Andrew Demillo

Judge temporarily blocks new Arkansas anti-abortion laws

July 24, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.

A federal judge blocked three new abortion restrictions in Arkansas minutes before they were set to take effect Wednesday, including a measure that opponents say would likely force the state's...

Medicaid recipient Thomas J. Penister, of ...

Medicaid work mandate will create uncertainty in some states

January 13, 2018 at 9:56 p.m.

Republicans this past week began to realize their long-held goal of requiring certain adults to work, get job training or perform community service in exchange for getting health coverage through...

Arkansas resumes issuing birth certificates after brief halt

December 8, 2017 at 10:37 p.m.

Arkansas' governor ordered health officials on Friday to treat married lesbian and heterosexual couples the same when listing the parents on a birth certificate, in an effort to comply with...

Segregation lingers in U.S. schools 60 years after Little Rock

September 24, 2017 at 7:52 p.m.

Among the most lasting and indelible images of the civil rights movement were the nine black teenagers who had to be escorted by federal troops past an angry white mob...

Across the U.S., states try to block access to public records

September 18, 2017 at 12:21 a.m.

In February, Arkansas lawmakers marked the 50-year anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act with a resolution calling it "a shining example of open government" that had ensured access to...

Police justified in shooting of Arkansas teen, prosecutor says

August 10, 2017 at 7:36 a.m.

A black teenager pointed a BB gun that looked like a handgun at police before he was fatally shot by officers outside an emergency youth center in eastern Arkansas, a...

An investigator collects evidence near an ...

Police: Arkansas club shooting that injured 28 may be gang-related

July 1, 2017 at 5:56 p.m.

Clubgoers screamed and scrambled for cover as dozens of gunshots rang out during a rap concert in downtown Little Rock early Saturday, leaving 28 people injured from an 11-second melee...

The entrance of an Arkansas nightclub ...

Little Rock nightclub shooting that injured 28 may be gang-related, police say

July 1, 2017 at 3:57 p.m.

Police said 17 people were hurt in a shooting early Saturday after a dispute at a downtown Little Rock nightclub. The city's police chief said officers suspect multiple people fired...

Supreme Court rules that states must list same-sex parents on birth certificates; Gorsuch joins dissent

June 26, 2017 at 1:57 p.m.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of same-sex couples who complained that an Arkansas birth certificate law discriminated against them, reversing a state court's ruling that married...

This July 7, 2010, file photo shows Nebraska's lethal injection chamber at the State Penitentiary in Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska and Colorado are among 31 states that still have the death penalty. Senate Bill 95 in the Colorado legislature would repeal capital punishment.

Arkansas executes killer for 4th lethal injection in 8 days

April 27, 2017 at 10:35 p.m.

Arkansas wrapped up an aggressive execution schedule Thursday, putting to death its fourth inmate in eight days.

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