The Arkansas Senate has approved legislation allowing drivers to display their proof of insurance using cellphones and other electronic devices. The Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill that would allow drivers to show their proof of insurance cards on …
The National Weather Service says straight line winds were behind the destruction of a home and barn in Bismarck, Ark. Forecaster John Robinson said Tuesday that people in the area believed Monday’s storm spun off a tornado that caused the …
Little Rock, Ark., has signed a contract with a cleanup company to remove debris left behind by the Christmas Day winter storm. The Thursday announcement was possible because of a federal emergency declaration that will reimburse the city for the …
Arkansas lawmakers are weighing competing ballot measures to address rulings that overturned parts of a 2003 tort reform law, including a proposal to give the Legislature the authority to write the rules and practices for the state’s courts. The move …
Eight people living in a Hot Springs, Ark., motel had to be relocated after inspectors found a drainage tunnel over which they were living to be unstable. Officials said Tuesday that the tunnel running under several dwellings at the Relax …
Ark. Gov. Mike Beebe has reappointed Philip Alan Hood to the state Worker’s Compensation Commission. Beebe on Friday returned Hood to the panel for a six-year term as the labor representative. The three-member commission administers the state’s workers’ compensation laws …
An Arkansas lawmaker is proposing a constitutional amendment to require those who file lawsuits found to be “frivolous” to pay court costs and to place restrictions on experts who can testify at medical malpractice cases. Republican Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson on …
Authorities say a fire that burned at a Searcy, Ark., governmental building appears to be an act of arson. Authorities responded to a fire around 5 a.m. Monday at Searcy’s Arkansas Department of Community Corrections office. The Daily Citizen reports …
A fire at a hazardous materials recycling plant in El Dorado, Ark., has prompted an evacuation. The Tuesday fire resulted in road closures, and the Union County Sheriff’s Department also had to evacuate. The fire is at a Clean Harbors …
The National Weather Service in Little Rock, Ark., will be sending a team of investigators to tour storm damage near Viola. The Sunday afternoon storm produced strong winds and a possible tornado about four miles west of the Fulton County …