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The number of patients hospitalized as a result of covid-19 in Arkansas reached a record high of 515 on Sunday as new covid-19 cases increased by 637, according to the Arkansas Department of Health. Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Outbreaks of the coronavirus at more than a half-dozen state prisons have left Arkansas with the ignominious distinction of having the highest rate of infected prisoners of any state in the country, according to a nonprofit news outlet that is tracking the virus’s spread throughout the country’s prisons. Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press…

Voters should be encouraged to wear facial coverings at the polls during the Nov. 3 general election, but counties don’t have the authority to curtail access to polling places based on a person’s health screening or refusal to use a mask, the state Board of Election Commissioners is advising officials on the county level. Top…

The late Democratic Rep. John Lewis was honored in Pine Bluff by the ringing of a bell at Elm Grove Baptist Church for 80 seconds Thursday, one second for each year of the Georgia congressman’s life. Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

With the start of the academic year less than a month away, school district officials in Arkansas are preparing response plans for when a student presents symptoms that could mean he has been infected with the coronavirus. Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

“It’s like Christmas morning. You never know what you’re going to get.” Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

North Little Rock police arrested a man on Thursday in the theft of a firearm. Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Last week’s column was about drag racing generally. Today we look at the many drag-racing tickets issued June 6. Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Four teachers from around the state Friday were named semifinalists for 2021-22 Arkansas Teacher of the Year. Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Arkansas no longer will require patients undergoing elective surgery to take coronavirus tests before their procedures, officials said Thursday, citing the need to preserve testing capacity for people more likely to have encountered the virus. Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Arkansas no longer will require patients undergoing elective surgery to take coronavirus tests before their procedures, officials said Thursday, citing the need to preserve testing capacity for people more likely to have encountered the virus. Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

President Donald Trump raised the possibility of postponing the nation’s November election, questioning Thursday whether an accurate tally could take place given current conditions. Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Tyson Foods says it plans to administer thousands of coronavirus tests per week at its U.S. facilities under an expanded effort to protect workers and keep plants running. Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that the White House assured him in a conversation the day before that covid-19 testing across the nation will ramp up significantly by next month, delivering faster results to get ahead of the virus. Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that the White House assured him in a conversation the day before that covid-19 testing across the nation will ramp up significantly by next month, delivering faster results to get ahead of the virus. Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Arkansas’ coronavirus latest statistics were deemed “not good numbers” Tuesday by the governor, who noted that the total of cases since the pandemic began topped 40,000, current hospitalizations rose above 500 and the death toll jumped by a single-day record of 20. Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Arkansas’ coronavirus latest statistics were deemed “not good numbers” Tuesday by the governor, who noted that the total of cases since the pandemic began topped 40,000, current hospitalizations rose above 500 and the death toll jumped by a single-day record of 20. Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

State lawmakers on Tuesday agreed to send $7 million in federal funds to Northwest Arkansas to help rein in an outbreak of the coronavirus that has caused a disproportionate number of illnesses in the region’s Hispanic and Marshallese communities. Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Arkansas will spend $10 million in federal aid to purchase Wi-Fi-access devices for families with school-age children, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Monday as the state’s total number of active covid-19 cases grew slightly, about a month before the start of school. Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Arkansas will spend $10 million in federal aid to purchase Wi-Fi-access devices for families with school-age children, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Monday as the state’s total number of active covid-19 cases grew slightly, about a month before the start of school. Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

WASHINGTON — A day after the publication of his comments on slavery sparked a firestorm of criticism, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas denied Monday he was insensitive, saying he had been recounting the views of the Founding Fathers — not his own — that slavery was a “necessary evil” toward creating the Union. Top…

Covid-19 cases in Arkansas increased by 642 on Sunday, according to the state Department of Health, a decline from the approximately 1,000 new cases the state saw on two consecutive days late last week. But Arkansas surpassed another grim milestone after two additional deaths related to covid-19 pushed the total number of reported victims to…