April 5, 2017 Arkansas parole board suggests mercy for 1 of 8 due to die Arkansas' parole board on Wednesday recommended that Gov. Asa Hutchinson extend mercy to one of eight inmates scheduled to die in an unprecedented series of double-executions this month.
April 3, 2017 The Latest: Clemency decisions pending for Arkansas inmates The Latest on Arkansas' efforts to execute eight prisoners in a 10-day period later this month: (all times local): 6:30 p.m.
April 3, 2017 The Latest: Clemency decisions pending for Arkansas inmates The Latest on Arkansas' efforts to execute eight prisoners in a 10-day period later this month: (all times local): 6:30 p.m.
March 31, 2017 Arkansas asks court to block order on execution drugs Arkansas prison officials asked the state's highest court Friday to stay a judge's order that they must disclose more information about one of the drugs they plan to use in the executions of eight men over a 10-day period in April.
March 31, 2017 Arkansas city of White Hall reports its 1st-ever homicide An Arkansas city has reported its first-ever homicide since it was incorporated decades ago.
March 31, 2017 Lawyer wants information about drugs for Arkansas executions A lawyer is trying to obtain information about the drugs Arkansas will use in an unprecedented run of executions next month, but prison officials say the information is a secret they must keep.
March 29, 2017 Arkansas governor signs 'sex-selection' abortion ban bill Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has signed a measure that would impose fines and prison time on doctors who perform abortions that are based solely on whether the mother wants to have a boy or girl.
March 29, 2017 Arkansas death row inmate asks court to halt execution One of eight Arkansas death row inmates facing lethal injection next month is asking the state's highest court to block his execution so evidence from his murder trial can be retested.
March 27, 2017 Storm destroys church as threat continues in Midwest, South Authorities say an apparent tornado demolished a church as a large system of storms threatened several states across the South and Midwest.
March 24, 2017 Arkansas inmates make longshot bid to avoid double execution Two Arkansas inmates scheduled for back-to-back lethal injections next month asked the parole board Friday to spare their lives, a longshot bid as the state prepares for an unprecedented four nights of double executions over a 10-day period.