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The number of covid-19 patients in Arkansas hospitals rose Thursday to 1,251, its highest level since Jan. 19, as the Arkansas Department of Health reported ...
by Andy Davis - August 5, 2021Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. at a news conference on Thursday said he was reinstating a mask mandate for public spaces in the city.
by Joseph Flaherty - August 5, 2021Tyson School of Innovation's Allison Dolan is among four teachers named as state semifinalists for the 2022 Arkansas Teacher of the Year.
by Cynthia Howell - August 5, 2021Little Rock's schools and an east Arkansas school district where hundreds of staff and students are quarantining because of a covid-19 outbreak sued the stat...
by The Associated Press - August 5, 2021The Aug. 20 induction ceremony of the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame has been postponed until March 4 because of the rise in covid-19 cases in the state.
by Stephen Steed - August 5, 2021Ryan Crouser wrote the note and brought it to the stadium just in case. "Grandpa. We did it. 2020 Olympic champion!" it said.
by The Associated Press - August 5, 2021A bill to allow public school boards in Arkansas to enact mask mandates under certain circumstances failed to advance from committee on Wednesday after the s...
by Michael R. Wickline, Rachel Herzog, Stephen Simpson - August 5, 2021Arkansas posted on Wednesday its second-highest number of new coronavirus cases in a single day since January as its number of active cases topped 20,000 for...
by Andy Davis, Jeannie Roberts - August 5, 2021Passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act would result in a major infusion of federal funding for Arkansas, the White House said Wedne...
by Frank E. Lockwood - August 5, 2021The sixth day of testimony in the Gilbert Baker bribery trial began with Baker's former boss from University of Central Arkansas taking the stand Wednesday t...
by Dale Ellis - August 5, 2021A state panel on Wednesday endorsed the state Department of Health's request for $37.68 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to partner with Baptist H...
by Michael R. Wickline - August 5, 2021An Alexander woman accused of faking the illness of her adopted son pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a minor on Wednesday after her arrest last w...
by William Sanders - August 5, 2021The Little Rock School Board on Wednesday authorized district leaders to sue the state to stop the enforcement of Act 1002 of 2021 that prohibits school syst...
by Cynthia Howell - August 5, 2021The Jacksonville/North Pulaski School District will hold a forum on covid-19 vaccinations and a clinic.
August 5, 2021The state Department of Health releases numbers on weekdays showing how many covid-19 patients are in Arkansas hospitals.
August 5, 2021