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Arkansas Electric Cooperative to build 900-MW gas plant in Texas
Little Rock-based generation and transmission cooperative Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (AECC) plans to build a 900-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant on about 100 acres in Morris County, Texas, near Naples. Construction of the two-turbine, simple-cycle gas plant is set to begin in summer 2026. It’s planned to start operations by...
Damage to Forests in North Arkansas from May Tornados Estimated at $89M
The record number of tornados that touched down in Arkansas in May caused an estimated $89 million in total economic impacts and potential environmental risk associated with the forest damage experienced in five northern counties, according to the Arkansas Center for Forest Business at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
KASU News: Lawsuit on Education Reform, Governor's Priorities, and Entrepreneurship Initiatives
Today's headlines from KASU News for Wednesday, August 14, 2024, include updates on a lawsuit against Arkansas' education reform law, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders outlining her future priorities, and a new non-profit to support new business owners. Other news covers Missouri's upcoming vote on abortion rights, public input on a road project in Jonesboro, and the temporary shutdown of a South Arkansas petroleum refinery. Additional stories highlight legislative efforts for a radiation exposure compensation act and a newly formed coalition to boost entrepreneurship in Arkansas.
NOAA gives early look at winter forecast for the Ozarks
Don’t mind the fact there is a heat advisory in effect for most of the Ozarks on Wednesday, the National Weather Service is already preparing for winter. The Climate Prediction Center shows the Ozarks to be right down the middle. For the months of December, January and February, also known as meteorological winter, NOAA is […]
One state radically boosted new teacher pay – and upset a lot of teachers
When Ashlyn Siebert started looking last year for teaching jobs near Decatur, Arkansas — her rural hometown — she knew she wouldn't make as much as a first-year teacher would 16 miles away in Bentonville, home to Walmart's headquarters. The story was the same in dozens of other...
Driver killed in Caiborne Parish single-vehicle crash
SUMMERFIELD, La. -- An Arkansas woman was killed Monday night in a single-vehicle crash in Claiborne Parish. Troopers said the crash claimed the life of Martha Musticchi, 72, of Little Rock, Ark. It happened around 8:25 p.m. on state Highway 9 near Corney Lake Road. The preliminary investigation indicates Musticchi...
During Monday meteor shower, 2 mountain lions follow women on Arkansas hiking trail
Two mountain lions were encountered by hikers during Monday night's meteor shower at a state park in Arkansas, about two-and-a-half hours south of Springfield. Candy Wilkins and Karlee Roth of Russellville, Arkansas, encountered two mountain lions at Hawksbill Crag at Whitaker Point in Newton County, Arkansas on Monday around 9:30-10 p.m. In a post made to Facebook on Tuesday, Wilkins said the mountain lions followed her and Roth about 1.5 miles back to their vehicle and at...
Another Little Rock Starbucks location votes to unionize
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Another central Arkansas Starbucks has voted to unionize. The workers at the Geyer Springs and I-30 location voted 8-4 to join Starbucks Workers United, the union said in a release. This location becomes the 5th Starbucks in Arkansas and 3rd in Little Rock to unionize.
Little Rock VA to host Virtual Claims Clinic for Arkansas Veterans on Aug. 22
LITTLE ROCK, AR — The Little Rock VA Regional Office is hosting its next Virtual Claims Clinic for Arkansas Veterans on Thursday, August 22, from 4 to 6 p.m. This monthly event provides Veterans the opportunity to speak one-on-one with VA staff members who can assist with specific questions regarding claims for VA benefits.
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