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How our economic dollars pass through the Arkansas River every day We take a trip down the Arkansas River to show you how the Murray Lock and Dam keep traffic and money rolling on the water. Author: Ashley Godwin (THV11) Updated: 10:35 PM CDT May 24, 2021 LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — We can all appreciate the beauty of the Arkansas River.  It stretches over 4 states and 1,400 miles. It's one of the major reasons we're called the natural state, but the river is more than just a scenic wonder. It's also a crucial part of our economy. Barges carry millions of our ec...

Crews prepare for flooding by reinforcing levees along Arkansas River Using the 2019 floods as a reminder, crews are reinforcing levees along the Arkansas River in preparation for potential damage that could be sustained. Author: Ian Russell Updated: 7:34 PM CDT April 30, 2021 PERRY COUNTY, Ark. — Spring of 2019 was difficult for Jason Trantina, the owner of Toad Suck One Stop, whose store is literally just feet from the banks of the Arkansas River. "2019 was a bad year, the store was four feet underwater" Trantina said.  It's a tough memory for those in Per...

Posted By: Hewson Beattie February 20, 2021 @ 4:16 pm Local News, News Table Rock Dam, Bull Shoals Dam, and others, worked around the clock to provide extra power to the Southwestern Power Pool at a time of crucial need, in some cases generating more than capacity. Over 91,000 Megawatt Hours were generated in 7 days, which is enough to power 8,500 homes for an entire year. The Southwest Power Pool consists of 14 member states, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North D...

The winter weather this week created a strain on power sources throughout most of the country.

If Haley is correct in predicting that the Republican Party will move away from Trump, strategists say her recent break with the former president will bode well for her 2024 campaign.