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• Blood tests urged for young Ark. dental patients

  April 9, 2013 5:43 PM

  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas health officials on Tuesday recommended blood tests for about 100 young patients of a dentist who sedated them with drugs possibly contaminated with infectious material. Screenings for dozens of patients of the now deceased Dr. William Jarrod Stewart will include tests for hepatitis B,... more »

• 12 states now have high obesity; Colorado the lowest

  August 13, 2012 12:25 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - A new government survey shows 12 states now have very high obesity rates. Overall, more than a third of adults are obese but rates vary by state. The latest figures are based on a 2011 telephone survey that asked adults their height and weight. For the first... more »

• 2 dead, missing 12-year-old girl returned to Little Rock

  July 29, 2012 12:39 PM

  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A 12-year-old girl whose parents were slain is back in Arkansas after her adopted brother took her to Memphis. Authorities say 33-year-old Antonio Whitlow is suspected in the deaths of his parents, whose bodies were found in their Little Rock home Saturday. Whitlow also is... more »

• Feds expanding state access to immigration data

  July 16, 2012 7:57 PM

  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Federal officials are expanding access to an immigration database so that several states can use it to cleanse voter rolls. The Homeland Security Department first notified Florida officials last week that they could check to see if registered voters are actually noncitizens who should not be... more »

• Johnson & Johnson fined $1.1B in Risperdal case

  April 11, 2012 8:36 PM

  LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (AP) - An Arkansas judge fined Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary more than $1.1 billion Wednesday for downplaying and concealing risks associated with the antipsychotic drug Risperdal, a ruling that could affect dozens of pending lawsuits over the drug. Circuit Judge Tim Fox ruled that Janssen... more »

• Tainted sprouts again linked to Jimmy John's

  February 15, 2012 8:43 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Raw sprouts from the sandwich chain Jimmy John's have been linked to an outbreak of foodborne illness - again. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that 12 cases of E. coli poisoning in five states are linked to raw clover sprouts eaten at... more »

• Minnows reintroduced in Arkansas River

  December 12, 2011 12:13 PM

  Two rare minnows are once again swimming in the Arkansas River thanks to pioneering research efforts at the John Mumma Native Aquatic Species Restoration Facility. Plains minnows and suckermouth minnows are native species on the Colorado threatened and endangered list. The small minnows were stocked into the Arkansas River above... more »

• Jobs mourners see burglary at Ark. Apple store

  October 6, 2011 10:26 PM

  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A web developer and his girlfriend headed to an Apple store in central Arkansas to lay down flowers for Steve Jobs. Instead, they spotted the tail end of a burglary. Robert Blake says he saw a man running away from the Little Rock store... more »

• Colo. man bicycling across country killed in Ark.

  May 19, 2011 2:59 PM

  ALBION, Ark. (AP) - A Colorado man bicycling across the country with three friends has been killed in an accident in Arkansas. The Arkansas State Police say 23-year-old William Cranshaw of Ft. Collins died Monday afternoon when he was hit by a car on Arkansas 16 near Albion. The... more »

• Travel Channel show taping in Canon City

  May 18, 2011 7:52 PM

  The Travel Channel is taping an episode of "Bert the Conqueror" in Canon City this weekend. The show's star, Bert Kreischer, travels the country looking for thrills and challenges American towns have to offer. Sometimes it is at theme parks and other times in people's backyards. In Canon,... more »

• One dead in Arkansas building collapse

  May 16, 2011 2:50 PM

  MORRILTON, Ark. (AP) - Authorities say a young girl has died and several other people are injured after a building collapsed in central Arkansas. Conway County Sheriff Mike Smith says rescue teams are searching the wreckage of the building in downtown Morrilton for any other people trapped inside. He says... more »

• Large diamond found in Arkansas by Colorado woman

  April 28, 2011 1:32 PM

  A Salida woman made an amazing find Monday at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. Beth Gilbertson has made a few trips to park to look for diamonds. According to Park Superintendent Justin Dorsey, "Large diamonds continue to be found here at the Crater of Diamonds State... more »

• Salida woman finds huge diamond in Arkansas

  April 28, 2011 11:57 AM

  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Beth Gilbertson was washing the contents of the buckets of dirt she had collected at the Crater of Diamonds State Park when she suddenly saw something shiny catch her eye. "I thought it was a piece of glass at first," she said. "But when I... more »

• Kenyan man, Arkansas woman win LR Marathon

  March 6, 2011 3:23 PM

  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Leah Thorvilson has made it three years in a row as winner among women running the Little Rock Marathon. Race organizers said the 32-year-old Thorvilson, who lives at Little Rock, finished in first place Sunday with a time of 2:45:51 over the 26.2-mile course.... more »

• Deadly December tornado

  December 31, 2010 10:46 AM

  CINCINNATI, Ark. (AP) - Authorities in Arkansas are reporting a deadly tornado strike. The Washington County Sheriff's Office says three people have died after the twister slammed into the tiny northwest town of Cincinnati. A sheriff's dispatcher says there are "lots of injuries." Cincinnati is located near the Oklahoma... more »

• Drought threatens Arkansas Valley

  December 13, 2010 10:55 AM

  DENVER (AP) - While parts of Colorado's High Country have gotten plenty of snow, parts of southern Colorado are showing signs of drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor lists the entire Lower Arkansas Valley east of Pueblo as having severe drought conditions. The Rio Grande basin is categorized as abnormally... more »

• Water compact rules enacted

  October 29, 2010 2:47 PM

  The judge in the Division 2 Water Court in Pueblo, Dennis Maes, has approved new rules enacted by Colorado State Engineer Dick Wolfe that will allow the state to enforce and comply with the Arkansas River Compact. The ruling clears the way for improvements, such as replacing flood and... more »

