Arkansas News

Aggregated Arkansas News Articles

• Former Sen. Hutchinson Pleads Guilty To Felony Tax, Conspiracy Charges
  
  Former Arkansas state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson appeared in federal court Tuesday to change his pleas on charges of conspiracy to commit bribery and tax evasion. ...
  NPR.  Tue, 25 Jun 2019 20:45:31 +0000.
• Arkansas Legislature makes it harder for public to get initiatives on ballot
  
  Some Republican state lawmakers are making it harder for citizens to create ballot initiatives. ...
  CBS News.  Mon, 24 Jun 2019 14:00:55 -0400.
• Arkansas man 'kidnapped' in Mexico before best friend was found shot dead says he 'blacked out'
  
  After having gone missing in Mexico for five days, Jesse Pacheco, 29, held a press conference that raised more questions than provided answers on Sunday, after his safe return to the U.S.
  Daily Mail.  Mon, 24 Jun 2019 17:39:56 GMT.
• Solar Companies Push Customers to Act Before Tax Incentive Declines
  
  Heather Nelson of Seal Solar Solutions of North Little Rock and other renewable energy companies are pushing businesses interested in solar power to act now, before federal investment tax credits begin sunsetting at the end of the year.
  Arkansas Business.  Mon, 24 Jun 2019 11:10:00 -0500.
• Medical school student recalls blacking out before friend's killing
  
  An Arkansas medical school student said he "blacked out" before kidnapping, friend's killing.
  ABC News.  Mon, 24 Jun 2019 10:10:10 -0400.
• Dad of Maleah Davis, slain 4-year-old, shares photos of her 'My Little Pony'-themed casket
  
  The father of Maleah Davis, the 4-year-old whose remains were found in Arkansas earlier this month, posted photos of 'My Little Pony'-themed casket.
  Yahoo.  Fri, 21 Jun 2019 08:13:26 -0400.
• Sarah Sanders' allies commissioned poll for potential Arkansas governor run
  
  Allies of outgoing White House press secretary commissioned a poll in her native state weeks ago
  CBS News.  Fri, 21 Jun 2019 00:01:23 +0000.
• Judge vacates Arkansas man's death sentence in 1994 kidnap, murder of Texas girl
  
  A federal judge in Indiana Thursday threw out the federal death sentence for an Arkansas man convicted of kidnapping and murdering a 16-year-old Texas girl in 1994, ruling the man's intellectual disability precluded execution.
  Fox News.  Thu, 20 Jun 2019 21:40:57 GMT.
• Arkansas GOP Signals Support For Possible Sanders Gubernatorial Run
  
  'We will be fully prepared to support one of our daughters of Arkansas.'
  Stone Washington.  Daily Caller.  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 16:42:29 +0000.
• Lockheed Martin announces $142M expansion of Arkansas plant
  
  Lockheed Martin said Monday that will spend $142 million and hire 326 new workers over the next few years as it expands its southern Arkansas facility. ...
  Yahoo.  Mon, 17 Jun 2019 16:40:36 -0400.
• Arkansas woman arrested in ex-lawmaker Linda Collins' death: Police
  
  Authorities have released few details about Linda Collins' killing and have not said how or when the former lawmaker was killed.
  Ap.  ABC News.  Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:39:28 +0000.
• Arkansas Woman Arrested In Ex-State Senator's Death: Police
  
  Collins, 57, who went by Collins-Smith in the Legislature, was found dead June 4 outside her home in Pocahontas.
  Associated Press.  Patch.  Sat, 15 Jun 2019 16:54:22 -0400.

Arkansas Population Trends and Information Resources

In 2008, the estimated population of Arkansas was 2,855,390, whereas in 2006, the population of Arkansas was about 2,804,199.  For detailed, up-to-date information about Arkansas' demographics, visit the U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts about Arkansas web page.  For maps of Arkansas, visit this Arkansas Map website.

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