Arkansas News

With good weather finally arriving in Arkansas also comes delicious fruits of the Earth.

The House and Senate Public Health committees met today to hear updates on the "private option" plan for expanding healthcare coverage.

A preliminary report on a northeast Oklahoma boat crash that killed two University of Arkansas students says excessive speed, driver inattention and alcohol use contributed to the accident.

Arkansas Medicaid officials say the state will submit its request to use federal money to purchase private insurance for thousands of low-income residents by August.

Arkansas Medicaid officials say the state will submit its request to use federal money to purchase private insurance for thousands of low-income residents by August.

One Republican governor has finally given up his opposition to expanding Medicaid under Obamacare, while another is steadfastly fighting his legislature, vetoing an expansion bill.

" Gordon Family Tree ," a movie written by native Arkansan Ryan Schwartzman and primarily filmed in Northwest Arkansas held its sold-out Northwest Arkansas premiere Wednesday at Razorback Theatre in Fayetteville.

The Arkansas Supreme Court today reversed a lower court and said Searcy County Sheriff and Collector Kenny Cassell's 1979 conviction on a federal misdemeanor theft charge for stealing Cornish hens from a Tyson's interstate shipment made him ineligible to hold office.

Conway Symphony Orchestra musicians Darby BeDell and Dan Cline bring music to students in Sherrie Richardson's music class at Carolyn Lewis Elementary School in Conway.

As temperatures rise, summer travel planning begins. Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued a Consumer Alert today to help Arkansans avoid common pitfalls as they make vacation arrangements that include air travel.

Jeff Sherwood , Saba Naseem and Logan Webster, all of Fayetteville, help serve lunch to about 4,000 people Wednesday at a church in Moore, Okla.

After intense political pressure from Democrats and Republicans, Arkansas State Treasurer Martha Shoffner has resigned from office in the midst of facing federal charges of extortion and bribery.

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This year's Wakarusa Music Festival is a milestone. It marks the 10th year of the event and the fifth year it's been held at Mulberry Mountain, after relocating from its original turf in Kansas.

Governor Mike Beebe on Wednesday presented four Arkansas companies with the Governor's Award for Excellence in Global Trade during an awards luncheon at the Governor's Mansion.

Two waves of storms that blew through Arkansas on Tuesday gave farmers some new headaches.

Some of our sponsors are working to help the victims of the Oklahoma tornado this week.

Several power utilities say they face a barrage of cyber attacks on their critical systems, a report by two Democratic lawmakers found echoing warnings from the Obama administration that foreign hackers were trying to bring down the U.S. power grid.

Families in the Blytheville School District are suing the district in federal court.

Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm will be the headline speaker at the Democratic Party of Arkansas' annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner this year.