July 26, 2020 Some police in Arkansas refuse to enforce coronavirus mask orders because they lack the manpower Amid the coronavirus pandemic in America, multiple police chiefs and sheriffs in Arkansas and elsewhere say they won’t enforce statewide mask requirements, even within their departments.
July 24, 2020 Biden leads Trump in polls, but Mike Huckabee says 'key turning point' is coming The 2020 presidential debates will be a "key turning point" in the race for commander-in-chief, former Arkansas Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee stated Friday.
July 22, 2020 Tom Cotton rips NY Times for running China scientist’s op-ed slamming US virus response U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., appeared to take offense Wednesday after The New York Times published an op-ed essay written by a Chinese scientist who slammed the U.S. government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.
July 20, 2020 Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson: Trump's 'masked' Twitter photo offers a unifying message Arkansas Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson praised President Trump for his tweet featuring himself wearing a face mask and a message that suggested it could be a form of uniting behind a patriotic endeavor.
July 19, 2020 One reporter, two executions -- and haunting last words Convicted killers Daniel Lewis Lee and Wesley Ira Purkey both met their fates last week.
July 16, 2020 Coronavirus: Arkansas, Colorado mandate face coverings to fight surge Both Arkansas and Colorado on Thursday issued statewide mandates requiring people to wear face masks in public amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases throughout the United States in recent weeks.
July 16, 2020 Cotton to visit New Hampshire later this month, stirring more 2024 speculation Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas will travel to the first-in-the-nation presidential primary state of New Hampshire later this month, sparking more speculation that the conservative lawmaker and strong supporter of President Trump may have his own national ambitions in 2024.
July 15, 2020 Arkansas Racing Commission suspends trainer Bob Baffert after horses fail drug tests The Arkansas Racing Commission announced Wednesday the suspension of renowned trainer Bob Baffert for 15 days after two of his horses tested positive for a banned substance.
July 14, 2020 Arkansas police officer charged after colleague's shooting death on his doorstep Arkansas authorities say a police officer allegedly told a co-worker that he’d shoot through his door if protesters arrived on his front step in May following nationwide unrest over the police-involved death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Then a colleague was shot to death through the officer’s door.
July 14, 2020 Daniel Lewis Lee executed for torturing, killing Arkansas family in 1996, first federal execution in 17 years A White supremacist who tortured and killed an Arkansas family – including an 8-year-old girl – was executed Tuesday morning in Indiana.
