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SEARCY, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' largest private college says it won't change the name of a building that pays homage to a former school president who opposed integration. A petition from a graduate of Harding University had sought to rename the George S. Benson Auditorium...

BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Police in Blytheville say three people were shot to death during a party and a suspect has been arrested in Missouri. Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson said Sunday that the nephew of one of the victims was arrested near St. Louis...

First Community Bank has purchased property at 8101 Highway 49 in Brookland, Ark., and has received regulatory approval to build a sixth northeast Arkansas banking center that will mark the 28th location in the bank’s branch network. “The Brookland branch is the result of our...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he's not ready to further ease restrictions on businesses as the number of coronavirus cases in the state continue to spike. Hutchinson on Thursday said Arkansas' plans to further lift restrictions remain on pause after...

If you're planning an upcoming trip to New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut, it might be longer than expected. The governors from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut have banded together to implement a mandatory quarantine on visitors from states that have a high percentage...

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — A Jonesboro police officer and another person were killed in a head-on collision on a northeastern Arkansas highway. Jonesboro police say in a Facebook post that patrolman Zachary Barton died in the Sunday night collision and his wife was taken to...

Sharp County Coroner Renee Clay-Circle announced on her personal Facebook page that the body of Michele Summitt, 39, of Paragould was recovered today at 12:20 p.m. from the Spring River on High Falls. The Spring River Chronicle initially reported a recovery team comprised of Hardy...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Mississippi-based Gulfside Casino Partnership has won the Arkansas Racing Commission’s license to construct and operate a casino in Pope County. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the seven-member commission selected Gulfside on Thursday. The panel spent about three hours hearing presentations...

Featured image: Fort Smith Mayor George McGill (left) and Gov. Asa Hutchinson at today's briefing. FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Asa Hutchinson says Arkansas is reporting an additional 11 deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 208. Hutchinson also said that with 322...

A city in northwest Arkansas is requiring face masks to be worn in most public places indoors to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The Fayetteville City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance requiring the masks be worn, with some exceptions. The measure requires businesses...

UPDATE, 9:40 p.m., June 16, 2020: Little Rock television station KATV is reporting on the death of a six-year-old girl found Tuesday afternoon as well as the death of the possible suspect, her father, who was later found unresponsive in a remote part of White...