Army Corps of Engineers Considers Cuts to Arkansas Recreation Areas
"We take this to heart. This is my life, this is what I depend on," Chief Park Ranger Joe Harper said, standing in the Greers Ferry Lake recreation area. "I not only help manage this ...
View ArticleAll Aboard! Trojan Trolley in Operation at UALR
Watching the green trolley round the corner off University Avenue, you might mistake it for something other than a college shuttle. It rolls to a stop on the University of Arkansas Little Rock ...
View ArticleHuckabee announces support of Rankin's bid
MAGNOLIA, Ark. (AP) -- Former governor Mike Huckabee says he's supporting Beth Anne Rankin's bid for the Republican nomination for a congressional seat representing south ...
View ArticleArkansas family loses second son in Afghanistan
The war in Afghanistan has claimed the lives of two sons of an Arkansas couple who also have a third son in the military. Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Wise, 34, of Little Rock, was on his fourth ...
View ArticleNWA Bombing Suspect Recieves $100,000 Bond
New information about a suspect that Fayetteville Police say held an elderly couple hostage and forced the wife to wear a bomb to rob a local bank.Paul Bradley was granted a one hundred thousand ...
View ArticleU of A Gear Flying High in Chicago Public Schools
University of Arkansas flags are flying high throughout the Chicago Public School System following a request from Windy City Mayor Rahm Emanuel.He sent the University a letter not long ago saying he ...
View ArticleFinancial Aid from USDA Heading to Arkansas Farmers
Good news for Arkansas farmers battered by extreme weather.The U.S.D.A. is awarding over 308 million dollars nationwide in aid to help farmers rebuild after last year's extreme ...
View ArticleDeadline Looming for Workers in Texarkana
Fifteen hundred workers are anxious this week as a contract negotiation deadline fast approaches.A deadline is looming in Texarkana between a local union and Cooper Tire. The labor agreement between ...
View ArticleCongressman Griffin Pulls His Support from SOPA
Congressman Tim Griffin (AR-02) issued the following statement in announcing his withdrawal of support for the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA - H.R. 3261): "Stopping theft of American ...
View ArticleCentral Arkansas Crimestoppers 1/18/12
Millions of people go shopping every day with little or no fan fare But when you do it after the store has closed, and you get in through a window, the chances of you getting away with it are ...
View ArticleLRPD Explains Link Between Gangs and Recent Crime
When it comes to crime in Little Rock, Police Chief Stuart Thomas says there is not one group of people or one main reason behind it. The chief confirmed local gang members are involved in many of ...
View ArticleProposal to affect 29 of state’s parks, but input wanted
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Little Rock District announced Wednesday a proposal to close 13 campgrounds, four partial campgrounds, four day-use areas, one partial day-use area and 10 boat ...
View ArticleNonprofits team up, help with tax filing
Jason Ivester Nora Mendez, with the Office of Human Concern in Rogers, talks Wednesday with Cartrina Whisenant of Springdale about her income tax preparation. Nonprofit organizations are working ...
View ArticleCommissioner to sit out vote to fill lottery helm
Arkansas Lottery Commissioner Bruce Engstrom said Wednesday night that he won't vote when the nine-member lottery commission picks its next director, after a state lawmaker hinted that two ...
View ArticleState gets low marks for curbs on tobacco
Arkansas did not receive an overall "passing" grade from the American Lung Association in the organization's annual State of Tobacco Control report, released today, because its ...
View ArticleTwo school districts working to merge
Logan County needs full year to repay cities, Logan County officials hope to return tax money it owes to cities and school districts by the end of 2012, the county treasurer said ...
View ArticleNelson raises flag on gas-tax critic
Little Rock attorney Sheffield Nelson questioned Wednesday whether it was right for a state senator to oppose Nelson's proposal to raise the state's natural gas severance tax after ...
View ArticleArkansas Court of Appeals
The Arkansas Court of Appeals released opinions Wednesday. The court's ruling and the names of the cases are reprinted here. The full opinions and other court proceedings, including per curiam ...
View ArticleTransfer by Beebe halts court furloughs
Gov. Mike Beebe said Wednesday that he will transfer $50,000 from his emergency fund so that trial-court administrative assistants will not have to take furloughs next ...
View ArticleRomney targets Gingrich claim
Credit: AP Mitt Romney holds up a poster of his father George Romney, which was given to him to sign, as he campaigned Wednesday at Wofford College in Spartanburg, ...
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