Arkansas News

The images of Arkansans waiting in line for hours last week to get their flu shots reminds us of how serious this flu season is turning out to be.

The state of Arkansas is run by a popular Democratic governor and predominantly Democratic legislature.A The congressional delegation is made up of one Republican U.S. Representative, three Democratic ones and two Democratic U.S. Senators.A But if you ask folks around here, most will describe their state as conservative.A After all, they chose ...

A man serving time for killing his infant son and trekking around the country with the child's body pleaded not guilty Friday to doing the same thing to his baby daughter.

State agriculture experts say soggy weather that drenched Arkansas during much of the harvest season will cut farm receipts statewide by nearly $225 million.

Gov. Mike Beebe says that a proposal in the House to overhaul the nation's health care system could add $205 million to the state's budget by 2015.

A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Saturday and Sunday puts the preacher-turned-politician, who is also a... A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Saturday and Sunday puts the preacher-turned-politician, who is also a host of a weekend talk show on Fox News Channel, at the top of a list of prospective GOP contenders.

An Oklahoma environmental group says it has asked the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission to suspend a permit granted more than two years ago for a sewage-treatment plant that would discharge into a tributary of the Illinois River, which flows into northeast Oklahoma.

A recent poll conducted by the University of Arkansas shows that Sen. Blanche Lincoln's approval rating is at its lowest level since she took office in 1999.

Mike Huckabee's book signing at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Watermark Books and Cafe in Wichita is his only Kansas stop on his 60-city tour.

I recently spent a day touring Waldron in western Arkansas. The town, located in Scott County, is home to 3,500 people, and is similar to many other small towns around the State.

Former Arkansas Gov. and 2008 GOP presidential contender Mike Huckabee said Wednesday that Dede Scozzafavaa TMs nomination was a 'train wreck.' Photo: AP photo composite by POLITICO Former Arkansas Gov.

November is Adoption Awareness Month around the nation, and Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe plans to call attention to that on Wednesday.

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Arkansas First Lady Ginger Beebe joined representatives from the Walmart Foundation and CARTI at a press conference held Tuesday to announce a $60,000 grant being presented by the Arkansas retailer to the radiation therapy provider.

Gov. Mike Beebe says he's concerned about the impact that an Arkansas law banning unmarried couples from becoming foster or adoptive parents is having on children who need good homes.

Award-winning works from the Young Artists Competition and Exhibition will be on display at the Baxter County Library through Nov.

U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln had a 30 minute sit down with President Obama Tuesday with Arkansas constituents in mind.

Arkansas finance officials said Tuesday that the state collected $17.8 million less than expected last month, as state agencies prepared to detail their plans for cutting budgets.

State health officials say 172,873 doses of seasonal and swine flu vaccine were given in mass clinics around Arkansas late last week.

The National Association of Free Clinics has established a toll-free patient-appointment telephone number and a volunteer-registration Web site for the free medical clinic scheduled for Saturday, November 21, at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock, Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter announced today.