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July 23, 2021 at 8:12 am

Governors pin hopes on full vaccine approval as cases climb

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — As U.S. regulators weigh giving the final stamp of approval for certain COVID-19 vaccines, governors in states hard hit by...

July 21, 2021 at 10:06 am

Federal judges block transgender restrictions in 2 states

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Federal judges on Wednesday temporarily blocked an Arkansas law banning gender confirming treatments for transgender youth and a West Virginia...

July 20, 2021 at 4:03 pm

Federal judge blocks Arkansas law banning most abortions

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an Arkansas law banning nearly all abortions in the state while she hears a...

July 20, 2021 at 12:36 pm

Researchers: Virus surge a ‘raging forest fire’ in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Public health researchers on Tuesday called the rapid rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Arkansas a “raging forest fire,"...

July 19, 2021 at 12:50 pm

Arkansas virus hospitalizations go up by 106 over weekend

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The number of people hospitalized due to the coronavirus jumped by 106 over the weekend in Arkansas, which is leading...

July 17, 2021 at 8:14 am

GOP governor’s vaccination tour reveals depths of distrust VIEW

Gov. Asa Hutchinson has hit the road, meeting with residents to try to overcome vaccine hesitancy — in many cases, hostility — in Arkansas, which...

FILE – In this Nov. 2020, file photo, former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during a Make America Great Again rally at Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center in Rothschild, Wis. Sanders has raised another $4.2 million for her bid to become Arkansas’ next governor. Sanders’ campaign on Thursday, July 15, 2021, said the latest figures mean she has raised $9 million total since launching her bid in January for the state’s top office. (Tork Mason/The Post-Crescent via AP, File) WIAPP202 WIAPP202

July 15, 2021 at 9:13 am

Sarah Sanders raises $4.2M for Arkansas governor bid

Sarah Sanders, a former White House press secretary, has raised $9 million total since launching her bid in January for the state's top office, according...

July 12, 2021 at 7:08 am

Former NFL player announces bid for Senate seat in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former NFL player Jake Bequette on Monday announced he's challenging Arkansas Sen. John Boozman in next year's Republican primary. Bequette,...

July 8, 2021 at 1:50 pm

Hutchinson takes over governors group as virus resurges

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican whose state is struggling with a resurgence in coronavirus cases and lagging vaccinations, called...

July 5, 2021 at 8:51 pm

Al Sharpton eulogizes white Arkansas teen shot by deputy VIEW

BEEBE, Ark. (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton and attorneys for George Floyd's family on Tuesday mourned a white Arkansas teenager fatally shot by a...