Judge blocks federal executions; administration appeals

A U.S. district judge on Monday ordered a new delay in federal executions, hours before the first lethal injection was scheduled to be carried out at a federal prison in Indiana.

Hundreds test positive for COVID-19 at Tyson Foods plant in Arkansas

Tyson Foods is looking into reports that China’s customs agency has suspended poultry imports from a Tyson facility in the United States after coronavirus cases were confirmed among its employees.

Televangelist Jim Bakker sued by second state over coronavirus treatment claims

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed the lawsuit in Arkansas against Bakker and Morningside Church Productions, just three months after the state of Missouri filed a similar lawsuit.

Fire department hands out free meals for truck drivers in Arkansas

With many restaurants closing their doors, some firefighters in Arkansas have taken it upon themselves to help feed truckers whose meal options are dwindling.

Police officer buys groceries for couple who allegedly tried to shoplift food for children

An Arkansas police officer tried to make good out of an unfortunate situation when he purchased groceries for a family that had allegedly attempted to shoplift from a local Walmart. 

Former 911 dispatcher who told drowning woman to ‘shut up’ cleared of wrongdoing

The department received hundreds of phone calls saying Donna Reneau was disrespectful for scolding Debra Stevens as she sobbed and asked for help, at one point telling her to "shut up."

Arkansas authorities: Slain cop shot 10 times in head

A police officer who was killed in his patrol car in northwest Arkansas was shot 10 times in the head and his killer was interested in anti-law enforcement groups, sheriffs officials said Friday in releasing video from the scene and autopsy details.

Chemistry professors accused of making meth

In a case that is drawing comparisons to the television show “Breaking Bad,” a pair of chemistry professors in Arkansas have been arrested and accused of making meth on school grounds.