Little Rock AR

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced a series of appointments and reappointments to state boards and commissions effective Jan. 1, 2026. Arkansas Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coordinating Council. -Jill Weinischke of El Dorado, reappointed; term expires July 1, 2028. -Norman Kemper of Austin, reappointed; term expires...

A new Arkansas state law that took effect Jan. 1 will expand access to bariatric surgery by requiring many health insurance plans to cover medically necessary treatment for severe obesity. Supporters say Arkansas Act 628 will reduce financial barriers for eligible patients across the state. It requires health care...

Turn (3224 Locust), the vinyl album–themed breakfast-and-lunch spot in Midtown’s Grand Center Arts District owned by chef David Kirkland and his wife, Stefanie, will close May 31, after an eight-and-a-half-year run. Kirkland tells SLM that the decision was not driven by business concerns but by an upcoming move...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Arkansas dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 604 in the week ending December 26, down from 1,825 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S. unemployment claims...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Arkansas gas prices rose 1.8 cents to $2.35 per gallon last week, bucking a national trend that saw prices drop a penny. According to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 1,826 stations, prices are 13.1 cents a gallon cheaper than a month ago and 33.7 cents a gallon lower than a year ago.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Little Rock, Arkansas – A broad stretch of the Mid-South is facing a growing risk for strong to severe thunderstorms on Friday as unusually warm January air collides with an advancing cold front, raising...

Famed television angler Bill Dance was filming a TV show on the White River with his buddy Bruce Stanton and long-time guide and lodge owner Donald Cranor. The river was low, and the wind was blowing hard. But Cranor knows the White well and found a stretch of river holding oversize early-spawning brown trout.

Arkansas police will have a new tool to combat distracted driving when new camera technology goes online in work zones this month. Starting in mid-January of 2026, camera systems already in use in work zones for speed enforcement will now detect when a driver is using a handheld device such as a cell phone, according...

Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for January 4, with notable births and deaths of people with Arkansas connections for this date. Information is drawn from state archives, historical societies, contemporary newspapers and other media archives, and legal records. Much of this...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — A motorcycle group from Southeast Arkansas, known as the Roughneck Resistance, rode into Little Rock this afternoon with a mission to support the homeless. The Monticello-based organization, which is working to become a nonprofit, distributed essential items such as sleeping bags and...