Little Rock AR

Arkansas inmates will no longer receive books, newspapers or magazines directly under a new policy approved by the Board of Corrections Friday. The Arkansas Board of Corrections approved the change, which a Department of Corrections spokesperson said takes effect on Feb. 1. Prison officials said the restriction was...

JACKSONVILLE, Ark. — Some parents at an elementary school in Jacksonville are banding together after the arrest of a custodian accused of assaulting students in the cafeteria. It has disrupted Bayou Meto school ever since parents found out, two months after officials first started investigating. The parents sent...

There is a reason locals whisper about lunch at Cotham’s In the City like it is a hometown secret. Hushed nostalgia meets hot plates, and the star is chicken and dumplings made the old way. You can almost taste the stories as you step inside, where the hours are...

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, together with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), has announced the 40 recipients of the Community Assistance Grant Program, a statewide initiative designed to fill critical funding gaps for organizations serving crime victims, reducing poverty, promoting...

Arkansas lawmakers approved changes to a contract between the state’s child welfare agency and a California-based company Friday after a House member questioned the quality of the company’s work and whether the state has become too reliant on it. Evident Change, a nonprofit that aims to improve child welfare programs...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Arkansas – Cold air grips central Arkansas this morning as frost coats rooftops, parked cars, and grassy yards across the Little Rock metro. The air feels sharp and still, and untreated pavement cools...

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is proposing changes to two regulatory rules, including amendments to the Arkansas Rules on Pesticide Use that would establish a new classification of pesticide commonly used as feral hog bait. The Arkansas State Plant Board approved the draft rule changes during its meeting on...

If Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders needed a sign that Franklin County doesn’t want a 3,000-bed prison, it wouldn’t be hard to find. Signs declaring opposition to the prison’s construction line fences and mailboxes along Arkansas 215 as the two-lane road cuts a sloping path through the rugged terrain of the Ouachita...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — In an end-of-year public safety update, Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. says the city has seen a decrease in overall crime. I'm overjoyed to report that yet again, we are seeing very good and positive numbers as relates to the crime reduction of violence here in Arkansas.

Goodwill Industries of Arkansas opened its first new-build retail store on Thursday, Dec. 18, in west Little Rock. The store, located at 620 Kirk Road across from Costco, is GIA’s 36th location. The flagship store and donation center span 20,000 square feet and are expected to lead to the...