Natural State Report — News from the Capitol in Little Rock to every county in the Natural State

6:55 p.m. CT Arkansas State Police join search for escaped Brinkley jail inmate 5:54 p.m. CT Former J.B. Hunt employees sue over alleged breach of worker data 3:54 p.m. CT Craighead County early voting reaches 11,672 ballots after nine days 2:54 p.m. CT National Park College trustees approve proposed merger with UA System 1:54 p.m. CT Arkansas voters will choose governor, lawmakers and 6 other statewide officials Nov. 3 11:53 a.m. CT Arkansas leads U.S. in third-quarter farm bankruptcy filings 10:54 a.m. CT Steel installation begins for Fort Smith Butterfield Stagecoach monument 9:54 a.m. CT USDA opens emergency drought loans for producers in 4 Arkansas counties 6:55 p.m. CT Arkansas State Police join search for escaped Brinkley jail inmate 5:54 p.m. CT Former J.B. Hunt employees sue over alleged breach of worker data 3:54 p.m. CT Craighead County early voting reaches 11,672 ballots after nine days 2:54 p.m. CT National Park College trustees approve proposed merger with UA System 1:54 p.m. CT Arkansas voters will choose governor, lawmakers and 6 other statewide officials Nov. 3 11:53 a.m. CT Arkansas leads U.S. in third-quarter farm bankruptcy filings 10:54 a.m. CT Steel installation begins for Fort Smith Butterfield Stagecoach monument 9:54 a.m. CT USDA opens emergency drought loans for producers in 4 Arkansas counties