Arkansas News

Officials in the state of Washington say they'll continue rejecting parolees and probationers from Arkansas despite the policy apparently violating an interstate compact.

The remnants of a front porch are seen in Saline County, which was hit hardest by the storms that moved through the state.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday asked a federal judge to immediately halt all admissions of children to the Conway Human Development Center, citing a recently discovered a oeimminent and serious threat of harma to residents.

Parents, police and child care workers in Arkansas are concerned about a legal loophole that permits registered sex offenders live near schools and daycares.

When Arkansas' political filing season closed, two positions failed to draw candidates.

Pine Bluff residents will see a 17 percent average increase on their monthly water bills if the Arkansas Public Service Commission approves a requested rate increase.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STEVE KEESEE 12/15/09 Megan Herbert, center for the University of Central Arkansas Sugar Bears.

Having done my share of sneering at the younger generation over their rap music , their sartorial style and their seeming sense of entitlement , I should acknowledge their continuing contributions to a culture that celebrates diversity and equality.

The Arkansas Forestry Commission says more than 3,000 acres burned in 128 wildfires over the weekend.

The districts are 200 miles apart, and last month they asked the board to allow them to conduct a long-distance merger of their administrations.

The water company that provides water to Pine Bluff residents is asking for a 17 percent rate increase.

When the subject of Senator Blanche Lincoln came up at a women's luncheon last week at the historic Pillow-Thompson House in this Mississippi River town, there was an awkward pause in the chatter.

Arkansas is sending 200 airmen to Afghanistan from an Air National Guard unit at Fort Smith.

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel filed for re-election Thursday, saying he hopes to use a second term to get a definitive date for ending Arkansas' desegregation payments to Little Rock-area schools.

Governor Mike Beebe's weekly column and radio address: In the coming weeks, we will all be receiving our 2010 Census forms in the mail.

When it comes to domestic violence in Arkansas, the statistics may surprise you: the natural state ranks among the highest in the nation, in the number of domestic violence cases.

The Arkansas Department of Health says another person died of complications from H1N1 flu in Arkansas.

Gov. Mike Beebe says he wants to continue phasing out Arkansas' sales tax on groceries if re-elected, but won't give a timeline for when he'd like to to do it.

Arkansas lawmakers convened in Little Rock Thursday to formally adjourn the 2010 fiscal session, but House members took care of one last item of business before heading home.

Arkansas financial officials said the state's revenues came in above expectations last month, but are below last year's collections.