The Latest Breaking News from Arkansas

How ‘Devil in Ozarks’ escaped prison: Elaborate six-month plan revealed

Hardin, who worked in the prison’s kitchen, spent six months orchestrating his escape

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025

Desperate search underway for missing Arkansas teen as family fears foul play

Hannah Osborn’s father says the teen has had ‘problems’ with meeting people on ‘that Snapchat’ but that she ‘always come home’

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025

New York woman finds diamond for her engagement ring at Arkansas state park

Micherre Fox, 31, found the 2.30-carat gem at Crater of Diamonds state park after a month-long hunt

The Guardian - US · Aug 14, 2025

Arkansas Ban on Youth Gender Transition Procedures Upheld, Including Restriction on Referrals for Such Procedures

But the restriction appears to cover only referrals for illegal in-state procedures, and not referrals for legal out-of-state procedures.

Reason · Aug 12, 2025

Arkansas authorities say additional employees disciplined at prison where ex-police chief escaped

Additional employees at an Arkansas prison have been disciplined for not following procedures at a prison where an inmate known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” escaped earlier this summer

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025

A teacher is accused of brutally killing an Arkansas couple. Now, he’s being investigated for a cold-case murder

After 28-year-old Andrew James McGann was arrested, authorities in Vermont began investigating a possible link to the 2023 murder of Honoree Fleming

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025

‘Obviously unconstitutional law’: A judge just clowned Sarah Huckabee Sanders over her Ten Commandments bill

Thou shalt not pass — or make a fool of yourself trying.

We Got This Covered · Aug 5, 2025

Death row inmates challenge new Arkansas law allowing executions by nitrogen gas

Several Arkansas death row inmates have sued the state to block a new law allowing executions by nitrogen gas

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025

Arkansas man sentenced to life without parole for 2024 mass shooting at grocery store

An Arkansas man who shot and killed four people at a grocery store has been sentenced to life in prison without parole

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025

The States Where It Costs the Most To Charge a Tesla

West Virginia, Alabama and Arkansas may pride themselves on having a lower cost of living than most of the nation, but they're among the 17 most expensive states for charging a Tesla. Be Aware: The 5...

GOBankingRates · Aug 3, 2025