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During a press conference Tuesday, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced a 24-hour increase in vaccinations that was so high it seemed too good to be true.

July 29, 2021 Children's Hospital in Little Rock says it admitted 24 children with COVID-19 Wednesday, including seven in the ICU and four on ventilators. SHOW TRANSCRIPT Younger, unvaccinated Americans may be more at risk now than ever. In Arkansas, Children’s Hospital reports 24 kids were hospitalized on Wednesday alone. Seven are in the ICU. About half were eligible for the vaccine, including all four on ventilators.  "We need to create a bubble around those kids that are under age 12, so that we can protect them. So if you know all the teachers and the kids, older than 12 can get vacci...

Arkansas vaccine incentives not working: Health officials Arkansas vaccine incentive program fails to pick up pace Replay Video UP NEXT Arkansas's million-dollar stick and carrot has failed to pick up its lagging COVID-19 numbers, according to recent health data. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson took a page from other states, such as Ohio and New York, and introduced a vaccine incentive program for residents who are eligible for their shots on May 25. The million-dollar program gave out an Arkansas Lottery Scholarship $20 scratch-off ticket or a $20 gift certificate for the Arkansas Game & Fi...

Arkansas officials admit incentives to get state vaccinated no longer working A program giving lottery tickets failed to incentivize Arkansas, where less than 40% of eligible residents are vaccinated. Author: Ian Russell (KTHV) Updated: 7:41 PM CDT June 29, 2021 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Barely a month after it was introduced, the vaccine incentive program, which gave lottery tickets and Game and Fish certificates, is already being scratched off as ineffective. "We're past the prime," Governor Asa Hutchinson said. "It's no longer getting the results that we want, a...

Arkansas governor forms panel on state's share of virus aid ANDREW DeMILLO, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks to reporters at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The governor formed a steering committee to come up with plans for spending the state's share of the latest federal coronavirus relief package.Andrew Demillo/AP LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday formed a panel to come up with ways to spend the $1.5 billion the state is receiving from the latest federal coronavirus relief package. T...