Proposed rules ban religious instruction at ABC
Proposed rules released Monday by the Arkansas Department of Education would prohibit religious instruction during the 7-hour school day at schools that receive taxpayer funding. The issue arose in ...
View ArticleHomeless Camp Cleaned up by Little Rock Police
Police tell us the clean up was in response to problems they had with homeless people panhandling at the intersection of 1-630 and University. Local businesses and neighbors reported problems with ...
View ArticleSupreme Court Ruling About Personal Privacy
Today the Supreme Court, in a relatively quick.. and unanimous ruling.. looked to draw the lines when it comes to personal privacy. The Supreme Court has ruled investigators must get a search ...
View ArticleArk. lawmakers eye restoring some Forestry jobs
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas lawmakers said Monday they want to consider restoring some firefighting positions lost when the Forestry Commission laid off 34 workers this month to make up for a ...
View ArticleCity to hold town hall meetings in each ward
By Jennifer Joyner The city of Bryant will hold a series of town hall meetings to discuss the progress and future of the community and connect with citizens, officials said. Ward 2 will ...
View ArticleSecond semester is testing time at Bryant schools
By Jamie Miller Bryant School District students are only a few weeks into the new semester, but testing is already beginning. Throughout the spring semester, there are several standardized ...
View ArticleShooting appears to be murder-suicide
By Jennifer Joyner Two people were shot to death outside a Bryant medical facility on the morning of Monday, Jan. 23, in what appears to be a murder-suicide, police officials said. The ...
View ArticleAnderson previews Auburn game
University of Arkansas head men's basketball coach Mike Anderson met with the media on Monday to preview the Razorbacks' Wednesday night Southeastern Conference game against the Auburn ...
View ArticlePrairie View edges Arkansas-Pine Bluff 76-75
Louis Munks and Ryan Gesiakowski added 15 points apiece and Demondre Chapman 14 for the Panthers (8-12, 4-3 Southwestern Athletic), who have won three of their last four. Lazabian Jackson hit five ...
View ArticleDomestic Violence Advocates Urge Victims to File Protection Orders
As the investigation continues into the murder of Jenny Cavender Monday morning, police say she filed an order of protection against her shooter, also her ex-boyfriend, in December.Advocates at the ...
View ArticlePulaski Tech Hikes Tuition Up By 7%
Tuition at Pulaski Tech will increase by 7 percent starting in the Fall semester. The increase was approved earlier today during a board of trustees meeting In short, tuition will increase six ...
View ArticleEast Arkansas Group Sues Gov., Says Redistricting Map Is Unfair
An eastern Arkansas group is suing Governor Mike Beebe over the new state Senate district map. Here's the area under dispute - the former district 16 now 24. It's the district the East ...
View Article7 Year Old Piano Prodigy
7-year-old piano prodigy Adrian Romoff just played on what may be the world's most prestigious musical stage: Carnegie Hall.And music's just the start of what makes Adrian unique.Spend a ...
View Article2012 State of the Union Preview
Tonight, President Obama will deliver his last State of the Union address before he's up for re-election. The focus will be the economy and job ...
View ArticleRomney Releases Tax Returns
Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney is starting to release his tax records.Overnight, the former Massachusetts governor confirmed that he paid about $3 million in income tax for 2010 and ...
View ArticleMen Spend More Than Women... Sometimes
Men are the bigger spenders when it comes to grabbing lunch and coffee.Men who buy lunch average about $46 a week -- $20 more than what most women spend. Also, men who buy coffee spend about $10 ...
View ArticleMutilated Cat of Arkansas Democrat Defaced with Sinister 'Liberal'...
The cat was the pet of Jake Burris, who manages Democrat Ken Aden's Arkansas bid (Blue Arkansas Blog) Sick thugs have killed and mutilated the family cat of a campaign manager for an Arkansas ...
View ArticleLegal Aid of Arkansas to lay off 8 workers
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ark. (AP) -- Blaming cutbacks in state and federal funding, an organization that helps poor people with legal services says it will lay off eight workers and close its office in ...
View ArticleCounty Offers Wish List
David Frank Dempsey Rep. Tim Summers, R-Bentonville, left, listens Monday as Benton County Judge Bob Clinard discusses the use of inmate labor. The two were at a meeting of state legislators with ...
View ArticleScott Seeks Election In District 86
Republican House District 86 Age: 28 Residency: Fayetteville; born in Little Rock Family: Single Employment: Administrative assistant at Wilson and Wilson Tax Management in Fayetteville ...
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