Good morning, it's Monday, December 23rd. I'm Crystal Orren and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It will be sunny and milder today in central Arkansas, with a high of 61 and a low tonight of 38. Our top story: Experts in juvenile justice say the biggest hurdles to changing the Arkansas system are a lack of money and facilities. A circuit judge told a panel last week in Conway that the state's poorest areas generally see the highest rates of juvenile crime.

Good morning. It’s Friday, December 20th. I’m Lucas Dixon, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be cloudy and cooler today, with a high of 49. Tonight, expect mostly cloudy skies, and a low of 33. Our top story is: A portion of the state law that allows various agriculture groups to name representatives to the state Plant Board is unconstitutional, ruled a Pulaski County circuit judge yesterday.

Good morning, its Thursday, December 19th. I'm Lucas Dixon, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be partly sunny today, with a high of 54. Tonight, expect clear to partly cloudy skies, and a low of 30. The panel that sets state elected officials' salaries approved 2.5% raises for Arkansas’ constitutional officers and members of the General Assembly.

Good morning, it’s Wednesday, December 18th. I'm Crystal Orren, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be milder today, with plenty of sunshine, and a high of 52. Tonight will be clear and cold, with a low of 27. Our top story is: The sheriff of Franklin County was arraigned on 3 federal charges in U.S. District Court yesterday morning.

Good morning, it’s Tuesday, December 17th. I’m Crystal Orren, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect a mix of clouds and sun today, and a high of 46. Tonight will be clear and cold, with a low of 28. Our top story is: A Philadelphia-based political operative, who admitted to illicitly accepting nearly $1 million from what was once Arkansas’ largest government-funded mental health care provider, was sentenced yesterday to 1 year in federal prison.

Good morning, it’s Monday, December 16th. I'm Lucas Dixon and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect thunderstorms this morning across central Arkansas, with a chance of showers this afternoon. The high is 43. It’ll be cloudy this evening, with a low of 31. Our top story is: The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is being told to demolish 2 of its campus buildings. That's just part of the advice from the Institutional Effectiveness Committee.

Good morning, it’s Friday, December 13th. I'm Lucas Dixon and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be mostly cloudy across central Arkansas today, with a high of 53. Expect partly cloudy skies tonight, with a low of 38. Our top story is: In a 4-3 decision, the state Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the emergency clause is defective for Act 376 of 2019 that added new requirements for getting a referendum of a state law on the ballot.

Good morning, I'm Lucas Dixon. It’s Thursday, December 12th, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be partly cloudy today in central Arkansas, with a high of 53 degrees. The overnight low is 31. Our top story is: About 15% of Arkansans will be difficult to count during the 2020 Census. That’s according to data from the US Census Bureau and it’s about average among US states.

Good morning. It's Wednesday, December 11th. I'm Crystal Orren and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

It’ll be sunny today in central Arkansas, with a high of 52. Expect partly cloudy skies tonight, with a low of 29.

Good morning, I'm Crystal Orren and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It’ll be a cloudy day across central Arkansas, with a mixture of rain and snow this morning, and a high of 39. Expect some clouds early this evening, that’ll give way to generally clear conditions overnight, with a low of 27. Our top story is: Timber manufacturer Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation said yesterday that it will expand its US operations with a plant in Conway.