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Arkansas parole board vacancy enters ninth month as lawmakers seek close-vote tally

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Arkansas lawmakers are asking how often the state’s Post-Prison Transfer Board has come within one vote of approving an inmate’s release while one of its seven seats has been vacant. The seat has been empty since Feb. 1, according to testimony Thursday...

Arkansas · 18h
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Entergy Arkansas, Google Announce $500 Million in New Savings

Entergy Arkansas says an expanded partnership with Google involving the company’s massive West Memphis data center campus is expected to deliver at least $500 million in additional savings to electric customers, bringing total projected customer benefits to more than $2.1 billion over 20 years. The agreement could benefit approximately...

Arkansas · 17h
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USDA gives Arkansas corn, soybeans, peanuts yield downward revision, but still expects records

Arkansas’ cotton harvest should wind up by week’s end, said Extension Cotton Agronomist Zachary Treadway. Taken Nov. 8, 2026. UADA image. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has revised estimated yields for Arkansas corn, soybeans and peanuts downward, but was still expecting record state yields for corn and soybeans.

Arkansas · 18h
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Family Dollar to pay $63M to settle FTC, state pricing allegations

ARKANSAS (KAIT) - Family Dollar will pay $63 million to settle allegations from the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states, including Arkansas, that the company routinely charged customers more at the register than the prices displayed on shelves, price tags and advertisements. What the complaint alleges. According to the complaint,...

Arkansas · 13h
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UPDATED: Public Service Commission approves NorthWestern Energy, Black Hills Corp merger

The Montana Public Service Commission approved the $15.4 billion NorthWestern Energy and Black Hills Corp. merger on Tuesday. The new company, once merged, will serve 2.1 million electric and natural gas customers in Montana, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming. In a split vote, the PSC supported...

Montana · 2d

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Baxter Health seeks bids for three new ambulances

Baxter Health is taking proposals for three new ambulances to expand its EMS fleet, the second purchase the health system has put out to bid this week under Arkansas’ Rural Health Transformation Program. The bid calls for three Type III units, the box-style ambulances built on a van chassis....

Fulton County, AR · 1d

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New energy navigator aims to cut utility costs for ALICE households

An estimated 43% of Arkansas households are below the ALICE threshold. ALICE is the acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. ALICE households and families have incomes above the federal poverty level, but not enough money to afford basic expenses in the county where they live. April Ambrose, director of workforce development with Arkansas Advanced Energy Foundation, says energy costs can be a huge hurdle for getting above the ALICE threshold.

Arkansas · 20h

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Pulaski County 10-Year-Old Launches Nonprofit Giving Foster Kids Stuffed Animals To Keep

A 10-year-old girl in Pulaski County has started her own nonprofit to make sure foster children in Arkansas never show up to a new home with nothing to hold onto. Lillie-Jade Williams founded Lillie-Jade's Lovies to hand out stuffed animals that foster kids get to keep for themselves, no matter where they end up next.

Pulaski County, AR · 1d

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Cody Johnson Co-Hosts Country Countdown USA on KWCK 99-9

Country music superstar Cody Johnson is taking over the country countdown this Sunday, November 15, 2026, joining legendary radio personality Lon Helton as the special guest co-host of Country Countdown USA on Continuous Country KWCK 99-9. Arkansas country music fans can hear Cody Johnson on KWCK 99-9’s Country Countdown USA...

Arkansas · 17h

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Arkansas Gymnastics Signs No. 4 Recruiting Class for 2027-28

Arkansas has signed five gymnasts for its 2027-28 class, ranked No. 4 nationally by College Gym News. The group is the first recruiting class under head coach Chris Brooks and extends the Gymbacks’ run to three straight top-10 classes. 5 signees: Arianna Espinoza, Cambry Haynes, Camryn Shepard, Karelyn Vega...

Arkansas · 1d

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Shade Trees on Playgrounds program prepares for 25th anniversary

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Shade Trees on Playgrounds (STOP) program has announced scheduling adjustments for the 2026-2027 school year. The program will shift its traditional application period and planting ceremonies from fall to spring. The Department will host a virtual statewide workshop on Dec....

Arkansas · 1d

Stuttgart Daily Leader

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GenCon Summit sees significant growth in year two

HOT SPRINGS — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s second Generation Conservation Summit can boast a 68 percent growth rate in schools or groups participating from Year One, and more than 100 percent growth over last year in students who attended the two-day event at Bank OZK Arena and the Hot Springs Convention Center Nov. 4-5. An astute businessman like former AGFC commissioner Bobby Martin, who has led such national brands as The Gap Inc., obviously will like those growth figures.

Hot Springs, AR · 1d

neurologylive.com

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Awareness, Not Access, Remains the Barrier to NF1 Therapy

At a NeurologyLive Clinical Forum in Phoenix, Kevin J. Bielamowicz, MD, of Arkansas Children’s Hospital, discussed how a lack of adult neuro-oncology infrastructure is shaping how NF1-associated plexiform neurofibromas get recognized, referred, and treated. On October 7, 2026, NeurologyLive convened a Clinical Forum in Phoenix, bringing together community oncologists...

Phoenix, MD · 20h

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Laman Con 2026 Turns North Little Rock Library Into a Free Fandom Playground

William F. Laman Public Library — Reported Host Of Laman Con 2026. Laman Library in North Little Rock throws open its doors Saturday for Laman Con 2026, a free, all-ages festival running from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. that mixes archery lessons, a murder mystery and a silent disco with crafts, cosplay groups and a community mural. The event is open to anyone, not just North Little Rock residents, and organizers say visitors can drop in for an hour or stick around for all four.

North Little Rock, AR · 1d

Baxter Bulletin

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Baxter Health posts request for MRI System

Baxter Health has posted a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an MRI system, supported in whole or in part by the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program. Proposals are due by 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2. The RFP is available to view and download at www.baxterhealth.org/patient-visitors/rural-health-transformation/. The RFP document includes the...

Arkansas · 2d

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Louisiana Fire Danger Nov. 12: 25 MPH Gusts, Dry Conditions

Shreveport, LA – An elevated wildfire threat is developing across northwest Louisiana, northeast Texas, southwest Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma on Thursday, Nov. 12, as gusty winds combine with severe drought and unusually dry vegetation.

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