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Ivermectin Tablets, an anti-parasitic drug treatment for animals, being used to treat COVID-19. The FDA has not approved the drug's use for treatment.

Arkansas inmates not told they were given anti-parasite drug

Andrew DeMillo

Several inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail said they weren't told a medication they were given to treat COVID-19 was actually an anti-parasite drug that federal health officials have warned should not be used to treat the coronavirus.

Benton County Extension Service water quality expert Trish Ouei stands inside an old hand-built stormwater drain in Fayetteville's historic district.

Excess Urban Leaf Litter Can Clog Storm Drains, Impair Water Quality

Jacqueline Froelich

Leaves are falling across the Ozarks, and rather than bagging them up or composting, certain urban property owners, rake and blow leaves into streets to...

A nurse at a drive up COVID-19 coronavirus testing station, set up by the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle.

Arkansas surpassed 1,000 virus deaths since pandemic began

Andrew DeMillo

Arkansas surpassed 1,000 total deaths from the illness caused by the coronavirus on Tuesday, including more than 100 newly-counted fatalities from probable cases over the past several weeks. The state reported 17 new deaths among confirmed coronavirus cases, and 139 from probable cases. The probable cases come from people who tested positive through antigen testing or had COVID-19 listed as a cause of death but did not have lab results. The latest figures bring Arkansas' total COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began in March to 1,149. It's not clear how far back the probable cases go.