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LITTLE ROCK — Crews at the Arkansas Department of Transportation's North Little Rock Salt House were busy this week preparing for winter weather, mixing salt brine in 500-gallon batches with a target of 24,000 gallons on hand. The roads are treated with a beet juice-infused salt brine solution. more

Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) crews began preparing earlier in the week for the potential significant, statewide weather event forecasted to arrive in time for the weekend. more

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas has been awarded a $17 million grant, the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Applying for the TMaH grant was among the recommendations made by the Strategic Committee for Maternal Health established by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Executive Order last year, and the funds will support key efforts to improve the health of pregnant women, new mothers, and babies, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) announced today. more

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WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in November, showing companies are still looking for workers even as the labor market has cooled overall. more

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation will train 80 doulas over the next year through a comprehensive program administered by the institute and other partners, including Ujima Maternity Network and Birthing Beyond. more

FAYETTEVILLE — With the 2018 Farm Bill having expired and an election cycle that has come and gone, what’s on the horizon for agricultural law and policy? more

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LITTLE ROCK — 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. Therefore, it is important to understand that the information in the weekly update is representative of the timing and location of activity, but it does not reflect the overall disease burden. more

LITTLE ROCK — 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. Therefore, it is important to understand that the information in the weekly update is representative of the timing and location of activity, but it does not reflect the overall disease burden. more

The Buffalo River Conservation Commission (BRCC) met via internet in a Zoom meeting on morning, Dec. 20. Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward said the meeting's main objective was to gather any last minute information from its subcommittees to add to the annual report that will be presented to the governor and the public next month. more

LITTLE ROCK — On Friday, December 20, 2024, around 10 p.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) Troopers initiated a traffic stop on a 2010 white Chrysler 300 on Highway 67 at exit 1 for a traffic violation. more

McCRORY — On Saturday, December 21, 2024, the McCrory Police Department requested the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division (CID) to investigate a shooting that occurred in the 200 block of Seaman Street in McCrory.  more

WEST MEMPHIS — On Saturday, December 21, 2024, at approximately 11 a.m., Arkansas State Police Troopers were alerted to a theft of merchandise from a GameStop store in West Memphis. The suspects reportedly fled the scene in a white Nissan Maxima. more

CLARKSVILLE — At approximately 8:30  p.m. on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, an Arkansas State Police (ASP) Trooper performed a Tactical Vehicle Intervention (TVI) maneuver to stop a fleeing suspect on Interstate 40 westbound near the 61-mile marker. The fleeing suspect, driving a 2006 Honda Pilot, died from injuries he sustained when the vehicle traveled into a wooded area north of the interstate, striking trees before coming to rest. more

JONESBORO — Future Arkansas State University students entering the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) will have the opportunity to benefit from those who came before with the establishment of the Smith, Whitney, Eubanks Veterinary Scholarship. more

Amazon Editors’ Best Books of 2024 list includes Eli Cranor’s “Broiler” among the 20 best mysteries, thrillers and suspense books of the year. more

FAYETTEVILLE —  A federal judge on Monday struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing "harmful" materials to minors. more

LITTLE ROCK — 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. Therefore, it is important to understand that the information in the weekly update is representative of the timing and location of activity, but it does not reflect the overall disease burden. more