Vehicle of missing mother found 23 years later in Arkansas with human remains inside, authorities say

Investigators in Arkansas say they have recovered a vehicle matching the description of a car that belonged to a mother who was reported missing 23 years ago along with her young daughter.

Arkansas restaurant pays student employees to do homework during shift

A restaurant group in Arkansas is allowing student employees to do homework for an hour while on the clock, an initiative that is raising grades and also recruiting more employees amid the country’s labor shortage.

ICU nurse helps young COVID-19 widowed dad fill newborn’s nursery with donations

Eric Robison, 23, lost his 22-year-old wife to COVID-19 and became a single father within the span of just two months. ICU nurse Ashlee Schwartz saw the young family’s tragic struggle and stepped in to help.

Woman finds 4.38-carat diamond in Arkansas state park

Noreen Wredberg of Granite Bay, Calif., found the 4.38-carat yellow diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas.

Arkansas hospital shows grim picture inside its COVID-19 ICU

Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas told the story of two unvaccinated fathers who are now critically ill after contracting COVID-19.

Arkansas governor says he regrets signing mask ban amid COVID-19 surge

Hutchinson expressed some regret about signing the ban, but said he approved it at a time when the state’s cases were much lower and a month after he lifted the state’s mask mandate.

Rev. Al Sharpton eulogizes Arkansas teen killed by deputy

The Rev. Al Sharpton and attorneys for George Floyd’s family have joined family and friends in mourning a White Arkansas teenager shot dead by a sheriff's deputy.

California bans government travel to 5 additional states due to new anti-LGBTQ+ laws

California is restricting state-funded government travel to Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia as a "result of new anti-LGBTQ+ legislation recently enacted in each state," California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Monday.

6-year-old girl invites passerby, dog to father’s funeral

Six-year-old Raelynn Nast wanted to help greet mourners outside her father’s funeral last month, but instead, she befriended a passerby and her dog and brought them inside, bringing comfort to the family.

Old Navy responds to first-grader's request for girls' jeans with 'real pockets'

Kamryn Gardner, a student at Evening Star Elementary in Bentonville, Arkansas, penned a letter to Old Navy asking the retailer to make girls' jeans with "real pockets."

Arkansas Gov. aims to end mask mandate at month’s end

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday that he believes his proposal to remove a mask mandate intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus will take place as planned at the end of the month.

Teacher accused of making 5-year-old clean toilet with hands

An Arkansas elementary school teacher is accused of making a kindergarten student pull toilet paper out of a feces-filled toilet with his hands.

Town comes together to save dog from frozen pond

Police, first responders and neighbors banded together in an Arkansas town to rescue a dog who was trapped in the middle of a frozen pond.

1 student injured in Arkansas school shooting on 1st day back to in-person class

A student at a middle school in Arkansas was shot in an isolated incident involving one gunman, an official for the Watson Chapel School District confirmed on Monday.