Good morning. It’s Wednesday, December 9th. I’m Kristie McIntyre, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Today will be sunny with a high of 68. Tonight will be clear with a low of 39. Our top story is: Despite the escalation in spread of the coronavirus in the state, Governor Asa Hutchinson said yesterday he's not yet ready to announce stricter limits on gatherings in commercial venues.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, December 8th. I’m Kristie McIntyre, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be mostly sunny today, with a high of 60 degrees. Tonight, expect clear skies, and a low of 38. Our top story is: Arkansas had a record high yesterday when the number of deaths attributed to covid-19 hit 53 — the third day in a row for deaths of Arkansans since the pandemic began in March, according to Department of Health data.

Good morning. It’s Monday, December 7th. I’m Lucas Dixon and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It will be partly sunny in Central Arkansas today, with a high of 56 and a low tonight of 35. Our top story: The Arkansas Department of Health reported 40 additional deaths due to COVID-19 yesterday. That's the 2nd-highest daily increase since the pandemic began in March, and it raised the death toll to 2,660 (twenty-six hundred sixty).

Good morning. It’s Friday, December 4th. I’m Lucas Dixon, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect clouds giving way to sun today, and a high of 53. Tonight will be clear, with a low of 35. Our top story is: Arkansas' tally of new coronavirus cases rose by 2,789 [twenty-seven hundred eighty-nine] yesterday. That's a 1-day record, and it's more than 400 cases higher than the old record set a week earlier.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, December 3rd. I’m Lucas Dixon, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Today will be mostly cloudy with a little rain and a high of 45. The clouds will break tonight as temperatures dip to a low of 36. Our top story is: The number of covid-19 patients in Arkansas hospitals set a new record for the fourth day in a row yesterday.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, December 2nd. I’m Kristie McIntyre, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Today will be mostly cloudy with a little rain in the afternoon and a high of 53. Expect periods of rain tonight and a low of 37. Our top story is: Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose by 1,950 yesterday as the number of covid-19 patients in the state's hospitals reached a new high for the third day in a row.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, December 1st. I’m Kristie McIntyre and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Central Arkansas will see plenty of sunshine today, with a high of 56 and a low tonight of 32. Our top story: The number of hospitalized Arkansas COVID-19 patients -- as well as those in intensive care units and on ventilators -- reached new record highs yesterday, even as the number of new virus cases went down.

Good morning. It’s Monday, November 30th. I’m Lucas Dixon, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be mostly sunny and chilly today, with a high of 47. Tonight will be clear and cold, with a low of 27. Our top story is: Arkansas' tally of COVID-19 hospitalizations reached a new record high yesterday. The state Department of Health said 1,030 [one-thousand thirty] people were hospitalized for the coronavirus, up by 2 from November 25th.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, November 25th. I’m Kristie McIntyre, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect some rain and a thunderstorm in the morning that could bring hail and damaging winds. The high is 64 with a low of 39. Tonight will be clear and colder.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, November 24th. I’m Kristie McIntyre and here are your local news headlines from The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. We could see a thunderstorm this afternoon in central Arkansas, but otherwise, it will be mostly cloudy with a high of 63 and a low tonight of 57. Our top story: The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Arkansas hit a record high for the 2nd day in a row yesterday, rising by 12 to 974 (nine hundred seventy-four).