Arkansas reported 20 more deaths from the illness caused by the coronavirus on Wednesday as the state asked a judge to dismiss an effort by some Republican lawmakers to invalidate virus safety restrictions. read more >
A lawsuit asks a federal judge to require Arkansas election officials to give absentee voters a chance to correct their ballots before they're rejected due to signature issues. read more >
CEO Trent Goins of OK Foods in Fort Smith says the Arkansas Department of Health's "erroneous reporting" of the number of positive coronavirus cases led to China banning imports from a company plant. read more >
The number of reported coronavirus cases increased by 549 in Arkansas on Sunday while the number of deaths due to COVID-19, the illness caused by the disease, stayed the same. read more >
Arkansas reported 883 new confirmed cases Thursday of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, as well as nine more COVID-19 deaths. read more >
More than 600 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Arkansas and seven more deaths were reported Wednesday while a new White House report kept the state in the red zone for new virus cases per capita, officials said. read more >
Arkansas surpasses 1,000 total deaths from the illness caused by the coronavirus, including more than 100 newly-counted fatalities from probable cases over the past several weeks. read more >
Arkansas reports 385 more confirmed cases of the coronavirus as a White House task force said the state has one of the highest rates for new cases in the country. read more >
Arkansas health officials say their biggest growth in new coronavirus cases is among college-aged people as the number of active infections at the University of Arkansas' main campus approached 1,000. read more >
A group of Republican lawmakers in Arkansas filed a lawsuit challenging the state's mask mandate and other coronavirus restrictions, even as the state reported one of its highest one-day increases in virus cases and deaths. read more >
Arkansas reports its largest single-day increase in deaths from the illness caused by the coronavirus, while the number of active cases at the University of Arkansas' Fayetteville campus jumped to nearly 400. read more >
Arkansas on Tuesday reported 17 more deaths from the illness caused by the coronavirus, though the state saw a drop in new confirmed cases along with tests conducted. read more >
Arkansas' top health official on Friday said the state is beginning to see coronavirus outbreaks at its college campuses as the number of confirmed cases statewide rose by 838. read more >
Arkansas reports at least 411 students, teachers and staff at public schools are actively infected with the coronavirus as the state's new cases continued rising. read more >
Arkansas on Wednesday reported its second-highest one-day increase in COVID-19 deaths so far and 649 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes the illness. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson rejects a White House task force's recommendation that Arkansas close bars and implement other restrictions, despite the state posting the 9th highest rate of positive coronavirus tests in the country. read more >
Arkansas is seeking $300 in additional weekly federal unemployment benefits, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday as the state reported 729 new confirmed coronavirus cases. read more >
Georgia-Pacific President and CEO Christian Fischer shares how the massive company has met and learned from the challenges of operating during a global pandemic. read more >
Arkansas' Republican governor, attorney general and nearly two dozen lawmakers unveil legislation imposing harsher penalties for committing crimes against someone because of their race, ethnicity or sexual orientation. read more >
President Donald Trump's top coronavirus adviser says families and friends holding parties is helping fuel the virus' spread as she visited Arkansas. read more >
