Arkansas boy with terminal illness finds strength in show ring
CAMDEN, Ark. — At just 13 years old, Ledger Lamkin has already spent half a decade in the show ring. This week, the Camden native is back in Little Rock competing at the Arkansas State Fair, despite living with a terminal and extremely rare cancer. Lamkin was diagnosed at age 8 with MEN2B, a spontaneous […]
KARK 4 Today anchor Gary Burton Jr. wins corn dog eating contest at Arkansas...
Thanks to his corn dog eating skills, KARK 4 Today morning anchor Gary Burton Jr. has secured $1,000 for charity.
Severe storms & tornado risks rise Arkansas Missouri Saturday into Sunday as strong front...
Severe weather risks are about to rev up over the lower Mississippi River Valley for Saturday October 18. The Storm Prediction Center has been bullish on severe weather risks for Arkansas, Missouri and surrounding states for the least several days and weather models are all focusing on this zone for increased severe...
Teen charged in North Little Rock shooting death
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — A 14-year-old, Brentian Baker, has been charged as an adult with capital murder and aggravated robbery following the death of 50-year-old Robert Mathis. Mathis was found with gunshot wounds on Sept. 1, 2025, in the 300 block of East Bethany Road and later...
University of Arkansas Begins Displaying Ten Commandments in Classrooms Under New State Law
The University of Arkansas is installing Ten Commandments posters across its campus following a new state law that requires the biblical text to be displayed in all public schools and universities.The effort follows Act 573, legislation passed earlier this year mandating the posting of the Ten Commandments in every...
WATCH: Cement Is Going Into Greers Ferry Lake In New Project
Cement structures are going into Greers Ferry Lake. But don’t worry, it was planned! And encouraged! It was launched by the Greers Ferry Walleye Club. In partnership with the Arkansas Game and Fish and the Arkansas Corps of Engineers, the Greers Ferry Walleye Club created dozens of cement “structures” to put into the...
About 235 Arkansas state workers remain furloughed amid federal shutdown
LITTLE ROCK — The number of Arkansas state government employees furloughed as a result of the federal government shutdown totals about 235 currently. That is down from the 249 furloughed at the beginning of the month. The number of furloughed workers peaked at 264 at the beginning of the...
Crossover Wind now online in Wynne as other wind projects in state move forward
While the Crossover Wind Project in the Wynne area has been online for several months, there are other projects in the making in Arkansas. Crossover Wind is a project of Cordelio Power of Toronto, Canada, and is designed to produce enough electricity to power 50,000 homes. Other such facilities under...
UAMS reports nearly 200 mothers volunteered after milk bank emergency
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences reported that its milk bank is being quickly replenished after nearly 200 mothers signed up as donors and the hospital was able to purchase milk from other states.
New text scam appears to be from Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration has warned of a text scam that falsely claims to be from the agency, instructing recipients to provide their banking information in order to receive a tax refund.

















