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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said last month that about $86 million in federal funding to support housing stability programs wasn’t needed in the state’s current economy, but data shows evictions are higher throughout the state than they’ve been in the past five years. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press…

Arkansas’ count of coronavirus cases rose Friday by 315 — a smaller increase than the ones the previous two days but still the third-largest daily rise in almost two months. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Two out-of-state billionaires, one a liberal Democrat, the other a conservative Republican, have taken sides in the race to decide the next elected Little Rock prosecutor who will replace the retiring Larry Jegley. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

An Arkansas state lawmaker has submitted an ethics complaint against Republican Senate candidate Jake Bequette, saying the former NFL player failed to file a financial disclosure report in the required timeline under federal law. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

The estate of an eccentric Heber Springs photographer who died in 1959 has been reopened. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Arkansas healthcare company OneHealth said Thursday it is purchasing the Heifer International campus as part of its plan with Lyon College to start veterinary and dental schools in Little Rock. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Cleveland County deputies arrested a man Monday who is charged with shooting a water tower last week in Kingsland, birthplace of musician Johnny Cash, poking a hole in a silhouette of the Man in Black printed on the tower, causing it to appear to be relieving itself, according to the Cleveland County Herald. Continue Reading…

After weeks of gradual increases, Arkansas’ new coronavirus cases took a sharp turn upward on Wednesday as the case count rose by 462. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Family Dollar is closing an Arkansas distribution facility where more than 1,000 rodents were found earlier this year, forcing the recall of items from hundreds of stores, the company said Wednesday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

A Little Rock woman accused of conspiring to destroy public property, including police cars, during a series of demonstrations held in the summer and fall of 2020 pleaded guilty to one count of possession of an unregistered destructive device in federal court Wednesday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press…

For the second time in barely a year, a court has ruled that the Arkansas Legislature has illegally ceded control of the State Plant Board to private business interests, violating the state Constitution. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

A special election on whether to extend a local property-tax levy tied to capital improvements and issue bonds is set to take place Aug. 9 in Little Rock after members of the city board adopted an ordinance Tuesday to call for the election. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press…

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Boozman voted against a $40 billion Ukraine aid package, breaking ranks with Senate Republican leadership and U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, a political ally. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Republican gubernatorial candidate Sarah Sanders collected about $601,000 in contributions in April, while Democratic candidate Chris Jones received about $161,000, Sanders and Jones reported Monday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

An uptick in Arkansas’ new coronavirus cases continued Monday as the reported number of people hospitalized in the state with covid-19 rose back up to its highest level in almost a week. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

An activist indicted in 2020 on charges in connection with the firebombings of police cars in Central Arkansas asked in federal court Monday that all federal arson counts against him be dropped, claiming the amount of federal funding that goes to the affected departments is not sufficient enough for federal prosecutors to step in. Continue…

State data shows the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville has by far gained the most dollars — well more than three times the amount of any other school — in a funding model that’s been championed as a way to prioritize student success and program completion. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas…

U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford is squaring off against two challengers in the Republican primary for Arkansas’ 1st Congressional District this month. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Little Rock leaders including the mayor and police chief spoke Thursday night with activists, reformed convicts and teenagers about how best to support and mentor the city’s young adults during the fourth in a series of town-hall style meetings called Courageous Conversations. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release…

Real estate agent Natalie James of Little Rock, small-business owner Dan Whitfield of Bella Vista and Jack Foster, a former Pine Bluff City Council member, are running for U.S. Senate in this year’s Democratic primary. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

U.S. Rep. French Hill is looking to defeat primary challenger Conrad Reynolds as the two Republicans compete in the state’s redrawn 2nd Congressional District this month. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

FAYETTEVILLE — More than 6,500 students went over mountains, through valleys and across rivers to get their degrees at the University of Arkansas’ main campus this semester, said interim Chancellor Charles Robinson. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service