Kenneth Heard
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Forecast for Halloween ghastly
A storm system that entered the state from the Plains on Friday evening will continue to bring rain through tonight, forcing trick-or-treaters to consider incorporating umbrellas and rain gear as part of their Halloween costumes. → Read More
Patricia's rains help to quench drought in state
Rains that began last week from the remnants of Hurricane Patricia -- the largest storm ever recorded in the eastern Pacific Ocean -- helped quench Arkansas' excessively dry conditions, a weekly report on U.S. drought conditions released Thursday indicated. → Read More
95.7% of Arkansas parched, but rain in weekend forecast
More than 95 percent of Arkansas is now in drought, the National Drought Mitigation Center reported Thursday, but forecasters expect weekend rains to diminish the rapidly deteriorating dry conditions. → Read More
El Nino said to bring wet winter to Arkansas
Meteorologists predict Arkansas will get more precipitation this winter as one of the largest weather-affecting phenomena ever recorded develops in the south Pacific Ocean. → Read More
No rain, hot days worsen drought
More than 80 percent of Arkansas is now in some form of drought -- a 20 percent increase from last week -- as rainfall remains scarce, burn bans are widespread and record-high temperatures have been set. → Read More
Prosecutor: Officer had reason to shoot
A Jonesboro police officer was justified in shooting a man who threatened him with a shotgun during a Sept. 26 disturbance, Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington said in a letter released Tuesday. → Read More
Bone dry and windy, 32 counties ban fires
The Arkansas Forestry Commission considers nearly half the state as having a high risk for wildfires, and 32 county judges have banned burning as winds are expected to increase this weekend. → Read More
State dries out as rainfall lags
A lack of rainfall for the past month, dry winds from the north and low humidity have increased drought conditions in southern Arkansas to the point that cattle farmers are worried about hay and pasturelands. → Read More
Rare lunar eclipse visible after dusk
A lunar eclipse tonight brings together a "supermoon" and a "blood moon," a rare occurrence as the Earth, moon and sun align when the moon is at its closest to the Earth and appears red. → Read More
Voters to cast ballots on proposed millages for school districts across state
Residents in school districts across the state will begin voting on proposed millage rates this week. → Read More
Group wants 'In God We Trust' taken off police cars
A Wisconsin group has asked two Arkansas law enforcement agencies to remove decals saying "In God We Trust" from their police cars, saying the motto can offend non-Christians and subjects them to unwarranted prejudice. → Read More
Southside keeping 1st election ‘low-key’
Voters in Southside will select the town’s first mayor, aldermen and other positions Tuesday. But rather than revel in the historic election in the recently incorporated Independence County town, candidates are keeping the campaigns subdued. → Read More
Agency revives storm-shelter incentive
The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management is reinstating its storm-shelter rebate program after ending it in March over a lack of funding. → Read More
Marion County sheriff dies at 67
Marion County Sheriff Roger Vickers, who served as the county's law enforcement leader since 2009 and with the Arkansas State Police for 36 years before that, died Thursday evening. → Read More
Blytheville chamber urges fight for student transfers
Business organizations -- including the Greater Blytheville Area Chamber of Commerce -- urged parents during a meeting Monday to challenge the Blytheville School District's decision not to participate in a state law that allows students to transfer to schools outside their districts. → Read More
Yes voters OK levy to reopen hospital
Voters in Crittenden County favored a sales tax to reopen its closed hospital, and Phillips County residents turned down a tax that would have funded construction of a new jail during special elections Tuesday. → Read More
Missing Bay woman feared abducted
Police are considering the weekend disappearance of a 90-year-old Bay woman as an abduction after seeing video of a man leaving her car at a Jonesboro hospital, Bay Police Chief Paul Keith said Tuesday. → Read More
Again, gays get state licenses
County clerks across Arkansas began issuing marriage licenses to gay couples Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states can't prohibit same-sex marriage. → Read More
29 counties given federal OK for help
President Barack Obama declared 29 Arkansas counties eligible for federal disaster aid Friday for areas affected by storms, tornadoes and flooding from May 7 to June 15. → Read More
Bill exits quickly, spares state deluge
Searchers scoured the Buffalo River on Friday for a man feared swept away by floodwaters, as the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill blustered their way across northern Arkansas and out of the state. → Read More