Effort to upgrade Arkansas child welfare computer system fails after two years
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...
Number of Uninsured Arkansas Children Keeps Rising
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...
Arkansas Farmers Seeking Emergency Aid
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,...
LR Municipal Airport Committee places executive director on paid administrative leave
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...
Arkansas History for September 8: East Camden incorporated
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...
7 on 7: The biggest stories from last week you might’ve missed
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...
07 Sep 2025 Conway Corp employees join Light Up Navajo project
Last month, a team of seven Conway Corp employees traveled more than 1,000 miles to bring light — literally and figuratively — to families in the Navajo Nation as part of the 2025 Light Up Navajo initiative. Conway Corp Journeyman Lineman and Training Coordinator Si Anthony, Senior Lineman...
07 Sep 2025 Stoby’s and the sandwich generation
In 1976, David Stobaugh was nearly finished with his degree in banking and finance at the University of Arkansas when he decided that career was not for him. So, he looked to a higher power for guidance. “One morning about 2 a.m., while praying on a hill overlooking Fayetteville, I felt like the Lord put his hand on...
Four Arkansas properties sell for $13.4 million
Colliers announced the sale of four industrial properties in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Springdale and Van Buren, totaling $13,475,000 in transaction volume. Isaac Smith, Andrew Wiechern and Wade Smith, all of Colliers, represented buyers Van Buren, WH, LLC in a $5.7 million Van Buren warehouse transaction that...
Instant takeaways from Hogs’ explosive first half against Arkansas State
The good, the bad and the better in the first 30 minutes of action between Hogs, Red Wolves
