Little Rock AR

SHERWOOD, Ark. – Another ALDI store has opened in central Arkansas. The grand opening ceremony was held in Sherwood Thursday morning. The store location is 9215 Highway 107. In photos posted by the city of Sherwood, many people were seen lined up waiting for the store opening. This is...

A recent report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation indicates that child poverty in the U.S. has nearly tripled since 2021. In Arkansas, the Supplemental Poverty Measure is at 14 % higher than the national average. Pete Gess is the economic policy director at Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families,...

The first hint of trouble for McKinley Hess came in August. Hess, who runs an infant and toddler care program in Conway, Arkansas, heard that the teen moms she serves were having trouble getting their expected child care assistance payments. Funded by a mix of federal and state dollars, those subsidies are the only...

Adrian Wallace says his ATV has been sitting in a Pulaski County shop for nearly a year, but with help from Working 4 You, that is changing.

Anthony, one of my 5th graders, told me often that he hated school. I knew he didn’t hate learning. He focused intensely on the things he was interested in, like maps, flags, and musical instruments. But when Anthony’s attention wandered in class, his teachers would take away his flag art and gas station maps and...

As Arkansans prepare for an interruption in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits resulting from the government shutdown this weekend, locals in Fayetteville are scrambling to fill at least some of the need that will be created by the lapse in federal assistance. According to the USDA website this...

Two people were killed in an Arkansas State Police chase in Little Rock Wednesday night.

A Beebe man and his nephew are taking the Arkansas spirit overseas to help those devastated by Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall in Jamaica as a powerful Category 5 storm earlier this week.

Arkansas Aviators, Col. Virgil Merony II, Lt. Gen. Glen Moorhead, and Kevin Vondran to be honored in Little Rock with induction into the Hall of Fame.

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield has launched a statewide initiative to help combat food insecurity at a time when many families are struggling to make ends meet. Through its “Take Good Care Food Drive,” the company is encouraging Arkansans to donate non-perishable food and personal care items now through November...