President Trump announced a $700 million investment in coal plants and a new export terminal in California. The funding includes $75 million for a coal export terminal in Oakland, $425 million to support 13 existing plants across 10 states, and $200 million in grants for two new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia and to restart a coal plant in Maryland. Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to distribute the funds. The administration says the initiative will create jobs and save consumers $50 billion in energy costs.

Origami Sake Brewery in Hot Springs (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Cary Jenkins) Hot Springs-based Origami Sake is in merger talks with Florida-based Kintsugi Sake, Origami Sake's top executive said Tuesday. An article published online Monday by Arkansas Business reported Kintsugi Sake LLC has acquired Origami Sake. In response to emailed questions Tuesday morning, Origami Sake's Chief Executive Officer Matt Bell said the proposed deal is "actually a merger between Origami and Kintsugi and the creation of a new holding company to produce a portfolio of brands." He said the deal is not complete

With the NBA season set to conclude in the coming weeks, attention will soon shift to the 2026 NBA Draft, scheduled for Tuesday, June 23. This season, eight teams failed to reach the 30-win mark, just one shy of the NBA record set during the 2017-18 season. In response to growing concerns about tanking, the league approved a new anti-tanking measure known as the "3-2-1" lottery system.

Origami Sake Brewery in Hot Springs (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Cary Jenkins) Hot Springs-based Origami Sake is in merger talks with Florida-based Kintsugi Sake, Origami Sake's top executive said Tuesday. An article published online Monday by Arkansas Business reported Kintsugi Sake LLC has acquired Origami Sake. In response to emailed questions Tuesday morning, Origami Sake's Chief Executive Officer Matt Bell said the proposed deal is "actually a merger between Origami and Kintsugi and the creation of a new holding company to produce a portfolio of brands." He said the deal is not complete

Nick Saban didn't hold back when he spoke about the current landscape on NIL and how it will damage college sports. During his testimony for the "Protect College Sports Act," Saban said what's going on now is not sustainable. "It's become an arms race, who spends the most has got the best chance to win," Saban said. "But I think it's a race to the bottom because if you don't spend to win, you lose your fan base and you don't have any revenue." As Saban said, schools might overspend to try and compete for championships.

DraftKings (DKNG) reported Q1 2026 results with revenue of $1.6 billion, up 17% year-over-year, and adjusted EBITDA of $168 million, up 64%. Sportsbook revenue rose 24% to $1.1 billion with net revenue margin up 140 basis points to 7.8%. Parlay handle mix grew nearly 300 basis points. Adjusted gross margins increased nearly 200 basis points. The company repurchased nearly $100 million in stock and achieved positive net income for the second straight quarter.

U.S. postal investigators are asking the public to help locate two women who broke into the Colonel Glenn Road post office in Little Rock on May 17, stealing checks and other mail. Postal inspectors determined the duo entered the Asher Station post office at 7401 Colonel Glenn Road through a back window between 1:50 a.m. and 4:20 a.m., a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service said in a statement Monday.

Clemson's big official visit weekend is in the books and we have already started to see some of the returns. The Tigers landed two commitments over the weekend, with three-star wideout Julian Cromartie announcing on Friday and four-star edge Santana Harvey following suit on Saturday. That takes the total number of verbal pledges over the past two weeks to eight. I expect Clemson's momentum to carry on throughout the next few days. Four-star offensive lineman JJ Brown has moved his commitment date up to Monday, coming off his weekend visit to campus.

Katie Robinson didn't plan to be a banker. A Fort Smith native, she was pre-med at Oklahoma State University, but after graduating in 1999, she realized she wasn't ready for more school and didn't want to work in a lab. So, she managed Powerhouse Seafood & Grill in Fayetteville for several years before finding her way to a management trainee program at Arvest Bank in 2004. At Arvest, Robinson was assistant branch manager for a year, then bank vice president and branch manager for seven years.