From left: U.S. Reps. Rick Crawford, French Hill, Bruce Westerman and Steve Womack, all R-Arkansas. Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. WASHINGTON -- The four Arkansans serving in the U.S. House of Representatives addressed Arkansas business leaders on Wednesday, offering an update on their legislative priorities, policy worries and thoughts on the Republican majority's future. The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas hosted the four lawmakers for a working breakfast at the U.S. Capitol.

WASHINGTON -- The four Arkansans serving in the U.S. House of Representatives addressed Arkansas business leaders on Wednesday, offering an update on their legislative priorities, policy worries and thoughts on the Republican majority's future. The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas hosted the four lawmakers for a working breakfast at the U.S. Capitol. The meeting was part of the organizations' annual Washington Fly-In, which also included a luncheon with Arkansas Sens.

About 50 anti-data center protesters took to the streets outside the federal building in Little Rock on West Capitol Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. The protestors, who are connected to such groups as the Sierra Club and Indivisible, are upset over the perceived lack of information related to the development of a new data center near the Port of Little Rock that has been connected to Google. The federal building was chosen as the protest site because the Little Rock District of the Army Corps of Engineers has its offices there.

Wednesday Wildfire Danger: A RED FLAG WARNING is in effect from 10 am until midnight in southern Colorado. Wind gusts will reach 45-65 mph, and humidity will drop below 15%. In the zones highlighted in yellow, including the upper Arkansas River, the San Luis Valley, the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, and the Wet Mountains region, it is a particularly dangerous situation. This means that fire danger is VERY high in this region with humidity less than 9%, gusts over 45 mph, and critically dry fuels. Colorado Springs forecast: Low: 50; High: 80; RED FLAG WARNING 10 am until midnight.

A legislative panel rejected a proposal Tuesday that would have eliminated former Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri's job as an adviser to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. A top lawmaker also suggested that Profiri may return to his job overseeing the state prison system, two years after he was fired by the state Board of Corrections as part of a dispute with Sanders. The proposal rejected by the Joint Budget Committee's personnel subcommittee would have written into the appropriation for Sanders' office language eliminating Profiri's position from the Republican governor's staff.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune pushes his glasses up as he speaks to reporters outside his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., October 14, 2025.

Carmen Kingston believes she's "an example of how ordinary can become extraordinary, when empowered and supported by others." As regional general manager, vice president for Sam's Club's east region, Kingston is responsible for 91 Sam's Club locations and 13,000 employees. Looking back, she knows she's come a long way from the 18-year-old who left her entire family behind in northern Mexico to move to the United States. Kingston's parents, who only completed the third and sixth grades, were the first to believe in her. "My dad raised me thinking and believing I could do absolutely anything,

Shawn Poppie and Clemson have added another piece from the portal. Arkansas transfer Jenna Lawrence has committed to Clemson. The 6-foot-3 junior averaged 7.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game last season. She shot 41% from the field last season, including 36% from beyond the arc. Lawrence spent her first three seasons with the Razorbacks. As a freshman, she appeared in 24 games, with two starts, averaging 2.5 points per contest. As a sophomore, she started 20 games, scoring 5.7 points per game. Lawrence was a four-star prospect coming out of high school, ranking No.