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UAMS gets funds for opioid disorder app

Monday, August 23 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK — A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientists has been awarded a five-year grant worth $2.5 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to determine if a cell phone application can reduce the relapse rate in... Read More.

State sets new high for ventilator use by COVID patients

Monday, August 23 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas reported 33 new COVID-19 deaths and more than 2,400 new coronavirus cases Friday as the state reached a new high for virus patients on ventilators. The Department of Health said the state’s COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began rose... Read More.

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Groups claims high school censored yearbook

Friday, August 20 by Ray King

BIGELOW, Ark. (AP) — Officials at an Arkansas high school physically tore out pages from the school’s published yearbook that included references to the U.S. Capitol riot, George Floyd and COVID-19, claiming “community backlash,” an action the Student Press Law Center condemned as censorship. The SPLC,... Read More.

Parents file lawsuit on school mask mandate

Thursday, August 19 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Three parents are suing over a northwest Arkansas school district’s decision to require face masks after a judge blocked the state’s mask mandate ban. The lawsuit filed Wednesday over the Bentonville School District’s mandate argues the local school board had... Read More.

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State hospitalizations from COVID drop slightly

Thursday, August 19 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas reported 26 new COVID-19 deaths Wednesday as the state’s hospitalizations from the virus dropped slightly for the second day in a row. The Department of Health said total deaths from the virus since the pandemic began now totals 6,565.... Read More.

Hospitalizations from COVID drop, 41 more deaths reported

Wednesday, August 18 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Tuesday reported 41 more COVID-19 deaths as the number of people hospitalized from the virus dropped. The Department of Health reported the state’s deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic began now totals 6,539. The state’s COVID-19 hospitalizations decreased... Read More.

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41 deaths from COVID-19 in Arkansas

Wednesday, August 18 by Deseray Mckinzy

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Tuesday reported 41 more COVID-19 deaths as the number of people hospitalized from the virus dropped. The Department of Health reported the state’s deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic began now totals 6,539. The state’s COVID-19 hospitalizations decreased... Read More.

Arkansas reached new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations

Tuesday, August 17 by Deseray Mckinzy

Arkansas reached another new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state on Monday as thousands of students headed back to school. The state reported 46 new virus hospitalizations, bringing its total COVID-19 patients to 1,459. That surpasses the record high the state reached last week.... Read More.

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18 counties including southeast Arkansas declared disaster destination

Monday, August 16 by Deseray Mckinzy

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Thursday issued a Secretarial Disaster Declaration designating 18 Arkansas counties as primary natural disaster areas due to excessive rain, flash flooding, flooding, high winds, and lightning that occurred April 1 through June 11. Those 18 counties are... Read More.

COVID vaccinations up, hospitalizations down

Monday, August 16 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The number of people hospitalized in Arkansas due to COVID-19 declined slightly on Saturday and the number of vaccinations increased by more than 41,000. The Arkansas Department of Health reported 1,452 hospitalizations, six fewer than Friday, during a week in... Read More.

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Most state schools to require face masks

Friday, August 13 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Most Arkansas public school students will be required to wear masks when classes begin next week, following moves by dozens of districts in response to a judge blocking the state’s mask mandate ban. At least 60 public school districts and... Read More.

State hospitals to require COVID vaccinations

Friday, August 13 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A growing number of Arkansas hospitals said Thursday they’ll require all staff to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as the state’s COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped after hitting new records three days in a row. CHI St. Vincent and St. Bernards Healthcare... Read More.

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