Latest Arkansas Headlines
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9 Tornadoes Confirmed in North Texas Outbreak; Insured Losses Pegged at $2B
Oct 24 2019 // The National Weather Service says nine tornadoes struck the Dallas area during Sunday’s stretch of severe storms in Texas. Forecasters confirmed the twisters Tuesday after surveying damage throughout North Texas. The...
3 Twisters Confirmed in North Texas; Governor Issues Disaster Declaration
Oct 21 2019 // The National Weather Service has confirmed that three tornadoes ripped through North Texas on Sunday night, two in Dallas County and one in Van Zandt County, arising out of a storm system that caused widespread damage...
Audit: Former Clerk Misappropriated $185K from Arkansas City’s Accounts
Oct 15 2019 // State auditors have determined a former city clerk and administrator in Arkansas wrote unauthorized checks to herself and used other tactics to misappropriate nearly $185,000 in municipal money. The Arkansas...
Arkansas Insurance Dept. Unit Honored for Work Comp Pharmacy Benefits Program
Oct 15 2019 // The State Risk Manager Association recently named the Arkansas Insurance Department’s Public Employee Claims Division (PECD) as the recipient of the 2019 AFIRM Award for its state employee workers’ compensation...
Arkansas Department: Fee Elimination Saves Money for 2020 Health Market Customers
Sep 26 2019 // The Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) says Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace (AHIM) customers will save a combined projected $13.14 million due to elimination of a fee charged to companies in previous plan years. Act...
Arkansas Plant Board Approves New Rules for Dicamba Use in 2020
Sep 19 2019 // An Arkansas panel has approved new rules for the use of an herbicide that has drawn complaints from farmers who say it has drifted onto their crops and caused damage. The Plant Board has approved an amended rule for the...
Arkansas Senate Leader Proposes New Regulations, Tax on Vaping
Sep 18 2019 // Arkansas’ Senate president has proposed a new tax and regulations on vaping products, and said he hopes the governor will call lawmakers back to the Capitol to take up the issue. Republican Sen. Jim Hendren proposed...
Arkansas-Missouri Border Area Rattled by Earthquake
Sep 13 2019 // No damage or injuries have been reported after an early Thursday morning earthquake struck near the border of Missouri and Arkansas. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.7-magnitude earthquake was recorded early on Sept....
Arkansas Nominee Selected as the 2019 National Outstanding CSR of the Year
Sep 9 2019 // Austin, TX, September 9, 2019 – Mary Katherine Henderson, CIC, Account Manager for Insurance Center, Inc., in Little Rock, AR, has been awarded the most prestigious honor available to insurance customer service...
Midwest Economic Survey Suggests Little or No Growth on Horizon
Sep 4 2019 // An August survey of business supply managers suggested slow or no economic growth over the next several months in nine Midwest and Plains states, in part because of trade skirmishes, according to a newly released...
5 New Insurance Companies OK’d to Do Business in Arkansas
Sep 4 2019 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr has approved five new insurance companies to operate in the state, bringing to 103 the number of new insurance companies approved since January 2015, according to the Arkansas...
Flooding Left 1.3M Acres Unplanted in Arkansas This Year
Aug 21 2019 // This spring’s heavy rainfall and flooding left 1.3 million acres of land unplanted in Arkansas. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports Lawrence County farmers saw nearly 74,000 idled acres. Jerry Morgan is one of the...
States Brace for Long-Term Flood Fight as Damages Mount
Aug 19 2019 // After devastating flooding this year, Iowa put $15 million into a special fund to help local governments recover and guard against future floods. Missouri allotted more money to fight rising waters, including $2 million to...
With Damage Costs Soaring, Midwest States Boost Flood Prevention
Aug 19 2019 // After devastating flooding this year, Iowa put $15 million into a special fund to help local governments recover and guard against future floods. Missouri allotted more money to fight rising waters, including $2 million to...
2 Injured When Ride Derails at Benton County Fair in Arkansas
Aug 14 2019 // An accident involving a ride that derailed on the last night of the Benton County Fair and injured at least two has prompted a state investigation. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the ride shut down...
City Officials Can Be Charged If Sewers Aren’t Fixed, Arkansas Prosecutor Says
Aug 6 2019 // An Arkansas county prosecutor said he has the legal authority to bring criminal charges against Bethel Heights city officials if they don’t take action to fix their system. State records show Bethel Heights’...
Health Insurers Seek Average 2% Rate Hike for Arkansas Exchange
Aug 1 2019 // Arkansas officials say the four companies providing coverage through the state’s insurance exchange under the federal health care overhaul law are seeking an average rate increase of about 2% for next year. Insurance...
SBA: $10.8M in Disaster Loans Made in Arkansas, so Far
Jul 22 2019 // The U.S. Small Business Administration says $10.8 million in disaster assistance loans have been made in Arkansas. SBA director Tanya Garfield in Sacramento, California, said the loans are to businesses and residents to...
Gulf Coast Still Faces Flood, Tornado Risks from Weakened Barry
Jul 16 2019 // Even though Tropical Depression Barry did not unleash catastrophic flooding in Louisiana, many across the Gulf Coast were urged to take heed of tornado and flash-flood warnings Monday as the storm moved north. Barry was...
FEMA: Arkansas’ Sebastian County Has Most Flood Claims, so Far
Jul 15 2019 // From April through mid-June, more than 230 claims stemming from flooding of the Arkansas River and its tributaries in Arkansas had been filed with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), according to the Federal...