Good morning. It’s Wednesday, December 23rd. I’m Kristie McIntyre, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Today will be breezy with periods of rain and a high of 62. Tonight will be colder with clearing skies and a low of 32.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, December 22nd. I’m Kristie McIntyre and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Central Arkansas will host plenty of sunshine today, with a high of 64 and a low tonight of 49. Our top story: The state's death toll from the virus rose by 58 to 3,295 (three thousand two hundred ninety-five) — matching the record daily high set previously on December 16th. That’s according to Department of Health data released yesterday.

Good morning. It’s Monday, December 21st. I’m Lucas Dixon and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Central Arkansas will be sunny today, with a high of 62 and a low tonight of 38. Our top story: The state Department of Health reported 1,536 (fifteen-hundred thirty-six) new covid-19 cases yesterday, one day after total cases passed the 200,000 (two hundred thousand) mark. Officials also reported 46 coronavirus deaths.

Good morning. It’s Friday, December 18th. I’m Lucas Dixon, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be partly sunny today, with an afternoon shower in the area, and a high of 54. Tonight, expect considerable cloudiness, with occasional rain and drizzle toward dawn, and a low of 41. Our top story is: Arkansas' daily count of new coronavirus cases topped 3,000 for the first time yesterday.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, December 17th. I’m Lucas Dixon, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect plenty of sunshine today, and a high of 48. Tonight will be clear, with a low of 29. Our top story is: Arkansas reported 58 new coronavirus deaths yesterday. That's a new one-day record, and it's the second new record in less than a week. The state's reported death toll stood yesterday at 3,074 [three thousand seventy-four].

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, December 16th. I’m Kristie McIntyre, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect increasing amounts of sun today, with a high of 44. Tonight will be partly cloudy and cold, with a low of 27. Our top story is: Arkansas' official death toll from the coronavirus topped 3,000 yesterday, as its count of virus cases rose by 2,141 [two thousand one hundred forty one].

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, December 15th. I’m Kristie McIntyre, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect times of sun and clouds today, with a possible afternoon shower, and a high of 41. Tonight will be cloudy, with a low of 29. Our top story is: With another 45 deaths attributed to covid-19 yesterday, Arkansas is 10 short of reaching 3,000 deaths since the pandemic hit the state in March.

Good morning. It’s Monday, December 14th. I’m Lucas Dixon, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be sunny today, with a high of 49 degrees. Tonight, expect mostly clear skies, and a low of 28. Our top story is: The Arkansas Department of Health reported 1,450 [fourteen-hundred fifty] new covid-19 cases yesterday, along with 34 more deaths linked to the coronavirus.

Good morning. It’s Friday, December 11th. I’m Lucas Dixon, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Look for some sunshine today before it turns cloudy. The high is 65 with a low of 46. Expect periods of rain and a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Tonight will be cloudy with heavy rain tapering off. Our top story is: Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose yesterday by 2,202 (twenty-two hundred two).

Good morning. It’s Thursday, December 10th. I’m Lucas Dixon, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Today will be warm with plenty of sunshine and a high of 72. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 49. Our top story is: Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose yesterday by 2,327 (two thousand three hundred twenty seven), a bigger increase than the one the day before as well as on the previous Wednesday.