Arkansas is a state in the southern region of the United States, home to over 3 million people as of 2018. Its name is of Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin, the Quapaw Indians. The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta.
Highlights of this day in history: Crisis unfolds in Little Rock, Ark. over racial integration in schools; Ford rolls out its ill-fated Edsel; Attorney William Kunstler dies; Mark Spitz sets Olympic.. USATODAY.com - Published
47-year-old newspaper delivery woman Debra Stevens was caught when rising flood waters began to overtake her SUV. According to CNN, her final, desperate 911 call in Arkansas was a panicked 22-minute..
Mandatory courtesy: HandicappedPets.com Wildlife rehab specialist Susan Curtis specializes in the rehabilitation of both bats and raccoons in the US state of Arkansas. Susan first met Vittles when she..
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Josh Lanik was on vacation with his family when he found a brandy-colored gem at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. The 36-year-old teacher from Hebron, Nebraska put the treasure in a bag with..
There is outrage in Arkansas after the death of a 47-year-old woman who drowned while delivering newspapers. The woman called 911 after accidentally driving into high water. But the dispatcher who took.. CBS News - Published
Football players at Lyon College in Arkansas have shaved their heads for their coach, who is fighting cancer. Offensive Coordinator Kris Sweet was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in early July.. CBS News - Published
A little girl in Arkansas is on a mission to brighten the lives of other kids across the state. Eight-year-old Amelia Lisowe, has given out more than 500 night-lights for children in foster care. She.. CBS News - Published
Paddleboarder lands in Hawaii after landmark trans-Pacific journey, memorial tree to 1919 massacre cut down in Arkansas, and more
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A tree memorializing the African American lives lost in a 1919 massacre in Elaine, Arkansas, was chopped down this week in a possible hate crime.
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The indictment of a former doctor at a veterans hospital in Arkansas is sending shockwaves through the nation's largest healthcare system. Dr. Robert Levy is accused of involuntary manslaughter in the.. CBS News - Published
NRA mocked the Texas Democrat's standing the polls, and O'Rourke responded with poll numbers about "70% of Americans support an assault weapons ban" CBS News - Published
The boys were raising money for their football team. The woman, identified as Jerri Kelly, 46, is facing charges of aggravated assault and false imprisonment. NYTimes.com - Published
The wife of an Arkansas jail administrator Jerri Kelly pulled a gun on four black teen who raising money for their high school football team.
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Ten states offer gender-neutral IDs with an X marker: Arkansas, Oregon, Minnesota, Maine, Utah, Colorado, California, Indiana, Nevada and Vermont.
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A federal judge late on Tuesday again blocked Arkansas from enforcing a new ban on abortions after 18 weeks of pregnancy, a law that had been expected to go into effect on Wednesday after a previous.. Reuters - Published
The leader of a white supremacist gang and a fellow inmate who escaped from an Arkansas jail have both been recaptured, according to authorities.
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Nine states have tax holidays the first weekend in August: Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia.
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A white nationalist gang leader facing federal charges escaped from an Arkansas jail along with another inmate on Thursday, officials said. Reuters - Published
A manhunt is underway for Wesley Gullett, who is listed in court documents as the president of the New Aryan Empire. He is considered armed and dangerous. NYTimes.com - Published
Crater of Diamonds State Park lets you keep any diamond you find, and one man found a big one! Buzz60âs Keri Lumm reports.
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Carrie Jernigan, a mother of three, bought out the remaining 1,500 shoes at a Payless store and will donate them to children in need.
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Andrew Golden, with another student, fatally shot four students and a teacher at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas in 1998.
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A man who was seen "pumping a gun" in a busy tourist area in Arkansas was critically wounded in a shootout with police, authorities said.
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One Arkansas mom was on a shopping trip with her kids and was inspired by her daughter to buy 1,500 pairs of shoes. They weren't for her own kids, they were for others in need. CBS News - Published
What started as a simple trip to the store with her children has turned into something much bigger for an Arkansas mom and her family. Janet Shamlian reports. CBS News - Published
âHe attacks them and scratches,â said Mayor Jan Larson. âWe canât let people get hurt because of an errant rooster.â
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A federal judge temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a recently passed ban on abortion for women who are more than 18 weeks pregnant, just minutes before the new law was to take effect on.. Reuters - Published
Issues two-week temporary restraining order against the measures, which would make Arkansas the seventh state with only one abortion clinic CBS News - Published
Arkansas could become the seventh state in the country to have only one remaining abortion clinic. A federal judge heard challenges to three of the state's recently-passed anti-abortion bills on.. CBS News - Published
Sanders received a "lot of support and encouragement" to run for the position from at least four current Republican governors at a dinner CBS News - Published
Offensive lineman Mitch Petrus, a walk-on at Arkansas who had a three-year NFL career with the Giants, Patriots and Titans, died of heat stroke.
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Once-mighty Hurricane Barry eased to a post-tropical cyclone but remained a weather nightmare, pounding parts of Arkansas with six inches of rain.
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Flooding, tornado warnings issued for much of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas. How to prevent overheating car batteries. Cleaning batteries, getting rid of corrosion and checking acid may help. CBS News - Published
Jennifer Lopez reschedules at Madison Square Garden, Amazon Prime Day begins and Barry moves toward Arkansas. Here's what to know Monday.
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Some 14 trillion gallons of rainwater are forecast to fall on Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas during Barry. Three million people may be impacted.
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Jan Shairrick and two friends drove more than a thousand miles from southern Arkansas to join President Donald Trump's "Salute to America" Independence Day celebrations in Washington. Reuters - Published
Sung Hyun Park two-putted for birdie on the par-5 18th to win the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship for her second LPGA Tour victory of the season and seventh overall
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