LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The family of a man who died from dehydration and malnutrition while being held in a west Arkansas jail filed a federal lawsuit Friday claiming jail staff ignored his medical and mental health needs.Larry Eugene Price Jr. died at... Read More.
State News
Casino license in Pope County declared null and void
A Pulaski County Circuit Judge ruled Thursday that the State Racing Commission acted improperly when it awarded a casino license to Cherokee Nation Businesses and Legends Resort in Pope County.In a four-page order, Fox said Legends Resort and Casino “had no prior experience conducting... Read More.
Suspect killed in Pulaski County accident after fleeing from law enforcement
The Arkansas State Police is investigating the crash of a suspect who fled from Arkansas State Troopers and the North Little Rock Police Department on Thursday, January 12th.
Around 8:22 p.m. Thursday night, officers with the North Little Rock Police Department attempted to make a traffic... Read More.
California man sentenced to 10 years in prison on federal drug charges
FORT SMITH – A Redlands, California man was sentenced today to 121 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count of Possession with the Intent to Distribute Heroin. The Honorable Judge P.K. Holmes, III, presided over the sentencing hearing... Read More.
Sanders issues order on education in Arkansas
On her second day in office, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued another executive order related to education in Arkansas.It came in the form of an “Executive Order to Prioritize L.E.A.R.N.S. (Literacy, Empowerment, Accountability, Readiness, Networking, and School Safety).”According to a Fort Smith television station,... Read More.
Supreme Court to hear DNA request for Echols, West Memphis 3
JONESBORO, Ark - A fight over DNA testing in the West Memphis 3 case is now heading to the Arkansas Supreme Court.Almost 30 years ago, Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, and Jason Baldwin were convicted as teenagers for the death of three West Memphis boys.Decades... Read More.
Sanders orders hiring freeze, bans critical race theory in schools
- On the day that she was inaugurated as the 47th Governor of the State of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed multiple executive orders, including one instituting an immediate freeze on government hiring and promotions in The Natural State and another banning Critical Race... Read More.
Benton man killed in Tuesday accident
A Benton man was killed in a two-vehicle accident in Saline County Tuesday afternoon.According to a preliminary report. Eric Jon Vernon, 57, was northbound on Arkansas Highway 35 at 6:45 p.m., when the 2002 Yamaha motorcycle he was riding crossed into the southbound lane... Read More.
Arkansas man on trial in 1-6 incident
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the riot at the U.S. Capitol planned the trip for weeks and came prepared for violence, a prosecutor said Tuesday as his trial got... Read More.
Sanders sworn in as Arkansas Governor
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was sworn in as Arkansas governor Tuesday, becoming the first woman to hold the office in the state and portraying herself as part of a new generation of leaders.Sanders took the... Read More.
Producers: Now is Time to Complete the New Ag Census; Deadline is Feb. 6
Arkansas producers should have received their 2022 Census of Agriculture forms in the mail in late December 2022, Dr. Henry English, head of the Small Farm Program at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, said. Taken every five years by the U.S. Department... Read More.
State legislature begins annual session as Sanders prepares to take office
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers kicked off their annual legislative session Monday, with Republicans enjoying expanded supermajorities and embracing an agenda by incoming Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders that calls for overhauling the state’s education system.House and Senate leaders called the education legislation, as... Read More.
