LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) will host a check presentation with the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) on Aug. 17, to commemorate $114.3 million raised for in-state student scholarships. The event will be held at 10 a.m. in front of the ASL Claim Center at [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin joined 49 other attorneys general in urging the Federal Communications Commission to strengthen requirements intended to prevent scammers from using U.S. communications networks for illegal robocalls. The coalition wants the FCC to strengthen its “Know Your Customer” rules, which require phone [read more…]
Man Currently Serving a State Prison Sentence Pleads Guilty to Threatening Several U.S. Senators and Former Vice President Kamala Harris LITTLE ROCK—Todd Curry, currently imprisoned at the Ouachita River Unit of the Arkansas Department of Corrections, pleaded guilty to mailing threatening communications to six U.S. Senators and former Vice President [read more…]
Justice Department Files Record 24 Denaturalization Cases Against Naturalized Criminals Including Attempted Murderers, Spousal Abusers, and Child Sex Offenders 24 complaints filed since July 20, 2026, mark largest denaturalization effort ever WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced today that it filed denaturalization actions in various U.S. district courts against [read more…]
JONESBORO – Driven by multiple challenges to the nation’s rural health and healthcare, ORAU (Oak Ridge Associated Universities) is taking steps to engage its member institutions in a collective search for solutions. ORAU is bringing together 35 members of its University Consortium, including Arkansas State University, with the goal of [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK—Kevin Langel, who trafficked dozens of kilograms of cocaine from Texas to Arkansas, will spend the next 14 years in federal prison. Bruce Smith, who trafficked multiple pounds of methamphetamine from California to Arkansas, will be in federal prison for the next 10 years. And Larry Rogers, who brokered [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas has recorded 47 fewer roadway deaths so far this year compared with the same period in 2025, according to preliminary data released by Arkansas State Police. As of Wednesday, July 29, 245 people had died on Arkansas roadways in 2026. At the same point last [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Department of Health is reminding families that health units across the state can provide vaccinations and records needed to enroll students for the 2026-27 school year. The department operates at least one Arkansas Health Unit in every county. Health officials said vaccinations help protect [read more…]
Sanders Appoints Gary Stark to Board LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed longtime educator Gary Stark to the Arkansas State Board of Education, the governor’s office announced Monday. Stark will replace Adrienne Woods and serve a term expiring June 30, 2033. “Few people understand what it [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas will receive $431,937 through an $18 million multistate settlement with genetic-testing company 23andMe over a data breach that affected more than 48,000 Arkansans, Attorney General Tim Griffin announced. Griffin and attorneys general from 41 other states reached the agreement after filing claims related to the breach [read more…]
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