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On June 15, 1836, the United States admitted Arkansas as the 25th state in the Union, ending a 17-year period as a federal territory and marking the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the American Southwest. Arkansas entered the Union at a time when the nation was...

Arkansas advocates such as Keesa Brantley share ways parents can re-enroll their children for health insurance after many families lost Medicaid coverage after COVID.

Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for June 15, with notable births and deaths of people with Arkansas connections for this date. Information is drawn from state archives, historical societies, contemporary newspapers and other media archives, and legal records. Much of this information

Arkansas residents in three metropolitan regions, including Northwest Arkansas, will soon be able to apply for vouchers worth up to $1,200 toward the purchase of an electric bicycle under a new federally funded incentive program. The Arkansas Tri-Region E-Bike Incentive Program, announced Monday by the Northwest Arkans

Benny Magness, the former chairman of the Arkansas Board of Corrections and a longtime Baxter County businessman, has gone to court to stop a state settlement that would brand him as an official who broke Arkansas open government law. Magness led the corrections board until his term ended Dec. 31,...

Although job numbers were up broadly, rising jobless rates, declines in manufacturing and construction jobs, and moderation in building activity resulted in lower grades among the four Arkansas metro economies measured by The Compass Report. The Compass Report is a partnership between the University of Arkansas at Fort

The Saline County Quorum Court will meet Monday, June 15, 2026, to consider adding two new School Resource Officer positions for local school districts and to review several county budget amendments. The meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. in Courtroom #3 at the Saline County Courthouse. See the full agenda below, along with m

For our Sunday across the region, after a quiet morning, expect scattered thunderstorms moving in towards the afternoon. These storms will remain confined to Northern MS/AL/LA, but could become heavy and bring damaging winds to the area. Today. Looking into the afternoon, there is a general risk of thunderstorms over..

The U.S. Marshals Service has put up a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest of 27-year-old Dai-Kwon Armond, a fugitive wanted in a 2023 capital-murder investigation in Springdale, Arkansas. Investigators say Armond is accused of driving another man to the scene and supplying the gun used in t

In a special lecture commemorating 190 years of Arkansas' statehood on Sunday, former Arkansas Governor, Asa Hutchinson, said, "I've never been more excited about the future of Arkansas than now."