Arkansas News

Aggregated Arkansas News Articles

• Boebert hits back at Trump after veto of Colorado water bill, raises retaliation concerns
  
  Rep. Lauren Boebert criticized President Donald Trump's veto of the bipartisan Arkansas Valley Conduit Act, which would have lowered water payments for residents.
  Fox News.  Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:24:30 -0500.
• John Calipari rips NCAA after NBA player enters college mid-season: 'We don't have any rules'
  
  Arkansas coach John Calipari slammed the NCAA's rules after James Nnaji's unprecedented mid-season commitment to Baylor following his 2023 NBA Draft selection.
  Fox News.  Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:51:06 -0500.
• Winner of $1.82bn Powerball jackpot faces agonizing wait to receive prize amid quirk of state law
  
  Arkansas law and a holiday closure mean the Christmas Eve Powerball winner must wait days before claiming the $1.82bn prize.
  Daily Mail.  Sat, 27 Dec 2025 04:41:46 GMT.
• What to know about the Christmas Eve Powerball jackpot in Arkansas worth $1.8 billion
  
  The lone winner in Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing matched all five winning numbers and the Powerball to capture the second-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.
  Sean Murphy.  Chicago Tribune.  Sat, 27 Dec 2025 02:50:35 +0000.
• The $1.8 Billion Question in Arkansas: Who Won the Powerball Jackpot?
  
  A single ticket sold in Cabot, Ark., won on Wednesday night the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever.
  Dan Watson, Rylee Kirk and Erica Sweeney.  New York Times.  Fri, 26 Dec 2025 18:32:17 +0000.
• $1.817 Billion Powerball Jackpot Won by Single Ticket in Arkansas
  
  A single ticket drawn Wednesday night won the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever.
  Dan Watson and Rylee Kirk.  New York Times.  Thu, 25 Dec 2025 21:46:56 +0000.
• Ticket sold in Arkansas wins $1.8B Powerball jackpot -- 2nd biggest ever
  
  A ticket sold in Arkansas matched all six numbers to win a $1.817 billion jackpot -- the second biggest U.S. lottery ever, according to Powerball.
  ABC News.  Thu, 25 Dec 2025 12:44:01 -0500.
• Jingle bills: Arkansas Powerball player strikes $1.8bn jackpot on Christmas Eve
  
  The prize marks the second-largest US lottery jackpot ever won.
  BBC News.  Thu, 25 Dec 2025 15:55:36 GMT.
• $1.8 billion Christmas Eve Powerball jackpot won by single ticket sold in Arkansas
  
  The Christmas Eve Powerball jackpot worth $1.817 billion, the second-largest ever, was won by a single ticket sold in Arkansas.
  CBS News.  Thu, 25 Dec 2025 08:10:00 -0500.
• Powerball $1.817 billion Christmas Eve jackpot won by one ticket, in Arkansas
  
  A single winning ticket was sold for Powerball's Christmas Eve jackpot of $1.817 billion, in Arkansas. It was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won.
  CBS News.  Thu, 25 Dec 2025 07:46:00 -0500.
• Christmas Eve winner in Arkansas lands a $1.8 billion Powerball lottery jackpot
  
  A Powerball ticket purchased at a gas station outside Little Rock, Arkansas, won a $1.817 billion jackpot in Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game's three-month stretch without a top-prize winner.
  Olivia Diaz.  Washington Times.  Thu, 25 Dec 2025 01:07:44 -0500.
• Arkansas will become first state to end PBS affiliation
  
  The state's educational television commission cited a $2.5 million reduction in annual federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting as a factor.
  Reagan Wynn.  The Hill.  Sat, 13 Dec 2025 18:50:21 +0000.

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