Arkansas News

Aggregated Arkansas News Articles

• Alabama, California, Wisconsin and Arkansas emerge as the latest coronavirus hotspots
  
  Alabama, California, Wisconsin and Arkansas have emerged as the current U.S. coronvirus hotspots after continuing to show an increase in coronavirus cases over the past 14 days.
  Daily Mail.  Sun, 31 May 2020 07:42:44 GMT.
• Arkansas hospital returns $8.8 million to federal government
  
  MONTICELLO, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas hospital that received $8.8 million in federal money during the pandemic has returned the payment after administrators realized a mistake had been made. ...
  Washington Times.  Fri, 29 May 2020 20:16:57 -0400.
• Charlatan, a Belmont Stakes Contender, Tests Positive for a Banned Substance
  
  Charlatan was one of two horses trained by Bob Baffert that tested positive for a banned numbing agent at a recent meet in Arkansas.
  Joe Drape.  New York Times.  Wed, 27 May 2020 00:04:34 +0000.
• Eddie Sutton, 84, Winning Basketball Coach at Four Schools, Dies
  
  Recently elected to the Hall of Fame, he led Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky and Oklahoma State to the N.C.A.A. tournament as he piled up 806 victories.
  Richard Goldstein.  New York Times.  Mon, 25 May 2020 22:47:30 +0000.
• Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson optimistic about economic recovery despite recent high in new COVID cases
  
  The state of Arkansas is moving forward with reopening their economy, which was never fully shut down during the coronavirus pandemic, and Gov. ...
  Ronn Blitzer.  Fox News.  Sun, 24 May 2020 16:06:33 GMT.
• Report: Former Oklahoma State basketball coach Eddie Sutton dies at 84
  
  The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that former Oklahoma State men's basketball coach Eddie Sutton has died. He was 84.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Sun, 24 May 2020 03:51:00 GMT.
• Woman buys 1,500 shoes at closing Payless store to donate
  
  What started as a simple trip to the store with her children has turned into something much bigger for an Arkansas mom and her family. Janet Shamlian reports.
  CBS News.  Thu, 21 May 2020 08:32:52 -0400.
• Arkansas continues phased reopening as COVID-19 cases increase
  
  Arkansas continued its phased reopening Tuesday, as the number of new COVID-19 cases in the community is on the rise.
  ABC News.  Wed, 20 May 2020 12:33:53 -0400.
• CDC tracks cluster of coronavirus cases in rural Arkansas to church, raising alarm on religious gatherings
  
  Officials in Louisiana, West Virginia, New Hampshire, Delaware and Michigan had previously carved out certain exemptions for religious activities under the statewide restrictions.
  CNBC.  Tue, 19 May 2020 22:22:27 GMT.
• Coronavirus: Travis McCready plays America's first gig in months
  
  Fans wore masks and had their temperatures taken before watching the show in Arkansas.
  BBC News.  Tue, 19 May 2020 10:45:13 GMT.
• Likely Breach Shuts Down Arkansas Coronavirus Unemployment Program
  
  Officials say a state program that was created to process unemployment applications in Arkansas for self-employed individuals or gig economy workers appears to have been illegally accessed and has been shut down. Gov. ...
  NPR.  Sat, 16 May 2020 22:49:03 +0000.
• Hero steps in at father-daughter dance in Arkansas
  
  It was one of the biggest nights of the year in Northwest Arkansas at a school dance for fathers and daughters. But one girl had no date, until a hero stepped in. Jamie Yuccas reports.
  CBS News.  Fri, 15 May 2020 10:04:30 -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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