Arkansas News
News about Events in Arkansas
Aggregated Arkansas News Articles
- Arkansas' Jobless Rate Rose to 3.5% in September
Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point, from 3.4 percent in August to 3.5 percent in September, the state Division of Workforce Services reports.
Arkansas Business. Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:21:00 -0500. - Teledentistry Yet To Be Widely Practiced In Arkansas
Telehealth technologies have high potential to improve oral health in Arkansas. Teledentistry is now widely used by orthodontists across the state, but not yet by most Arkansas dentists.
NPR. Thu, 17 Oct 2019 22:28:00 +0000. - Robber 'made mother watch while he stabbed her young children to death then sawed off their heads'
Michael Collins, 26, is on trial in Arkansas for the 2017 savage killings of A'Layliah Fisher, 5, her brother, Elijah Fisher, 4, and their mother, Mariah Cunningham, who were all stabbed to death.
Daily Mail. Thu, 17 Oct 2019 19:22:01 GMT. - Arkansas judge: Court to hear 19 adoption scheme cases
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas judge ruled Friday that the court will decide individual outcomes to 19 statewide adoption cases against an Arizona elected official accused of human trafficking. ...
Washington Times. Fri, 11 Oct 2019 18:32:27 -0400. - 23-Year-Old Man Baptized at Church He Vandalized 6 Months Earlier
This past February, a young man broke into and vandalized an Arkansas church, causing extensive damage. Now, that same man believes that God was leading him to that church so he could be baptized there less than a year later. On Feb. ...
Kayla Kunkel. Western Journal. Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:26:58 +0000. - Arkansas ex-senator moved to halfway house ahead of release
A former Arkansas state senator who pleaded guilty to money laundering and fraud charges has been moved from a federal prison in Oklahoma to a halfway house ahead of his scheduled release next month.
News 9. Thu, 10 Oct 2019 07:22:00 EDT. - Woman claims brother fed her meth sandwich after failing sobriety test
An Arkansas woman who told police her brother fed her a methamphetamine sandwich has been arrested with him after police found copious amounts of drug paraphernalia.
ABC News. Wed, 09 Oct 2019 15:01:30 -0400. - Saracen Casino Resort partially opens in Arkansas
The largest tourism investment project in Arkansas has partially opened.
News 9. Wed, 2 Oct 2019 13:47:00 EDT. - North Texas Teenager Dies in Plane Crash in Arkansas
A North Texas teenager is dead after the plane he was flying crashed in Arkansas. Photo Credit: Hatton Family.
Katy Blakey. NBC. Wed, 25 Sep 2019 23:11:15 -0500. - Arkansas Gets A "C" For Its State Finances
A new analysis reveals that Arkansas' state financial condition has improved slightly.
Truth In Accounting. Patch. Tue, 24 Sep 2019 16:06:02 -0400. - Exclusive: Ambitious lender expands to $90M downtown office building
The common denominator is Arkansas billionaire Gaylon Lawrence Jr.
Adam Sichko. American City Business Journals. Tue, 24 Sep 2019 11:57:28 +0000. - Alliance Defending Freedom appeals court decision clearing Arkansas State U. in free-speech spat
The conservative Alliance Defending Freedom is appealing a federal judge's ruling that a new law in Arkansas gets college administrators off the hook in a free-speech spat with a student who was promoting her right-wing club. ...
Christopher Vondracek. Washington Times. Fri, 20 Sep 2019 16:25:04 -0400.
Arkansas Population Trends and Information Resources
The U. S. Census Bureau estimates the population of Arkansas as follows:
| Date | Estimated Population | Yearly % Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2016 | 2,988,248 | 0.35 |
| July 1, 2015 | 2,977,853 | 0.37 |
| July 1, 2014 | 2,966,912 | 0.28 |
| July 1, 2013 | 2,958,663 | 0.27 |
| July 1, 2012 | 2,950,685 | 0.38 |
| July 1, 2011 | 2,939,493 | 0.60 |
| July 1, 2010 | 2,921,995 |
According to the 2010 census, the population of Arkansas was 2,915,918.
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.
The photograph above shows the state capitol building
in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Arkansas newspaper publishers are listed here, along with their
addresses, phone numbers, and website links;
Arkansas library names, descriptions, and
website links are listed on this page.
More information about Arkansas
can be found here.