Good morning, I'm Steve White and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect rain this morning in central Arkansas, with a high of 53. This evening, we’ll see rain and snow, with a low of 22. Our top story is: The University of Arkansas fired football coach Chad Morris yesterday, a day after the Razorbacks’ 45 to 19 home loss to Western Kentucky. The loss dropped the team’s overall record this season to 2 and 8.

Good morning. It’s Friday, November 8th. I'm Crystal Orren, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect a mix of clouds and sunshine today. It’ll be cold with a high of 47 and a low of 29. Tonight will be clear, but there will be a freeze. Our top story is: The U.S. Senate voted yesterday to confirm Lee Philip Rudofsky as U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The party-line vote was 51 to 41, with 8 senators absent.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, November 7th. I'm Crystal Orren, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Today will be cooler with a high of 57 and a low of 29. Expect rain — some could be heavy — and a thunderstorm early in the day. Watch for flash flooding. Tonight will be rather cloudy and much colder. Caution is advised if you’ll be outside for extended periods of time.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, November 6th. I'm Steve White, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Sunshine will give way to clouds today with a high of 67 and a low of 55. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a couple of showers late this evening. Our top story is: A quieter second day of Arkansas’ public office filing period saw 34 candidates file their 2020 paperwork. That includes U.S. Rep.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, November 5th. I'm Steve White, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Expect a mix of clouds and sunshine today with a high of 60 and a low of 46. Tonight will be mostly cloudy.

Good morning. It’s Monday, November 4th. I'm Steve White, and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Today will be partly sunny with a high of 67 and a low of 50. Tonight will be partly cloudy. Our top story is: Preterm birth rates in Arkansas are getting steadily worse, according to a new report from the March of Dimes. The state will earn an “F” on a March of Dimes report card focused on maternal and children’s health.

Good morning. It's Friday, November 1st. I'm Crystal Orren and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Central Arkansas will be sunny but cool today, with a high of 55 and a low tonight of 36. Our top story: Four Arkansas behavioral health providers have announced a plan to merge, creating a vast nonprofit system spanning 41 of the state’s 75 counties.

Good morning, it's Thursday October 31st. I'm Crystal Orren and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It will be cold and partly cloudy today in central Arkansas, with a high of 49 and a low tonight of 30. Our top story: The Arkansas Independent Citizens Commission voted yesterday to raise the state’s appellate judges’ salaries by $2,500, in addition to a 2.5% cost of living adjustment given to all state judges and elected prosecutors.

Good morning, it’s Wednesday, October 30th, I'm Steve White and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It will be cloudy in central Arkansas, with occasional rain and thunderstorms throughout the day. Meanwhile, highs will be around 59 degrees and then drop to 36 tonight. Our top story: A circuit judge declared an initiated ordinance, that requires voter approval before a candidate can be endorsed for a casino license there, unconstitutional.

Good morning, I'm Steve White and these are the top headlines from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It will be rather cloudy in central Arkansas today, with a high of 65 and a low tonight of 55. Our top story: Longtime civil-rights attorney and state legislator John Walker died yesterday morning at his home. This announcement comes from the Pulaski County coroner’s office. He was 82. Walker, of Little Rock, was serving his fifth term in the Arkansas House at the time of his death.