Good morning. It’s Monday, June 22nd. I'm Lucas Dixon, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Today will be cloudy with a shower or thunderstorm. The high is 84 with a low of 70. Tonight, expect a couple more showers and a heavy thunderstorm that could bring flooding and damaging winds. Our top story is: The covid-19 global pandemic is making a virtual education option a standard for large numbers of students in Arkansas schools.

Good morning, I’m Lucas Dixon. It’s Friday, June 19th and here are your local news headlines from The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be mostly sunny today across central Arkansas, with a high near 90. Expect mostly clear skies this evening, with a low near 70. Our top story is: The Arkansas Racing Commission yesterday selected Gulfside Casino Partnership to receive the license to operate a casino in Pope County. The company beat out competing applicant Cherokee Nation Businesses.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 18th. I’m Lucas Dixon and here are your local news headlines from The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be mostly sunny today across central Arkansas, with a high around 90. Expect clear skies tonight, with a low of 68. Our top story is: 9 more Arkansans have died of covid-19. The state’s health secretary released the number yesterday during a news conference in Little Rock.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, June 17th. I’m Kristie McIntyre and here are your local news headlines from The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be sunny across Central Arkansas today with a high near 88. The overnight low will dip to around 66. Our top story is: As Arkansas begins phase 2 of reopening the economy, the state is also reinstating a search-for-work requirement that was lifted in the wake of covid-19 for those seeking unemployment.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, June 16th. I’m Kristie McIntyre and here are your local news headlines from The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be sunny today across central Arkansas, with a high near 86. The overnight low is expected to be around 63.

Good morning, it’s Monday, June 15th. I'm Lucas Dixon and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be mostly sunny today in central Arkansas with a few afternoon clouds. The high is 91. Expect clear skies tonight with a low of 66. Our top story is: Arkansas recorded 406 new cases of covid-19 and 2 additional deaths between Saturday and yesterday. The increase was reported on the Arkansas Department of Health's covid-19 web portal.

Good morning. It’s Friday, June 12th. I’m Lucas Dixon, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be mostly sunny and pleasant today, with a high of 89. Tonight, expect mostly clear skies, and a low of 65. Our top story is: Arkansas set a new daily record yesterday for coronavirus cases among its non-incarcerated population. Governor Asa Hutchinson said another 444 Arkansans in the general population have tested positive for covid-19.

Good morning, it’s Thursday, June 11th. I'm Lucas Dixon, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be sunny and nice today, with a high of 85. Tonight, expect clear skies. And a low of 61. Our top story is: Arkansas will move to Phase 2 of reopening Monday, announced Governor Asa Hutchinson yesterday, easing restrictions on restaurants and other businesses in the state.

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, June 10th. I'm Kristie McIntyre, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be sunny and not as warm today, with plenty of sunshine, and a high of 79. Tonight, expect clear skies, and a low of 58. Our top story is: The number of positive coronavirus cases has risen by 340 in the past 24 hours, bringing the state's caseload over the 10,000 mark, said Governor Asa Hutchinson yesterday.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, June 9th. I’m Kristie McIntyre, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be humid and windy today, with increasing amounts of sunshine, and a high of 92. Tonight will be breezy, but otherwise clear, with a low of 64. Our top story is: Northwest Arkansas continued to see the bulk of new coronavirus cases reported in the state, as officials revised the total number of cases upward to 9,740.