Latest Arkansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Arkansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
7 Die in Arkansas Storms, Raising Year’s Weather-Related Death Toll
May 5 2008 // Residents of communities across Arkansas on May 2 faced the wreckage of homes torn apart by violent weather that has pushed this year’s storm death toll in the southern state up to 26. “You can see the bags...
Ark. Regulators: MLK Director Made Misrepresentations in Auto Claims
May 1 2008 // The new director of Arkansas’ Martin Luther King Commission made misrepresentations in insurance claims for traffic accidents tied to an insurance fraud ring, according to a circuit court case filed by the Arkansas...
Historic Arkansas Museum Closing Because of Tornado Damage
Apr 30 2008 // Baxter County Heritage Museum in Gassville, Ark., damaged by a tornado while closed for its winter break, will not reopen in the historic building it has occupied for eight years. Officials say a new site will be sought in...
Workers’ Compensation Rates Continue to Decline in Arkansas
Apr 24 2008 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman announced a decrease in workers’ compensation rates effective July 1, 2008. Since the passage of an all-encompassing workers’ compensation legislative...
Arkansas Gov. Says State is Losing $4.3M in Workforce Funding
Apr 22 2008 // Arkansas is losing $4.3 million in federal money already allocated for workforce training programs, Gov. Mike Beebe said. Beebe provided details of the cut in his pre-recorded radio address, released April 18. The move by...
Spring Storms Hammer Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
Apr 21 2008 // Damage estimates continue to pile up Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas have been hammered numerous times this Spring with violent storms that produced tornadoes, hail, heavy rain and floods, and the damages are...
New Markets
Apr 21 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability Coverage Nuts &...
Ark. Gov.: Agricultural Damage Heavy After Persistent Flooding
Apr 16 2008 // Arkansas’ emergency management chief says rising flood waters may undo the cleanup and repairs some homes and regions have already completed after more than a month of flooding. “Some areas we’ve surveyed...
Ark., Okla., Texas Hammered with Storms; Damage Estimates Mount
Apr 10 2008 // An insurance industry trade organization estimates that preliminary damage from an April 8 Oklahoma hail storm has risen to $15 million and cautioned losses could increase significantly. Meanwhile, Northern Texas, Oklahoma...
With 2 Counties Added, Arkansas Disaster List Rises to 46
Apr 9 2008 // Two more counties were added April 7 to the state list of disaster areas from severe weather that has beset Arkansas. Gov. Mike Beebe added Lonoke and Pike counties for damage sustained in last week’s severe weather....
North Little Rock Twister Claims Tornado Siren; Damages in Millions
Apr 8 2008 // The National Weather Service released a survey of a recent tornado that went from North Little Rock, Ark., into Sherwood and damaged numerous structures at a cost of millions of dollars. Among the casualties was a tornado...
Declarations
Apr 7 2008 // Burning Down the House “If you burn your neighborhood down, where are you going to live?” —Sandra Richards, a lieutenant with the Memphis Fire Department, after visiting an apartment complex in Pine Bluff,...
Arkansas to Accept FEMA Mobile Homes for Storm Victims
Apr 4 2008 // Governor Mike Beebe, after consulting with Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM) Director David Maxwell and Arkansas State Health Officer Dr. Paul Halverson, has decided that Arkansas will accept FEMA mobile...
Arkansas Truckers Cite Fuel Prices, Park for a Day
Apr 3 2008 // Arkansas truckers parked their rigs on April 1 to have their say in a national protest over high fuel prices that independent operators say is putting them out of business. Dale Burri of Greenbrier, a driver for J.B. Hunt...
Ark. Legislators Advance Tax Hike Aimed at Highway Improvement
Apr 2 2008 // It didn’t take long for legislators to respond to Gov. Mike Beebe’s challenge to buck history and raise Arkansas’ severance tax on natural gas for the first time in a half century. Most of the money will...
FEMA: Still too Soon to Assess Arkansas Flood Damage
Apr 2 2008 // Floodwaters still need to recede before officials can determine how damaging two weeks’ worth of flooding was to Arkansas, but leaders said it’s shaping up to be a costly affair. “All indications are that...
Non-stop Flooding in Arkansas Entering 3rd Week
Mar 31 2008 // Arkansas was spared widespread storms Saturday but remained waterlogged from non-stop flooding that began nearly two weeks ago. Storms hit isolated areas and residents along the White River in east Arkansas and the Black...
Volunteers in Ark. Hold Back Levee ‘Sand Boils’ to Prevent Flooding
Mar 27 2008 // Water continued to rise Wednesday in Arkansas, where federal officials have begun to gather their first damage assessments in the week-long floods that have displaced residents and soaked homes and businesses in nearly...
Flooding Continues in Arkansas
Mar 26 2008 // Forecasters issued flash-flood warnings for parts of Arkansas’ prairie as the state’s largest water surge in a quarter-century continued its way downstream. Swollen by last week’s storms that devastated...
Arkansas Town Forms Committee to Address Arsons
Mar 25 2008 // After fighting more than 100 arson fires last year alone, Pine Bluff’s fire department hopes ideas from a new committee may help stop the blazes. “If you burn your neighborhood down, where are you going to...
