Good morning, it’s Monday, July 6th. I'm Lucas Dixon and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be partly sunny today, with a possible stray afternoon thunderstorm. The high is 89. The chance of thunderstorms will linger tonight, with a low of 73. Our top story is: Yesterday, Arkansas reported 605 (six-hundred-five) confirmed new cases of the coronavirus, and 1 additional death.

Good morning. It’s Friday, July 3rd. I'm Lucas Dixon, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. There will be times of clouds and sun today, with a shower or thunderstorm around, and a high of 88. Tonight, expect partly cloudy skies, with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm, and a low of 74. Our top story is: All Arkansans will be able to cite concerns about covid-19 as an excuse to vote by absentee ballot this November.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, July 2nd. I'm Lucas Dixon, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect times of clouds and sun today, with a high of 95. Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a strong thunderstorm, and a low of 74. Our top story is: Arkansas recorded 420 [four hundred twenty] new cases of covid-19 yesterday, said Governor Asa Hutchinson, the lowest single-day increase in more than a week.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, July 1st. I'm Kristie McIntryre, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be humid today, with times of clouds and sun, and a high of 91. Tonight will be partly cloudy and humid, with a shower or thunderstorm around, and a low of 75. Our top story is: Governor Asa Hutchinson said Arkansas will end fiscal year 2020 with $360 million more than expected, and revised the revenue forecast to $5.

Good morning, It’s Tuesday, June 30th. I'm Kristie McIntyre, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect times of clouds and sun today, with an afternoon shower or thunderstorm, and a high of 89. Tonight will be cloudy and humid, with a thunderstorm, and a low of 75. Our top story is: Arkansas topped 20,000 confirmed cases of covid-19 yesterday, a milestone that reflected the speed of the virus' spread through the state in recent weeks.

Good morning, it’s Monday, June 29th. I'm Lucas Dixon, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect intervals of clouds and sunshine today, with a heavy afternoon thunderstorm, and a high of 87. Tonight, clouds will increase, with a low of 75. Our top story is: Arkansas recorded more than 500 new cases of covid-19 yesterday, according to state health officials. That raises the total number of cases to 19,818 [19-thousand-eight-hundred-18].

Good morning. It’s Friday, June 26th. I'm Lucas Dixon, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Today will be humid with some sunshine and a high of 83. Expect a shower or thunderstorm in spots this afternoon. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 72. Our top story is: Arkansas recorded 687 (six-hundred-87) new cases of covid-19 yesterday, according to state health officials. About 1 in 4 of those new cases were in correctional facilities.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 25th. I'm Lucas Dixon, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Today will be partly sunny with a high of 88 and a low of 70. Expect a shower or thunderstorm in spots this afternoon. Tonight will be partly cloudy. Our top story is: Arkansas recorded 697 new cases of covid-19 yesterday, Governor Asa Hutchinson said, and hospitalizations reached 267, a new high. 3 more Arkansans died of the virus, bringing the toll to 240.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, June 24th. I'm Kristie McIntyre, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect a mix of sunshine and clouds today with a high of 86 and a low of 67. Tonight will be mainly clear. Our top story is: Governor Asa Hutchinson yesterday addressed how high Arkansas' covid-19 numbers are projected to peak during the pandemic as the state saw 595 new coronavirus cases and 10 additional deaths.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, June 23rd. I'm Kristie McIntyre, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect variable cloudiness today with a high of 86 and a low of 66. Tonight will be mostly cloudy. Our top story is: Governor Asa Hutchinson yesterday said that Arkansas had arrived early at its goal of conducting 120,000 coronavirus tests in the month of June and proclaimed that the state is not backing off of increased testing.