CALHOUN COUNTY — Through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, ADEM secured two Chinook helicopters with 2,000-gallon Bambi buckets from Mississippi and Oklahoma to support the Bunker Fire, the agency said…
NORTH LITTLE ROCK / SE ARKANSAS — The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management activated the State Emergency Operations Center to Level 1 (full activation) Sept. 15, 2026, for a wildfire…
NORTH LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management achieved Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) accreditation, DPS announced Sept. 10, 2026 — a national standard certified through ANSI. ADEM…
EL DORADO / CROSSETT — A Union County wildfire near El Dorado burned more than 2,100 acres and was described as mostly contained Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, while a roughly…
MONTICELLO — Citing critical winter weather and hazardous travel, UAM closed the Monticello, Crossett (UAM-CTC) and McGehee (UAM-CTM) campuses Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, canceling all classes and office operations, the…
MONTICELLO — On Tuesday evening, the northern lights dazzled above Weevil Pond at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The University of Arkansas at Monticello will host its annual Parent/Family…
MONTICELLO — With more than 5,000 black bears estimated in Arkansas, UAM wildlife biologist Dr. Don White urged residents to keep campsites clean, store food in vehicles (never in tents),…