Latest Arkansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Arkansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Arkansas Panel Awards $2.7M over Trooper Fatal Crash
Nov 19 2012 // A state panel recommended an award of $2.7 million to the estate of a woman who was killed in a crash with a speeding Arkansas State trooper. The state Claims Commission made the award on Nov. 15 and assigned 90 percent of...
Arkansas Town Considers Surveillance-System Ordinance
Nov 16 2012 // It’s been nearly two months since someone gunned down a convenience-store clerk during an attempted robbery, and Pine Bluff, Ark., police investigators are still searching for the shooter. A security-camera system...
State Elections Wrapup: Some Partisan Realignment; 5 Incumbent Insurance Chiefs Win
Nov 8 2012 // Neil Alldredge has been searching for the unifying “theme” in the results of Nov. 6 state elections around the country but he says it has not been easy to identify one. As senior vice president for state and...
Driver of Oil Pipe Truck Charged in Arkansas Death
Nov 5 2012 // The driver of an oil field truck has been charged with negligent homicide for the death of a 95-year-old woman who was killed when she drove into a length of pipe that protruded behind the rig. Authorities on Friday...
Drought Not Over, Arkansas Ranchers Cautioned
Oct 29 2012 // Arkansas agriculture officials say recent rains and the greening of pastures aren’t true indications that the drought is over. The drought was particularly hard on cattle producers, many of whom sold more head than...
A.M. Best Downgrades Texas-Based Columbia Lloyds, MDOW Insurance
Oct 24 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings to “bbb” from “a-” of Columbia Lloyds Insurance Co. (Columbia Lloyds) and its...
Top US Ag Negotiator: Farm Exports Likely Down $1B
Oct 11 2012 // America’s top agricultural negotiator, speaking in Stuttgart, Akr., said that he expects farm exports to be down between $1 billion and $2 billion this year because of the drought. The tighter supply of grains, and...
Bank Files Foreclosure Suit Against Arkansas Lieutenant Governor
Sep 24 2012 // A bank is suing to foreclose on the Springdale, Ark., home of Lt. Gov. Mark Darr, who says he didn’t realize how far behind he was on the payments. Darr won the lieutenant governor’s post in 2010. He is a...
Former Arkansas Agency Owner, Standridge, Pleads Not Guilty in Fraud Cases
Sep 20 2012 // A Mount Ida, Ark., man who operated several insurance agencies across the state has pleaded not guilty to federal fraud charges. Steven Alan Standridge entered the pleas Sept. 18 in federal court. He was indicted in August...
Severe Storms Damage Arkansas Airport, Cars, Houses
Sep 10 2012 // Strong winds from severe thunderstorms destroyed airplane hangars and damaged airplanes, homes and vehicles as they moved across Arkansas on Sept. 7, authorities said. No serious injuries were reported, but the storms left...
Drought, Low Export Demand Sap Midwest Economy
Sep 5 2012 // An August survey suggests that the continuing drought and lessening export demand for U.S. products are among the drains on the economy in nine Midwest and Plains states, according to a report released Tuesday. The...
Arkansas at Risk for Flash Floods, Tornadoes from Isaac
Aug 30 2012 // A flash flood watch covers much of Arkansas as what is now Tropical Storm Isaac lumbers toward the state. Forecasters also said Isaac’s storm cells have the potential to quickly spin off tornadoes that in some cases...
Drought-Stricken States Welcome Rain from Isaac
Aug 29 2012 // Tropical Storm Isaac could bring welcome rain to some states in the Mississippi River valley this week, but experts say it’s unlikely to break the drought gripping the U.S. Midwest. Along with the deluge of rain...
Isaac Worries Some Arkansas Farmers, Cheers Cattlemen
Aug 29 2012 // Arkansas agriculture officials say Hurricane Isaac would bring welcome rain to the state, but producers are worried about the stormy conditions that would accompany the precipitation. Pope County Extension Agent Phil Sims...
Arkansas in Forecast Zone for Tropical Storm Isaac
Aug 28 2012 // Arkansas is expected to see wind and rain from Tropical Storm Isaac, which is expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29. Meteorologist Matthew Clay at the National Weather Service Office in North Little Rock...
Arkansas’ Fire Danger Lowered from Extreme to High
Aug 22 2012 // The Arkansas Forestry Commission has lowered the wildfire danger for Arkansas from extreme to high because of scattered rain across the state and elevated humidity values. Officials said open burning is still discouraged,...
Perry County, Arkansas Fire Contained, 1 Home Burned
Aug 16 2012 // Arkansas Forestry Commission crews have contained a wildfire that burned 1.5 square miles in Perry County. Officials say another fire in Clark County burned between 300 and 400 acres. Commission spokeswoman Sheila Doughty...
Arkansas, California Teen Golfers Are Trusted Choice National Champs
Aug 14 2012 // Trusted Choice announced that Summer Roachell of Conway, Ark. and Austin Smotherman of Loomis, Calif., won the girls and boys divisions, respectively, at the recent 44nd Annual Trusted Choice Big “I” National...
More Than Half of Arkansas in Exceptional Drought
Aug 10 2012 // More than half of Arkansas is in exceptional drought status, which is the U.S. Drought Monitor’s most severe classification. The map, released Thursday, says the exceptional drought covers nearly all of northern and...
Arkansas: Consultant’s License Required to Charge Compensation Fee
Aug 8 2012 // Insurance producers who assist group health insurance customers with coverage in Arkansas may collect a compensation fee from clients to make up for reduced commissions from health insurance companies, state regulators...
