Arkansas News

A state senator said that legalizing or lessening criminal penalties for marijuana may be one way to curb overcrowding in Arkansas' prisons.

President Barack Obama will have scant time to rest up from his eight-day trip to Asia.

A nonprofit group's campaign to hold free medical clinics for the uninsured in three states is turning into a not-so-subtle jab at moderate Democrats to support their party's efforts to reform health care.

A former assistant director of a Christian camp is facing sexual indecency charges against 14- and 15-year-old boys who attended the camps.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 12:57 a.m. Read more: State , Politics , Local , Huckabee , Grand Rapids , A Simple Christmas , Presidential Campaign , 2012 GRAND RAPIDS -- Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee was back in Michigan this time not as a candidate, but as an author with a message from his book a oeA Simple Christmas.a A But other ...

When Quinlan Swain came home from school one afternoon and told his mom he wanted to job shadow NASA for career day, she says she wasn't sure how to make it happen.

Here's that study mentioned earlier on the disproportionate tax burden faced by poor and lower-income working families.

A police officer in a small Arkansas town used a stun gun on an unruly 10-year-old girl after he said her mother gave him permission to do so.

The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, faces a crucial test of his primacy in trying to open debate on health care.

In the tradition of connecting national leaders with our state's business community, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that former governor, best-selling author and number one rated weekend television host Mike Huckabee will be the featured speaker at the Annual Meeting Dinner on January 11, 2010.

Federal agriculture authorities have declared disaster areas in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee due to crop losses from a combination of severe spring and fall flooding and summer drought.

LITTLE ROCK - The Arkansas Lottery Commission has signed off on the state selling Mega Millions tickets starting next year.

Sarah Palin will be in Fayetteville next month to sign copies of her new book, "Going Rogue: An American Life." The former vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor will be at a Fayetteville Sam's Club on Dec.

There are a host of new games ahead for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. On Tuesday, the Arkansas Lottery Commission meets to discuss what the next few months will bring to the table.

The administration director of the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division wants everyone who serves or sells alcohol to receive training.

Arkansas is up to 19 swine flu deaths and as we've reported, some victims have been children, and others, seemingly healthy adults.

The Peabody Hotel at Little Rock says it is the first hotel in Arkansas to be awarded four stars in the prestigious Forbes Travel Guide.

Some of the more than 13-thousand deer harvested across the state in the hunting season Saturday will help feed thousands of hungry Arkansans.

There's a likely GOP 2012 presidential candidate who is a former governor, darling of the party's conservative base, and the leader of nearly every early presidential poll .

This year the Clinton School Of Public Service marks it's fifth anniversary. While offering the country's first master's degree in public service, the Clinton School also is contributing to the state in other, surprising ways.