Linda Collins-Smith

Rebecca Lynn O'Donnell reaches a deal with prosecutors and pleads guilty to killing former state Rep. Linda Collins. read more >

A woman charged with killing a former Arkansas state lawmaker faced new charges Tuesday alleging that she asked fellow inmates to kill the victim's ex-husband. read more >

Rebecca Lynn O'Donnell of Pocahontas is charged with capital murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering in the death of former state Sen. Linda Collins, Arkansas Business news partner THV 11 News reports. read more >

The family of a former Arkansas state senator who was found dead outside of her home says they are "sickened and upset" by the thought that one of her friends could have been involved in her killing. read more >

The family of a former Arkansas lawmaker whose body was found at her home last week said Tuesday they're saddened and angered by her death, and are confident authorities are using all their resources to solve her killing. read more >

Authorities in Arkansas on Thursday confirmed that a body found outside the home of a former Republican state lawmaker was hers, and police are investigating her death as a homicide. read more >

Arkansas Republican Party officials reported the death of a former state lawmaker the same day that unidentified human remains were found outside her home, and authorities said Wednesday that they're investigating the case as a homicide. read more >

Former state Sen. Linda Collins-Smith was found dead at her Randolph County home on Tuesday, her former press secretary told Jonesboro ABC affiliate KAIT-TV, Channel 8. read more >

An Arkansas lawmaker dropped her proposal Wednesday prohibiting individuals from using bathrooms in government buildings that do not match their gender at birth after the legislation had faced opposition from the state's Republican governor and tourism groups. read more >

An Arkansas Senate committee moved closer Wednesday to approving a bill to require that people in public schools and government buildings use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their birth gender. read more >

An Arkansas lawmaker proposed prohibiting people from using bathrooms in government buildings that do not match their gender at birth. read more >

Arkansas lawmakers said Monday they're negotiating more changes to a bill allowing concealed handguns on college campuses after it faced resistance from the National Rifle Association over its age and training restrictions. read more >

Thousands of people enrolled in Arkansas' compromise Medicaid expansion would receive notices that their coverage is ending - even though lawmakers haven't decided the program's future - under a proposal approved Monday by the Senate. read more >

The "heck no" caucus on Arkansas' Medicaid expansion is turning into a very lonely place. Winning over a coalition of supporters of Arkansas' private option and lawmakers who were ushered into office on vows to kill it, Gov. Asa Hutchinson cleared a major hurdle in his plan to continue the program while looking at longer term changes. read more >

Voters can begin casting early ballots Monday in Arkansas' midterm election and while the top-of-the-ticket U.S. Senate and governor's races have dominated the airwaves, a handful of legislative races could determine whether more than 200,000 people keep their health insurance under the state's Medicaid expansion. read more >