State News
LITTLE ROCK -- The Arkansas Senate on Tuesday approved legislation restricting the locations of drag shows by classifying them the same way as strip clubs and …
by The Associated Press January 25, 2023WASHINGTON -- An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the riot at the U.S. Capitol planned the trip f…
by The Associated Press January 11, 2023LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas lawmakers kicked off their annual legislative session Monday, with Republicans enjoying expanded supermajorities and embracing an agend…
by The Associated Press January 10, 2023ATLANTA -- Rapper Young Thug, accused by prosecutors of co-founding a criminal street gang responsible for violent crimes and using his songs and social media …
by The Associated Press January 8, 2023Project HOPE Food Bank may be one of the "best-kept secrets" in Garland County, but it helps provide thousands of meals for those less fortunate in the Hot Spr…
by James Leigh December 25, 2022LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Thursday she'll begin directing the state's $140 million share of opioid settlements to general r…
by The Associated Press December 16, 2022KEITHVILLE, La. -- Communities from Texas to Florida began assisting survivors and cleaning up Thursday after tornadoes left scattered destruction and at least…
by The Associated Press December 16, 2022WASHINGTON -- Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is considering running for president, on Tuesday called a third Donald Trump White House bid the "worst scenari…
by The Associated Press December 14, 2022LITTLE ROCK -- Republicans have claimed key victories in state Supreme Court races that will give them an advantage in major redistricting fights, while Democr…
by The Associated Press November 13, 2022LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas voters rejected recreational marijuana in Tuesday‘s election.
by The Associated Press November 9, 2022Tyson Foods' Chief Financial Officer John R. Tyson -- a great-grandson of the company's founder -- has been charged with public intoxication and criminal tresp…
by The Associated Press November 8, 2022LITTLE ROCK -- A three-judge panel on Monday dismissed part of a lawsuit challenging Arkansas' new U.S. House map, which split the Little Rock area among three…
by The Associated Press October 25, 2022Recreational marijuana could be legal in half the country if the handful of states with cannabis measures on ballots this November pass them.
by The Associated Press October 25, 2022LITTLE ROCK -- The nation's first trial over a state's ban on gender-confirming care for children began in Arkansas on Monday, the latest fight over restrictio…
by The Associated Press October 18, 2022LITTLE ROCK -- There are few surprises expected on Election Day in solidly Republican Arkansas, where Donald Trump's former press secretary is heavily favored …
by The Associated Press October 16, 2022