UAMS begins new cancer patient access system

LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is implementing a new statewide patient navigation program to help cancer patients across the state access needed prevention, screening, treatment and support services. The program serves all Arkansans regardless of provider.“We know advances in... Read More.
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7-year-old Pine Bluff murder victim laid to rest

7-year-old Chloe Alexander of Pine Bluff was laid to rest over the weekend after being shot and killed during an isolated incident involving two acquaintances engaged in a dispute.18-year-old Kenjata Daniels Jr. has been arrested and charged for her murder.Rick Walker has more on... Read More.
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Bryant man killed in accident at Malvern

A Bryant man was killed in a one-vehicle in Malvern Thursday night.According to a preliminary report, Donterris Lamon Mallory, 31, was southbound Arkansas Highway 67 when the 2008Ford he was driving veered into the northbound lane, striking the bridge railing east of the roadway.... Read More.

One killed, one hurt in Tuesday accident

A Prescott teenager was killed and a second injured in a one-vehicle accident in Nevada County Tuesday afternoon.According to a preliminary report, Cavashia Young, 18, was a passenger on a 2012 Polaris Ranger that was northbound on Highway 371 when the vehicle left the... Read More.
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Governor willing to talk about age limit for gun purchases

Republican Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson expressed his willingness for a “conversation” on raising the minimum age to purchase a semiautomatic rifle from 18 to 21 and “AR-15-style weapons” amid fresh talks on gun reform following a deadly mass shooting in Texas last week.Hutchinson toldRead More.
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Boozman announces hearing on state farm bill

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman, will hold a field hearing in Arkansas to gain input from Natural State agricultural producers as the process of writing the 2023 Farm... Read More.

Arkansas police officer arrested on child rape allegations

Aaron Cochrane, 41, of Jackson County, who most recently has been employed as a Bradford police officer, was arrested by Arkansas State Police this afternoon and transported to the Jackson County jail in Newport. Cochrane is being held on probable cause pending the filing of... Read More.