Little Rock AR

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) will host its second-annual Day of Giving this Friday, March 20. The fundraiser is a 24-hour statewide effort to raise awareness and funds for single parents pursuing higher education. ASPSF’s Day of Giving coincides with National Single Parent Day,...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Family and friends gathered Monday to remember 30-year-old Leonard Jones III, two years after he was shot and killed in Little Rock. Loved ones honored Jones with a balloon release, remembering his life while continuing to call for justice. “It’s hard to believe, like I...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Over two dozen jobs at the Arkansas Department of Commerce (ACOM) are set to be axed this month due in part to a "loss in funding" to certain areas of the agency, according to state documents. A memo from the Office of Personal Management published...

The Cousins Maine Lobster food truck is making its rounds once again! This time, the food truck is traveling all the way from Kansas City just to please its central Arkansas patrons!. Nationally known for its delicious lobster rolls, lobster tacos, lobster bisque and so much more, the food truck...

Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for March 17, 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...

Operation Steel Resolve resulted in 24 fugitive arrests and the clearing of 66 warrants, including 6 homicide-related charges, 23 aggravated assault and battery charges, 2 sexual assault charges, 7 firearm-related offenses, 6 drug-related offenses and 22 additional felony and misdemeanor counts.

The Benton City Council will meet Monday evening at City Hall. Council members will consider several resolutions and ordinances, including park court improvements, property rezonings, and a nuisance property demolition. Read details below. The Benton City Council will hold its next meeting Monday, March 16, 2026, at...

Little Rock, Ark., ranked as the most overweight and obese U.S. city in WalletHub’s 2026 analysis of the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, while Honolulu ranked lowest. The personal finance website evaluated metropolitan areas across 19 metrics tied to weight-related health challenges, including the share of...

CONWAY, Ark. (KATV) — Sunday evening's severe weather, which spawned at least one tornado, proved destructive in several parts of Arkansas. Faulkner County saw much of that damage. According to the Faulkner County Office of Emergency Management, a house on Fox Trot Drive in Conway suffered damage after two...

BRYANT, Ark. (KATV) — Thousands of Arkansas residents remained without power Monday after storms caused widespread outages across the state, though utility crews made steady progress restoring service throughout the day. At the height of the outages, about 50,000 customers were without electricity statewide. That...