Arkansas AG calls for crackdown on roadside panhandling
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin criticized municipalities for not doing more to curb what he characterized as unsafe loitering during a press conference Thursday. Griffin called on city and county officials to do more to enforce Act 255 of 2023, an anti-loitering law that replaced a law targeting panhandlers...
Indie Wrestler Kevin Nikel Shot Dead In Arkansas
The wrestling world is in mourning as Kevin Nikel, known as Ivan Warsaw and Knuckles Madsen to fans, was killed this past Friday in Arkansas. According to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Nikel was shot just after midnight. When deputies arrived at the scene, they found him bleeding from his abdomen.
Thunderstorms to fuel flash flooding threat in Texas
The risk for flash flooding will return to the southern Plains a week after the devastating flooding in Texas Hill Country. Just a week after deadly flooding devastated parts of Texas Hill Country, a renewed flash flooding threat is expected to impact parts of northern and central Texas, AccuWeather meteorologists...
Arkansas emergency management team to assist with Texas flood recovery efforts
The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management deployed a specialized two-person team Friday morning to Texas in response to deadly flash flooding that has killed more than 100 people. The Arkansas team was requested through the multistate Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) to assist their Texas...
Mid-South Storm: Isolated Severe Thunderstorms Across Tennessee Valley with Microbursts Possible from 1 to...
Memphis, Tenn. – Another round of severe weather is brewing for West Tennessee, with isolated thunderstorms expected to turn strong between 1 and 9 p.m. Saturday. Damaging wind gusts and wet microbursts may hit parts of the Mid-South, raising travel and power outage concerns through the evening. According to...
Lawsuit filed after jailhouse litigator transferred out of Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On July 11, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arkansas filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of jailhouse litigator Gregory Holt, also known as Abdul Maalik Muhammad, who was recently transferred to a federal prison in West Virginia alleging an act of "unconstitutional retaliation."
Arkansas Storm Team Forecast: Watch For A Few Storms This Weekend
Scattered storms with locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and frequent lightning possible through Monday. Not everyone will have a storm, but they will become quite numerous with a frontal boundary approaching Arkansas. Western, northern, and central Arkansas will be more favored for these storms. A ridge of high...
Arkansas State Police arrest Florida man in connection with deadly 2023 hit-and-run
Officials with the Arkansas State Police said that a Florida native has been taken into custody in connection with a deadly 2023 hit-and-run crash.
North Little Rock Sanitation no longer picking up refrigerators, freezers, & AC units
North Little Rock residents looking to get rid of old fridges or air conditioning units won’t be able to call the city anymore.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces $735,000 for unpaved road projects across Arkansas
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced more than $735,000 in funding for 12 county projects to improve county road systems in the state.