Little Rock AR

Little Rock, Ark., ranked as the most overweight and obese U.S. city in WalletHub’s 2026 analysis of the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, while Honolulu ranked lowest. The personal finance website evaluated metropolitan areas across 19 metrics tied to weight-related health challenges, including the share of...

CONWAY, Ark. (KATV) — Sunday evening's severe weather, which spawned at least one tornado, proved destructive in several parts of Arkansas. Faulkner County saw much of that damage. According to the Faulkner County Office of Emergency Management, a house on Fox Trot Drive in Conway suffered damage after two...

BRYANT, Ark. (KATV) — Thousands of Arkansas residents remained without power Monday after storms caused widespread outages across the state, though utility crews made steady progress restoring service throughout the day. At the height of the outages, about 50,000 customers were without electricity statewide. That...

Explosive Growth Fuels Retail Expansion (Image Credits: Pexels) Arkansas – A popular drive-thru coffee chain has stepped into retail for the first time. 7 Brew launched its ready-to-drink canned coffees in Walmart stores across the state earlier this week.[1][2] Customers seeking the brand’s signature flavors no...

Arkansas heat in the summer doesn’t mess around. On days like that, the only thing I want is a river, a tube, and a few hours to drift without a plan. I’ve spent plenty of weekends floating around the state, and it never really gets old. The rhythm is simple.

Last week, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families hosted a Town Hall meeting at the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank. Policy experts spoke with residents about how state and federal budget decisions can affect programs that families rely on. Ozarks at Large’s Sarah Laiche reports. Dozens of people gathered at...

I still remember the first time I walked up to this waterfall. The sound of rushing water carried through the trees long before I could see it. When the trail opened up, there it was spilling across a wide rock ledge into a cool pool below. I dropped my bag, kicked off my shoes, and stepped straight into the water.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The National Weather Service has confirmed the three tornadoes touched down Sunday evening here in the Mid-South, and that they were all EF-1 storms. This is a reminder of the reality of severe weather in our region. It all started around 6 p.m. Sunday in Lafe, Arkansas, a town in Greene County, […]

A February release from the American Farm Bureau Federation revealed staggering statistics on the rising number of Chapter 12 bankruptcies. This type of bankruptcy allows farmers to continue farming while restructuring debt. In 2025, there were 315 Chapter 12 bankruptcy filings across the U.S., a 46% increase from...

BENTON, Ark. (KATV) — A bank has filed a foreclosure lawsuit against Benton restaurant Tim's Tavern, whose owner was accused of sexually assaulting his ex-employees. According to court documents, Centennial Bank says that restaurant owner Timothy Steppach took out a loan of $97,000 in October 2022. The complaint...