arkansas News

Arkansas Parking Garage Roof Collapses Under Ice

The roof of a downtown parking garage in Jonesboro, Ark., has collapsed and officials are blaming a buildup of ice and snow. The garage roof fell on Tuesday. The structure is on Union Avenue, where a traffic lane is blocked …

Deadly Arkansas Railway Crossing Accidents Worry Officials

Representatives from Ashdown, Ark., and the Kansas City Southern Railway Co. say that after the death of another motorist in a train-vehicle accident they need to discuss again whether to close any of five crossings in the city. Bobbie Calloway, …

OSHA Fines Trucking Company $113K After Worker Fatality in Arkansas

Sherman Brothers Trucking Inc., doing business as Team Transport Inc., has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 11 safety and health violations and fined $113,400 following the death of a worker at …

Arkansas Program Set for Managing Emergency Responders

The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management is to host more than 150 participants for a program on managing emergency responders who come in from out-of-state during a disaster. The Thursday event in Conway will focus on testing the agency’s ability …

Arkansas Nitric Acid Plant Explosion Claims Settled

LSB Industries, Inc., a manufacturing and marketing company, previously reported that it filed an insurance claim for losses and damages in connection with the May 15, 2012, explosion of a reactor in the 98 percent strength nitric acid plant at …

600 Acres Burned in Arkansas Wildfire

A wildfire that burned 600 acres in Ashley County has now been contained. The Arkansas Forestry Commission said Sunday that the fire started Saturday afternoon and crews fought the blaze until about 3 a.m. Little Rock television station KATV reports …

Arkansas Burglars Hit Homes During Funerals

Authorities in Faulkner County, Ark., say it appears local burglars have been reading the obituaries and breaking into homes while the owners are away a funerals. A woman’s home in Conway was burglarized on Wednesday while she was attending her …

18 Percent of Arkansas in Moderate Drought

Drought conditions are returning to Arkansas as hot, dry weather settles into the state. Data released Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor shows that 18 percent of the state is now in a moderate drought and more than 75 percent …

Some Arkansas Cities Mapping Storm Shelters

Officials in at least two Arkansas cities are asking their residents to let them know if they have storm shelters, while a third says he wants to update his city’s maps of the shelters. City officials in Searcy have asked …

Tornadoes in Oklahoma, Arkansas Injure at Least Five

Severe storms spawned a dozen reported tornadoes in Oklahoma and Arkansas on Thursday, injuring at least five people and sending residents scrambling for cover 10 days after a powerful twister killed 24 people in Oklahoma. One tornado warning included Cushing, …