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Male elk with large antlers among a herd in a sunlit field.
Outdoors
3 months ago
Apply for a 2026 Arkansas Elk Hunting Permit May 1

Hunters interested in pursuing Arkansas’s largest big game animal can apply for a limited hunting permit draw.

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Summer Fun Guide
3 months ago
National Bike Month Kicks Off in Jonesboro

Cycling enthusiasts of Jonesboro have much to look forward to this summer as Native Brew Works kicked off National Bike Month with a party.

Young fluffy owl perched on a tree branch in a wooded area, peeking around the trunk.
Outdoors
3 months ago
Leave ‘Abandoned’ Wildlife Where You Find It, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Says

It can be a shock to a person to see these young animals in such a helpless position, but this is how these species survive.

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News
3 months ago
Burn Ban Lifted in Craighead County

Due to recent rainfall, the ban is lifted effective Friday, April 24, 2026. 

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Education
3 months ago
Primary School Students Gather on A-State Campus for Earth Day Celebration

“If you teach somebody at a young age, how important it is to recycle, how important it is to conserve things, then they’ll take it into their adulthood.”

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Outdoors
3 months ago
Lake City Student is Contestant in Nationwide Junior Ranger Contest

A Lake City sixth grader is in the running to be a Junior Ranger, and he needs the community to vote for him.

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Outdoors
3 months ago
AGFC Adjusts Fishing and Hunting Regulations Affecting Craighead County, Sets Waterfowl Season Dates

Local hunters and anglers in Craighead County will navigate a new regulatory landscape this season following the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s (AGFC) approval of a comprehensive overhaul to state code.

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Arts & Entertainment
3 months ago
Festival of Flowers Hosted at A-State Brings the Community Together

A-State’s Department of Art + Design has a three-day event planned starting Wednesday that combines ecology and art for the campus and wider community.

Local Experts
3 months ago
THE EXPERT | From the Blind to the Back Porch: The Time for Drake Waterfowl Gear

If you’re anything like the guys who walk through our doors at DNW Outdoors, you don’t stop needing good gear just because the hunting season’s over.

Outdoors
3 months ago
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Provides Tips on How to Avoid an ‘Un-Bear-Able’ Situation This Spring

While sightings of these misguided youths certainly grab the attention of people living in neighborhoods bordering bear country, they often move on as long as people don’t give them a reason to stay.