Little Rock AR

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas is grappling with a severe opioid crisis, with one resident dying from an overdose each day. More than half of these deaths are linked to opioids. In response, state leaders are leveraging the national opioid settlement and a renewed partnership to address the crisis,...

The Arkansas Travelers won a walk-off game against the Springfield Cardinals, honoring the Little Rock Nine with special black and gold uniforms, and will continue to pay tribute to the nine students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School throughout the weekend.

(KOAM) -- Blue Bell is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of its Moo-llennium Crunch ice cream due to mislabeling.

A former Conway Police officer was fired for her slow response to the shooting appeared before the Conway Civil Service Commission in an effort to get back on the force. Brittany Byrd was fired June 30 after an internal investigation. It was found that while she was inside an SUV...

CONWAY, Ark. — Arkansans who are supposed to get rides to the hospital through Medicaid claim the service is often unreliable. “It's a lifesaver if you don't have a vehicle of your own,” Anna Murwin of Conway said. That’s the situation Murwin is in ... she doesn’t own...

A Harrison man, banned from all Walmart stores in the U.S., has been jailed for alleged felony theft from a Batesville, Arkansas outlet. Arkansas Radio reporter Tony Mac explains in the special reporting in the video below. Man Banned From Every Walmart Arrested In Arkansas. Fifty-four-year-old John Wesley Loniak of...

This story was updated Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, to include a statement from the Arkansas governor’s office. Arkansas faith leaders petitioned Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday not to restart executions in the state in light of a new law allowing the use of nitrogen gas suffocation for the death penalty. Seven...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark — A former Hot Springs County sheriff will serve two years in federal prison for lying to federal agents. According to a release from the Department of Justice (DOJ), 47-year-old Derek "Scott" Finkbeiner was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release on one...

LITTLE ROCK, AR (KATV) — Get ready to laugh until your sides hurt as comedian JJ Williamson takes the stage at the Loony Bin in Little Rock this weekend. Known for his roles in "Deaf Comedy Jam," "The Classic," and "Johnson Family Vacation," Williamson is set to perform four shows over two nights, promising a comedy...

Stephanie Cornell, executive director of the Walton Family Foundation, announced on Aug. 21 that she will step down at the end of the year after more than two years in the role.