Arkansas News
A bill filed Wednesday would broaden the exception to Arkansas' abortion ban, allowing the procedure when necessary to protect the health of the mother.
by Neal Earley March 23, 2023LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom that…
by Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press March 22, 2023DeKALB, Texas -- DeKalb ISD's superintendent Dr. Chris Galloway announced his resignation Tuesday morning in a joint statement with the district's board of tru…
by Mallory Wyatt March 21, 2023LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a new law that will allow a monument near the state Capitol marking the number of abortions perf…
by The Associated Press March 19, 2023CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Millions of fish have washed up dead in southeastern Australia in what authorities and scientists say is caused by floods and hot w…
by The Associated Press March 19, 2023HOPE, Ark. -- Two teams from Hope Academy of Public Service will throw their bots into the ring in a quest to be crowned world champion.
by Gazette Staff March 18, 2023LITTLE ROCK -- A half-cent sales tax for highways that voters approved in 2020 isn't limited to funding four-lane roads, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thurs…
by ANDREW DeMILLO, The Associated Press March 18, 2023FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that says detainees at an Arkansas jail were given the drug ivermectin to fight COVID-19…
March 18, 2023De QUEEN, Ark. -- The trial for a man accused of fatally shooting one son and injuring another has been postponed until July, according to Sevier County court …
by Lori Dunn March 17, 2023REDWATER, Texas -- Redwater High School's Dragon Theatre team earned fifth place at the UIL bi-district contest after placing in second at the UIL district one…
by Mallory Wyatt March 17, 2023LITTLE ROCK -- During last month's deadly crash of a small plane near Little Rock, there were "changing/deteriorating weather conditions from the time of taxi,…
March 17, 2023Legislation that would raise the homestead property tax credit from $375 to $425 for each parcel zipped through the Arkansas Senate on Thursday.
by Michael R. Wickline March 17, 2023ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Parts of California are under water, the Rocky Mountains are bracing for more snow, flood warnings are in place in Nevada, and water is be…
by Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press March 16, 2023The Arkansas House on Wednesday voted along party lines to advance a bill that would limit transgender people from using the bathroom of their choice at public…
by Will Langhorne March 16, 2023Climate change attacked crucial Arctic sea ice thickness in two sudden big gobbles instead of steady nibbling, a new study says.
by Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer March 15, 2023