Latest Arkansas News
Arkansas medical marijuana supporters sue state over decision measure won't qualify for ballot
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Organizers of an effort to expand medical marijuana i n Arkansas sued the state on Tuesday for its decision that the proposal won't qualify for the November ballot. Arkansans for Patient Access asked the state Supreme Court to order Secretary of State John...
John Calipari is cautious but excited heading into his first season coaching at Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Even if John Calipari wins big at Arkansas, he cautions that he might not win quickly. “It normally takes my programs two or three years to really get stuff established the way you want it,” Calipari said Tuesday. The former Kentucky...
Hair found in truck helps police identify suspect in 1995 disappearance of Morgan Nick, 6
ALMA, Ark. (AP) — Hair found in a truck once owned by an Arkansas man who died in prison more than two decades ago was the clue investigators needed to connect the dead inmate to the disappearance of a 6-year-old girl who went missing in 1995. Alma Police Chief Jeff Pointer on...
Nearly $32 million awarded for a large-scale solar project in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A solar project benefitting the University of Arkansas system is receiving nearly $32 million for what's expected to be the largest commercial and industrial solar project in the state's history. Climate United, a national nonprofit coalition, announced...
Measure to expand medical marijuana in Arkansas won't qualify for the ballot
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An effort to expand Arkansas' medical marijuana program fell short of the required signatures and won't qualify for the November ballot, Secretary of State John Thurston said Monday. Arkansans for Patient Access, the group behind the measure, said it...
Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet on Monday, saying the video-sharing platform is made deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth in the state. Attorney General Tim Griffin's office filed the lawsuit in state...
Suwannapura eagles 2nd hole of playoff to outlast Li in NW Arkansas Championship
ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Jasmine Suwannapura made a 12-foot eagle putt on the second hole of a playoff with Lucy Li to win the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on Sunday. Suwannapura — playing in the group behind Li — also eagled the par-5 18th in regulation to force the playoff at...
Powell runs for 178 yards and 2 TDs to power Central Arkansas past Lamar, 34-14
CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — ShunDerrick Powell ran for 178 yards and two touchdowns as Central Arkansas, ranked No. 7 in the FCS coaches poll, cruised to a 34-14 win over Lamar in a non-conference game on Saturday night. Lamar took the opening kick and marched 56 yards in 10 plays but...
Marcel Reed throws for 2 touchdowns and runs for another in No. 24 Aggies' 21-17 win over Arkansas
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Le’Veon Moss was banged up and bottled up with No. 24 Texas A&M down three points in the fourth quarter of the final scheduled neutral-site game against Arkansas at the home of the Dallas Cowboys. Three straight carries covering 46 yards triggered the...
Ashleigh Buhai takes lead into final round of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Ashleigh Buhai birdied four of the final five holes for a 4-under 67 and a one-stroke lead over Dottie Ardina on Saturday in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Playing in tricky afternoon wind conditions, Buhai rebounded from a double bogey on the par-4...
