Arkansas News

Proposed Arkansas legislation requires Holocaust education to be taught in public schools January 28, 2021 5:43 am KHBS/KHOG 40/29 ABC A bill to require Holocaust education to be taught in Arkansas public schools is intended to be introduced in the state Senate education committee next week.Currently, the Holocaust is not a required curriculum in Arkansas.The bill was filed last Wednesday …
Arkansas Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in Torres Mistrial Case January 28, 2021 5:43 am KHBS/KHOG 40/29 ABC EVIDENCE TOMORROW. THE ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT IS SET TO HEAR ORAL ARGUMENTS IN THE CAPITAL MURDER CASE OF MAURICIO TORRES TORRES HAS BEEN CONVICTED AND FOUND GUILTY TWICE BEFORE FOR THE 2015 MURDER OF HIS SIX-YEAR-OLD SON, ISAIAH TORRES. THE FIRST …
Arkansas bill would exempt feminine hygiene products from sales tax January 28, 2021 5:43 am KHBS/KHOG 40/29 ABC A new bill in Arkansas could eliminate sales tax for feminine hygiene products. House Bill 1065 would exempt feminine hygiene products like tampons, panty liners, pads and menstrual cups from Arkansas' sales and use tax. The sponsor of the bill, …
Hutchinson discusses Arkansas vaccination strategy; says supply is the problem January 27, 2021 10:08 pm KHBS/KHOG 40/29 ABC Arkansas is a national leader in distributing and administering its COVID-19 vaccines, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said. The state is constrained by supply, "Last week when we received our supply of new, first time doses of the vaccine, 92% of the supply …
Early Morning Snow for Northwest Arkansas January 27, 2021 7:10 pm KHBS/KHOG 40/29 ABC Early Morning Snow for Northwest Arkansas Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! Updated: 8:23 AM CST Jan 27, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript Hi, everyone. Thanks for watching weather on the Web. I was kind of an action packed morning in …
Entergy Arkansas Has 1,000-Acre Solar Array On the Horizon January 27, 2021 7:03 pm Arkansas Business
Arkansas Arts Center, Ahead of Goal, Gets New Name, Look January 27, 2021 7:02 pm Arkansas Business We were unable to send the article. The Arkansas Arts Center, undergoing a $100 million renovation and expansion, is getting a new name, too. Museum backers on Monday renamed the Arts Center as the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, and they increased a …
Arkansas Unemployment Drops to 4.2% in December January 27, 2021 7:02 pm Arkansas Business We were unable to send the article. Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.2% in December, down from 6.3% in November, the state Department of Workforce Services reported Tuesday. November’s unemployment rate was revised up from the 6.2% …
Sierra Club Tool Grades Utilities, and Arkansas' Pass January 27, 2021 7:02 pm Arkansas Business We were unable to send the article. The Sierra Club is grading the nation’s utilities based on their climate progress, with Southwestern Electric Power Co. of Shreveport winning the best grade in Arkansas, a B. The state’s other major utilities were C …
Arkansas Judge Dismisses Challenge to Virus Curfew for Bars January 27, 2021 7:02 pm Arkansas Business We were unable to send the article. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the early closing time for bars and some restaurants that was temporarily imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The lawsuit …