Arkansas News Headlines

The state rolls the dice with the passage of Issue 4. On Nov. 6, for the second election...

Interstate widening targeted in a lawsuit and Arkansas's work rules for Medicaid not working, according to a federal...

It feels like The Observer hasn't been able to breathe this deep since Nov. 7, 2016. That's a long time to be holding your...

Arkansans will be among the hardest hit by President Trump's attempts to strong-arm foreign leaders through economic...

MADISON, Wis. -- Supporters of a $100 million incentive bill designed to keep a Kimberly-Clark Corp. plant in northeastern...

LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas' governor is proposing a $5.7 billion budget for the coming year that sets aside money for raising...

Former Arkansas Sen. Jon Woods has shared a letter from federal prison addressed to President Donald Trump, offering prison...

Negotiators for the Little Rock School District and the Little Rock Education Association on Tuesday reached a contract...

The Arkansas Repertory Theatre on Tuesday announced it will offer a four-show season to spearhead its attempt to return...

Three Arkansas public charter schools that recently received F letter grades for the 2017-18 school year are being called...

A five-year, $2.5 million federal grant will give homeless mothers in Little Rock more access to mental-health services...

The proposed 2019 operating budget for Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field totals almost $34.98 million,...

A Little Rock man baby-sitting his girlfriend's 1-year-old daughter was arrested Tuesday after the child was hospitalized...

The state treasury's interest earnings for July-September reached $25.4 million, the best performance in any quarter in 10...

A West Memphis man who was arrested in Jonesboro after, police said, he threatened to shoot up his own high school class...

A former judge imprisoned for bribery said in a court document that his attorney-client confidentiality should be waived...

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday that there is a lot of work to do to develop a consensus in the Legislature for a...

North Little Rock City Council members appeared pleased Tuesday with the initial draft of the city's 2019 general fund...

Winter weather in Central Arkansas means people experiencing homelessness have even fewer options for shelter. ...

So here we are again. It's the morning of Nov. 6, 2018, as The Observer writes this, a cup of coffee going cold on the edge...

My name is Laura Comstock. I grew up in Mountain Home, then moved to Conway and graduated from the University of Central...

Federal Medicaid agency says Arkansas needs better plan to evaluate work requirement. Operating...

In an election shaped by the #MeToo movement, female voters and female candidates, Mr. Clinton finds his legacy tarnished...

Outside of Prairie Grove. If you've ever said your...

Arkansas travelers, the Arkansas Times once more offers up some info on where to go to put the 9-to-5 in the rearview...

Also, independent redistricting plan approved and twerking in Bryant. Attack on the LRSD State...

Where you'll find the largest bottomland hardwood forest in the lower Mississippi River Valley. ...

Do yoga with a goat, or sharpen your knives, or learn to kayak. A weekend away can be a time...

Ride horses, climb rocks, relax at Jasper dude ranch. Horseshoe Canyon Ranch sits nestled in...

Spa City contemplates a future where cyclists drive tourism. The hippest new place to stay...

For Halloween a few years ago, we 'fessed up in this space to a secret that would seem to run afoul of our aversion to...

As a black woman raised in a segregated part of Arkansas, Melvina Young brought more than university credentials to the...

The good, the bad and the disqualified. Issue 1: Tort reform ...

Dream on, Democrats. Nationally, the 2018 midterms hold promise for those hoping for...

The Observer right now is, as the old timers used to say, "down in the back." Specifically, it's the lower back, which has...

Despite long odds, the Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford means business. ...

In the On Politics newsletter, knocking on doors with a House candidate in Arkansas; plus, a preview of the debate in...