DUI arrests have skyrocketed in Mississippi in the past several years, helping lead to the lowest number of drunken driving deaths in decades. It’s welcome news for a state that has ranked among the nation’s worst in per capita alcohol-related …
Farmers Insurance has appointed Rick Shriver senior vice president of field operations, Southwest Zone. The Zone includes Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Shriver has more than 24 years of experience in a variety of operations, including marketing, sales, …
A series of earthquakes, including one with a magnitude of 3.9, has rattled parts of Central Arkansas. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a number of temblors near Guy on Saturday, with magnitudes ranging from 1.7 to 3.9. The strongest quake …
Wyoming has the unfortunate record of having the highest rates of motor vehicle fatalities per 100,000 people, with a rate of 24.6, according the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Fatality Analysis. According to the recent report, there were 30,797 fatal motor …
Many states are making progress toward making roads safer, but Oregon and Washington do the best of promoting roadway safety with traffic laws, according to a new report by the Emergency Nurses Association. The report indicates that Minnesota, Arkansas, Louisiana …
Brad Smith has joined wholesale insurance broker Crump in its Memphis, Tennessee office as a broker. Smith joins Crump from South & Western General Agency, where he served as territory manager for Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee for the past several …
Attorney General Tom Miller and ten other state attorneys general, have obtained judgments against the owners of a former Missouri company, barring them from ever again selling auto service contracts or engaging in telemarketing in Iowa and the other states. …
If Oklahoma’s new attorney general or governor decide to drop a lawsuit accusing poultry companies of pollution, the outgoing attorney general predicts the case will be picked up by other interested parties. Outgoing Attorney General Drew Edmondson says he’s confident …
A federal judge on Friday heard arguments in the case of a medical marijuana user claiming a Michigan Wal-Mart store wrongfully fired him after testing positive for the drug. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker in Grand Rapids said he will …
Republican Mark Darr, an insurance agent, will be Arkansas’ next lieutenant governor, having beaten Democrat Shane Broadway on Nov. 2. Darr, from Rogers, clinched the victory in a close race in his first attempt at elected office. He is an …
