Good morning, it’s Monday, February 17th. I'm Lucas Dixon and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It will be mostly cloudy and mild with a shower in some spots in central Arkansas today. Highs will be around 63 degrees and then drop to 51 tonight. Our top story: Developers have worked out the first phase of the Thirty Crossing project between Little Rock and North Little Rock.

Good morning, it’s Friday, February 14th. I'm Lucas Dixon, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be cold today, with plenty of sunshine, and a high of 42. Tonight, expect mostly clear skies, and a low of 24. Our top story is: The company that operates 4 of the state’s youth lockups won’t continue its contract past June 30th, according to a letter state officials received Wednesday.

Good morning, It’s Thursday, February 13th. I'm Lucas Dixon, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect plenty of sunshine today, with a high of 45. Tonight will be clear and colder, with a low of 23. Our top story is: Mike Rainwater, attorney for the Association of Arkansas Counties Risk Management Fund, told county judges in a Feb.

Good morning, it's Wednesday, February 12th. I'm Crystal Orren, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect rain today, some heavy, and a thunderstorm, with a high of 44. Tonight will be cloudy, with an overnight low of 36.

Good morning, it’s Tuesday, February 11th. I'm Crystal Orren, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be chilly today, with periods of rain, and a high of 45. Tonight, rain continues, with an overnight low of 39. Our top story is: The Central Arkansas Library System will no longer allow patrons who live outside the system’s service area to access library materials for free.

Good morning, it’s Monday, February 10th. I'm Lucas Dixon, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect occasional morning rain and a thunderstorm today, followed by a little rain this afternoon, and a high of 58. Tonight will be cloudy, with a passing shower, and a low of 41. Our top story is: 4 behavioral-health companies that had planned to merge, now say a true merger could cost them more than 8 million dollars.

Good morning. It’s Friday, February 7th. I'm Lucas Dixon, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Today will be partly sunny with a high of 50 and a low of 34. Tonight will be partly cloudy. Our top story is: The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has cut $1.5 million more from its current year budget, amid an expected deficit of more than $10 million.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, February 6th. I'm Lucas Dixon, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Today will be mostly cloudy and chilly with a high of 39 and a low of 27. Tonight will be mainly clear. Our top story is: High-speed passenger rail service in Arkansas? Forget about it. At least any time soon, according to a study that assessed whether a case could be made for it.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, February 5th. I'm Crystal Orren, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect periods of rain today. It’ll be cooler with a high of 44 and a low of 36. Tonight will be cloudy. Our top story is: State general revenue tax collections increased in January by $31.1 million over the same month a year ago to $653.7 million. But the collections fell $1.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, February 4th. I'm Crystal Orren, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Today will be cloudy with a high of 67. Expect occasional rain and a thunderstorm. Tonight will be cooler with a low of 42. Expect more rain and a thunderstorm, which could bring hail and damaging winds. Our top story is: The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System’s investments increased in value by $797 million in the last quarter to $18.