Unemployment rate sinks to 3.1% in state
Arkansas' unemployment rate continued to fall in December, ending 2021 at a record low of 3.1%. Arkansas' civilian labor force shrank by 1,098, with 3,750 fewer Arkansans unemployed and 2,652…
Arkansas COVID infections declining, but hospitalizations are stressing system
Infection rates in most age groups are declining in Arkansas with the 65-and-older group being flat. But Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Jose Romero on Tuesday said COVID-19 continues to…
UAMS research finds COVID-19 has mutation limits
A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has found COVID-19 has limits to its ability to mutate into variants as it has with delta and omicron.…
Panel Approves $50M Emergency Request for More Beds at Arkansas Hospitals
An Arkansas panel on Monday approved an emergency request to allocate $50.1 million in federal funds to temporarily increase bed capacity at hospitals across the state. The funds from the…
National Guard to deploy members around Arkansas next week to assist in COVID testing
The Arkansas National Guard has announced 40 of its members will assist with COVID testing in Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, Little Rock, Mountain Home, Pine Bluff, Rogers and Springdale. It…