A case against the Shelter Insurance company will move forward to trial after a decision filed in Boone County Circuit Court on Monday, July 15. more

Bentonville—Special Agents with the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Arkansas State Police (ASP) are investigating the shooting death of a 37-year-old Bentonville man by a Bentonville Police Department (BPD) officer. more

NORTH LITTLE ROCK—The State of Arkansas and FEMA have activated Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) for individuals in Baxter, Boone, Fulton, Madison, and Marion counties who were impacted by severe weather on May 24-27, 2024. more

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LITTLE ROCK — Effects of the U.S. Supreme Court’s “Chevron deference” decision on agriculture and environmental law — such as the definition of Waters of the United States — may take years to play out, said Brigit Rollins, staff attorney with the National Agricultural Law Center. more

According to an incident report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 63 year-old Julia Monroe from Mountain Home drowned in the White River on Saturday, July 13. She had been swimming near the North Fork of the river in Ozark County, Missouri. more

WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced on Tuesday that she has authorized the National Park Service to prepare a potential nomination for 11 U.S. Civil Rights Movement sites in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Virginia and Washington, DC to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. more

Supporters of a proposal to scale back Arkansas’ abortion ban are suing the state for rejecting the petitions they submitted to get the measure on the November ballot. The lawsuit filed on Tuesday … more

Supporters of a proposal to scale back Arkansas abortion ban sue state for rejecting ballot measure petitions. more

LITTLE ROCK — In her latest response to the storms that damaged areas of the state in May, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed Executive Order 24-11. The order amends E.O. 24-09, which was enacted on May 30, to extend relief to affected citizens in Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Fulton, Grant, Greene, Madison, Marion, Nevada, Randolph, Sevier, and Sharp counties by extending tax payment deadlines. These efforts follow a regional emergency declared in the state on May 26. more

With reports that something was amiss minutes before a man opened fire on Saturday from a rooftop at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania, officials are demanding to know how such a thing could … more

FAYETTEVILLE — The Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas has named the 2024 recipients of its annual teaching and research faculty awards. more

Signs of trouble were evident in the minutes before shots rang out at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania: Police had a report of a suspicious man pacing near the magnetometers and were apparently … more

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating how a gunman armed with an AR-style rifle was able to get close enough to shoot and injure former President Donald Trump at his rally in Pennsylvania. The … more

Law enforcement recovered AR-style rifle at scene of Trump rally shooting, AP source says. more

The statewide gas price average in Arkansas was $3.08 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel on Thursday, according to the AAA Arkansas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is flat compared to that day last week and is three cents less per gallon compared to that day last year. more

Abortion access ballot measures are the center of a new wave of legal and procedural questions across the U.S. In Arizona, there's a dispute over language to describe a measure that could go before … more

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas election officials on Wednesday rejected petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure that organizers hoped to put before voters this fall in a predominantly Republican state. more

As elections approach, potential candidates who have not already begun taking steps to run are encouraged to get started now. Early voting will begin on October 21 and end on November 4, 2024. more

A federal judge in Kansas has refused to block the nationwide enforcement of a Biden administration rule requiring firearms dealers to do background checks of buyers at gun shows and other places … more