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State reports 27 new virus hospitalizations; 2 more lawmakers test positive for covid-19
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and state health officials provided an update on Arkansas' covid-19 response at 1:30 p.m.
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Andy Davis, Michael R. Wickline
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Fayetteville commission holds on farmland rezoning request
The magnitude of potential land uses and density for a proposed rezoning at the Marinoni family farm prompted planning commissioners to hold off on making a decision Monday.
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Stacy Ryburn
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Rogers senator tests positive for virus; 7th lawmaker in 10 days
State Sen. Cecile Bledsoe, R-Rogers, is the seventh state lawmaker to test positive for coronavirus during the past 10 days.
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Michael R. Wickline
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Judge denies request on ballot signatures in Arkansas
As early voting ahead of the Nov. 3 general election booms across Arkansas, federal judges in Fayetteville and Little Rock were kept busy Monday juggling lawsuits focused on absentee ballots.
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Linda Satter
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Senate vote confirms Barrett for high court
WASHINGTON -- Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans outnumbering Democrats to install President Donald Trump's nominee days before the election.
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State logs 21 more coronavirus deaths
Another 21 deaths from coronavirus were reported by the Arkansas Department of Health on Monday, while hospitalizations from the virus reached a new peak.
by Jaime Adame, John Moritz 14 hrs. ago
Two sentenced to prison time for armed home-invasion
Two men were sentenced to prison for their roles in an armed home invasion in Rogers.
by Tracy Neal 15 hrs. ago
Centerton man sentenced to 40 years in prison
A judge sentenced a Centerton man Monday to 40 years in prison after he admitted to sexually assaulting a girl.
by NWA Democrat-Gazette 15 hrs. ago
Substance abuse in Arkansas a worry during pandemic, officials say
Opioid overdose deaths have been trending downward in Arkansas, but the FBI and other agencies worry that the covid-19 crisis could prompt an uptick in substance abuse.
by Tony Holt 10 hrs. ago
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State's virus hospitalizations reach new high of 649
Covid-19 hospitalizations in Arkansas reached yet another new high on Monday, as the state Department of Health reported that the number of patients around the state had risen by 16, to 649.
by John Moritz 1 day ago
Clinics test for covid-19, university adds temporary respiratory clinic
The University of Arkansas' Pat Walker Health Center has temporarily converted the Garland garage behind the center into a clinic for students, faculty and staff with respiratory illness symptoms, according to a news release from the center.
by Alex Golden
State's virus cases up 1,337, setting new record for single-day increase
Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Friday by 1,337 — the largest one-day increase since the start of the pandemic and the first one that has topped 1,300.
by Andy Davis
Case increase is third-largest at 1,202
Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Thursday by 1,202 -- the third-largest one-day increase since the start of the pandemic.
by Andy Davis, Lara Farrar
New state virus cases top 1,200 for third time; death toll rises by 21
Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Thursday by 1,202 — the third-largest one-day increase since the start of the pandemic.
by Andy Davis
Arkansas' virus cases climb by 1,155
Arkansas' number of coronavirus cases rose by 1,155 Wednesday -- the largest jump so far this week and one that exceeded the daily increase the previous Wednesday.
by Jaime Adame, Andy Davis, Lara Farrar
2 more covid cases reported in state Legislature
Two more state lawmakers said Wednesday that they tested positive for covid-19, increasing to five the number of lawmakers who learned they had the disease over the past several days.
by Michael R. Wickline
State's virus case count up 1,155
Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose by 1,155 on Wednesday — the largest increase so far this week and one that exceeded the daily increase the previous Wednesday.
by Andy Davis
2 more Arkansas lawmakers test positive for virus
Two more state lawmakers have tested positive for the coronavirus.
by Michael R. Wickline
Governor takes virus caution
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday that he's limiting his meetings and public appearances "out of an abundance of caution" after a person he was in a meeting with on Friday tested positive for the coronavirus.
by Andy Davis, Cynthia Howell, Michael R. Wickline
Rogers educators adapting to special education challenges during pandemic
Special education challenges have been heightened during the pandemic as teachers work to meet the needs of district students, administrators say.
