ACCESS Portal opens alongside statewide campaign connecting students to pathways of enrollment, enlistment, and employment LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) is pleased to announce the Arkansas ACCESS Portal, Arkansas’ single, universal college application, is now accepting applications from high school seniors. The announcement comes as ADE is once again launching…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — With diesel prices hovering above $6 a gallon and U.S. fuel supplies unusually tight heading into the fall harvest season, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has declared a statewide emergency and temporarily lifted certain state taxes and penalties that normally prevent qualifying farmers and timber harvesters from using dyed diesel in…
LONDON, Ark. — Arkansas State Police (ASP) Troopers seized approximately 59 pounds of illegal marijuana, 200 grams of THC vape products and $4,510 in cash during two traffic stops Wednesday, Sept. 23, on eastbound Interstate 40 in Pope County. The stops, which occurred less than two hours apart, resulted in the arrests of three people.…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A Little Rock woman has been charged in a pedestrian fatality that occurred on Interstate 430 on Monday, September 14, 2026. Around 1 a.m. on that date, Arkansas State Police (ASP) was contacted regarding a deceased person in the roadway near the 6-mile marker. Special Agents with the ASP Criminal Investigation…
A $777,351 Rural Health Transformation Program grant will expand the Arkansas Health Survey into a statewide platform mapping health needs, care resources and service gaps in rural communities. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas received $777,351 from Arkansas’ Rural Health Transformation Program to expand the Arkansas Health Survey, a detailed portrait of physical and…
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management (ADEM), through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), has received a completed request for aviation resources to support coordinated wildfire suppression efforts on the Bunker Fire in Calhoun County. The State of Mississippi and the State of Oklahoma provided two Chinook helicopters equipped with…
WARREN, Ark. — The City of Warren, along with the Warren Police Department (WPD), is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the recent deaths of Billy Wayne Smith and Ty Calbert, both of Warren. WPD has requested the Arkansas State Police (ASP)…
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management (ADEM) has activated the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) in response to a wildfire impacting areas of Calhoun County. This activation enables state agencies and partners to coordinate closely, assess evolving conditions, and support resource needs as the situation develops. ADEM is working with…
PINE BLUFF, Ark. — On Monday, September 14, 2026, Arkansas State Police (ASP) Cold Case Unit Agents and Pine Bluff Police Department (PBPD) officers arrested a Jacksonville woman in connection with the 1992 homicide of a newborn baby boy in Pine Bluff. Stephanie Amos, 52, was taken into custody without incident after investigators served an arrest…
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management (ADEM) has achieved accreditation through the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP), a nationally recognized standard of excellence for emergency management organizations. EMAP accreditation is a prestigious honor awarded to programs that demonstrate full compliance with the Emergency Management Standard, certified by the American National…
WILMAR, Ark. — A Drew County jury convicted Taiwan V. Collins, 27, of McGehee, on two counts of First-Degree Murder and one count of Terroristic Act in connection to a 2023 Wilmar double homicide. He was sentenced to 57 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. On December 3, 2023, the Drew County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO)…
By Mary HightowerUniversity of Arkansas Division of Agriculture NEWPORT, Ark. — Dry weather is keeping the combines rolling in Arkansas corn, rice and soybeans, and the high heat is driving cotton toward the beginning of its harvest. Meanwhile, farmers are coping with higher costs to harvest. This week’s Crop Progress report from the U.S. Department…
From the Jefferson Regional Medical Center: PINE BLUFF, AR – Jefferson Regional is pleased to announce that Clayton Perry, MD has joined the physician team at Jefferson Regional Orthopaedic Associates. Dr. Perry is a member of the Jefferson Regional medical staff and will be providing specialized care in orthopaedics. Dr. Perry received his medical degree…
WARREN, Ark. — The Warren Police Department has asked the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division to investigate a homicide that occurred in that city on Sunday, August 30, 2026. At approximately 3:15 a.m., Warren police officers responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting at a home in the 900 block of Abernathy Street. When…
By Ryan McGeeneyUniversity of Arkansas Division of Agriculture LITTLE ROCK — Historically small herds, record market prices and the return of the New World Screwworm within U.S. borders have already made 2026 a volatile year for U.S. cattle producers. On Aug. 26, the puzzle became even more complicated when President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation allowing…
More than 7 million Imagination Library books have been delivered to Arkansas children since 2005 NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: Arkansas Imagination Library (ARIL) joins people around the world in mourning the passing of Dolly Parton, the beloved artist, humanitarian and visionary whose generosity changed the lives of millions of children and families. Parton founded Dolly Parton’s…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas State Police (ASP), working alongside state, federal, and local partners, safely recovered or located eight missing and endangered children during Operation HOPE, a multi-day coordinated effort centered on children reported missing from foster care and other high-risk circumstances. The operation began Tuesday, Aug. 18, and involved ASP; the Arkansas…
By Ryan McGeeneyUniversity of Arkansas Division of Agriculture LITTLE ROCK — Portions of Arkansas received much-needed rains over the weekend, with some key pockets enjoying rainfall that replaced a final round of irrigation for soybean fields. According to the National Weather Service office in Little Rock, rainfall from Aug. 22-24 fell predominantly in a north-south…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — Arkansas State Police (ASP) Corporal John M. Parker, 45, of Camden, resigned August 23, 2026. ASP Troopers arrested Paker on August 21, 2026, following a single-vehicle wreck he had on duty and in his ASP vehicle. Standardized Field Sobriety Tests conducted by ASP indicated impairment, and Parker was charged with Driving While Intoxicated/Drugs and…
Election Day may still feel a ways off, but Arkansans planning to vote in the 2026 General Election have several important dates — and decisions — approaching this fall. The General Election will be held Tuesday, November 3, when voters across Arkansas will select candidates for federal, state and local offices. Depending on where a…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — Arkansas State Police (ASP) Corporal John M. Parker was arrested on August 21, 2026, after a single-vehicle wreck he had on duty and in his ASP vehicle. The wreck occurred at about 7:30 p.m. on U.S. Highway 278 near Monticello. Parker was not injured. Parker, 45, of Camden, was charged with Driving While…
