Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients have filed a lawsuit against the federal government, arguing that new restrictions on what they can purchase with the benefits are unlawful and harmful to people who rely on the program. Five plaintiffs sued the U.S.

A National Weather Service graphic shows a tornado warning including Fordyce, Rison, Kedron, Cornerville, Star City and Yorktown until 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (Courtesy National Weather Service) A tornado caused a two-vehicle crash and damaged houses and trees in Calhoun and Cleveland counties on Wednesday morning, according to a news release from the National Weather Service. The tornado started around 6:57 a.m. east of U.S. 167, southwest of Fordyce and tracked northeast, the release says.

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal hosted its third annual Northwest Arkansas Outstanding Business Awards luncheon on Tuesday (March 10) in Springdale. About 250 people attended the event sponsored by Arvest Bank. An independent panel of judges selected the finalists and the winners. Following are the winners in the five categories: nonprofit, startup, and small, medium and large business.

Hallie Shoffner has argued that she is both a reflection of DEI (as a woman) and a reflection of privilege (as a white person) The Democratic nominee for Senate in Arkansas challenging two-term incumbent Tom Cotton says her "campaign is about fairness" for "everyone who works hard." At the same time, the candidate, Hallie Shoffner, says the government should make race-based hiring and admissions decisions. Months before launching her campaign in July of last year, Shoffner testified before a state panel in February 2025 to argue that the state of Arkansas should keep race-based hiring and ad

The Democratic nominee for Senate in Arkansas challenging two-term incumbent Tom Cotton says her "campaign is about fairness" for "everyone who works hard." At the same time, the candidate, Hallie Shoffner, says the government should make race-based hiring and admissions decisions. Months before launching her campaign in July of last year, Shoffner testified before a state panel in February 2025 to argue that the state of Arkansas should keep race-based hiring and admissions policies. Shoffner appeared before Arkansas's House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee to testify on Se

Each year, the Fayetteville, Ark., location produces approximately 15 million cases of product. The Arkansas Economic Development Commission announces that branded food company Conagra Brands is expanding its existing manufacturing facility in Fayetteville, Ark. through a multiyear investment of approximately $220 million.

I have long argued that Donald Trump was just about the weakest candidate Republicans could have put up against the Democrats in 2016, 2020 and 2024; that any "normal Republican" (Trump is definitely not normal and isn't much of a Republican) would have beaten a despised Hillary Clinton in the popular vote by double digits, easily fended off the doddering Joe Biden four years later, and bested the inept Kamala Harris by a much larger margin than Trump did. Going further, I've challenged my MAGA friends to identify any of the good things they think that Trump has done in the past year or so--c

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Even in an emotional Senior Day postgame, Missouri forward Mark Mitchell couldn't help but praise the opposition -- specifically, Arkansas freshman guard Meleek Thomas. In the No. 20 Arkansas men's basketball team's 88-84 overtime win on Saturday at Mizzou Arena, Thomas put up a career high-tying 28 points to step up for the Razorbacks in place of star Darius Acuff and help spoil the Tigers' senior sendoff.

Calipari's Arkansas Razorbacks maximize time to rest up tired, injured Hogs Well, the regular season is officially over and after the long grind of the season, the Arkansas Razorbacks have rewarded themselves with the absolute most time off possible. The Hogs defeated Missouri in an 11 a.m. game Saturday morning, and, as things unfolded across the league it immediately became clear the Hogs will be the last team to play its first game of the SEC Tournament. Arkansas will have until 8:30 p.m. Friday to rest up its roster.