So far this year, the nation has witnessed the second-highest number on record of mass killings and deaths to this point in a single year.
Category: State & Nation
Arkansas Poll shows Sanders has lowest governor approval rating in 20 years
The poll shows Sanders at 48%, which is the lowest since her father, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, received a 47% approval rating in 2003.
Maine mass shooter’s family reached out to sheriff 5 months before rampage, sheriff’s office says
Five months before the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history, the gunman’s family alerted the local sheriff that they were becoming concerned about his deteriorating mental health while he had access to firearms.
Asa Hutchinson must find a new campaign manager but vows to stay in the race
Hutchinson has been one of the few Republican candidates willing to directly take on Trump and he had called on the former president to drop out of the race after Trump was indicted in March by a grand jury in New York.
Court arguments begin on blocking Trump from the presidential ballot under the ‘insurrection’ clause
Efforts to use the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause to bar former President Donald Trump from running for the White House again entered a new phase Monday.
Arkansas governor’s $19,000 lectern remains out of sight, but not out of mind with audit underway
Sanders appears eager to move on, and has invoked a strategy familiar to followers of the Trump administration: change the subject and blame the media.
Arkansas court upholds judge’s ruling voiding Cherokee Nation’s license to build casino
The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld a decision to void the casino license issued to the Cherokee Nation, setting up a new round of applications.
Defense contractor RTX to build $33 million production facility in East Camden
Defense contractor RTX will build a $33 million facility in south Arkansas to manufacture missiles to be used in U.S. and Israeli air defense systems.
A suspect in the fatal shooting of 18 in Maine is still at large. Residents are sheltering in place
Authorities carried out a multistate search Thursday for a U.S. Army reservist who they say killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and bar.
Police: 8 children rescued in California after their mother abducted them from Arkansas foster homes
Authorities rescued eight children in California on Saturday after they were abducted by their biological mother and found roughly 1,500 miles from their foster homes in Arkansas
Walmart expands nationwide health care coverage for those employees who want doulas during pregnancy
Walmart is expanding its health care coverage for employees who want to hire a person trained to assist women during pregnancies.
Israel ramps up strikes on Gaza as US advises delaying ground war to allow talks on captives
Israel ramped up its airstrikes Monday in Gaza, where the death toll was rising rapidly.
Executive order bans gender-neutral language in Arkansas government documents
Gov. Sanders cites an example from a Department of Health memo and claims other uses of what she calls “nonsense terms” have been reported to her office.
Arkansas orders Chinese company’s subsidiary to divest itself of agricultural land
Arkansas on Tuesday ordered the subsidiary of a Chinese-owned company to divest itself of 160 acres of agricultural land.
These five toys are regular finalists for Hall of Fame honors. Now fans can vote one in
The National Toy Hall of Fame will allow fans to induct an extra toy this year from a list of five toys that have been finalists multiple times.
