Latest Arkansas Headlines

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Arkansas Gun Maker Limits Law Enforcement Sales as Protest

Mar 11 2013 // Wilson Combat, an Arkansas-based maker of custom firearms, is joining other small manufacturers across the county in adopting no sale policies to law-enforcement agencies in states that adopt strict laws on gun...

Arkansas to Monitor Earthquakes Near Greers Ferry

Mar 7 2013 // Earthquake experts intend to place more monitors near Greers Ferry Lake after a recent jump in the number of temblors in the area.While many of the 60 quakes in the past year were too light to be felt by people, the...

Arkansas House Panel Rejects School Employee Gun Bill

Mar 4 2013 // An Arkansas House panel rejected a proposal that would have allowed some school employees to carry guns in schools after completing an active shooter training course.The House Education Committee voted against the measure...

Arkansas Electronic Proof of Insurance Bill Goes to Governor

Feb 28 2013 // The Arkansas Legislature has approved a bill allowing drivers to use their cellphones or other portable electronic devices to display proof of insurance.By a 91-0 vote, House lawmakers passed a Senate-backed proposal that...

Hall Named Arkansas/Oklahoma Regional VP for Liberty Mutual

Feb 27 2013 // Ronald Hall has been appointed regional vice president for Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Arkansas/Oklahoma territory in the Southwest region of the company’s business insurance operations. Hall will be based in...

Three Small Earthquakes Recorded in North-Central Arkansas

Feb 25 2013 // The U.S. Geological Survey reports three earthquakes in Arkansas – including a magnitude 3.9 quake near Trumann.No injuries or damage are reported. The USGS says the quake was recorded at 4:28 p.m. Saturday four...

Small Earthquake Recorded Near Manila, Arkansas

Feb 22 2013 // U.S. Geological Survey reports a small earthquake was recorded near the Mississippi County town of Manila, Ark. The county sheriff’s office says no injuries or damage are reported. The Geological Survey says the 2.5...

Arkansas Senate OKs Electronic Proof of Insurance

Feb 21 2013 // The Arkansas Senate has approved legislation allowing drivers to display their proof of insurance using cellphones and other electronic devices.The Senate unanimously approved a bill that would allow drivers to show their...

Arkansas Lawmakers Weigh Competing Tort Reform Ideas

Feb 12 2013 // Arkansas lawmakers are weighing competing ballot measures to address rulings that overturned parts of a 2003 tort reform law, including a proposal to give the Legislature the authority to write the rules and practices for...

Arkansas State Senator Announces School Safety Bill

Feb 5 2013 // Arkansas Senator Missy Irvin of Mountain View announced she is drafting legislation to better prepare students and faculty in Arkansas for incidents of deadly school violence.Irvin said a goal of her legislation would be...

Arkansas Lawmakers Advance Guns in Church Bill Minus Insurance Provision

Jan 25 2013 // An Arkansas Senate panel advanced a proposal this week to allow concealed handguns in churches, but rejected an amendment to require places of worship to carry more insurance if firearms are permitted.A House committee...

Arkansas Governor Reappoints Hood to Workers’ Comp Commission

Jan 21 2013 // Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has reappointed Philip Alan Hood to the state Workers’ Compensation Commission.Beebe returned Hood to the panel for a six-year term as the labor representative. The three-member commission...

Arkansas Lawmaker Files Tort Reform Ballot Measure

Jan 18 2013 // An Arkansas lawmaker is proposing a constitutional amendment to require those who file lawsuits found to be “frivolous” to pay court costs and to place restrictions on experts who can testify at medical...

Oklahoma State Senators Look to Arkansas for Workers’ Comp Answers

Jan 10 2013 // Oklahoma Senators Anthony Sykes and Josh Brecheen are looking to Arkansas for ideas for reforming their states’ workers’ compensation system.Workers’ compensation reform is among the top priorities in the...

Storm Leaves 135K Still Without Power In Arkansas

Dec 28 2012 // A Christmas Day blizzard that dumped more than 15 inches of Arkansas on the state, causing massive damage to power lines have affected more than 200,000 customers, has left more than 135,000 residents still without...

Arkansas Governor Issues Disaster Declaration Following Snow Storm

Dec 27 2012 // Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe issued a disaster declaration after a Christmas Day storm dumped snow and ice throughout the state and caused power outages to over 200,000 residents. Beebe issued the declaration Wednesday...

Tornadoes Strike in Texas

Dec 26 2012 // Christmas Day along the Gulf Coast was filled with severe thunderstorms that brought drenching rains, high winds and damaging tornadoes while the nation’s midsection dealt with freezing rain, sleet and snow that made...

Judgment Upheld in Arkansas Brain Surgery Lawsuit

Dec 17 2012 // The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld an $11 million judgment in a medical malpractice lawsuit against an insurer for Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH), in a suit brought by a Mabelvale couple after a doctor...

Beebe: Arkansas to Stick With Partnership Exchange

Dec 14 2012 // Gov. Mike Beebe said Arkansas will move forward on a partnership with the federal government for an online insurance marketplace required under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, though he believes the...

Insurance to Pay for New $120M Acid Plant at LSB’s Arkansas Site

Dec 11 2012 // An Oklahoma City-based company says it will build a $120 million nitric acid plant at a chemical facility in El Dorado, Ark., that was the site of an explosion in May. LSB Industries Inc. announced that the company signed...