Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Saturday that President Donald Trump approved Arkansas’ request for an Emergency Declaration for Direct Federal Assistance.
The boil order for Lake City was lifted Saturday.
Police arrested a Jonesboro man after they said they found he was in possession of child sexual abuse material and uploaded it online.
With more severe weather forecasted for Friday night, the City of Jonesboro is providing free sandbags to city residents.
The Women’s Leadership Collaborative and Women’s Business Leadership Center hosted the ninth annual Women’s Leadership Conference today at Reng Student Union at Arkansas State University.
Westside Consolidated School District said school would be in session Friday, April 4, after closing due to storm damage.
The National Weather Service has issued a preliminary rating to the tornado that ripped through Bay and Lake City Wednesday night.
Craighead Electric Cooperative Corporation (CECC) personnel have been working overnight and throughout the day to restore power following a devastating tornado that swept through the region.
Arvest Bank announced on Thursday the start of its 15th annual Million Meals campaign, a two-month initiative to raise awareness and money to help fight hunger in its four-state footprint of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas.
As of this morning, emergency teams have begun on-the-ground evaluations, working through blocked roads, downed power lines, and low visibility to compile data on the destruction.
