Category: State News

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the idea to raise the minimum age to buy AR-15 style rifles should be up for discussion.

He had minor hits in the 1950s with “Mary Lou” and “Odessa” and ran a club in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where acts included such early rock stars as Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Conway Twitty.

Sen. Greg Leding, D-Fayetteville, has pushed unsuccessfully for red flag laws that would allow authorities to remove firearms from those determined to be a danger to themselves or others.

Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was sentenced Wednesday to about 12 1/2 years in prison after he was convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography.

Republican Sen. John Boozman hopes to fend off three challengers in Arkansas’ primary Tuesday who are trying to paint him as not conservative enough.

Sanders is poised to win the Republican nomination for Arkansas governor on Tuesday.

In Arkansas, former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders is a front-runner for the Republican nomination for governor.

Based on the barrage of television ads and mailers leading up to Tuesday’s primary election in Arkansas, it’s obvious who the most influential Republicans in the state are.

Family Dollar is closing an Arkansas distribution facility where more than 1,000 rodents were found earlier this year.

Walmart reported stronger sales for its fiscal first quarter, but its profit took a beating as the nation’s largest retailer grappled with surging inflation on food and fuel and higher costs from a snarled global supply chain.

An Arkansas county has corrected an error on its ballots that misidentified Senate hopeful Jake Bequette as ‘Jack.’