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A Checkup for Arkansas’ Maternal Momentum

A Checkup for Arkansas’ Maternal Momentum

The state of maternal health in Arkansas has been a central conversation for medical experts, advocates and legislators for several years. “There’s been so much great attention around maternal health, but it’s for a super somber reason,” says Dr....

Locals elected to offices during annual Arkansas Boys State

Locals elected to offices during annual Arkansas Boys State

Interested in getting The Pine Bluff Commercial's Newsletter delivered to your inbox every morning? Local residents were among students elected by their peers to state office Thursday as part of the 84th annual session of Arkansas Boys State. From...

Arkansas Backstories: Still

Arkansas Backstories: Still

William Grant Still was born in Woodville, Mississippi, on May 11, 1895. When Carrie Still’s husband died shortly after the child’s birth, the young widow and her infant son moved to Little Rock, where they lived with her mother, a former slave,...

AAA reports Gas Prices Dip as Summer Travel Season Gets Underway

AAA reports Gas Prices Dip as Summer Travel Season Gets Underway

Washington, D.C. – With crude oil prices lingering in the low $60s per barrel, drivers are reaping the benefits at the pump. The national average is down about 3 cents from last week, returning to what it was a month ago: $3.16. While fuel prices...

State Democratic Party chairs meet, mix and mingle in Little Rock

State Democratic Party chairs meet, mix and mingle in Little Rock

Democratic Party officials from across the country converged in Little Rock this week for a meeting of the Association of State Democratic Committees. Delegations from 57 states and territories met at the Embassy Suites on Chenal Parkway on...

LSU baseball vs Little Rock: TV, time for today's NCAA regional game

LSU baseball vs Little Rock: TV, time for today's NCAA regional game

BATON ROUGE – NCAA regional play has returned to The Box. LSU baseball wrapped up the No. 6 national seed for the NCAA Tournament and will host the Baton Rouge Regional this weekend. Last season, the Tigers traveled for regional play at North...

TEXAS LEAGUE Missions 4, Travelers 2

TEXAS LEAGUE Missions 4, Travelers 2

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Missions 4, Travelers 2 Late fireworks were not enough for the Arkansas Travelers to overcome their deficit Friday night as they fell to the San Antonio Missions...

Former Arkansas police chief Grant Hardin's prison escape offers unique challenges to searchers: experts

Former Arkansas police chief Grant Hardin's prison escape offers unique challenges to searchers: experts

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Family speaking on the missing Paragould woman last seen camping, pleading for any leads

Family speaking on the missing Paragould woman last seen camping, pleading for any leads

GREENE COUNTY, Ark. — The family a missing Paragould woman is hanging on to hope that she'll soon return home. It's been 25 days since anyone has heard from Jessica Paige Kemp. While the boots on the ground search covers a wealth of land, the...

Report finds solo travelers on major US carriers pay more than groups

Report finds solo travelers on major US carriers pay more than groups

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy discusses domestic car manufacturing and air travel safety on ‘The Big Money Show.’ Solo and business-class travelers are paying more for airline tickets on major U.S. carriers than group travelers, according to...

Darren McFadden to speak before game during Arkansas Travelers’ Faith and Family Night

Darren McFadden to speak before game during Arkansas Travelers’ Faith and Family Night

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Former Arkansas Razorbacks running back Darren McFadden will be the guest speaker at Arkansas Travelers' Faith and Family Night this Saturday when the Travelers...

Arkansas National Guard vehicles take to roads this weekend

Arkansas National Guard vehicles take to roads this weekend

NORTH LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansans should expect to see increased military traffic on the state's interstates and highways as the Arkansas National Guard makes its way to and from annual training beginning this weekend through the end of June....

Traveling National Guardsmen could slow traffic in Arkansas

Traveling National Guardsmen could slow traffic in Arkansas

Residents could see an increased military presence through the end of the June. Starting today, National Guard units will take to the interstates and highways in Arkansas as they travel to and from annual training. "National Guard troops will be...

Survey Reveals Washington's Bad Behavior Trends In Air Travel

Survey Reveals Washington's Bad Behavior Trends In Air Travel

The Golden Age of Air Travel from the 1930's to the 1960's was a special time, even luxurious, with a sense of privilege and glamour. Now, commercial air travel is more like public transit and our nasty travel behavior has become all too familiar....

Little Rock Weekend Guide: May 29 – June 1

Little Rock Weekend Guide: May 29 – June 1

Lakeside parties, baseball games, a smorgasbord of cake — it’s all on the agenda this weekend. Let’s get into it. Heads up: Thursday’s Red Carpet Recovery Gala, the signature fundraising event for the Wolfe Street Foundation, as well as AEDD’s...

Solo travelers pay more than groups for economy flights on major US airlines: report

Solo travelers pay more than groups for economy flights on major US airlines: report

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy discusses domestic car manufacturing and air travel safety on ‘The Big Money Show.’ Solo and business-class travelers are paying more for airline tickets on major U.S. carriers than group travelers, according to...

Arkansas National Guard says to expect more military traffic this weekend | Here's why

Arkansas National Guard says to expect more military traffic this weekend | Here's why

"Drivers are encouraged to stay vigilant when approaching and passing military convoys," ARNG spokesperson Col. Joel Lynch said. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Military traffic across the state will be increased this weekend as annual guard training in Fort...

A Southern Classic: Arkansas Restauranteurs Dish On What Makes Fried Chicken A Mainstay

A Southern Classic: Arkansas Restauranteurs Dish On What Makes Fried Chicken A Mainstay

There is no cuisine in America — possibly the world — that hangs so tightly to the past. Southern food, its origins and its evolution were born out of upheaval, necessity, agriculture, poverty, growth and sheer demand. On a micro scale, it is the...

Teens get a crash course in babysitting at North Little Rock library camp

Teens get a crash course in babysitting at North Little Rock library camp

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — The North Little Rock Public Library System is offering a unique opportunity for teens this summer with a babysitters training camp. The three-day camp aims to equip young babysitters with essential childcare,...

'Devil in the Ozarks': FBI offers $20K reward for capture of former Arkansas police chief on the run

'Devil in the Ozarks': FBI offers $20K reward for capture of former Arkansas police chief on the run

Former FBI agent Rob D'Amico joins 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss the intensifying manhunt for an ex-police officer who escaped prison after being convicted of murder. The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the...

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