April 27, 2017 Inmates put to death in Arkansas during the past week Arkansas planned Thursday to execute a fourth inmate in eight days.
April 27, 2017 Arkansas prepares for its fourth execution in eight days An Arkansas inmate is scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday night, ending an aggressive execution schedule that originally called for putting eight men to death over an 11-day period.
April 27, 2017 Arkansas judge pulled from death penalty cases seeks probe An Arkansas judge who blocked the state's executions the same day he participated in an anti-death penalty demonstration is asking two state panels to investigate the attorney general's office and the state Supreme Court for his removal from considering any capital punishment cases.
April 27, 2017 The Latest: Arkansas inmate hopes to avoid being 4th killed The Latest on Arkansas' effort to execute a fourth inmate before its supply of a lethal injection drug expires on Sunday (all times local): 7:50 a.m.
April 26, 2017 Dozens of snakes dumped in Arkansas Walmart parking lot Arkansas police received calls from frightened customers who encountered the dozens of snakes that were dumped in the parking lot of a local Walmart.
April 26, 2017 New issue in executions: Should the death chamber be silent? The nation's first double execution in 16 years is raising a new issue involving transparency and the death penalty: Should witnesses be allowed to hear what goes on in the death chamber? A lawyer who watched Monday's executions in Arkansas says he saw an inmate open his mouth several times when it should have been still.
April 25, 2017 Arkansas executes two inmates in one night, first state to do so since 2000 Arkansas executed two condemned murderers Monday night, becoming the first state in 17 years to carry out two death sentences in one day.
April 25, 2017 Arkansas executes 2 inmates on the same gurney, hours apart After going nearly 12 years without an execution, Arkansas now has executed three in a few days — including two in one night.
April 24, 2017 Arkansas prepares for first double execution in US since 2000 Two condemned killers in Arkansas are set to die Monday in the first double execution in the United States since 2000.
April 24, 2017 Dashcam video captures Arkansas 4-year-old's fall from bus A 4-year-old girl fell through the open back door of a moving church bus onto an Arkansas state highway, but was rescued from the road by a volunteer firefighter who happened to be driving behind.
