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Organizers of an effort to scale back Arkansas' abortion ban face a deadline to submit enough signatures to try to get their proposal before voters in November. Supporters of the proposed … more

The U.S. Department of Defense in partnership with the Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District presents Ozark Wellness Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) July 16-25. This is a clinic providing medical, dental, optical and veterinary care at no cost to the patient. more

At least two people have been injured and another is missing after a pyrotechnics incident at a defense weapons facility in south Arkansas. A spokesperson for General Dynamics said it happened … more

Abortion-rights advocates in Arizona have submitted more than enough signatures to put the issue on November’s ballot in the key swing state. Organizers on Wednesday said they submitted far above … more

FORDYCE—The sounds that filled the Mad Butcher grocery store on Tuesday — the beeping barcode scanners, the rattle of shopping carts and cash register drawers opening — were familiar ones for customers and employees of the only grocery store in the small Arkansas town of Fordyce. more

LITTLE ROCK—Arkansas Community Foundation (ARCF) has established the Fordyce Survivors Fund in response to the devastating mass shooting event on June 21 in Fordyce, Arkansas. 100% of donations to the fund will provide financial support for survivors of the shooting. more

Democratic Party leaders are publicly standing by President Joe Biden after a disjointed debate performance. But there’s plenty of private worry about whether the 81-year-old president is up to the … more

Arkansas has ended its fiscal year with a $698.4 million surplus. The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration said the state’s net available revenue for the fiscal year that ended on … more

An Arkansas grocery store where four people were killed in a mass shooting has reopened, and community leaders call it an important step in the community's healing process. The Mad Butcher grocery … more

WASHINGTON — An Arkansas man was arrested this week for allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. more

WASHINGTON, D. C. — The Department of the Interior announced last week more than 1,900 state and local governments around the country will receive a total of $621.2 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2024. more

Progressive groups in Arkansas have decided to not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a lower court's ruling that civil rights groups say erodes the Voting Rights Act. The Arkansas Public … more

LITTLE ROCK — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the establishment of the Arkansas 250 Commission this week. The commission’s purpose is planning and coordinating events in celebration of America’s Semiquincentennial — July 4, 2026. more

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Department of Agriculture (Department) Law Enforcement Section has expanded its ability to investigate agricultural crimes in Arkansas. more

LITTLE ROCK — 66-year-old Susan Scott, of Fort Smith, has been charged with making threats against Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. The threats included killing the governor and bombing her office. The charges arose from a phone call Scott made on June 14, during which she allegedly expressed her intentions to construct and detonate a bomb at the governor's office, according to KHBS news. more

The Arkansas Racing Commission has awarded Cherokee Nation Entertainment a license to build a casino in the state that's been held up for several years by legal fights. The panel voted unanimously … more

Former Arkansas state legislator Joyce Elliott has undergone surgery after experiencing a stroke. Elliott's family on Thursday said she experienced the stroke in Dallas, Texas, and has since been … more

An Arkansas community is trying to fill the void left by the temporary closure of its only grocery store, the site of a mass shooting that killed four. Volunteers in Fordyce have been collecting and … more

An Arkansas woman appeared Wednesday in court on charges she threatened to blow up Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her office. Sebastian County prosecutors say 66-year-old Susan Scott, of Fort Smith, … more