The owner of the mall defaulted on its loan with the auction being ordered to satisfy an $86.2 million judgment to Deutsche Bank.

Arkansas lawmakers are returning to the state Capitol Wednesday following an extended recess to formally begin the process of re-drawing the state’s four U.S. Congressional districts.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson and got his Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot Tuesday and encouraged others who are eligible to get theirs as soon as possible.

After a series of environmental disasters, which scientists and researchers blame on climate change, a former Arkansas U.S. congressman and a retired Entergy Arkansas CEO are wondering if things might have been different these days had legislation proposed in 2009 been approved.

Assistance provided during the COVID-19 pandemic has helped Arkansas families who are struggling to get enough to eat, but advocates for those living in poverty say more needs to be done. The state has one of the highest rates of food insecurity in the U.S.

Arkansas will not mandate COVID-19 vaccines for school children when a vaccine becomes available for those under the age of 12, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday. The governor said state law bans a public mandate vaccine for any purpose and demographic.

A former Lonoke County sheriff’s deputy has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a teenager during a traffic stop in June.

In his 200th press briefing since the pandemic began in Arkansas and on a day in which 36 more COVID-19 deaths were reported, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Sept. 14) clarified his opposition to President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates, saying mandates on businesses will “increase vaccine hesitancy.”

Sculptors creating statues to eventually be on display at the U.S. Capitol are finalizing designs so they can be submitted to federal officials for approval.

Erma Hendrix, a member of the Little Rock Board of Directors, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, the city announced Thursday. She was 91.

The Arkansas Department of Health reported 2,181 new COVID-19 cases in the state Wednesday. While hospitalizations declined by 19, the number of deaths rose by 34.

Nine months after announcing her candidacy for governor of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders held her first campaign rally Monday evening in Benton.

The COVID-19 pandemic is being blamed for many people putting off routine medical procedures and screenings. One key concern for health officials is a rise in the number of men not being diagnosed with prostate cancer until they are already in the late stages of the disease.

Arkansas has again set a new record for COVID-19 patients on mechanical ventilation. While hospitalizations declined by 45 on Tuesday, the number on ventilators rose by 27 compared to the previous day, bringing the total to 388 people. It’s the second day in a row Arkansas has reached a new high.

Arkansas could lose over $100 million in federal aid for renters. On Monday, the state was identified as having one of the lowest disbursement rates for funding provided by the U.S. Department of Treasury's Emergency Rental Assistance program.

All intensive care unit beds for COVID-19 patients in Arkansas are full, with those people making up roughly half of all ICU patients in the state. That’s according to Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who said in his weekly coronavirus briefing Tuesday the state’s hospital capacity is at its lowest point since the pandemic began.

Connie Hamzy, a rock ‘n’ roll groupie from Arkansas who was immortalized as “sweet, sweet Connie” in the 1973 Grand Funk Railroad hit “We’re an American Band,” has died. She was 66.

Three parents are suing over a northwest Arkansas school district’s decision to require face masks after a judge blocked the state’s mask mandate ban, as the state reported its biggest one-day jump in cases in seven months.

After being cancelled last year because of the pandemic, this year's event will be virtual, headlined by Rosanne Cash performing in the living room of her dad's boyhood home in Dyess, Ark.

A newly-published study by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences looks at the hesitation some people in Arkansas have about getting vaccinated for COVID-19. Researchers found 21% of those surveyed had some degree of vaccine hesitancy.