Latest Arkansas Headlines

All the headlines from our Arkansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Court in Arkansas Reverses Drunken Driving Conviction over Checkpoint

Oct 25 2016 // The Arkansas Supreme Court has overturned a man’s driving while intoxicated conviction, agreeing with the state Court of Appeals that it resulted from an unconstitutional sobriety checkpoint. Justices reversed Jeremy...

Court Nulls Medical Liability Cap Proposal on Arkansas Ballot

Oct 24 2016 // Arkansas’ Supreme Court said on Oct. 13 that voters won’t be able to consider a measure that would limit the amount of money awarded in medical liability cases because the language on the November ballot...

Arkansas Court: Voters to Decide Medical Marijuana Plan

Oct 17 2016 // Voters will have their say on at least one medical marijuana proposal this November, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled on Oct. 13.Justices sided with supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow...

Arkansas Justices Toss Medical Liability Limit Proposal from November Ballot

Oct 14 2016 // Arkansas’ Supreme Court said that voters won’t be able to consider award limits in medical liability cases because the language outlining the plan on the November ballot doesn’t fully describe what the...

Arkansas Insurance Fraud Convictions Result in Fines, Restitution

Oct 12 2016 // The Arkansas Insurance Department has announced recent statewide insurance fraud convictions that stipulate fines and restitution. They are: Frederick Randle, 46 of England, pleaded guilty in Pulaski County Circuit Court...

LCTA Workers’ Comp Expands to Mississippi and Arkansas

Oct 11 2016 // LCTA Workers’ Comp announced that it will be expanding its geographic reach to include Mississippi and Arkansas.LCTA at the start of the month began writing lines of workers’ comp coverage to small-to-mid-sized...

Arkansas-Based Tyson Foods to Pay $1.6M to Settle Hiring Charges

Oct 6 2016 // Tyson Foods Inc., will pay $1.6 million to settle federal allegations of hiring discrimination at six plants in Arkansas, New Mexico and Texas.Tyson and the U.S. Labor Department announced the deal on Oct. 4. The agency...

Study: Arkansas Roads, Bridges Need $750M in Repairs

Oct 4 2016 // The aging transportation infrastructure in Arkansas needs $750 million to make critical repairs, according to a recent study that identified bridges in danger of collapse and once-paved roads that have been reduced to...

Arkansas Woman Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail for Insurance Fraud

Sep 29 2016 // A Little Rock, Arkansas, woman has been sentenced to a three-year prison sentence after being convicted of felony insurance fraud in a case involving a reported car accident involving a U-Haul rental vehicle.The Arkansas...

Rash of Property, Auto Fires in Arkansas Town Thought to Be Arson

Sep 27 2016 // Police in Helena-West Helena, Ark., say six separate fires that caused about $120,000 in property damage are being investigated as arson.The first occurred on Friday close to a public housing development where firefighters...

2 New Insurers Approved to Operate in Arkansas

Sep 27 2016 // The Arkansas Insurance Department announced that two companies have been approved to begin offering insurance products in the state.Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr has granted authority to Motorists Life...

US Agency: Exxon Trying to Dodge Blame for Arkansas Leak

Sep 26 2016 // Exxon Mobil Pipeline Co. is trying to “escape responsibility” for not considering that a pipeline that ruptured in Arkansas was susceptible to seam failure despite a history of such problems, according to a...

Arkansas Judge: Investors Can Sue Wal-Mart as Group Over Mexico Bribe Claim

Sep 22 2016 // An Arkansas judge has ruled Wal-Mart Stores Inc. investors may bring fraud claims against the retailer as a group, clearing a hurdle in a lawsuit over bribes it allegedly paid to help open new stores in Mexico.The ruling...

Senate Candidate Eldridge, Arkansas Democrats Back Medical Marijuana

Sep 1 2016 // Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Conner Eldridge has endorsed legalizing medical marijuana, a move that comes days after Arkansas Democrats voted to support making the drug available to some patients.But both Eldridge and...

Group Asks Arkansas Court Asked to Block Measure on Medical Lawsuit Caps

Aug 30 2016 // A group opposed to a ballot proposal that would place limits on damages in medical lawsuits asked Arkansas’ highest court to block voting on the proposed constitutional amendment in November.Fairness for Arkansans, a...

Arkansas Judge: Hospital Can’t Be Blamed in Suit Over Woman’s Medical Records

Aug 29 2016 // An Arkansas judge has ruled the hospital where a TV anchor died can’t be blamed for the wrongdoing of two former hospital workers who illegally looked at her medical records after she was hospitalized.The Arkansas...

Protecting Vehicles from Cyberattacks Focus of U. of Arkansas Project

Aug 22 2016 // In 2015, two researchers remotely hacked a Jeep Cherokee being driven by a reporter who documented how the researchers controlled everything from the car’s radio and media console to its brakes and steering.For Dr....

Limits on Non-Economic Medical Damages to Be on Arkansas Ballot

Aug 8 2016 // Arkansas voters this fall will be allowed to consider a constitutional amendment that would limit non-economic damages in lawsuits against healthcare providers and set a limit on contingency fees lawyers could receive in...

$45M Settlement Proposed in Arkansas Tobacco Lawsuit

Aug 8 2016 // Attorneys for cigarette smokers and for tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris USA have agreed to a $45 million settlement of a lawsuit over the marketing of Marlboro Lights in Arkansas.The settlement was submitted to Pulaski...

$45M Settlement Proposed in Arkansas Tobacco Lawsuit

Aug 1 2016 // Attorneys for cigarette smokers and for tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris USA have agreed to a $45 million settlement of a lawsuit over the marketing of Marlboro Lights in Arkansas.The settlement was submitted to Pulaski...