Latest Arkansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Arkansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Disaster Declarations Requested for Arkansas Counties
May 6 2014 // Members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation are asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency and President Barack Obama to issue additional disaster declarations for areas of Arkansas hit hard by last...
Arkansas Tornado Was EF4
May 2 2014 // National Weather Service officials said that a weekend tornado that killed 15 people as it ripped through Little Rock’s suburbs was just shy of being rated Arkansas’ first top-of-the-scale storm in 85 years. A...
Hundreds Rescued From Flooding in Florida Panhandle, Coastal Alabama
May 1 2014 // People were plucked off rooftops or climbed into their attics to get away from fast-rising waters when nearly 2 feet of rain fell on the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coast in the span of about 24 hours, the latest bout of...
Arkansas Residents Resolve to Rebuild After Twister
May 1 2014 // On the banks of Lake Conway in Arkansas, Michael and Christina Saville had what they regarded as their perfect home, a suburban retreat that attracted an abundance of animals. They say they will again, too. The Savilles...
Arkansas Tornado Hits 1 Street Particularly Hard
Apr 30 2014 // Mark Wade and his family heard the dire warnings on TV and the tornado sirens, and were prepared to ride out the storm in their closet when a neighbor across the street on Vilonia’s Aspen Creek Drive yelled out:...
Arkansas, Oklahoma Hit Hard by Weekend Tornadoes
Apr 28 2014 // Arkansas, Oklahoma and parts of the Midwest were pounded over the weekend by deadly tornado-producing storms that touched down in seven states. As many as 30 tornadoes have been reported, half of which touched down in...
Arkansas Kicks Off $2B Highway Improvement Program
Apr 17 2014 // State transportation officials marked the start of a nearly $2 billion construction program to improve and widen roadways in a ceremony on April 16 in Little Rock. The event officially kicked off the department’s...
Multiple Twisters Hit South Central States, Cause Minor Damage
Apr 16 2014 // Tornadoes that hit the South Central states of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas over the past weekend caused minimal damage but with them Oklahoma saw the end of its eight-month twister-less streak. Surveys by National Weather...
Arkansas Highway Officials Seeking to Reduce Wet-Weather Crashes
Apr 15 2014 // About two dozen highways in Arkansas are set to receive a new pavement treatment that’s aimed at reducing crashes during wet weather, according to Arkansas highway officials. High-friction surface treatment is now...
Arkansas Court: Reckless Conduct Can Be ‘Malicious’ Under Law
Apr 11 2014 // The Arkansas Supreme Court is siding with relatives of the 20 people killed in flash floods at the Albert Pike campground in 2010, agreeing with their definition of malicious conduct under a state law. A federal judge had...
Arkansas Regulators Warn Against Misleading Public on ACA Portals
Apr 7 2014 // Apparently some insurance providers, producers and others are attempting to place business through portals unlicensed to sell Affordable Care Act qualified health plans by leading consumers to believe the plans are...
Smith Named Director of Arkansas Insurance Exchange
Apr 2 2014 // The former director of Utah’s health insurance exchange has been named director of a group that is exploring whether to create a state-run exchange in Arkansas. Cheryl Smith will begin work next month for the...
States Collaborating on Rules to Address Earthquake Risks of Fracking
Mar 31 2014 // Several U.S. states are banding together to combat the mounting risks of earthquakes tied to the disposal of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. Regulators from Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Ohio met for...
Arkansas Regulators Warn Against Misleading Public on ACA Portals
Mar 28 2014 // Apparently some insurance providers, producers and others are attempting to place business through portals unlicensed to sell Affordable Care Act qualified plans by leading consumers to believe the plans are qualified, and...
Flood Insurance Hikes to Affect Thousands in Arkansas
Mar 24 2014 // More than half of flood insurance policyholders in the tiny northern Arkansas city of Norfork face premium increases, but Mayor Jim Reeves says the hardship will be felt by everyone. Norfork, population 500 and change, is...
$1.2B Judgment Against Drug Maker Voided by Arkansas Supreme Court
Mar 21 2014 // The Arkansas Supreme Court overturned a $1.2 billion judgment against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit challenging the drug maker’s marketing of the antipsychotic drug Risperdal. The agreement was the third-largest...
Tullis Named President of MNH Tullis in Arkansas
Mar 4 2014 // MNH Tullis named Mike Tullis president of MNH Tullis, a Little Rock, Ark.-based company that partners with Mullis Newby Hurst (MNH) in Addison, Texas. Tullis began his career with MNH Tullis after opening the...
Arkansas Earthquakes Spawn Lawsuit
Feb 24 2014 // Fourteen families in central Arkansas have filed a lawsuit in connection with a series of earthquakes in Faulkner County that prompted the state in 2011 to ban the use of four natural-gas drilling disposal wells in a large...
Arkansas Earthquakes Spawn Lawsuit Against Drilling Companies
Feb 17 2014 // Fourteen families in central Arkansas have filed a lawsuit in connection with a series of earthquakes in Faulkner County that prompted the state in 2011 to ban the use of four natural-gas drilling disposal wells in a large...
Arkansas Receives More than $700K for Tornado Recovery
Jan 30 2014 // The U.S. Labor Department has given $702,741 to help Arkansas recover from tornadoes and severe storms that hit the state last May and June. The agency said the National Emergency Grant is being given to the Arkansas...
