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Arkansas's nightly headlines | October 26, 2026

Rolly Hoyt and Jurnee Taylor deliver Arkansas's top news stories for October 26, 2026, including four proposals to address state prison overcrowding.

Arkansas · 11d
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Arkansas Outside

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Southlake Trail System Opens, Connecting Pinnacle Mountain, Rattlesnake Ridge and Blue Mountain

New 13.5-mile trail expansion advances the Maumelle Pinnacles Conservation Area project, while new concessions bring food services and youth education to Pinnacle Mountain State Park. Estimated reading time: 11 minutes. Central Arkansas has a major new addition to its growing trail network with the opening of 13.5 miles of natural-surface...

Arkansas · 12d
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Early voting deadlines nearing across region ahead of Nov. 3 Election Day

SHREVEPORT, La. — As Election Day approaches on Nov. 3, election officials across the region are encouraging voters to finalize their voting plans before early voting periods end. Voters across Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma face key deadlines in the coming days to cast their ballots early in person...

Louisiana · 12d
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KARK 4 News

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Arkansas receives more than $700,000 to expand special education program

The Arkansas Department of Education has received a five-year federal grant to expand a program aimed at strengthening the special education workforce.

Arkansas · 11d

KARK 4 News

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Gov. Sanders to announce details on Maumelle-Pinnacles plan

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is scheduled to announce the Maumelle-Pinnacles Master Plan at Pinnacle Mountain State Park on Friday morning.

Roland, AR · 15d

arkansasradio.com

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Cause Of “Smoke” Over Arkansas Linked To Unexpected Source

Residents across the region were startled as a haze drifted across the sky, prompting widespread concern and speculation. Officials have confirmed that the smoke observed on the west side of Montgomery County originated from Oklahoma, and the area remains under a burn ban as authorities monitor the situation. Smoke traced...

Montgomery County, AR · 15d

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Arkansas Families Can Spend A Rainy Saturday At These 7 Indoor Play Spots

Rain on a Saturday can feel like a plot twist nobody ordered, especially when kids have energy to burn. Luckily, Arkansas has indoor play spots that turn a soggy forecast into a full day out. This list stretches from Little Rock to Bentonville and from Fort Smith to Jonesboro. Some...

Arkansas · 14d

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Demure Market Celebrates Three-Year Anniversary

Vendor tents and customers filled the lawn of Hendrix Village as Demure Coffee’s monthly market, Demure Market, took place Oct. 24, while the local coffee shop celebrated its three year anniversary. This market felt even bigger than the past few with tents set up all the way from Demure...

Conway, AR · 12d

arkansasradio.com

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53 Arkansas Counties Under Burn Bans as High Wildfire Danger Covers Most of the State

Dangerous wildfire conditions continue across Arkansas, with 53 of the state’s 75 counties now under burn bans and 69 counties classified at HIGH wildfire danger. According to the National Weather Service Little Rock wildfire danger and burn ban map updated Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 2:48 PM, restrictions extend across southern Arkansas, much of Central Arkansas and portions of North and Northeast Arkansas.

Arkansas · 13d

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Arkansas State Fair sees more than 500,000 visitors in 2026

The Arkansas State Fair saw more than half a million visitors over its 10-day run in 2026.

Arkansas · 11d

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UAMS’ new MammoVan rolls into Arkansas, bringing mammograms right to you

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — For plenty of women, getting a mammogram can feel like one more thing to squeeze into an already packed schedule; finding time off work, traveling to a clinic, and figuring out the cost. UAMS is trying to make that a whole lot easier by bringing breast cancer screenings straight to communities across Arkansas with its MammoVan.

Arkansas · 14d

Stuttgart Daily Leader

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ARDOT to hold winter weather preparedness exercise tomorrow

LITTLE ROCK — ARDOT is preparng for the winter weather ahead. The Arkansas Department of Transportation will hold a preparedness exercise Tuesday in Little Rock. The state’s winter weather strike team and district maintenance crews from across the state will take part in the event. The training will...

Little Rock, AR · 12d

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In Arkansas, Democrats see an opening at the edge of the competitive midterms map

HOPE, Ark. — For Senate candidate Hallie Shoffner, the most important political label she wears isn't that she's a Democrat. Or that she's not a Republican. Instead, it's that she is an Arkansan. As a lunchtime crowd ate at Tailgater's Burger Company Friday, Shoffner decried what she called a...

Arkansas · 13d

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Arkansas Bean Fest and Championship Outhouse Races Kick Off With Great Turnout in Mountain View

The 44th Annual Arkansas Bean Fest and Championship Outhouse Races kicked off Friday, October 23, with a great turnout in downtown Mountain View, and the ArkansasRadio.com family of radio stations was there broadcasting live. The stations set up in front of the Arkansas Craft School and Craft Market, where festival-goers,...

Mountain View, AR · 14d

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Arkansas amendment would allow local economic development districts

Voters mark their primary election ballots at Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, on March 3, 2026. Photo by John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate. Arkansas voters in November will consider a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the creation of local economic development districts, a move supporters say will make the state competitive but opponents have derided as unnecessarily growing government.

Arkansas · 14d

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Fire Truck Memorial for Thomas Duggan Would Bring Suicide Prevention Outreach to Faulkner County

A Faulkner County fire truck memorial is in the works, as a local apparatus preservation group raises money to buy a retired fire engine in honor of Thomas Duggan, a 12-year-old who died by suicide. The Faulkner County Fire Buff Apparatus Preservation and Community Outreach Program has set a $2,500...

Faulkner County, AR · 14d

Stuttgart Daily Leader

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Lake Conway renovation update planned for Nov. 2

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will host a special public meeting at the Mayflower High School cafeteria from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 to make a major announcement concerning the progress of the Lake Conway renovation project. The planned five-year renovation project recently passed its three-year mark, and...

Mayflower, AR · 15d

KATV

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Mayflower mayor reflects on hometown roots, lessons from high school football

MAYFLOWER, Ark. (KATV) — Before Zachery Jeffery became Mayflower’s mayor, he was a Mayflower High School football player learning lessons he said would stay with him long after graduation. “So becoming mayor, even being in politics, never crossed my mind,” Jeffery said. Jeffery served on the City...

Mayflower, AR · 14d

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Lake Conway Renovation Update Planned for Nov. 2

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will host a special public meeting at the Mayflower High School cafeteria from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 to make a major announcement concerning the progress of the Lake Conway renovation project. The planned five-year renovation project recently passed its three-year mark, and...

Mayflower, AR · 15d