- The Department of Health announced that the Arkansas patient previously reported as possibly infected with the novel coronavirus is not actually infected. It turns out the patient just has whooping cough or something.
- Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott promoted his one-cent sales tax increase yesterday. The increase accounts for $50 million in annual revenue, city officials plan its use for vital infrastructure, parks and entertainment improvements.
- After a party-line vote that disallows calling any witnesses or further evidence, President Trump’s impeachment trial looks to move straight toward acquittal.
- The Iowa Caucuses start today, kicking off the end of the presidential primary season. Polls point toward a close victory for Sanders, but the same polls predicted a Clinton win in 2016.
- Last night at Super Bowl LIV, the San Francisco 49ers lost 20-31 to the Kansas City Chiefs, fifty years after the Chiefs’ first Super Bowl win.
- Yesterday, the Arkansas Razorbacks (16-5) narrowly beat back the Alabama Crimson Tide (12-9), winning 82-78.
- February 3, 1870: The United States ratifies the 15th Amendment, allowing suffrage for all races.
- February 3, 1966: The Soviets land the Luna 9 on the moon, becoming the first spacecraft to make such a landing without being destroyed in the process.
