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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a new pilot program allowing selected lenders to close certain USDA-guaranteed rural home loans without waiting for the agency’s usual pre-closing approval. The Delegated Authority Lender Interactive Test Environment, or LITE, Pilot Program, began September 1st and will r

A sudden blaze sparked concern across the community this afternoon. The Harmon Fire Department quickly extinguished a half‑acre “grass fire” that threatened a structure near Olvey, Arkansas, with no injuries reported. Grass fire near Olvey threatens structure. At 12:43 p.m., the Harmon Fire Department was dispatched to

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — A North Little Rock mother is searching for answers after her 27-year-old daughter was killed in a Little Rock police chase, a loss she says has left her family devastated and determined to push for change. Deborah Trotter said her daughter, Jamia Trotter, was...

A national magazine has been ranking the best songs about every state recently, and the Arkansas list features a couple of active Fayetteville musicians. Paste Magazine’s “The 10 best songs about Arkansas ever made” was published on Aug. 24 and included Fayetteville artist Nick Shoulders and his 2018 song, “Snakes & Wa

A Pulaski County woman is left in shock after a fire destroyed her home and car Monday evening.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - CHI St. Vincent, part of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health system, has opted out of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield and its associated health plans. An Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield news release says the change, effective Sept. 1, affects: Arkansas Blue Medicare, BlueAdvantage Administr

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has named Helena-West Helena as Arkansas’ next Capital for a Day, with the designation set for Thursday, September 3rd. Sanders and other senior state officials are expected to travel to the Phillips County city as part of the program, which brings state government leaders into communiti

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Arkansas House Speaker Brian Evans will join state transportation and law enforcement officials Tuesday, Sept. 8, to announce a new road safety initiative called “Just Move Over.”. At 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, Arkansas House Speaker Brian Evans, along with the Arkansas Department of Transportati

After Community Bakery learned about the death of Dolly Parton, they decided to honor her legacy by creating designs themed to her on iced sugar cookies, donating a part of the proceeds to the Arkansas Imagination Library.

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Arkansas State Police defended its troopers’ conduct after videos of several arrests spread widely on social media. Col. Mike Hagar, director of the Arkansas State Police, defended the ASP Highway Patrol Division’s conduct. Since January 2023, troopers have made more than 1,026,000 officer-viol