Kevin Kinard, 33, a bank branch manager from Maumelle, visited the Arkansas Crater of Diamonds State Park on Labor Day and found the second-largest diamond found in the park’s history.

Two men died Tuesday afternoon and a third was injured in a single-vehicle wreck on Ashley County Road 12.

COVID-19 infection information for 21 South Arkansas and seven Northeast Texas counties, and eight North Louisiana parishes, from respective state health departments. The following figures for COVID-19 virus cases are current through 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Arkansas Tech University is reporting 70 active cases of COVID-19 on its Russellville campus as of Tuesday.

There was no grand prize winner Tuesday night in the national Mega Millions lottery.

COVID-19 infection information for 21 South Arkansas and seven Northeast Texas counties, and eight North Louisiana parishes, from respective state health departments. The following figures for COVID-19 virus cases are current through 6 p.m. Monday.

The Magnolia area has begun receiving rainfall from the outer bands of Tropical Storm Beta, which on Monday afternoon was positioned off of Gulf Coast of Texas.

(Editor’s note: Due to extenuating circumstances, this is our first COVID-19 regional report since 6 p.m. Thursday. Increases in any numbers that seem to be large should take into account three days’ worth of accumulation).

There was no grand prize winner in Saturday’s national Powerball lottery.

There was no grand prize winner on Friday night in the national Mega Millions lottery.

A child and two young people died about 6:55 p.m. Thursday in a collision on Arkansas 8 near Arkadelphia.

Three UAMS medical students have each been awarded a $20,000 Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Primary Care Scholarship, which encourages aspiring physicians to pursue primary care practices in rural Arkansas.

A low-pressure system that has been meandering for days in the Gulf of Mexico and the Bay of Campeche may finally be ready for the big time.

A ticket sold in New York won $94.8 million ($75.3 million cash) Wednesday in the national Powerball lottery.

Candidates in four races will participate in “Election 2020: Arkansas PBS Debates,” which will livestream at youtube.com/arkansaspbs and air on Arkansas PBS on October 12-14.

Columbia County had lottery ticket sales totaling $460,626.00 in August, down from $470,667.00 in July, according to a report released September 10 by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration - Office of the Arkansas Lottery.

COVID-19 infection information for 21 South Arkansas and seven Northeast Texas counties, and eight North Louisiana parishes, from respective state health departments. The following figures for COVID-19 virus cases are current through 6 p.m. Wednesday.

A wreck in Sevier County about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday killed a Horatio resident.

COVID-19 infection information for 21 South Arkansas and seven Northeast Texas counties, and eight North Louisiana parishes, from respective state health departments. The following figures for COVID-19 virus cases are current through 6 p.m. Tuesday.

A ticket sold in Wisconsin won the $119 million Mega Millions lottery on Tuesday night.

A Fordyce man died about 11:01 a.m. Tuesday in a one-vehicle wreck on Chambersville Road in Calhoun County.

Whitney Turner-Tyson, 30, of Little Rock has been charged with the death of a toddler who was dropped from a moving vehicle on Interstate 30 in Saline County.

Benjamin O. Travis, 59, of Hampton was killed about 7:57 a.m. Tuesday in a one-vehicle wreck in Warren.

COVID-19 infection information for 21 South Arkansas and seven Northeast Texas counties, and eight North Louisiana parishes, from respective state health departments. The following figures for COVID-19 virus cases are current through 6 p.m. Monday.

COVID-19 infection information for 21 South Arkansas and seven Northeast Texas counties, and eight North Louisiana parishes, from respective state health departments. The following figures for COVID-19 virus cases are current through 6 p.m. Sunday.

There was no grand prize winner in Saturday’s national Powerball lottery.

COVID-19 infection information for 21 South Arkansas and seven Northeast Texas counties, and eight North Louisiana parishes, from respective state health departments. The following figures for COVID-19 virus cases are current through 6 p.m. Saturday.

Tropical Storm Sally has formed over South Florida.

There was no grand prize winner in Friday’s Mega Millions lottery.

Arkansas State Trooper 1st Class Ryne Shelton, 30, of Pike County, was promoted to the rank of sergeant during a meeting of the Arkansas State Police Commission.

Main streets represent the heart and core of communities. Every community and commercial district has its own distinct sense of place and heritage that it shares.

COVID-19 infection information for 21 South Arkansas and seven Northeast Texas counties, and eight North Louisiana parishes, from respective state health departments. The following figures for COVID-19 virus cases are current through 6 p.m. Friday.

A new tropical system may affect South Arkansas weather early next week.

COVID-19 infection information for 21 South Arkansas and seven Northeast Texas counties, and eight North Louisiana parishes, from respective state health departments. The following figures for COVID-19 virus cases are current through 6 p.m. Thursday.

Weather experts are watching the Gulf of Mexico for possible tropical conditions.

A woman who allegedly profited from teen prostitution is being held in the Miller County jail on charges of human trafficking, promoting prostitution and permitting the abuse of a minor.

COVID-19 infection information for 21 South Arkansas and seven Northeast Texas counties, and eight North Louisiana parishes, from respective state health departments. The following figures for COVID-19 virus cases are current through 6 p.m. Wednesday.

One ticket sold in Arkansas won $50,000 on Wednesday night, four days after another Arkansas ticket holder won $2 million in the Powerball lottery.

A TexARKana man died Tuesday in a motorcycle crash on State Line Avenue in TexARKana.

There was no grand prize winner in Tuesday’s Mega Millions lottery.

COVID-19 infection information for 21 South Arkansas and seven Northeast Texas counties, and eight North Louisiana parishes, from respective state health departments. The following figures for COVID-19 virus cases are current through 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Bail has been set at $250,000 for a TexARKana man accused of rape, kidnapping and other crimes involving a 15-year-old girl.

COVID-19 infection information for 21 South Arkansas and seven Northeast Texas counties, and eight North Louisiana parishes, from respective state health departments. The following figures for COVID-19 virus cases are current through 6 p.m. Monday.

COVID-19 infection information for 21 South Arkansas and seven Northeast Texas counties, and eight North Louisiana parishes, from respective state health departments. The following figures for COVID-19 virus cases are current through 6 p.m. Sunday.

An Arkansas ticket won $2 million Saturday night in the national Powerball lottery.

COVID-19 infection information for 21 South Arkansas and seven Northeast Texas counties, and eight North Louisiana parishes, from respective state health departments. The following figures for COVID-19 virus cases are current through 6 p.m. Saturday.

Hope Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide.