10+ mon, 1+ day ago  (49+ words) Union Pacific announced Tuesday that it had reached an agreement to acquire Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the United States, and potentially trigger a wave of rail mergers across the country....

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (319+ words) OMAHA, Neb. -- The 18 American passengers who were exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship are getting a taste of Nebraska hospitality as they wait to find out how much longer they will have to remain in quarantine at…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (124+ words) Pine Bluff police investigating after resident finds man's body The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Pine Bluff police investigating after resident finds man's body The Pine Bluff Police Department is investigating after a man's body was discovered in a ravine Saturday. At 9: 31 a. m. Saturday,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (510+ words) OMAHA, Neb. -- Passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak were being flown home Monday to more than 20 countries and quarantined, including a French woman and an American who tested positive. Passengers from the ship began flying…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago  (419+ words) WASHINGTON -- The presidential committee asked to find solutions for spiraling costs in college sports recommended creating a task force to look at pooling media rights, limiting coaches salaries, and rewriting eligibility and transfer-portal rules, along with at least a dozen…...

4+ week, 4+ hour ago  (500+ words) OMAHA, Neb. -- The folksy wisdom and jokes that were a staple of the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting for decades when Warren Buffett led the show were mostly replaced Saturday with detailed business discussions led by new CEO Greg Abel. "Sadly…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (718+ words) The Arkansas Department of Human Services announced Friday it will host a series of five town halls this month and in June about the work requirement that will take effect Jan. 1 for enrollees in the state's Medicaid expansion program. Department…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1014+ words) FAYETTEVILLE " When the No. 7 Arkansas softball team heads to No. 5 Texas for a series showdown, it might receive a boost right before postseason play arrives. After missing the team's last six games, senior left fielder Dakota Kennedy could make a…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (35+ words) From the horse judge's mouth: Lincoln FFA team wins Arkansas contest, heads to national competition'The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette From the horse judge's mouth: Lincoln FFA team wins Arkansas contest, heads to national competition...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (562+ words) FORT SMITH -- The chief of the National Guard Bureau visited Ebbing Air National Guard Base on Thursday in the hopes of gaining a deeper understanding of the base's mission and contributions to national defense. The base is home to the…...