An Arkansas state Senate panel on Wednesday rejected a bill that would allow concealed handguns in churches. But they didn't do it for what might be the common sense reason, meaning "why does someone need to carry a concealed weapon into a church," but rather after opponents complained that allowing firearms defies the notion that religious buildings are sanctuaries.

Memories of the horrific Virginia Tech tragedy came flooding back for many today, as shots were fired at the University of Central Arkansas.

Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman, Bill Gwatney has been shot and is in critical condition. The gunman has been arrested and in custody after going to the office, asking for Gwatney and shooting him, Reports say three shots were fired.

LegalView.com, the number one resource for everything legal on the Web, recently reported on its mesothelioma blog that federal funds were denied to cleanup an asbestos-tainted town in Arkansas.

Tornadoes across four Southern states tore through homes, ripped the roof off a shopping mall and blew apart warehouses in a rare spasm of violent winter weather that killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more. The touch down was near Atkins, Arkansas.

AT&T Inc. today announced that AT&T has expanded the reach of its OPT-E-MAN switched metro Ethernet services to include all 13 states in the former SBC territory.