May 23, 2017 Disgraced preacher, child sex abuser Tony Alamo dies Tony Alamo, a one-time street preacher whose apocalyptic ministry grew into a multimillion-dollar network of businesses and property before he was convicted in Arkansas of sexually abusing girls he considered his wives, has died in prison.
May 23, 2017 Levee fails in Arkansas, residents evacuate Missouri town A river’s levee breached northeast of Little Rock, Arkansas Wednesday morning, prompting flash flood warnings from authorities. Residents were urged to leave the area immediately..
May 23, 2017 Arkansas board investigating state's buy of lethal drugs The Arkansas State Medical Board says it's investigating whether any licensed doctors helped the Department of Correction obtain the drugs used to execute four inmates last month.
May 23, 2017 Arkansas man charged in slaying of 2 adults, 2 children A 37-year-old man has been charged with four counts of capital murder in the deaths of two adults and two children in western Arkansas.
May 1, 2017 Body of missing Arkansas boy, 9, found in woods; suspect in custody A missing 9-year-old boy has been found dead in western Arkansas, authorities said Saturday. His 2-year-old sister was found dead Friday.
May 1, 2017 Second of 2 missing Arkansas children dead, suspect held The second of two missing children has been found dead in western Arkansas.
April 30, 2017 9 killed by storms and flooding in South and Midwest At least nine people have been killed by tornadoes or flooding in the South and Midwest by a storm that also dumped a rare late-season blizzard in western Kansas on Sunday.
April 29, 2017 Arkansas boy, 9, missing after mother and baby sister found dead in woods Search teams in western Arkansas were scouring Saturday for any sign of a 9-year-old boy missing for nearly a week -- as investigators found the bodies of at least three relatives killed, including his mother and baby sister.
April 29, 2017 Writhing and gasping: AP reporters view problem executions The sedative midazolam is supposed to prevent condemned prisoners from suffering while they die, but opponents say several problematic executions involving the drug are evidence that it does not work consistently.
April 29, 2017 Arkansas will face challenges replenishing execution supply Experts say Arkansas will have a harder time getting more lethal injection drugs after an unprecedented court challenge by a drug distributor and possible complications during at least one of the four executions the state carried out this month.
