Little Rock AR

More than $777,000 in wildlife and fishing fines is available this year for Arkansas schools to support conservation education programs, officials announced. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s Division of Rural Services are offering the grants, which are funded by...

Making a grand impact in the North Little Rock community is Maranda Davis. Davis is a longtime friend of Officer Tommy Norman, who is giving people a chance to start their own career with her beauty school, Esthetic Excellence Academy. “This woman and what she does is amazing,” said Norman. The students enrolled are...

Arkansas gardeners have a special advantage – our humid subtropical climate creates the perfect environment for countless flowering plants to thrive. The combination of hot summers, mild winters, and generous rainfall throughout the year means your garden can explode with color nearly year-round. I’ve spent years...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The average price of gasoline in Arkansas shot up several cents in the week following the Labor Day holiday. Based on its survey of 1,826 stations in the Natural State, GasBuddy.com reported Monday the average price of regular unleaded rose 9.4 cents a gallon in the last week to $2.81 a gallon.

A multimillion-dollar plan to revamp Arkansas’ child welfare information system ended in failure last year, but state officials say the current system still meets their needs. The Arkansas Department of Human Services terminated its contract with Chicago-based RedMane Technology last September after the contractor...

More than six and a half percent of kids in Arkansas had no health insurance coverage in 2023. That’s according to a recent report released by the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. The report, “Eyes on the Finish Line: We Cannot Stop Until Every Child Has Health Insurance,” reveals that 49,874 children...

Hundreds of struggling Arkansas farmers are pleading with the federal government to provide emergency funding amid a farm economy crisis. Almost everything that could go wrong for Arkansas farmers went wrong this year. A dismal global market and plunging commodity prices mean there’s little hope of breaking even,...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — By way of a vote that was carried out Friday, September 5, the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission is placing Steven C. Baker on paid administration leave. Though details are scarce, Baker was appointed by the commission, replacing former executive director Bryan Malinowski. Baker's...

Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for September 8, and notable births and deaths of native Arkansans born on this date. Information is drawn from state archives, historical societies, contemporary newspapers and other media archives, and legal records. Historical Arkansas events and...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Here are the biggest stories you might have missed in the week of August 31-September 6. 1. Hundreds of struggling Arkansas farmers ask federal government to save them. Hundreds of struggling Arkansas farmers are pleading with the federal government to provide emergency funding amid...