Arkansas News

Aggregated Arkansas News Articles

• Arkansas inmate's extreme escape plan revealed before he simply walked out of prison
  
  An Arkansas inmate escaped prison using a fake uniform made from kitchen laundry and a badge crafted out of a can lid.
  Daily Mail.  Sun, 17 Aug 2025 05:49:58 GMT.
• "Devil in the Ozarks" spent 6 months planning prison break, report says
  
  An internal review reveals that a former police chief, known as the "Devil in the Ozarks," spent months planning his escape from an Arkansas prison.
  CBS News.  Fri, 15 Aug 2025 21:58:00 -0400.
• Manhattan woman finds 2.3-carat diamond for engagement ring after three-week quest
  
  Manhattan resident Micherre Fox spent three weeks at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas before discovering a 2.3-carat white diamond for her engagement ring.
  Fox News.  Fri, 15 Aug 2025 19:33:24 -0400.
• With a Shovel and a Dream, a Woman Finds a 2.3 Carat Diamond in Arkansas
  
  After three weeks, with bug bites and tattered hiking boots, Micherre Fox found the stone at Crater of Diamonds State Park.
  Mark Walker.  New York Times.  Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:20:18 +0000.
• Man accused of killing married hikers in Arkansas pleads not guilty
  
  Andrew James McGann has pleaded not guilty to murder charges after allegedly fatally stabbing two hikers at Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas last month.
  CBS News.  Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:25:23 -0400.
• Teacher accused in Devil's Den killings in Arkansas pleads not guilty
  
  A teacher has pleaded not guilty to killing a couple hiking with their kids in Arkansas.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:59:00 GMT.
• Appeals court allows Arkansas' first-in-the-nation ban on gender transition care for minors to be enforced
  
  A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Arkansas' first-in-the-nation law prohibiting doctors from providing gender transition medical treatment to minors.
  Fox News.  Wed, 13 Aug 2025 01:43:33 -0400.
• Visitor finds 2.3-carat diamond at Arkansas state park
  
  The woman plans to have the diamond set in her engagement ring.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:19:00 GMT.
• National Park Service to Bring Back Confederate Monument Destroyed by Black Lives Matter Rioters
  
  Confederate Gen. Albert Pike, a self-educated lawyer from Arkansas, will return to the place he once occupied in Washington, D.C. ...
  Jack Davis.  Western Journal.  Tue, 05 Aug 2025 22:03:33 +0000.
• Man Who Killed 4 in Arkansas Grocery Store Shooting Gets Life Without Parole
  
  The man, Travis Eugene Posey, also injured 11 people in the shooting at the Mad Butcher in Fordyce, Ark., in June 2024. He received four consecutive life terms.
  Alexandra E. Petri.  New York Times.  Mon, 04 Aug 2025 22:52:04 +0000.
• Tables Turned: Former Trump Prosecutor Jack Smith Under Federal Investigation
  
  Days after Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas called for an investigation of former special counsel Jack Smith, it has begun. ...
  Jack Davis.  Western Journal.  Sun, 03 Aug 2025 10:00:10 +0000.
• Suspect arrested after couple killed while hiking in Arkansas park: Police
  
  Clinton David Brin and his wife, Cristen Amanda Brink, were "fatally attacked" while out hiking with their two daughters at Devil's Den State Park, police said.
  ABC News.  Wed, 30 Jul 2025 23:35:10 -0400.

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