Latest Arkansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Arkansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Possible Tornado Tears Roof from Arkansas Apartment Complex
May 10 2019 // Several people were injured when a possible tornado tore the roof off an Arkansas apartment building, part of a powerful line of thunderstorms that was dumping more rain Thursday on already drenched areas throughout the...
CRC Group Acquires Arkansas MGA, Argenia
May 2 2019 // Parsippany, New Jersey-based CRC Group, a nationwide wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products, has acquired Argenia LLC, a Little Rock, Arkansas-based managing general agent (MGA) and surplus lines...
Twisters Swirl Through Tornado Alley in South Central States
May 2 2019 // Severe thunderstorms spawned numerous tornadoes across northern Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, downing trees and utility lines and damaging roofs. No injuries have been reported. The National Weather Service issued numerous...
Arkansas’ Crain Automotive to Pay $27.1K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit
May 1 2019 // Crain Automotive Holdings Inc., headquartered in Sherwood, Arkansas, will pay $27,100 to a former employee as part of the settlement of a federal disability discrimination lawsuit. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Medical Marijuana Sales in Arkansas Set to Begin in Mid-May
Apr 24 2019 // Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas are set to begin around May 12 as cultivators plan to begin harvesting the plant in the coming days and regulators finish the approval process for the state’s first...
Hilb Group Acquires Arkansas’ Walker Brothers Insurance
Apr 16 2019 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Arkansas-based Walker Brothers Insurance Inc. (WBI), effective April 1, 2019. Formed in 1932, WBI is a full-service retail agency primarily focused on commercial property/casualty...
Arkansas Judge Refuses to Dismiss Claims Against Opioid Drug Makers
Apr 7 2019 // An Arkansas judge has rejected a request to dismiss the state’s lawsuit against three drugmakers that alleges they made false marketing claims about the benefits and risks of opioids, contributing to an increase in...
Update: Truck That Exploded in Arkansas Was Carrying Ammonium Nitrate
Mar 29 2019 // A commercial truck hauling a chemical commonly used as fertilizer exploded Wednesday on a highway in Arkansas, killing the driver and creating a massive crater in the road, authorities said. The explosion happened west of...
1 Killed When Truck Carrying Chemical Explodes on Arkansas Highway
Mar 28 2019 // Authorities say a commercial truck carrying an unknown chemical has exploded on a highway in south Arkansas, killing one person and creating a massive crater in the road. The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management...
Arkansas Insurance Department Warns of Fake Auto Policy Scam
Mar 26 2019 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr is warning consumers in his state to be wary of individuals posing as car insurance agents to sell fraudulent policies at car dealerships. In a media release, Kerr said the...
Normandy Insurance Expands Workers’ Comp Coverage to Arkansas
Mar 26 2019 // Deerfield Beach, Florida-based workers’ compensation carrier Normandy Insurance Co. is now offering workers’ compensation insurance to small, mid-size and large businesses in Arkansas. The company said it has...
Arkansas Plant Board Bans Older Dicamba Formulas After Mid-April
Mar 25 2019 // A state panel has voted to ban use of older versions of an herbicide, clarifying rules it previously agreed upon in February. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the state Plant Board on Friday unanimously approved an...
Arkansas ‘Truth in Labeling’ Bill Signed by Governor
Mar 22 2019 // Food manufacturers will soon have to comply with “truth in labeling” legislation that aims to protect Arkansas’ meat and rice producers from outlets who, the bill’s sponsor says, mislead consumers...
Insurance Department Takes Over Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace
Mar 19 2019 // The Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace has become part of the state’s insurance department after Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed legislation dissolving the marketplace board as a separate entity. The state Legislature...
Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill Allowing Testing of Self-Driving Cars
Mar 14 2019 // The Arkansas Legislature has approved a bill that allows pilot programs to test fully autonomous vehicles on state roads. The measure will let organizations submit operation and safety plans for up to three autonomous...
Arkansas Wildlife Safari Pays $75K to Settle Animal Welfare Complaint
Mar 12 2019 // The Wild Wilderness Drive-Through Safari in northwestern Arkansas has agreed to pay a $75,000 fine and plans to reopen this weekend after taking action to resolve a U.S. Department of Agriculture complaint that it violated...
Arkansas Panel Approves Rules for Use of Previously Banned Herbicide
Feb 22 2019 // An Arkansas panel has adopted a plan to allow restricted use of an herbicide banned in the wake of complaints that it drifted onto crops and caused damage. The Arkansas Plant Board voted after a 91/2-hour public hearing on...
Winter Weather Advisories in Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas
Feb 19 2019 // A storm system could yield snow and ice in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS issued a winter weather advisory for Tuesday through Wednesday morning for parts of western Texas,...
Insurance Department Recovered $12.8 M for Arkansans in 2018
Feb 11 2019 // The Arkansas Insurance Department in 2018 secured an additional $12,836,501 in recoveries and restitution for insurance consumers, Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr announced. The Consumer Services Division (CSD) recovered...
Number of Licensed Agents, Agencies Grew in Arkansas Last Year
Jan 21 2019 // There was a 10.8 percent increase in insurance agent licensure in Arkansas in 2018 over the previous year, as well as an uptick in the licensing of insurance businesses, the state insurance department announced. At the end...
