Good morning, I'm Lucas Dixon and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be generally sunny across central Arkansas today despite a few afternoon clouds, with a high near 95. Tonight, expect partly cloudy skies, with a low of 76. Our top story is: The Arkansas Department of Health reported 695 new covid-19 cases in the state yesterday. The increase was down slightly from Saturday, when 771 new cases were reported.

Good morning, it’s Friday, July 17th. I'm Lucas Dixon and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect scattered thunderstorms today across central Arkansas, with a high of 91. Tonight, it’ll be partly cloudy with a low near 75. Our top story is: Governor Asa Hutchinson announced yesterday that he will issue an executive order mandating that Arkansans wear face coverings in all public places where physical distancing is not possible.

Good morning, it’s Thursday, July 16th. I'm Lucas Dixon and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Except for a few afternoon clouds, it’ll be mostly sunny day in central Arkansas, with a high near 95. It’ll be considerably cloudy early this evening, with a possible stray shower or thunderstorm, with a low of 76. Arkansas recorded 564 (five-hundred-sixty-four) new cases of covid-19 yesterday, pushing the total number of cases over 30,000.

Good morning, I'm Kristie McIntyre. Today is Wednesday, July 15th and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect intervals of clouds and sunshine today across central Arkansas, with a high around 96. Tonight, it’ll be partly cloudy, with a low of 77. Our top story is: The US government executed a man yesterday who was convicted 21 years ago of killing a family from rural Arkansas and dumping their bodies in a swamp.

Good morning, I'm Kristie McIntyre and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect scattered thunderstorms in the morning across central Arkansas, then partly cloudy skies later in the day with a high of 92. Tonight, it’ll be mostly clear with a low of 76. Hospitalizations for covid-19 continued to grow yesterday, reaching another new high of 439 patients. That's an increase of 19 from the previous day.

Good morning, I'm Lucas Dixon and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be sunny today in central Arkansas with a high in the low 90s.Tonight, expect most clear skies, with a low around 74. Our top story is: Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose by 503 (five-hundred three) yesterday. That’s according to figures provided by the state Department of Health.

Good morning. It’s Friday, July 10th. I'm Lucas Dixon, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Today will be humid with variable cloudiness and a high of 96. Tonight will be mainly clear with a low of 76. Our top story is: The start date for K-12 education in Arkansas is being moved back to give more time to prepare for on-campus learning. Governor Asa Hutchinson announced yesterday the school start date of Monday, August 24th.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, July 9th. I'm Lucas Dixon, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Look for intervals of clouds and sunshine today. It’ll be humid with a high of 92 and a low of 74. Expect a shower or thunderstorm. You’ll see patchy clouds tonight. Our top story is: Arkansas recorded 734 (seven hundred thirty four) new cases of covid-19 yesterday, a higher figure than seen on previous days this week.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, July 8th. I'm Kristie McIntyre, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Look for sunshine and some clouds today with a high of 87 and a low of 73. Expect a shower or thunderstorm in spots this afternoon. Tonight will be clear to partly cloudy and humid.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, July 7th. I'm Kristie McIntyre, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Look for intervals of clouds and sunshine today. It’ll be humid with a high of 90 and a low of 72. Expect a shower or thunderstorm in spots this afternoon. Tonight will be partly cloudy. Our top story is: Arkansas reported 439 additional covid-19 cases yesterday, following a 3-day holiday weekend that Governor Asa Hutchinson said caused testing to dip.