Arkansas will launch its state-run lottery Monday, with $50 million dollars worth of scratch-off tickets going on sale around the state. Those who buy tickets could win as much as $100,000, and part of the proceeds from ticket sales will fund college scholarships.

The Arkansas General Assembly this year injected much-needed funding to expand business and industry training delivered by two-year colleges in the state.

When you’re on the endangered species list, you get what you need. The red cockaded woodpecker might not realize it, but the Arkansas Forestry Commission, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission and The Nature Conservancy are working diligently to add some much needed square footage to its vast home.

A massive manhunt has come to an end with the capture of the two men, according to Nevada County Sheriff Danny Martin. Martin said both were caught in Hempstead County without incident.

The search continued Thursday for two Nevada County men who escaped from the Pike County Jail.

Sec. of Labor Solis announces federal grant competition as Pew releases analysis citing Arkansas as a growing 'green' state

The Hornell, N.Y., city court was packed with lawyers as news cameras and reporters waited outside for the court appearance of two Arkansas prison escapees being held at the Steuben County jail.

Jeffrey Grinder and Calvin Adams - two convicted killers who escaped from an Arkansas prison Friday - were captured in a residential area in the city of Hornell, N.Y., shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Common issues among local farmers: need of water

The party started early Thursday, April 23, 2009, as bikers began rolling into Helena-West Helena, Ark., to register for the ninth Wild Hog Music Festival & Motorcycle Rally. 

Covered wagon rolls through the Grand Prairie.

Lawmakers have recessed the 87th General Assembly in Little Rock after 88 calendar days with the adoption of the state’s spending plan for the next fiscal year.

News From the Capitol by Jody Dickinson

The first state lottery tickets could be sold this fall now that legislation implementing the games has been approved by the 87th General Assembly and signed into law. The first scholarships funded by lottery revenues will be awarded for the fall semester of 2010.