Mike Beebe

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Four Arkansas companies that lead the state in exporting goods are to be honored. Gov. Mike Beebe is headlining a Wednesday event to present the Governor's Award for Excellence in Global Trade. The Arkansas Economic...

ARKANSAS TREASURER ARRESTED Ark. treasurer resigns amid charges she took cash LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' state treasurer has resigned after federal prosecutors accused her of taking cash payments from a broker who handled a large amount of...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas' state treasurer has resigned after federal prosecutors accused her of taking cash payments from a broker who handled a large amount of the state's investment portfolio.   Democrat Martha Shoffner resigned effective...

By Suzi Parker LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 21 (Reuters) - Arkansas' state treasurer resigned on Tuesday, a day after federal authorities charged her with extortion stemming from accusations that she gave a broker state bond business in exchange for repeated...

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say a teenager was killed in northwest Arkansas last night when storm debris crashed into his car. A preliminary report says a street sign that was uprooted by high winds landed on top of Austin Deere's car. The...

BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A group of parents and grandparents has filed a federal lawsuit against the Blytheville School District, challenging the district's denial of student transfers under the state's school choice law. A new state law allows...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe is sending the state's condolences to neighboring Oklahoma after a tornado devastated the city of Moore. Beebe says this type of tragedy "strikes deep into the hearts of Arkansans" because...

By Suzi Parker LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 20 (Reuters) - Arkansas' state treasurer was charged with extortion on Monday following a weekend arrest on accusations that she took repeated cash payments for state bond business, including money delivered in a pie...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Bentonville-based Walmart is making a push to sell more U.S.-made goods and part of that effort includes promoting products made in Arkansas. The world's largest retailer on Monday held an event in Little Rock to...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Mike Beebe says Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner ought to resign after she allegedly took cash from a broker who managed state funds. Beebe, a Democrat, told reporters Monday that Shoffner should step down...

An Arkansas law that bans most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy was temporarily blocked by a federal judge on Friday. In a ruling from the bench, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright in Little Rock granted a preliminary injunction...