Little Rock police investigate after shooting leaves one dead
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — The Little Rock Police Department (LRPD) is investigating a deadly shooting that happened on Friday night. According to reports, officers with the LRPD were called to the 600 block of E. 9th Street just before 9:00 p.m. on February 27. Once they arrived at the...
Arkansas History for February 28: Treaty sets state’s southwestern border
Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for February 28, 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...
McClendon’s Appliance closes it’s doors permanently; Owner retiring
McClendon’s Appliance Store has been in business since 1947. But owner Glen McClendon published a goodbye letter on Friday night February 27, 2026 – nearly 80 years later. Read more below. The store sold Firestone merchandise when it first opened, and in later years, they added to the...
Two-physician catheter procedure brings first-in-Arkansas tricuspid valve clip statewide
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — For Jeanine Lunsford of Melbourne, simply breathing became a struggle after her heart stopped in 2017. She had a pacemaker implanted, but last year, she began losing her breath and retaining fluid. "I felt like somebody was holding my head under water. I was...
Benton County group calls for ARDOT to study tolls on US 412
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission has forwarded a request to study tolls on U.S. 412 to the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
Cybertip from NCMEC leads to arrest of 19-year-old Conway resident on 30 charges
CONWAY, Ark. (KATV) — Attorney General Tim Griffin announced that Diego Santa Juarez of Conway is facing 30 felony counts of Distributing, Possessing, or Viewing Matter Depicting Sexually Explicit Conduct Involving a Minor. Juarez, 19, was arrested by Griffin's Special Investigations Division agents after receiving a...
Pond strategies for growing giant bluegills
PINE BLUFF, Ark. — The bluegill is a versatile species present in most Arkansas ponds, streams and large reservoirs. Many only consider bluegills as food for larger predators such as largemouth bass, catfish and crappie, according to Scott Jones, small impoundment Extension specialist at the University of Arkansas at...
$180K winning Natural State Jackpot ticket sold as Arkansas lottery luck continues
A winning Natural State Jackpot ticket worth $180,000 was ordered via the Jackpocket app for the February 25 drawing. The winning numbers were 1, 10, 26, 29, and 36, and the prize currently remains unclaimed. The lucky winner has 180 days from the drawing date to come forward before the...
Dan Hampton Relishes Return to Arkansas as Special Guest for Hot Springs World’s Shortest...
When a national celebrity makes an appearance at a city event, the rules are usually the same. They arrive, maybe do some press, glad-hand and say a few words, pose for pictures, and take off. Typically, that is enough to ensure everyone has a halfway decent time. Dan Hampton does...
Manhunt for accused Memphis cop shooter Danell Maxwell spans Arkansas, Tennessee
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Authorities in Arkansas and Tennessee are still searching Friday night for 40-year-old Danell Maxwell, who is accused of shooting a Memphis police officer in the face during a traffic stop Thursday night. The manhunt stretches from Parkway Village in Memphis to the streets of West Memphis,...
