The Latest Breaking News from Arkansas

Meridith Mulkey Named Sports Director at KHBS-KHOG in Arkansas

Joined 40/29 as sports anchor and reporter less than a year ago

Broadcasting & Cable · Jun 1, 2023

A Missouri doctor vanished days after proposing to his girlfriend. How did his body end up in Arkansas lake?

Devoted Missouri Ozarks doctor John Forysth had never missed a shift at work before he vanished just three days after proposing to his girlfriend. After his body was found in Arkansas, his brother shared suspicions of foul play. Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023

Gigantic toddler nearly as tall as her mum at 18-months-old after growing fast

Magnolia, from Arkansas, US, is on track to be very tall and is in the top one per cent of children her age for both weight and height, making her the biggest toddler doctors have on their books

Daily Mirror · Jun 1, 2023

Librarians sue Arkansas state over law banning them from giving ‘obscene’ books to children

Move comes as rightwing groups increase pressure to remove books, most written by or about members of the LGBTQ+ community and people of colour

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2023

Body of missing Missouri ER doctor John Forsyth found in northwest Arkansas, brother says

Doctor was reported missing when he failed to turn up for work at Cassville’s Mercy Hospital

The Independent UK · May 31, 2023

Pastor's horror after two daughters killed and son fights for life after horror crash

Chad Fryar, 37, a pastor at the Crossroads Cowboy Church, Arkansas, was driving his two daughters and son when the truck was smashed into by a train and dragged for half a mile

Daily Mirror · May 29, 2023

States throw thousands off Medicaid

Many have lost coverage because they failed to navigate bureaucratic mazes — not because they were ineligible

Salon · May 29, 2023

Pastor and son fight for lives and his two daughters killed after truck hit by train

Chad Fryar, an Arkansas pastor, has been hospitalised after the truck he was driving was hit by a train at some crossings, leaving two of his children dead

Daily Mirror · May 29, 2023

The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, May 26, 2023

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including legislative activity, nationwide trends, and recent news. In each issue, you’ll find updates on legislative activity and recent news. 

Ballotpedia · May 26, 2023

State lawmakers want children to fill labor shortages, even in bars and on school nights

Some state lawmakers are looking to loosen child labor laws, even as the federal government cracks down on surging violations

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023