by Mary Jordan
Governor limits his activities after exposure to virus; total cases pass 100,000
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday he would limit his activities after a person who was in a meeting with him last week tested positive for the coronavirus. The announcement came the same day the cumulative number of covid-19 cases in the state passed the 100,000 threshold.
by John Magsam
3 Arkansas lawmakers test positive for covid-19; budget hearings halt
Legislative leaders Tuesday afternoon shut down the Legislature’s budget hearings of state agencies for the rest of this week after three lawmakers tested positive for covid-19.
by Michael R. Wickline
Hospitalized virus patients at record high; active-case number drops for first time in days
The number of covid-19 patients in Arkansas hospitals rose to a record high of 613 on Monday, even as the number of active cases of the virus fell for the first time in nearly a week.
by John Moritz, Jeannie Roberts, Tom Sissom
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While Biden worked to expand the electoral map in the South, President Donald Trump focused on the Democrats' "blue wall" states that he flipped in 2016.
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Supreme Court ruling spurs Wisconsin to get early votes in
Democrats and Republicans in the battleground state of Wisconsin were pushing Tuesday to get 320,000 outstanding absentee ballots returned by the close of polls on Election Day after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to extend the deadline to receive and count ballots, as Democrats had wanted.
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Judge: U.S. can't replace Trump in accuser's defamation suit
A federal judge on Tuesday denied President Donald Trump's request that the United States replace him as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit alleging he raped a woman in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s.
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Protests flare in Philadelphia after police kill Black man
More than a dozen people were arrested and more than 30 officers injured in protests stemming from the police shooting death of a Black man they say refused their orders to drop a knife in a confrontation captured on video, Philadelphia police said Tuesday.
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Barrett sworn in at court as issues important to Trump await
Amy Coney Barrett was formally sworn in Tuesday as the Supreme Court's ninth justice, her oath administered in private by Chief Justice John Roberts. Her first votes on the court could include two big topics affecting the man who appointed her.
by The Associated Press 10 hrs. ago
Interstate 49 bridge work to close Missouri road
A Missouri highway is expected to be closed for more than two months while crews build a bridge for Interstate 49 as part of the new Bella Vista Bypass.
by NWA Democrat-Gazette 16 hrs. ago
Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote
WASHINGTON — Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come.
by The Associated Press 1 day ago
Stocks have their worst day in a month as virus cases surge
U.S. stocks fell sharply Monday as a troubling increase in coronavirus counts put investors in a selling mood. The skid came as doubts mount on Wall Street that Washington will come through with more stimulus for the economy before Election Day.
by The Associated Press 1 day ago
Judge rejects suits over Arkansas absentee ballot rejections
A federal judge on Monday rejected an effort to require Arkansas election officials to give absentee voters a chance to correct their ballots before they're rejected due to signature issues.
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Man's confession leads to arrest in woman's 2017 death in Cross County, authorities say
A Cross County man who admitted to hiding his father’s dead body in a shed behind his home for months also told investigators he was responsible for his girlfriend’s death in 2017, authorities said Saturday.
by Josh Snyder 1 day ago
Centerton man sentenced to 40 years in prison
BENTONVILLE -- A judge sentenced a Centerton man Monday to 40 years in prison after he admitted to sexually assaulting a girl.
by Tracy Neal 1 day ago
WATCH: Prep Rally recap
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports editor Chip Souza recaps the latest prep sports with additional interviews from NWADG reporters, and the River Valley Report from Fort Smith with Kasius Williamson.
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Tom Cotton is campaigning hard, just not for reelection
Six years after being elected in an expensive and heated race, Republican Sen. Tom Cotton is on the ballot again and he's campaigning hard — just not in Arkansas.
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Kansas lawmen shoot, kill Arkansas man after chase
COFFEYVILLE, Kan. -- The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating after an Arkansas man was shot and killed by law enforcement officers after a police pursuit.
by The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 1 day ago
Governor to appoint three to prosecutor posts
LITTLE ROCK -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson intends to appoint Charles E. Black of Texarkana, Erin Hunter of De Queen and Jason Barrett of Maumelle as prosecutors starting next year, the governor announced Thursday.
by Michael R. Wickline 1 day ago
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