Good morning. It’s Monday, October 12th. I’m Lucas Dixon, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Today will be breezy with plenty of sunshine and a high of 82. Tonight will be clear and cooler with a low of 49. Our top story is: The number of Arkansans hospitalized with covid-19 increased to another record high yesterday -- its fifth record in 6 days. An additional 22 Arkansans were hospitalized with the coronavirus as of yesterday.

Good morning. It’s Friday, October 9. I’m Lucas Dixon, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be mostly cloudy today, and not as warm, with showers and a high of 74. Tonight, expect occasional rain, and a low of 65. Our top story is: Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose yesterday by 1,265. It's the largest one-day increase since the start of the pandemic.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, October 8th. I’m Lucas Dixon, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect intervals of clouds and sunshine today with a high of 82. Look for patchy clouds tonight with a low of 64. Our top story is: The number of coronavirus patients hospitalized in Arkansas reached a new high for the second day in a row yesterday as the state's count of virus cases rose by 809.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, October 7th. I’m Kristie McIntyre, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect plenty of sunshine today with a high of 85. Tonight will be mostly clear with a low of 58. Our top story is: The number of confirmed and probable coronavirus cases in Arkansas rose by 641, Governor Asa Hutchinson said during his weekly covid-19 briefing yesterday.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, October 6th. I’m Kristie McIntyre, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect plenty of sunshine today with a high of 78. Tonight will be clear with a low of 53. Our top story is: Coronavirus counts in the state rose by 417 (four hundred seventeen) new cases yesterday, a drop of 63 cases from the previous day, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

Good morning. It’s Monday, October 5th. I’m Lucas Dixon, and here are your local news headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Look for plenty of sunshine today with a high of 69. Tonight will be clear with a low of 46. Our top story is: Arkansas reported 488 (four hundred eighty-eight) coronavirus cases yesterday. That number includes confirmed and probable cases of the virus that causes covid-19.

Good morning. It’s Friday, October 2nd. I’m Lucas Dixon, and here are your local news headlines from The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be mostly sunny today, with a high of 70. Tonight expect partly cloudy skies, and a low of 46. Our top story is: Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose yesterday by 1,124 — the third-highest one-day increase since the start of the pandemic.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, October 1st. 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 76. Tonight will be clear to partly cloudy and cool, with a low of 46. Our top story is: ​​​​​Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases grew yesterday by 942, the largest 1-day increase in almost a week.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, September 30th. I’m Kristie McIntyre, and here are your local news headlines from The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette It’ll be pleasant today, with plenty of sunshine, and a high of 83. Tonight, expect clear skies, and a low of 55. Our top story is: Arkansas recorded 706 new covid-19 cases and an additional 21 deaths as a result of the virus, said officials yesterday.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, September 29th. I’m Kristie McIntyre, and here are your local news headlines from The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be pleasant today, with intervals of clouds and sunshine, and a high of 72. Tonight, expect clear skies, and a low of 52. Our top story is: State health officials reported more than 800 confirmed and suspected cases of covid-19 yesterday, along with 21 new deaths from the virus.