Arkansas boy, 15, tells police he fatally shot sister
O ZARK, Ark. - Authorities in western Arkansas say a 15-year-old boy has confessed to fatally shooting his older teen sister and that they are investigating the death as a homicide. Franklin County ...
View ArticleGingras gets win on final day for Hogs
Laurie Gingras won her first singles match of the spring season Monday on the final day of the Michigan Invitational. Facing Julija Lukac of 27th-ranked Washington, Gingras cruised to a straight set ...
View ArticleWoman accused of running over her sister
The Lonoke County sheriff's office arrested 32-year-old Cherly Marie Kelly on charges of domestic battery after she purportedly ran over her sister with her vehicle. The 35-year-old sister was ...
View ArticleActivists Bring Acclaimed Anti-Coal Film to Arkansas
Arkansas residents will get a chance this week to see how they can stand up to proposed coal-fired power plants with special screenings in Fayetteville, Little Rock and Hope of the documentary ...
View ArticleComplicated, but True Meaning Behind Robert E. Lee Day
UALR Civil War historian Carl Moneyhon explains the complexities of the third Monday in January. While it is a federal holiday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is also a state holiday to ...
View ArticleKing Holiday, a Day On, not Off
Today is more than a holiday off from work or school for many young Arkansans. The volunteer organization City Year helped spruce up Little Rock's McClellan High School on Geyer Springs Road ...
View ArticleRazorbacks serve on MLK Day
Photo Album FAYETTEVILLE – More than 30 Razorback student-athletes volunteered their time to work with area youth on Monday as part of a day of service in commemoration of Martin Luther King ...
View ArticleTech Students React to Theatre Curtain Call by Starting Up Website
A group of students working to save Arkansas Tech's Theater program are taking their fight online. A new website has been set up by students and supporters of the theater program. Last week, ...
View ArticleArkansas teen tells investigators he killed sister
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A 15-year-old described by a neighbor as a "nice young boy" showed up at a sheriff's department in rural Arkansas and told investigators he had shot and ...
View ArticleCity Leaders Tackle Crime Prevention at Community Meeting
Monday the chief of police, city manager, head of the state NAACP and other community and church leaders shared a table at Covenant of Zion Cathedral and discussed how to cut down on crime in Little ...
View ArticleTeen not answering why he shot sibling
A 15-year-old rural Franklin County boy gave authorities no explanation why he shot and killed his 16-year-old sister Sunday morning, then drove to the sheriff's office to turn himself in, ...
View ArticleArkansas looks to run Cats ragged
LSU's Andre Stringer, bottom, and Arkansas' B.J. Young watched a loose ball after it was deflected in a scramble during Saturday's game in Fayetteville, Ark. APRIL L BROWN - ...
View ArticleWikipedia Plans to Crash Site In Protest
A popular website plans to crash part of its own site to protest a proposed law.Wikipedia will shutdown access to its English site for 24 hours Wednesday (midnight tonight - midnight Wednesday). It ...
View ArticleTeen hurt, officer not, as gunfire follows King parade
Shortly after the end of Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. parade in downtown Little Rock, an 18-year-old woman was wounded by gunfire, and in a separate incident, someone shot at a Little Rock ...
View ArticleNeighbor foils theft of metal materials
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View ArticleBeebe appoints 2 as UCA trustees
Gov. Mike Beebe on Friday appointed two new people to the University of Central Arkansas board of trustees, leaving just three who were on the sevenmember board during former UCA President Lu ...
View ArticleJury fails to reach verdict in waiter’s sex-assault trial
A little girl's word was not enough Friday to convince a jury that the man who molested her in a Little Rock restaurant was the waiter who was arrested when her parents reported the ...
View ArticleTeen’s lawyer files U.S. Supreme Court petition
The state Supreme Court agreed to recall its mandate in the case of a teenager who was convicted of murder and received a life sentence after his attorney said he had filed a petition with the U.S. ...
View ArticleBuildings May See Retrofits
The following district buildings are included in the proposed lighting plan: o Bellview Elementary o Joe Mathias Elementary o Old Wire Road Elementary o Prekindergarten Center o Reagan ...
View ArticleChapel, Dealership On Meeting Agenda
The Bentonville Planning Commission will review large-scale development requests for a wedding chapel and an auto dealership at tonight's ...
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