Latest Arkansas Headlines
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Hormel Recalls Peanut Butter Made in Arkansas Factory
Nov 3 2015 // Hormel Foods Sales LLC is recalling 153 cases of peanut butter made at its Little Rock, Arkansas, factory because of the potential for metal shavings in the jars. The company issued a statement saying 153 cases of reduced...
Arkansas Panel Wants Definition of ‘Small Business’ Expanded
Oct 26 2015 // A legislative panel has asked Arkansas’ insurance commissioner to expand the definition of small businesses so more companies can purchase coverage for their employees through a marketplace. But state Insurance...
Arkansas Appeals Court Upholds Bulk of $2.75M Award for Family Dollar Ex-Workers
Oct 23 2015 // The Arkansas Court of Appeals has upheld $2.75 million in damages awarded to two former employees of Family Dollar whom the business falsely accused of theft. The court upheld the damages a Crittenden County jury awarded...
Large Feral Hog Population a Big Pain for Arkansas Farmers
Oct 22 2015 // Federal and state officials say a large population of wild hogs in Arkansas is causing problems for farmers across the state. State officials estimate there are roughly 200,000 fast-breeding feral hogs spread across the...
Arkansas Drought Heightens Fire Risk, Lowers Lake Levels
Oct 21 2015 // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says boaters should be careful on Arkansas lakes as a drought lowers water levels, and foresters say outdoor burning should be avoided to reduce the risk of wildfires. The Corps said water...
People – South Central
Oct 19 2015 // The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers elected Bill Henry as the group’s 2016 chairman. Henry is CEO and chairman of Dallas-based MHBT, a Marsh & McLennan Agency company. Henry succeeds Steve Brockmeyer,...
Arkansas to Realign Highway for Crash Reduction
Oct 14 2015 // An intersection on U.S. 65 in southeastern Arkansas is getting realigned in an effort to give drivers better sight lines and reduce fatal crashes. An estimated $500,000 and $750,000 will be spent to redevelop the...
Arkansas’ Health Plan Should Move People Upward, Consultants Say
Oct 9 2015 // Consultants hired by Arkansas legislators to review the state’s “private option” Medicaid plan have recommended that the program continue but suggested changes that would move participants into jobs and...
Fortner Named NAMIC’s Professional Farm Mutual Manager of the Year
Sep 30 2015 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies presented James Bradley (Brad) Fortner, chief operating office of Farmers Protective Mutual Insurance Company in Rogers, Ark., with its Professional Farm Mutual...
Arkansas Mutual Insurance Co. Rated ‘A’ by A.M. Best
Sep 29 2015 // A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of “A” (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a” to Arkansas Mutual Insurance Company (AMIC) in Little Rock, Ark. The outlook assigned to both...
Arkansas Law Increases Penalties for Boating While Intoxicated
Sep 9 2015 // A new Arkansas law prompted by the deaths of two University of Arkansas students makes driving a boat while intoxicated as serious as driving a car while impaired. The law, which went into effect this summer, was enacted...
Arkansas AG: State Law Bars Local LGBT Protections
Sep 3 2015 // Five local measures prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity cannot be enforced because of a new Arkansas law barring such protections, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge wrote in a...
Arkansas to See Max 7.15% Rate Hike in Health Marketplace in 2016
Aug 27 2015 // Arkansas’ insurance commissioner says health insurance rates on the state’s marketplace will increase by no more than 7.15 percent next year. The Arkansas Insurance Department approved the 2016 rates for...
Judge OKs Agreement in Arkansas ExxonMobile Oil Leak Suit
Aug 13 2015 // A federal judge has signed an agreement among the operators of an oil pipeline and state and federal governments to end a lawsuit filed over a pipeline rupture that soiled land and water in central Arkansas in 2013. U.S....
FEMA Disaster Aid to Arkansas Tops $2M
Aug 5 2015 // Federal officials say the government has provided more than $2 million in aid to help Arkansas recover from storms that hit in May and June. Tornadoes, high winds and flooding ravaged the state between May 7 and June...
Former Arkansas Insurance Company Exec Sentenced for Embezzlement
Aug 3 2015 // The former president of a Little Rock, Ark.-based insurance company was sentenced in July to one year and one day in prison for embezzlement. John Mathis “Matt” Lile, III, of Little Rock, the former president...
Former Arkansas Insurance Exec Sentenced for Embezzlement
Jul 28 2015 // The former president of a Little Rock, Ark.-based insurance company has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for embezzlement. United States District Judge Susan Webber Wright sentenced John Mathis...
One Month Left to Register for Arkansas Disaster Aid: FEMA
Jul 27 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency says residents of nine Arkansas counties have just one month left to register for disaster assistance for damage from severe storms in May and June. FEMA said Friday Arkansans who...
FEMA Aid Tops $1M for Arkansas Storm Recovery
Jul 21 2015 // Financial aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has reached more than $1 million for Arkansas residents in nine counties who were hit by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding from May 7 to June 15. The agency...
Arkansas Cities Back Anti-Discrimination Measures Despite New Law
Jul 21 2015 // Most Arkansas municipalities that have adopted broader anti-discrimination protections for gays and lesbians say they’ll keep enforcing the measures despite a new law taking effect this week intended to prohibit such...
