Freezer May be to Blame for Fire that Killed Arkansas Toddler
The investigation into a fire that claimed the life of an Avoca toddler is now closed. A mobile home caught fire in Avoca earlier this month killing 3-year-old Elena Martinez. Investigators ...
View ArticleMan Dies in Kayak Accident in Izard County
A man is dead after a boating accident on Crown Lake.It happened yesterday afternoon.Winds were gusty and waves were about three feet high.Two men went out on a kayak and it overturned.Crown Lake is ...
View ArticleArkansas-Monticello women's team to hold tryouts
Officials announced Monday that current and prospective Arkansas-Monticello students are eligible to participate in the tryout from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on April 25. Those who try out must provide proof ...
View ArticleArkansas State to visit SE Missouri St this week
The Red Wolves (21-16) are coming off a weekend series in which they won two of three games against Western Kentucky. Arkansas State beat the Hilltoppers 5-0 in the first game, lost to Western ...
View ArticlePCSSD and Union Budget Proposals Under Review By Kimbrell
Pulaski County Special School District budget proposals will be reviewed by Education Commissioner Tom Kimbrell in the next few days. The district is facing an 11-million dollar deficit. Talks ...
View ArticleConway Planning Commission Delays Neighborhood Walmart Vote
Conway will have to wait for a new Walmart. The city's planning and development commission was set to hear plans to build a neighborhood Walmart Monday night, but the hearing is being pushed ...
View ArticleFamilies, Faculty Fight to Save St. Joseph Catholic High School
A Pine Bluff Catholic school could soon shut down if they don't find the $200,000 needed to stay open.Teachers, families and students at St. Joseph Catholic High School are trying to raise ...
View ArticlePB City Council Opposes Cold Case Unit Resolution
A push to heat up cold cases in Pine Bluff and bring justice for families goes no where Tuesday night at the city council meeting.Alderman Mays introduced a resolution instructing the department to ...
View ArticleLocal Business Owners Rattled by Robberies
Businesses in Little Rock's Heights neighborhood are on guard and tightening access after recent bank robberies in the area. Some businesses are posting signs telling customers to knock or use ...
View ArticleDrought brings outbreak of horse disease
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Agriculture officials in Arkansas and Louisiana have warned veterinarians to watch for signs of a potentially fatal horse disease if there's another drought this ...
View ArticleCity projects in Van Buren on July ballot
Van Buren voters will be asked to decide in July whether to levy a total 1 percent sales tax for a new fire station, police station, city park expansion, a senior citizens center and to improve the ...
View ArticleParents contesting school transfer law
A state law that allows parents to move their children to schools outside of their home districts unconstitutionally restricts some of those transfers based on the children's race, attorneys ...
View Article4 El Chico employees held in killing of co-worker
Four restaurant employees face capital murder charges after they were arrested Monday in connection with a robbery the night before of a west Little Rock El Chico in which another employee was shot ...
View Article2 seeking position in House
The Republican candidates for the District 97 seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives both feel their values are in sync with the citizens they would ...
View ArticleNLR’s modernizing mayor Laman dies
Rick McFarland William F. "Casey" Laman, the former North Little Rock mayor credited with modernizing the city during 16 years in ...
View ArticleArts center $237,000 in red for ’12
With less than three months left in its fiscal year, the Arkansas Arts Center is more than $237,000 in the red, with overall revenue expected to finish nearly $700,000 behind projections for the ...
View ArticleRomney picks adviser, tells Obama to pack up
STEVEN SENNE Credit: AP Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife speak with ABC newsman Diane Sawyer (right) on Monday at Fenway Park in Boston. Presumptive Republican ...
View ArticleFeces Found in Child's Hair, Two People Behind Bars
Two kids in Northwest Arkansas are safe after police say they found one with feces in her fair and another had dried feces on his shirt. "Fortunately the kids are taken out of that ...
View ArticleAlcohol Ballot Initiative Gets Financial Boost
A group trying to get alcohol sales on the November ballot in Benton County saw some big donations and some equally big expenses in March. Brothers Tom and Steuart Walton each donated $80,000 in ...
View ArticleCause Of Fire Undetermined
The cause of a fire that destroyed two homes and a shed is undetermined. Ed Stith, Springdale fire marshal, investigated the Saturday morning blaze but could not find the exact cause, he said. The ...
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