Arkansas auditor begins mailing $650K in unclaimed property checks
The Arkansas Auditor's office will begin mailing unclaimed property checks to eligible individuals this week, with payments ranging from $50 to $5,000.
Lake Hamilton boat collision leaves 3 dead, 3 injured
GARLAND COUNTY, Ark. – Garland County authorities said three people are dead and three others were injured after two boats collided late Sunday night on Lake Hamilton. Authorities said the crash happened around 11:08 p.m. Six people in total have been reported in the accident. Three were injured and taken to the...
Blues trail to honor 6 Arkansans
The blues music genre originated on plantations up and down rivers across the South, including the Arkansas River from Little Rock to Sweet Home, Altheimer, Pine Bluff and as far downstream as Arkansas City. Besides vast fields of cotton, the plantations raised the procreators of America's unique soulful music. Many...
Faulkner County Lieutenant arrested for alleged relationship with inmate
FAULKNER COUNTY, Ark. (KATV) — A former Faulkner County Detention Center Lieutenant has been arrested after being accused of having a relationship with a female inmate, the Faulkner County Sheriff's Office said in a release. On August 4, 2025, Lieutenant Robert Doyal resigned from his post at the Faulkner...
From Katrina to Conway: Couple rebuilds life in Arkansas through music
CONWAY, Ark. – Nearly 20 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Casey and Kristina Buck say the storm that uprooted their lives also set the stage for a brand-new beginning in Arkansas. The Bucks were living in Metairie, Louisiana, and preparing for their wedding when Katrina approached the Gulf Coast...
September 2025: Arkansas Concert Guide – Blink-182, Bret Michaels, Nelly and more
Arkansas is hosting a variety of concerts this September, featuring artists such as Insane Clown Posse, Ben Folds, Boyz II Men, Waka Flocka Flame, Blink-182, Bret Michaels, and more.
Annunciation shooting survivor discovers bullet fragment in neck, has surgery days after shooting
Hours after the horrific shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church, 10-year-old Weston Halsne, along with his grandpa and his dad, returned to the police tape to share how his life was saved. "It was really scary," Weston said. "My friend, Victor, like, saved me, though. Because he laid on top of...
Arkansas calls for more contamination testing at former home appliances facility in Fort Smith
FORT SMITH, Ark. — The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment is calling for more testing around the old Whirlpool plant in Fort Smith. The facility, located at 6400 Jenny Lind Road, shut down in 2012. The following year, the company admitted to leaking the toxic chemical trichloroethylene into the soil and...
01 Sep 2025 UAMS graduate student first in state to earn National Cancer Institute...
LITTLE ROCK — Reham Sewilam, a Ph.D. student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School and a trainee of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, has become the first graduate student in Arkansas to receive the highly competitive National Cancer Institute (NCI) Predoctoral to...
Pittman’s beef with War Memorial, not Arkansas State
Arkansas coach has long, nightmarish history with stadium, no rival with Red Wolves