News of the Ark-La-Tex

The North Heights Junior High staff and students are ten days away from moving into the new Arkansas Middle School.

March 1-6, 2021

Investments Will Benefit 5 Million Rural Residents

Police in Texas and Arkansas have noticed an uptick in the theft of catalytic converters primarily from vehicles parked overnight at businesses

Managers of Texas’ power grid are expected to receive a lashing today in the first public hearings about the crisis at the state Capitol — where the belief that less government is better is reflected in a part-time Legislature that meets just once every two years, and only for 140 days. The current session ends in May.

Three adults were found dead and a baby was abducted from a home in northeast Arkansas, but the child was found hours later, unharmed, and a suspect was arrested, authorities said Wednesday.

If you are in one of the 108 Texas counties declared a disaster, you can register for FEMA Assistance in several ways.

Top board leaders of Texas’ embattled power grid operator said Tuesday they will resign following outrage over more than 4 million customers losing electricity last week during a deadly winter storm, including many whose frigid homes lacked heat for days in subfreezing temperatures.

An Arkansas House panel on Tuesday advanced legislation loosening the state’s restrictions on the use of deadly force in self defense, weeks after rejecting the same measure.

Silver Alert canceled for 77 year old Texarkana man

The Arkansas Senate on Monday approved a measure banning nearly all abortions in the state, despite objections to the ban not including exceptions for rape or incest.

(AP) — As Texas was reeling from last week’s historic freeze, the state’s attorney general was in Utah for previously scheduled meetings.

On 2-20-2021, Bowie County Sheriff deputies responded to 9480 West 7th Street Texarkana, Texas in reference to a shooting.

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In addition to the crisis of skyrocketing electric bills, Texas is also facing two other immediate crises: food shortages and lack of access to clean water.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday he will not back Donald Trump if the former president runs for the White House in 2024, saying “it’s time” to move on to different voices in the Republican Party.

Saturday, February 20, 2021 from: 1:00pm – 3:00pm

It is with great sadness KTFS Newsradio has to inform you that Rush Limbaugh passed away today, February 17th, after a long and brave battle with lung cancer

As of February 17, 2021, the City and Burns Red Bank Water Supply will be under a Boil Order when water returns.

The Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) is requesting any Health or Human Service Agency to call 211 and add services available to the data base.

With power outages from this week’s winter storm affecting large portions of Texas, the Texas Department of State Health Services is urging people to use extreme caution with electric generators and heat sources that produce carbon monoxide.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds rural communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses affected by the recent winter storms that USDA has programs that provide assistance

More than one million Texans are fully vaccinated

The Public Utility Commission of Texas today echoed a call from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas for electricity conservation. Narrow margins between cold-driven demand and the supply of available power across the state are expected to occur periodically through Tuesday