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Fort Smith/Fayetteville News | 5newsonline KFSM 5NEWS | Get the local news and weather where you live from 5NEWS. Covering Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Bentonville, and all of Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley.
Coronavirus
Arkansas governor, top lawmakers to meet on mask mandate ban
Coronavirus
Arkansas coronavirus hospitalizations reach 1,025
The state said 387 of those patients are under intensive care and 205 are on ventilators.
Coronavirus
23 new COVID deaths reported in Arkansas Monday, hospitalizations spike by 61
The rise in new cases and hospitalizations in Arkansas is tied to the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus.
Coronavirus
Arkansas hospital hits new peak of COVID-19 patients
The Department of Health said the number of people hospitalized statewide with COVID-19 rose by 44 on Sunday to 919.
State
Restaurants reimplement COVID-19 guidelines as Delta variant spreads
Restaurants are encouraging masks again, and some are even closing down their inside dining rooms.
Politics
Lawsuit filed against Gov. Asa Hutchinson for ending pandemic unemployment assistance early
Attorneys at Legal Aid of Arkansas, a nonprofit that provides free legal assistance to low-income Arkansans, filed the lawsuit.
Politics
Jury seated for corruption trial of former state senator
Gilbert Baker has pleaded not guilty to funneling campaign contributions from a Fort Smith businessman to then-Faulkner County Circuit Judge Michael Maggio.
Politics
Arkansas Democrats urge lifting of state's mask mandate ban
The move comes as Arkansas has the nation's highest COVID-19 rate.
Coronavirus
Numbers continue to surge: Arkansas reports nearly 2,000 new COVID-19 cases Thursday
Health officials blame the surge in cases on the spread of the Delta variant, relaxed mask mandates, and low vaccination rates.
State
Gov. Greg Abbott says he won't impose new mask mandate despite increasing COVID-19 cases
Abbott reiterated Tuesday that Texas schoolchildren will not face mask requirements as they return to school later this summer.
Coronavirus
UAMS report forecasts dire COVID-19 situation in the following months
UAMS says Arkansans can no longer act like the pandemic is over and must take action to prevent the consequences of a "third-wave."
CCT Tracking
Arkansas governor's vaccination tour reveals depths of distrust
At the forums, Hutchinson tries to empathize with the vaccine skeptics’ anti-government, anti-media sentiment.
Coronavirus
Arkansas coronavirus hospitalizations reach 1,025
The state said 387 of those patients are under intensive care and 205 are on ventilators.
Coronavirus
23 new COVID deaths reported in Arkansas Monday, hospitalizations spike by 61
The rise in new cases and hospitalizations in Arkansas is tied to the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus.
Coronavirus
Arkansas hospital hits new peak of COVID-19 patients
The Department of Health said the number of people hospitalized statewide with COVID-19 rose by 44 on Sunday to 919.
State
Restaurants reimplement COVID-19 guidelines as Delta variant spreads
Restaurants are encouraging masks again, and some are even closing down their inside dining rooms.
Politics
Lawsuit filed against Gov. Asa Hutchinson for ending pandemic unemployment assistance early
Attorneys at Legal Aid of Arkansas, a nonprofit that provides free legal assistance to low-income Arkansans, filed the lawsuit.
Politics
Jury seated for corruption trial of former state senator
Gilbert Baker has pleaded not guilty to funneling campaign contributions from a Fort Smith businessman to then-Faulkner County Circuit Judge Michael Maggio.
Politics
Arkansas Democrats urge lifting of state's mask mandate ban
The move comes as Arkansas has the nation's highest COVID-19 rate.
Coronavirus
Numbers continue to surge: Arkansas reports nearly 2,000 new COVID-19 cases Thursday
Health officials blame the surge in cases on the spread of the Delta variant, relaxed mask mandates, and low vaccination rates.
State
Gov. Greg Abbott says he won't impose new mask mandate despite increasing COVID-19 cases
Abbott reiterated Tuesday that Texas schoolchildren will not face mask requirements as they return to school later this summer.
Coronavirus
UAMS report forecasts dire COVID-19 situation in the following months
UAMS says Arkansans can no longer act like the pandemic is over and must take action to prevent the consequences of a "third-wave."
CCT Tracking
Arkansas governor's vaccination tour reveals depths of distrust
At the forums, Hutchinson tries to empathize with the vaccine skeptics’ anti-government, anti-media sentiment.
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