tornadoes

Haphazard layoffs could hamper the National Weather Service’s ability to warn of extreme weather. read more >

Church insurers in Arkansas faced heavy losses in 2023, with Church Mutual Insurance and Brotherhood Mutual Insurance reporting pure direct loss ratios of 197.72% and 141.5%, respectively. read more >

Democratic Party of Arkansas Chairman Vincent Insalaco says Tom Cotton's votes against Hurricane Sandy aid are "troubling" and would have hurt Arkansans. read more >

Democrats have been making hay over Tom Cotton's votes against federal disaster relief aid. On the surface, it seems like an open-and-shut case. But the facts shine a different light on Democrats' claims. read more >

The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced that more than $2 million has been approved to help Arkansans recover from last month's severe storms. read more >

The world of politics is inspiring, engaging and sometimes all consuming. While being politically aware and active is fundamentally a good thing, there are times when we need to come together as Americans and put our political obsessions aside. read more >

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe is asking that nine counties be added to President Barack Obama's disaster declaration due to severe storms on April 27. read more >

President Barack Obama has never fared well on Election Day in the central Arkansas community of Vilonia, however residents expressed gratitude Wednesday when Obama toured the damage and spoke to those affected by last week's deadly tornado. read more >

Surveying the remnants of nature's destructive power in the country's midsection, President Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to residents of tornado-ravaged Arkansas communities that their government will stand with them until they finish rebuilding. read more >

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening a disaster recovery center to assist Arkansans affected by last month's severe storms. read more >