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Arkansas panel OKs agencies enforcing vaccine requirement

By ANDREW DeMILLOJanuary 28, 2022 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Friday cleared the way for state-run health care facilities to require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine after officials warned that blocking the move would jeopardize more than $700 million in federal funding.

Arkansas posts record jump in COVID hospitalizations

January 24, 2022 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas saw its biggest one day jump in people hospitalized with COVID-19 on Monday as a state panel gave initial approval to setting aside more funds for hospital beds to deal with a surge in cases because the omicron variant.

Arkansas prof pleads guilty to lying about China patents

January 21, 2022 GMT

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A University of Arkansas professor pleaded guilty Friday to lying to the FBI about patents he had for inventions in mainland China.

Simon Saw-Teong Ang pleaded guilty in federal court in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to one count from a 58-count federal indictment.

Arkansas deploys National Guard to help with COVID tests

January 4, 2022 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' governor on Tuesday deployed National Guard members to help with hospitals' COVID-19 testing sites as the state's coronavirus cases continued to spike.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he's authorized 50 Guard members to assist at hospitals around the state, in addition to 10 that were deployed Monday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Arkansas panel delays vote on agencies’ vaccine requirements

By ANDREW DeMILLONovember 19, 2021 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Friday delayed a vote on whether to allow state-run health care facilities to require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine, a move officials say is needed to protect millions of dollars in federal funding.

Military medical team to help Arkansas with COVID-19 battle

September 8, 2021 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The U.S. Defense Department is sending a 20-member military medical team to Arkansas to help expand the state's hospital capacity in response to a surge in COVID-19 cases, Gov.

Arkansas reports 32 new COVID-19 deaths; vaccinations jump

By ANDREW DeMILLOAugust 27, 2021 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas reported 32 new COVID-19 deaths Thursday, as a motorcycle rally expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people was postponed following complaints over it being held during the virus surge.

Univ. of Arkansas board votes to require masks on campuses

By ANDREW DeMILLOAugust 11, 2021 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The University of Arkansas' governing board voted Wednesday to require masks on its campuses, as dozens of school districts imposed their own mandates following a judge's decision to block the state's mask mandate ban.

Univ. of Arkansas board backs plan to keep Fulbright statue

July 28, 2021 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a plan to keep a statue of the late Sen. J. William Fulbright on its flagship campus, despite calls to remove it because of his opposition to integration.

Researchers: Virus surge a ‘raging forest fire’ in Arkansas

By ANDREW DeMILLOJuly 21, 2021 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Public health researchers on Tuesday called the rapid rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Arkansas a “raging forest fire," and the state's top health official warned that he expects significant outbreaks in schools.

Man thought shot by police in Arkansas now ruled a suicide

July 13, 2021 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — What police initially thought was a fatal officer-involved shooting of an armed man outside a Little Rock hospital emergency room turned out to be a self-inflicted shooting, the state medical examiner said Tuesday.

Kincaid named University of Arkansas acting chancellor

June 21, 2021 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The University of Arkansas system on Monday named an acting chancellor for its flagship campus in Fayetteville after the school's leader abruptly resigned last week.

University of Arkansas chancellor Joe Steinmetz to resign

June 18, 2021 GMT

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The head of the flagship University of Arkansas campus announced Thursday that he would step down, citing the challenge of leading the school in “today's polarized society."

Walmart sales soared, essential workers got scant protection

By GRACIE TODD, MOLLY CASTLE WORK, NATALIE DRUM, NICK MCMILLAN, KARA NEWHOUSE, JAZMYN GRAY, ANEURIN CANHAM CLYNE, JACK RASIEL, SAHANA JAYARAMAN and HALEY CHI-SING/The Howard Center for Investigative JournalismMay 12, 2021 GMT

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Sandra Kunz had been worried for her safety while working as a cashier at a Walmart in Aurora, Colorado, during the pandemic, said her sister, Paula Spellman.

Man arrested in shooting on Arkansas university campus

May 5, 2021 GMT

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — An 18-year-old man was arrested on a first-degree battery charge in connection with an

Man shot, woman stabbed at University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff

April 30, 2021 GMT

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — A University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff student was shot and a young woman was stabbed in a campus parking lot, the school said Friday...

Family gives $1 million to Arkansas hospital

July 5, 2018 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A family has given $1 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to celebrate their loved one and honor the doctor who saved her.

UAMS announced last month that the gift from the family of Pamela Rakhshan will establish an academic chair in her name.

4 finalists named for South Dakota School of Mines president

October 31, 2017 GMT

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The state Board of Regents has named four finalists for the presidency at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City...