Children

Health

Breast Milk, Elusive For Some New Moms, The Focus Of Facebook Groups, Sales Sites

Holly Parker, 38, does not cover up when she breastfeeds her son Atlas, 1. In fact, he comes and goes as one does a drinking fountain, not a dinner…

In The News

New Kids Count Report Marks Arkansas's Progress In Child Well-Being, Ranking Jumps to 41

Ann Kenda

The annual Kids Count report released Wednesday offers mixed news about life for Arkansas’s very youngest residents. The state’s overall child well-being…

Health

Confirming Long-held Fears, State Health Department Says Arkansas Ticks Transmit Lyme

Jacqueline Froelich

Last May, sisters Anais, Elise and Emory Bowerman spent the night at a Girl Scout slumber camp in Lowell. The girls came home the next day covered with…

Arkansas Department of Human Services Director Cindy Gillespie and Deputy Keesa Smith discuss big changes at the agency from inside Gillespie's office.

Politics

DHS Director Consolidates Authority, Oversight At The Top

Bobby Ampezzan

The Department of Human Services director today announced the roll out of a new command structure, and with it, a number of raises for a handful of its...