Category — Little Rock, Arkansas

Hot Springs won’t host the horse of the year next month, but business owners still expect an Apple Blossom boost.

The Pine Bluff City Council votes against giving the police chief his job back. Mayor Carl Redus fired John Howell last week for insubordination.

The murder of a Russellville beauty queen is one step closer to going to trial again. A judge in the Nona Dirksmeyer case ruling Monday afternoon that DNA expert testimony…

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe’s campaign says he’s raised more than $1.3 million for his re-election bid and has more than $1.2 million in the bank.

Gov. Mike Beebe has appointed a new leader for the Alexander Human Development Center after a report revealed serious problems at the state-run home for men.

A Republican candidate for governor in Arkansas says that if elected he would urge lawmakers to approve legislation refusing to pay for costs associated with a proposed national health care overhaul.

A woman has been arrested for ramming a truck into the apartment of a Benton police officer.

A woman has been arrested, accused of ramming a truck into the apartment of a Benton police officer.

Two students at the University of Arkansas were killed when they fell from a cliff on private land in Franklin County. Another student was hurt trying to come to their…

A Conway County woman whose three sons died after she drove into a lake during a nighttime thunderstorm has a change of plea hearing set in Morrilton.

A McDonald’s employee is accused of robbing a nearby restaurant while he was on his break.

Provost Sharon Gaber has appointed a committee charged with the development of an undergraduate minor and a graduate certificate in sustainability.

Communications regulators are unveiling a sweeping proposal to overhaul U.S. broadband policy. Their aim: to bring affordable, high-speed Internet connections to all Americans and make access much faster for people who already have broadband.

More than a dozen families have been forced out of their homes by an apartment fire in Conway. The flames destroyed two units.

Arkansas schools will see an increase in students this fall thanks to the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. The question is, how much?

A train hit a truck carrying rice just outside of Pine Bluff.

Arkansas schools will see an increase in students this fall thanks to the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. The question is, how much?

Monday, Pine Bluff’s Fraternal Order of Police plans to continue its push to reinstate the city’s former police chief.

More than a dozen families forced out of their homes by an apartment fire in Conway. The flames destroyed two units.

The owner of Rachel Alexandra says his Horse of the Year won’t run against unbeaten Zenyatta next month in the Apple Blossom race at Oaklawn.

An incumbent Arkansas senator with a powerful committee leadership position faces a strong challenge from an up-and-comer in a Democratic primary. The race draws national attention, along with money from labor unions and other groups flooding the state.

Senator Blanche Lincoln and Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter are heading out across the state for town hall meetings as they seek the democratic nomination for Senate. But special interest groups…

Lowered expectations tonight — after one of two front runners — expected to compete at Oaklawn next month — came up short today.

Friday night North Little Rock police responded to the 200 block South Cherry regarding shots fired. They found a man dead of an apparent gunshot wound.

If you need a new major appliance you might want to just browse Sunday and buy Monday.

Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from storming the malls. The advance, the biggest since November, provided hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is gaining momentum.

Stocks shuttled in a tight range Friday after mixed reports on retail sales and business inventories gave investors little new insight into the economy.

If you’re thinking about starting a business or family in Northwest Arkansas anytime soon, don’t worry: space won’t be an issue.

Parent company Home BancShares Inc. had raised more than $100 million in capital just for such an opportunity.

According to a survey by the substance abuse and mental health services administration Arkansas has the worst teen prescription pain reliever abuse problem in the entire country.