Arkansas Government News

It's a fishing tale that packs a wallop boaters and others using Lake Chicot in southeastern Arkansas say they're being smacked around by so-called "flying" fish.

Whoever imagined that we would see a Republican convention rapturously applaud an unwed teen mother? Yet that is just what happened on Wednesday night in St.

A state official says a bank account that holds about $50,000 in spending money for disabled Arkansans living at the state residential center in Alexander has been mismanaged.

A campaign to create a state-run lottery reported Friday that it raised $11,000 in August.

Director Guy Ritchie arrives at the World Premiere of 'RocknRolla' at the Odeon West End cinema, Leicester Square on September 1, 2008 in London, England.

Former Republican presidential candidate and Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Tuesday during a forum about obesity expressed disappointment that the party has not focused more on health care in the presidential ...

Hide Video Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has harshly criticized media coverage of Republican presidential politics.

Arkansas News Bureau * jwiest@arkansasnews.com LITTLE ROCK - Ballet class was wonderful, but in the end, unaffordable.

He's not technically Florida's youngest delegate to the Republican National Convention, but 17-year-old John Cowart has been close to the action.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Tuesday stood by Sarah Palin, calling her more qualified than Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden.

Mike Huckabee on Monday said he thinks the federal government's response to Hurricane Gustav so far shows that it's learned from its mistakes three years ago during Hurricane Katrina.

The suspension of most of tomorrow's opening activities at the Republican National Convention left Arkansas delegates confused over how to proceed with the business of nominating John McCain as thousands of ...

Oklahoma Gas & Electric has asked Arkansas regulators for a rate increase for customers in western Arkansas.

Top Republicans in Arkansas say they're pleasantly surprised with John McCain's choice of Alaska Gov.

Employers in Arkansas have been making use of a database that records results of substance abuse tests for commercial drivers.

The announcement Thursday from Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., and Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor, both D-Ark., said the money from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration will go to the ...

Arkansas officials and businesses were preparing Thursday to handle evacuees fleeing Tropical Storm Gustav, which could make landfall on the Gulf Coast early next week.

In this Oct. 9, 2007 file photo, Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., second from left, jokes with, from left, former Arkansas Gov.

The winner of Alabama's presidential primary, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, has officially released his Alabama delegates.

The data, released Tuesday, puts the median household income in Arkansas at $38,667 over the last three years ending in 2007.