Arkansas News

The women's tennis program at Arkansas has a new paid assistant who will be a familiar face to some players, SMU assistant coach Patrick Sullivan.

WINDS LINK IT IS TOURING THE STATE WITH A FOCUS ON HEALTH CARE REFORM MADE A STOP IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TODAY IDEAS OF WORK HOLLIS FALLON CAUGHT UP WITH LINCOLN AS HE ARRIVED IN FAYETTEVILLE THIS MORNING TO FIND OUT WHY TO SENATOR IS BEHIND THE NEW HEALTH CARE PLAN DESPITE OPPONENTS CONCERNS ARKANSAS SENATOR BLANCH LINCOLN SAYS HEALTH CARE ...

Well here's one I didn't see in the morning Democrat-Gazette: The ashes of Socks , the "First Cat" of both the Arkansas Governor's Mansion during the Clinton years and then the White House, were scattered at the Mansion in March.

The report also ranked Ohio 15th for overweight young people. Thursday, July 2, 2009 Ohio has cracked the top 10 as one of the nation's fattest states, according to an annual report released by Trust for America's Health.

Blythe McCauley plans to spend the next five days doing vocal exercises and singing her favorite songs to decide which ones best display the sweet, soulful tones in her voice.

Arkansas is starting the new fiscal year with a $23.7 million surplus, state finance officials said Thursday.

"I was raised in the Arkansas cotton fields like Johnny Cash," Luraville's Lonnie Jolson said proudly.

Arkansas lawmakers are planning another hearing on problems within the state prison system, a day after calling for an subpoena-powered inquiry into guards' lapses.

Gov. Mike Beebe has appointed an El Dorado oil and gas executive to the state's Game and Fish Commission.

Andante Music Club of Northwest Arkansas, affiliated with the National Federation of Music Clubs, meets at 1 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month, September through June, except in January.

The first medical students are to start next week at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus in northwest Arkansas.

Arkansas lawmakers want a subpoena-powered inquiry in the state prison system, after guards' lapses that allowed two convicted murderers to escape and caused an inmate's near-death. Longtime state prison director Larry Norris told reporters that he has no plans to resign or retire over the problems.

A probationer who failed to report for nine months after evacuating to Arkansas for Hurricane Ike had ample time to walk back to Beaumont, a judge said during a court hearing.

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You think coal is "clean"? Try lignite. This soft brown coal is generally best used at its source for power plants and with even worse environmental results than the polluting plants that burn black coal.

Arkansas grocers said they and their customers are looking forward to paying less sales tax on groceries, but they're not expecting to see a boost in business from the cut.

Ark. delegates see room for improvement in President Obama's rural policy By ZACK STOVALL Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK Five months into his administration, President Obama has room for improvement on issues important to rural Arkansas, members of the state's congressional delegation say.

Lobbyists spent more than $1.3 million during the Arkansas legislative session earlier this year, more than was spent two years ago, according to a published report.

COURTESY State Sen. Sue Madison, center, joined Fayetteville students who participated in Arkansas Girls State 2009 at the state Capitol in Little Rock.

An unnecessary mistrial bars further prosecution of a man accused of killing a woman by running over her with a tractor, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday.