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Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for June 21, 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

In “Disclosure Day,” Steven Spielberg’s latest summer blockbuster, the heroes of the movie are in a race against time to reveal decades of secrets long hidden from view. Across Arkansas, economic development leaders and elected officials seem to be a perverse Bizarro-land version of the story, rushing to keep even more

I thought I was just grabbing a meal, but this turned into the kind of stop that makes you start planning who you’d bring back next time. You know the feeling. One bite in, and suddenly you’re already mentally tagging your friends. The room was buzzing when I...

Conservation districts in Fulton and Izard counties will receive nearly $500,000 combined through a federal grant program aimed at improving water quality across Arkansas. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced it has been awarded $3.175 million through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2026 Clean Wa

Residents of north Arkansas could see severe weather overnight, with forecasters also monitoring the potential for localized flooding later this week. Carter Bentley of the National Weather Service office in Little Rock says the first round of storms is expected to move into northern Arkansas around midnight to 1 a.m.

More than 40% of Arkansans live in rural areas, many with insufficient health care due to a lack of transportation, lack of providers, lack of insurance, and a preponderance of chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) understands these barriers..

Only an isolated shower Saturday night with lows in the low 70s. Sunday, Father's Day, will be primarily partly sunny and hot. Highs in the 90s with humidity has prompted a Heat Advisory for some in Arkansas. Then storms, some strong move in Sunday night into Monday.

Commercial tonnage on the Arkansas River was up more than 50% in May, with the gain driven mostly by gains in sand/gravel/rock shipments, and a more than 55% gain in traffic between ports on the river. Tonnage is up almost 11% through May compared with the same period in 2025.

Residents across South Arkansas are being encouraged to look to the skies June 30 as the Arkansas National Guard brings its “Fly Over Arkansas” celebration to the region. The four-day statewide aviation event is scheduled for June 29 through July 2 as part of Arkansas’ observance of the upcoming 250th anniversary of th

On June 17, Our Blood Institute declared an emergency blood shortage in Oklahoma with an urgent need to help local hospitals. “Oklahoma, we’ve got a problem,”as the OBI system said the O-negative blood inventory recently dropped to 65 units systemwide – less than a day's worth of supply.