Latest Arkansas Headlines

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Arkansas Machine Shop Sued for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Sep 26 2022 // Ranger Tool and Die, Inc. (Ranger), an industrial machine shop with locations in Paragould and Jonesboro, Arkansas, violated federal law when it failed to prevent sexual harassment at its Jonesboro location and then...

Chili’s Locations in Texas, Arkansas Sued for Sexual Harassment of Teens

Sep 13 2022 // Two Chili’s Grill & Bar Restaurants in Arkansas and Texas subjected female employees, including teens, to sexually hostile work environments in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...

Lawsuit Filed Over Violent Arrest Outside Arkansas Convenience Store

Sep 1 2022 // A man who was beaten and held down by Arkansas law enforcement officers during an arrest that was caught on a widely circulated video has filed a federal lawsuit against the officers.Attorneys for Randal Worcester filed...

Severe Storms Blamed in 3 Deaths in Michigan, Ohio, Arkansas

Aug 31 2022 // Severe storms that brought damaging winds, heavy rains and flash flooding to parts of the Midwest and the South were blamed for the deaths of three people, including two children in Michigan and Arkansas as well as a woman...

Settlement Requires Arkansas Senator to Unblock Critics on Social Media

Aug 19 2022 // An Arkansas state senator will be required to unblock critics from his social media accounts under a settlement a national atheists’ group said it reached with the state on Wednesday.American Atheists announced the...

Arkansas Supreme Court Asked to Put Marijuana Measure on Ballot

Aug 9 2022 // Supporters of a recreational marijuana initiative have asked the Arkansas Supreme Court to order election officials to put their measure on the November ballot.Responsible Growth Arkansas asked the court last week to...

Arkansas Officials Approve Recreational Marijuana Initiative

Aug 1 2022 // Supporters of a recreational marijuana initiative have turned in the required number of valid signatures, moving the measure closer to appearing on Arkansas’ ballot this fall, election officials said last week.A...

$6.3 Million Settlement Reached over Arkansas Dump Site Fire

Jul 22 2022 // A $6.3 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit that claimed smoke from an underground fire at a dumping site in northwest Arkansas harmed nearby residents.An attorney in the case confirmed the settlement, which...

Family Sues Over Arkansas Man’s Fatal Shooting by Officer

Jul 14 2022 // The family of a man who was fatally shot near an Arkansas hospital while trying to drive away in a stolen truck filed a federal lawsuit last week against the officer who shot him and several others.Relatives of Tyrone...

Signatures for Arkansas Recreational Marijuana Submitted

Jul 12 2022 // Supporters of initiatives to legalize recreational marijuana and scale back casino gambling submitted thousands of signatures Friday to get their proposals on the Arkansas ballot.Friday was the deadline for groups to turn...

Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Shooting of Arkansas Teen

Jun 27 2022 // The family of an unarmed Arkansas teenager fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the deputy and a county sheriff over the teen’s death.The family of...

3 Dead After Highway Crashes During Stormy Arkansas Weather

Jun 13 2022 // At least three people were killed traveling on Interstate 30 in southwest Arkansas during a series of crashes that happened during stormy weather last week, authorities said.The June 8 crashes began in the eastbound lanes...

Arkansas Van, Truck Collision Kills 5, Injures 5

Jun 8 2022 // Five people were killed and five others injured after a large truck collided with a van belonging to school serving disabled adults in southeast Arkansas, authorities said.The crash happened Monday afternoon on U.S. 65...

Family Dollar Closing Arkansas Distribution Center Following Rodent Lawsuit

May 20 2022 // Family Dollar is closing an Arkansas distribution facility where more than 1,000 rodents were found earlier this year, forcing the recall of items from hundreds of stores, the company said Wednesday.The company said it...

Arkansas Sues Drugmakers, Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over Insulin Costs

May 13 2022 // Arkansas’s attorney general on Wednesday accused drugmakers and pharmacy benefit managers of colluding to drive up the price of insulin drugs, the latest in a series of lawsuits to take aim at skyrocketing insulin...

Drought in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas Opens Loans for Farmers

May 9 2022 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture says drought during the growing season has made farmers in most of Texas, all of Louisiana and parts of Arkansas and Mississippi eligible to apply for federal aid.The department’s...

Arkansas Sues Family Dollar Over Rodents in Distribution Facility

May 2 2022 // Arkansas is suing Family Dollar over the discovery of more than 1,000 rodents in a distribution facility in the state that prompted the discount retail chain to recall items purchased from hundreds of stores in the...

Arkansas Sues Hospital for Failing to Protect Sensitive Patient Information

Apr 14 2022 // Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced last month a lawsuit against. Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System for failing to protect sensitive patient information, both person and medical, after the hospital...

People Moves: Iroquois Names Howard Regional Manager of OK, AR; CoVerica Names Cox as President & CEO

Apr 12 2022 // Iroquois Names Lucas Howard as Regional Manager of Oklahoma and ArkansasIroquois has named Lucas Howard as regional manager of Oklahoma and Arkansas. He will partner with strong independent insurance agencies and select...

NWS: EF-3 Stronger of 2 Tornadoes to Hit Arkansas in Late March

Apr 8 2022 // A second, weak, tornado struck Arkansas last week as severe storms rolled across the Deep South, according to the National Weather Service in Little Rock. On March 30, an EF-1 tornado with winds of about 100 mph (161 kph)...