Little Rock AR

Community members across Arkansas expressed relief as a long‑running manhunt drew to a close this week. The Corning Police Department announced that Toby Meredith, the subject of a multi‑state warrant, voluntarily turned himself in at the Clay County Detention Center on Oct. 11, 2026, after tips from residents of Corning, Arkansas, and Ripley County, Missouri helped locate him.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas crews were sent to assist parts of Florida and Alabama following the storm damage in the area. One of its divisions, AECI Utility Solutions, left Thursday morning and was stationed in Mississippi. When General Foreman Joe Fowler heard the storm was moving further east, he had crews leave early Friday for Dothan, Alabama.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Two people were found dead in separate incidents in Little Rock and North Little Rock following a violent Saturday night, leaving families grieving and neighbors shaken as police investigate. In Little Rock, police are investigating after a body was discovered behind a home in the 4200 block of West 24th Street. […]

Ward 7 is Little Rock’s most southwestern ward, radiating out from the corner of Asher and University to the city limits. And, for more than three decades, it’s had the same representative on the city board – BJ Wyrick, who’s giving up her seat to challenge incumbent Mayor Frank Scott Jr.

The climbing alligator harvest in Arkansas has led to decreases in nuisance calls involving the reptile. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission members heard last week a presentation from AGFC herpetologist Amanda Bryant on the 2026 alligator harvest. She also reported on an alligator research project with Clemson University. According to...

Above-average heat pushes into the week ahead with both afternoons and overnights heating up. A cold front will bring rain chances midweek, then cooler air into next weekend.

An Arkansas school is receiving national recognition and a $1 million prize for its innovative approach to education, with plans to bring its model to even more communities across the Natural State. The Learning Lounge in Pine Bluff has been named the winner of the prestigious 2026 Yass Prize, receiving...

TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. — A small earthquake beneath northwestern Tennessee early Sunday offered a timely reminder of the Mid-South's seismic hazards, just days before millions prepare for the Great ShakeOut earthquake drill.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission approved an order to strongly urge the Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Division to prioritize design and construction of Little Bayou Meto hydrology improvements in the Bayou Meto Water Management Project at the highest priority level in its regular funding request to the Army Corps of Engineers.

A tense incident has jolted North Little Rock, prompting a swift response from law‑enforcement and community concern. North Little Rock Police are investigating a shooting that took place at the intersection of Pike Avenue and Parkway Drive; the site has since been cleared and traffic restored, while detectives continue to seek information from the public.