• Body found in Arkansas River north of Salida

  October 27, 2010 7:06 PM

  Workers from the Arkansas Valley Headwaters Recreational District, plus several agencies, including the Colorado Springs Fire Department have recovered a body in the Arkansas River north of Salida. The newest reports out are that the CSFD dive team actually discovered the body. Kimberly Appelson, 23, was on a private... more »

• Fire burns along Arkansas River in Blende

  October 26, 2010 5:10 PM

  A brush fire burning in the Salt Creek area of Pueblo is now almost out. It burned along the Arkansas River, east of Joplin and north of Highway 50 in Blende. Update: The fire started just east of Joplin Road on the south side of the Arkansas River.... more »

• Both sides meet over rafting rights

  September 23, 2010 7:36 PM

  SALIDA, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado panel to settle rafting disputes between landowners and paddlers has begun sorting through ideas to calm the waters. A task force set up after a rafting bill died in the state legislature held its first meeting Wednesday in Salida. Task force member Bob... more »

• Christo urges consideration of artistic benefits

  September 22, 2010 8:45 AM

  The team for the artist Christo is urging federal land managers to consider his background as they review his proposal to suspend large fabric panels over parts of the Arkansas River. Christo's team submitted comments this month to the Bureau of Land Management saying Christo and his late wife,... more »

• Tamarisk spraying planned west of Lake Pueblo

  September 3, 2010 7:20 PM

  An area along the Arkansas River west of the Lake Pueblo will be closed this month for aerial spraying of tamarisk. About 190 acres of river bottom on both sides of the Arkansas River will be sprayed up-river from the Swallows Cemetery, according to Quentin Springer of the Colorado... more »

• 20th body found in Arkansas flooding disaster

  June 14, 2010 12:43 PM

  Searchers found the 20th victim from last week's flash flooding at a southwest Arkansas campground, state police said Monday. Spokesman Bill Sadler did not say whether it was an adult or a child. Eighteen of the 20 victims have been identified. Matt DeCample, a spokesman for Gov. Mike... more »

• Arkansas searchers seek victims

  June 14, 2010 8:47 AM

  Another day of searching today has begun as crews try to find one person still missing after flash floods swept through an Arkansas campsite and killed at least 19 people. A torrent of water swept through the Albert Pike Recreation Area before dawn Friday and piles of tangled debris... more »

• 16 dead, 3 dozen missing in flash flooding

  June 11, 2010 2:13 PM

  Heavy rains triggered flash floods along a pair of southwestern Arkansas rivers around dawn Friday, killing at least 16 people trapped in remote valleys after the water rose as rapidly as eight feet in an hour. KARK TV in Little Rock reports that 30 people have already been rescued in... more »

• Death toll now 12 in Arkansas floods

  June 11, 2010 11:23 AM

  State police say 12 people are confirmed dead after flash floods triggered by heavy rains slammed a pair of campgrounds in southwestern Arkansas. Arkansas State Police spokesman Bill Sadler says he does not know if those killed early Friday were campers or area residents. He says officials are moving... more »

• 10 dead in Arkansas flash floods

  June 11, 2010 11:02 AM

  Flash floods around a campground in western Arkansas have drowned 10 people after four to six inches of rain swamped the area, officials told NBC News on Friday. Search-and-rescue efforts were ongoing for campers who were still trapped at the Albert Pike Campground. State police spokesman Bill Sadler said... more »

• Arkansas river access restricted, properties flooded

  June 9, 2010 7:57 PM

  The City of Pueblo is restricting public access to the Arkansas river. The water's running so high it's now starting to soak properties in the county. The river has flooded a few fields along 29th lane by Highway-96. Homeowner Bill Keyser says the water's also flooded several basements in the... more »

• Pueblo Fire Department issues river warning

  June 8, 2010 7:41 PM

  The Pueblo Fire Department strongly suggests people stay out of the Arkansas River as it runs through Pueblo. On Tuesday afternoon the river was running at 5900 cubic feet per second at Moffat Street. That level is extremely high and Fire Chief Chris Riley warns that the river at... more »

• Snow melts, water rises in Colorado rivers

  June 8, 2010 1:10 PM

  Coloradans are keeping a nervous eye on rising rivers as a late spring heat wave melts snow quickly, swelling waterways, wiping out bridges and flooding some homes. The high water has prompted some rafting companies to halt guided trips. In Estes Park, some 500 sandbags were handed out Monday... more »

• Army names new officer to chemical operations

  June 7, 2010 1:09 PM

  A former commander of the Pueblo Chemical Depot has been named director of stockpile operations for the Army agency that oversees storage of the nation's chemical weapons. The Chemical Materials Agency announced the appointment of Col. John J. Megnia on Monday. The agency is based at Aberdeen Proving Ground,... more »

• Rafter drowns in accident on Arkansas River

  May 27, 2010 1:47 PM

  The drowning death of a Canon City woman is being investigated in Fremont County. The accident happened yesterday afternoon in the Arkansas River just west of Parkdale. Fremont County Coroner Dorothy Twellman says that 22-year old Nikki Innes was training to be a raft guide with Whitewater Adventure... more »

• Voters send message to incumbents

  May 19, 2010 11:02 AM

  Yesterday's primary elections have reaffirmed the danger faced this year by congressional incumbents and candidates who were hand-picked by national party leaders. Democratic voters in Pennsylvania rejected Sen. Arlen Specter, while Arkansas Democrats forced Sen. Blanche Lincoln into a run-off. And in Kentucky, Rand Paul -- with the backing... more »