Arkansas

Fayetteville short-term rentals proposal needs more time for consideration, council committee agrees Residents and hosts disagreed Thursday over several aspects of regulating short-term rentals in the city, but they and City Council members agreed on one thing:... by Stacy Ryburn - January 15, 2021

Guard, governor D.C.-bound Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday that he has authorized the Arkansas National Guard to deploy about 500 soldiers and airmen to Washington, D.C., to help protec... by Neal Earley, Michael R. Wickline - January 15, 2021

2nd Arkansan charged in Capitol riot; FBI says man beat officer with flagpole An Arkansan accused of being the man who was caught on video using an American flag to beat a police officer during the U.S. Capitol riot was charged Thursday i... by Bill Bowden, William Sanders - January 15, 2021

Cash cards from U.S. not scam, attorney general advises Arkansans who receive a prepaid debit card in the mail from the U.S. Treasury Department shouldn’t assume it’s a scam, state Attorney General Leslie Rutledge sa... by Neal Earley - January 15, 2021

Virus cases up 2,491; hospitalizations fall Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Thursday by 2,491 -- the fourth daily increase in a row that was smaller than the one on the same day a week earlier. ... by Andy Davis - January 15, 2021

Little Rock police investigate slaying Detectives on Friday were investigating a homicide near a Little Rock convenience store, police said. by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - January 15, 2021

High court bars Griffen as judge in certain trials Outspoken judge Wendell Griffen is barred from ever presiding over capital-murder cases, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a decision siding with Att... by John Lynch - January 15, 2021

Need-based student aid backed by Hutchinson Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday he supports the creation of needs-based scholarship program in this regular legislative session and he asked school district s... by Michael R. Wickline - January 15, 2021

Bill proposed to split state's public, private school teams Once the dust finally settled on the 2020 football season and this year's Arkansas Activities Association state championships had been handed out, Rep. Jim Woot... by Mitchell Gladstone - January 15, 2021

Dallas names street for Jean; Harding alum fatally shot by officer A portion of a street in Dallas will be named after a Harding University graduate who was shot and killed inside his apartment by a Dallas police officer in 201... by Stephen Simpson - January 15, 2021

Washington County planners OK solar battery storage facility Washington County planners on Thursday approved preliminary plans for a solar battery storage facility near Lincoln. by Tom Sissom - January 15, 2021

Masks, distancing among procedures, rules House OKs The Arkansas House on Thursday approved its rules, which this session include rules for safety and committee procedures amid the covid-19 pandemic. by Rachel Herzog - January 15, 2021

State aims to manage new online teaching The use of online, remote instruction that has become fairly widespread in this covid-19 pandemic school year is here to stay -- but with guidance and parameter... by Cynthia Howell - January 15, 2021

Infections forcing schools' changes Shifts to virtual instruction at public schools continued this week in response to the pandemic, and one of the larger districts in the state announced Thursday... by Jaime Adame - January 15, 2021

20 days of LRSD covid sick leave OK'd Little Rock School District employees will be provided up to 20 days of leave with the opportunity for more if they contract covid-19 or are quarantined because... by Cynthia Howell - January 15, 2021

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