The following is a transcript of an interview with Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a Republican, that aired on Jan. 21, 2024. MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to Face the Nation. We go now to the Republican governor of the state of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Good morning, Governor. GOV. SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS: Good morning, Margaret. […]
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Central Arkansas restaurants welcome back guests after cold closure
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansans are still having some problems getting around side streets due to snow and ice, but as the temperature warms so do stoves at local restaurants. Kevin Doroski, executive chef of Draft + Table said he thinks people are getting restless being cooped up, but he was concerned with keeping […]
Former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson drops White House bid
Former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, one of the few Republican US presidential hopefuls to forcefully criticise frontrunner Donald Trump, dropped out of the race on Tuesday after struggling to gain traction in the polls. “My message of being a principled Republican with experience and telling the truth about the current front-runner did not sell in […]
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ends his 2024 campaign after sixth-place finish in Iowa caucuses
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson dropped his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, ending a candidacy that was a throwback to an earlier era of the GOP but ultimately failed to resonate in a party now dominated by Donald Trump. Hutchinson’s exit came a day after he […]
Arkansas family traveling back from Texas greeted with snow
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Since the minute the snow started to fall in Little Rock on Sunday afternoon, it continued for hours and flurry by flurry, the snow piles up across west Little Rock. Josh Slynn didn’t see the first pieces of snow fall because he and his family were driving back from Houston, Texas. […]
Snow leaves some Arkansas vehicles sliding or stuck
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Some of the toughest drives people make during a snowstorm are out of their driveways and on their way to a major road. Sunday our crews traveled in Little Rock to see conditions firsthand. Photographer Stephen Goodale drove around Chenal, Markham, Cantrell, MLK, Broadway, Shackleford, and John Barrow. For the most […]
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on “Face the Nation,” Jan. 14, 2024
The following is a transcript of an interview with 2024 Republican presidentidal candidate former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson that aired on Jan. 14, 2024. MARGARET BRENNAN: We go back now to the Republican presidential primary contest and candidate Asa Hutchinson, who is joining us from Des Moines. You were sir a two-term governor, you helped found […]
Man’s body found in Little Arkansas River in north Wichita, police say
A man’s body was found in the Little Arkansas River on Friday evening in north Wichita, Wichita Police spokesperson Juan Rebolledo said. “No trauma to the body,” Rebolledo said. “At this point going to wait on a autopsy to determine the cause of death.” Police were called at 5:02 p.m. to a submersion in the […]
Sarah Huckabee Sanders makes a splash in Arkansas – can she climb higher?
Shortly after taking office in January, Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders launched a powerful salvo in the so-called war on woke being waged by Republicans. Sanders, 41, signed an executive order targeting critical race theory, an academic field that probes how racism affects US society and laws. The move aligned with countrywide Republican opposition to […]
Former Arkansas teacher accused of sex with student
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former high school teacher was arrested after she was accused of sex with a student, authorities in Cross County, Arkansas said Thursday. Kara Lee was arrested and charged with three counts of sexual assault in the first degree and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Cross County authorities said the […]
U.S. Marshals searching for Arkansas man wanted in connection with multiple shootings, burglaries
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The U.S. Marshals Service is searching for a man they said is wanted in connection with multiple crimes Officials with the U.S. Marshals Service said 31-year-old Darrell Esau is wanted in connection with several crimes around central Arkansas, including his alleged involvement in multiple shootings and burglaries. Esau is facing several […]
Maine murder suspect captured in small city in Arkansas, shot after exiting vehicle with rifle
A 20-year-old Maine man wanted for murder in connection with the death of his co-worker in Waterville has been captured by police in Arkansas, authorities said. Spridal Hubiak of Waterville was injured when shots were fired after he exited a vehicle in Flippin, Arkansas, following attempts by police to stop his vehicle during a chase to […]