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Two months after tornadoes swept through Benton County, cities continue cleanup efforts
BENTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — Benton County has picked up about 450,000 cubic yards of debris from county-maintained roads and streets outside of city limits. According to Melody Kwok with Benton County, their first pickup pass focused on tree stumps and vegetative debris, now they aim to finish the first phase by Aug. 18 before moving on to phase two.
Families look for ways to cool off as heat advisory goes into effect in Little Rock
As time inches closer to kids having to head back to school, of course they want to soak up the sun but on days like Monday with a heat advisory in effect, they're needing some extra help to cool off.
Update: Missing Teen in Arkansas Found Safe, Man in Custoday
According to an Arkansas State Police press release;. Autumn Nicole Lyon was found safe today shortly before noon. Adrian Garces was taken into custody in Texas last night (Monday, July 29). Garces has been charged with Interference with Custody and is awaiting extradition back to Arkansas. Earlier. The Arkansas State...
Heat Warnings Issued in Oklahoma and Arkansas, Indexes up to 113 Degrees
Oklahoma City, OK – An excessive heat warning is in effect for parts of northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas from noon to 9 PM today. Residents should prepare for dangerously high heat index values up to 113 degrees in affected areas including Tulsa, Muskogee, and Bartlesville. A heat advisory has also been issued for the rest of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas with heat indexes expected to reach up to 109 degrees.
UAMS Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative secures million grant
UAMS Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative Secures Million Grant. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a significant boost in its efforts to improve the quality of care for older adults, securing a five-year, million federal grant for the UAMS Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative. This substantial funding will support the collaborative in its mission to train healthcare professionals, students, and supportive care workers.
Texas teen walks across Arkansas to D.C. to raise awareness
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — One teen from Lubbock, Texas, has decided that distance is not too great for a cause he supports. Elisio Jimenez joins Little Rock ARC on his journey from Texas as he walks across the state of Arkansas to get to Washington D.C. To help him...
LRPR staff honored with Arkansas SPJ Diamond Journalism Awards
Little Rock Public Radio earned top honors at this year’s Diamond Journalism Awards hosted by the Arkansas Society of Professional Journalists, securing first-place awards in all categories within the contest’s radio/audio division. Politics and Government Reporter Josie Lenora took home eight first prize awards for her work covering...
Arkansas Cities Receive $100 Million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant
Grants include funding for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and other measures to reduce climate pollution. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Arkansas Tri-Region CPRG Coalition has been selected for a $99,999,999 Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) award for its “Energy and Environment Innovation for the Natural State” proposal. This sizable grant will finance projects across Central Arkansas, Northwest Arkansas, and the Arkansas River Valley, which together represent half of the state’s population. Metroplan was the lead agency for the grant submittal, and this grant was one of only 25 funded nationally.
Mapped: Arkansas too hot for Summer Olympic games
Most of the world is expected to be too hot to host the Summer Olympics by 2050, including all of Arkansas. By the numbers: An Axios analysis of CarbonPlan data finds that in 2050, 60% of locations globally will experience Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures above 82°F, the American College of Sports Medicine's recommended threshold for canceling outdoor, continuous activity to avoid heat illness.
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