Board OKs Raises For Library Staff
The Fayetteville Public Library's board of trustees welcomed two new members, Monday -- Brenda Boudreaux and Susan Graham. Boudreaux and Graham replaced outgoing board members Lorraine Brewer ...
View ArticleOaklawn says 2012 attendance up by 20,000 people
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) -- Oaklawn Park says its attendance was up by more than 20,000 this racing season, thanks to a mild winter that allowed the track to run all its scheduled ...
View ArticleStudy Shows Arkansas Leading in Evaluating Tax Incentives
new report reveals Arkansas is one of 13 states doing a good job examining the effectiveness of tax incentives designed to retain and attract business. The Pew Center report titled "Evidence ...
View ArticleRepublicans Run for Giffords' Old Seat, Secret Service Scandal Widens
Voters will decide which republican candidate might replace Gabrielle Giffords in congress.Democrat Gabby Giffords resigned from the House of Representatives in January, one year after she was shot ...
View Article2 Waltons again donate to Benton Co. alcohol group
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Financial reports filed with the Arkansas Ethics Commission show that two grandsons of Walmart Stores founder Sam Walton have donated a total of $220,000 to a group ...
View ArticleGot Weather Questions KARK Has Answers Thursday Night
Have you got questions about the weather? KARK has answers on Thursday night.Tune in at 6:30 p.m. for our Severe Weather Special with Your Weather Authority meteorologists Keith Monahan, Greg Dee ...
View ArticleOld Electronics Wanted for Recycling Program in NLR
If you have old electronics laying around the home, office or classroom and you need to get rid of them, Regional Recycling is holding its biannual Electronics Recycling event in North Little Rock ...
View ArticleSenators Pryor, Boozman Vote Against Tax on the Rich Measure
Arkansas' U.S. senators have voted no on a measure seeking to tax the rich at a higher rate.Senator John Boozman and Senator Mark Pryor voted against the Buffett rule on Monday.Senator Pryor ...
View ArticleSchool Board honors newly certified teachers, gets good news in construction...
By Jamie Miller Five more teachers in the Bryant School District have earned National Board Certification and were honored for their diligence Monday night at the April School Board. The ...
View ArticleUS home building slows, permits hit 3 1/2-year high
-; U.S. builders started work on fewer homes in March after they sharply cut back on apartment construction. But builders requested the most permits for future projects in 3 1/2 years, suggesting ...
View ArticleHot Springs Set to Celebrate National Park Week
Hot Springs National Park is getting ready to celebrate National Park Week.The fun begins Saturday with the annual ParkPalooza on Arlington Lawn next to Bathhouse Row.This will be the third year ...
View ArticleTossing Out a First Pitch Could be One "Like" Away
Baseball fans could win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to toss out a first pitch as part of KARK nights at Friday and Saturday's Arkansas Travelers ...
View ArticleNow is the Time to Buy a Home
For Arkansans looking to buy a home, now is the time, according to mortgage experts.Housing affordability conditions are at their highest level since recordkeeping began in 1970, according to the ...
View ArticleSpring season keeps Razorbacks busy
- The spring season has brought a wave of activity for the University of Arkansas volleyball team on the court and in the Northwest Arkansas community. The Razorbacks are two weeks into their spring ...
View ArticleESPN coverage of NCAA Gymnastics Championship
FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas' eighth-seeded gymnastics team is competing at the NCAA Championship this week in Duluth, Ga., with limited coverage provided by ESPN3 (WatchESPN.com). The two ...
View ArticleBrothers plead not guilty in El Chico killing
By Rick McFarland Kiywuan Perry is escorted on Monday to a Little Rock patrol car headed to the Pulaski County jail after he was arrested in a robbery Sunday night at the El Chico restaurant, 1315 ...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty in east Arkansas drug investigation
An accused drug dealer in a massive federal investigation into drugs and police corruption in east Arkansas has pleaded guilty. Demond McKinney pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to distribute ...
View ArticleBenton Police Find Sex Offender They Say Failed to Register
The Benton Police Department (BPD) reports that a sex offender sought since last week has now been caught. The BPD says Anthony W. Page, 25, violated a provision of his release terms and ...
View ArticleWin a Family Four-Pack of Tickets to See Disney on Ice!
Tuesday morning, the KARK 4 Today crew gave away two family four-packs of tickets to see Disney on Ice at Verizon Arena in May.Wednesday morning, they will give away another two four-packs but ...
View ArticleClosing arguments this afternoon in officer beating
Samantha Baker Hiram Graham listens to opening statements Monday in Judge William Storey's courtroom in Fayetteville during Graham's new trial in connection with the beating of a ...
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