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An ecological lifesaver: Grassed waterways
State Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 8:32pmMany landowners are interested in preserving the wildlife on their land. The water quality of the runoff flowing from their acreage is also a matter of concern for landowners.
“Fortunately...
16 charged in Arkansas in connection with alleged Mexican drug cartel
State Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 8:09pmLITTLE ROCK — Sixteen people, including alleged members of a Mexican drug cartel that federal authorities say shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into Arkansas and other states, are named in...
Arkansas snail first invertebrate removed from endangered list
State Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 6:28pmLITTLE ROCK — A tiny, dusky brown or buff-colored terrestrial snail found only on Magazine Mountain in Logan County is the first invertebrate to be removed from a list of the nation’s most...
Wheat growers should hold that itchy sprayer finger
State Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 6:17pmLONOKE, Ark. — Yes, those are stink bugs in your wheat field. No, you probably shouldn’t start spraying just yet.
That’s the assessment of Gus Lorenz, extension entomologist for the...
Rain-delayed growers make late-inning rally to plant crops
State Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 5:53pmArkansas’ cotton, rice and corn growers are making a late-inning rally after a spring-long rain-and-cold delay that kept them from planting their crops.
The brightest number in the latest...
Blast at gun powder distributor injures worker
State Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 5:47pmCLARKSVILLE — One person suffered severe burns Tuesday in an explosion at a gunpowder distributor in rural Johnson County, authorities said.
Investigators from the Little Rock office of the...
Boozman backs 2013 Senate farm bill
State Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 4:54pmWASHINGTON — Unlike a year ago, Arkansas Sen. John Boozman supported a five-year farm bill that cleared the Senate Agriculture Committee on Tuesday with additional help for southern rice and...
Arkansas to get $5 million in settlement with drug maker
State Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 4:13pmLITTLE ROCK — Arkansas’ Medicaid program will receive more $5 million in a settlement with an India-based drug manufacturer that was accused of introducing low-quality drugs into the U.S. market,...
GOP lawmaker Hobbs to run for governor
State Comments Updated: May 13, 2013 9:47pmROGERS — State Rep. Debra Hobbs, R-Rogers, said Monday she plans to run for governor next year, joining a growing field of Republicans with designs on working with a GOP-controlled Legislature....
Board OKs merger of two districts, removes district from fiscal distress
State Comments Updated: May 13, 2013 4:24pmLITTLE ROCK — The state Board of Education on Monday approved the voluntary annexation of the Bradley School District to the Emerson-Taylor School District in southwestern Arkansas and removed the...