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Rain that fell over the weekend has helped Arkansas river levels and is projected to help the Mississippi River rise.

The latest data shows that drought conditions are improving in Arkansas, though parts of northern Arkansas remain in exceptional drought status.

Drought conditions in Arkansas are showing a slight improvement.

If you can't visualize what a drought looks like, you can hear it when you walk on the crunchy, dry ground.

Low water levels that are restricting shipping traffic, forcing harbor closures and causing barges to run aground on the economically vital Mississippi River are expected to continue into October, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said Tuesday.

The drought means food for cattle is expensive, and that means food for you will be expensive. The explanation as to why starts with livestock producers.

More than half of Arkansas is in exceptional drought status, which is the U.S. Drought Monitor's most severe classification.

Monday night, Southside Baptist Church in Heber Springs held a prayer meeting for rain.

Governor Beebe declared a state of emergency in Arkansas Friday due to the severe drought. The governor’s office says the declaration will help with the transport of hay to ranchers who have low supplies of feed.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated counties in Arkansas and Oklahoma as primary natural disaster areas because of a wide-reaching drought.

Due to the dangerous heat, some people in Maumelle are flooding their lawns in efforts to keep them green despite mandatory restrictions.

The ponds on W.A. Blackmon's cattle ranch in central Arkansas are less than half full, and he figures he has water there for another 30 to 40 days. The ponds have been evaporating at a rate of 2 to 3 inches a day as temperatures soar past 100 degrees.

One-third of Arkansas is in an exceptional drought -- the most severe classification by the U.S. Drought Monitor.

The cows at the Cattleman's Livestock Market don't realize it, but they're modeling for a new owner. Their previous owner believes this is the best time to sell.

Exceptional drought, the most intense type, has more than tripled its size in Arkansas, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor Map released Thursday.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 11 Arkansas counties as primary natural disaster areas due to the summer drought.

PCSSD discovered an expensive water leak at Maumelle's new high school after the water company saw a strange meter reading.

Drought Conditions get even worse for Arkansas, with the majority of the State in Extreme Drought according to latest U.S. Drought Monitor analysis.

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor classifies a portion of the Arkansas River Valley as in exceptional drought status.

As extreme drought and scorching heat creep back into the Southern Plains, ranchers and state foresters fear a repeat of last summer's tinderbox conditions that turned pastures into wasteland, sparked hundreds of wildfires and ravaged countless acres of crops.

Police want to know who vandalized a Maumelle water well by cutting wires causing thousand of dollars in damage. Now, it means Maumelle's mandatory water conservation order could last longer than expected.

Saturday, locally grown produce lured shoppers to the Farmers Market at the River Market, but, the drought has taken its toll on those trying to cash in on their crops, forcing them to raise prices.

The latest drought report says more than a third of Arkansas is in extreme drought conditions.

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As the drought intensifies in the region, the Ouachita and St. Francis national forests in Arkansas and Oklahoma have banned backcountry campfires.

The past week's dry weather has led to nearly all of Arkansas being classified in severe drought status.

Drought is expanding throughout Arkansas and may get worse during the Summer

A very dry second half of the Spring season leading to increasing fire danger and drought conditions for parts of the State

NOAA Winter Outlook indicates a possible warmer and drier than normal Winter

Entergy Arkansas says it will start its winter drawdown of two lakes early to boost flows on the drought-affected Ouachita River.

In a year when severe drought scorched the Southwest, a hurricane drowned crops in the East and river flooding swamped farms in the Midwest, the worst place to be a farmer may be just west of the Mississippi River.

The U.S. Drought Monitor released its latest drought maps today, with much of Central Arkansas in moderate to severe drought. Parts of Southwest Arkansas are in Exceptional Drought, which is the worst category.