Good morning. It’s Monday, August 17th. 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 92. Tonight, expect clear skies, and a low of 69. Our top story is: The Arkansas Department of Health has lowered the death toll from the coronavirus for both Friday and Saturday, even as the overall death toll in the state has risen to 599.

Good morning, it's Friday, August 14th. I'm Lucas Dixon and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect scattered thunderstorms across central Arkansas this morning, but otherwise it’ll be a dry and partly to mostly cloudy afternoon, with a high of 89. Tonight, more stray storms are possible, with a low of 73. Our top story is: Arkansas recorded 652 new cases of covid-19 yesterday. 9 more people have died from the disease, including two in July. Those deaths raise the toll in Arkansas to 582.

Good morning, it’s Thursday, August 13th. I'm Lucas Dixon and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible today, but otherwise it’ll be mostly sunny across central Arkansas, with a high around 90. Expect scattered thunderstorms tonight, with a low near 72.

Good morning, it's Wednesday, August 12th. I'm Kristie McIntyre and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect scattered thunderstorms across central Arkansas today, both throughout the day and in the evening hours. The high is 84, with an overnight low of 71. Our top story is: Arkansas logged 383 new coronavirus cases yesterday. It was the lowest single-day total since July 7th, as the death toll climbed by 11 to 566.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 11th. I’m Kristie McIntyre, and here are your local news headlines from The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be partly sunny today, with a shower or thunderstorm in spots, and a high of 94. Tonight, expect mostly cloudy skies, and a low of 72. Our top story is: Arkansas surpassed 50,000 cases of the coronavirus yesterday after 645 positive tests were reported to the Health Department over the previous 24 hours.

Good morning, it’s Monday, August 10th. I'm Lucas Dixon and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be sunny, hot, and humid today in central Arkansas with a high near 97. Expect mostly clear skies tonight, with a low around 76. Our top story is: Covid-19 cases in Arkansas rose by 572 yesterday and deaths increased by 9. That’s according to the Arkansas Department of Health's web portal tracking the outbreak.

Good morning. It’s Friday, August 7th. I'm Lucas Dixon, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect more clouds than sun today with a high of 88 and a low of 70. Tonight will be partly cloudy. Our top story is: Arkansas recorded 735 (seven hundred thirty-five) new cases of covid-19 yesterday, including 44 (forty-four) in correctional facilities.

Good morning, it’s Thursday, August 6th. I'm Lucas Dixon and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect mostly sunny skies today across central Arkansas, with a high of 89. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible tonight, with a low of 68. Our top story is: Governor Asa Hutchinson said yesterday that Arkansas recorded 912 new cases of covid-19, as well as 18 more deaths of infected patients.

Good morning, it’s Wednesday, August 5th. I'm Kristie McIntyre and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be partly cloudy today in central Arkansas, with a high of 84. Expect clear skies tonight, with a low of 64. Our top story is: Arkansas tallied 784 new cases of covid-19 yesterday, according to Governor Asa Hutchinson. Deaths attributed to the virus rose by 15 and hospitalizations reached a new high.

Good morning, it’s Tuesday, August 4th. I'm Kristie McIntyre and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be mostly sunny today in central Arkansas, with a high of 83. Expect clear skies tonight, with a low near 62. Our top story is: Arkansas health officials reported 787 new cases of covid-19 yesterday, an increase that brought the total number of identified cases to 44,597.