE ROCK—Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced that Keidrick Damond Usifo and Deon Johnson, were sentenced to probation on Thursday, March 6, 2025, by United States District Judge James M. Moody, Jr. for violation of the Big Cat Public Safety Act. more

LITTLE ROCK — Public school students in Arkansas will soon be required to take gun safety courses. On Tuesday, March 4, the Arkansas state Senate passed a bill to provide firearms safety instruction to students. The bill — HB111, was signed into law by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders as Act 229. more

LITTLE ROCK — A bill that would alter the process for creating new electricity-generating plants to meet the state’s anticipated energy needs stalled in the Arkansas Senate Wednesday. more

ADH produces a Weekly Viral Respiratory Diseases Report for clinicians. The report provides information on Influenza, COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) activity in the state. The report also compares activities in Arkansas to the U.S. ADH receives reports of only a fraction of COVID-19 cases and flu cases since it only requires reports of flu hospitalizations, deaths, and outbreaks. RSV is not a reportable disease in Arkansas. more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tom Schultz released his first statement as the 21st Chief of the National Forest Service this week. Schultz has over 25 years of land management experience. He described his credentials in his statement, “Working for state agencies in Montana and Idaho has given me a perspective on the role of the states in managing public trust lands and how that differs from goals and objectives in managing federal lands.” more

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