From 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Indivisible Little Rock and Central Arkansas will be collecting signatures in support of putting before voters amendments related to abortion access, medical marijuana, taxat...
"We will continue to press the Department to explain how this violation of its own policy could’ve happened," the two senators said. The post U.S. senators say ATF agents weren’t wearing bo...
A Forrest City native and the author of five poetry collections, Spears Jones won the Jackson Poetry Prize in 2017 and is currently the State Poet of New York, where she’s lived since the 1970s...
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Former Crawford County sheriff's deputy Levi White was taken into custody after pleading guilty to committing to a federal civil-rights violation. The post Former sheriff’s deputy pleads guil...
Kin Folks Bar-B-Q, the venerable barbecue institution located in downtown Mountain View on the square, suffered a major fire Wednesday evening. The post Mountain View’s Kin Folks Bar-B-Q de...
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There’s been a lack of information available about what happened when agents arrived at Bryan Malinowski's West Little Rock home with a search warrant. Lawmakers are calling for body camera foo...
Originally published in 1995 by James Loewen, "Lies My Teacher Told Me" offers a progressive corrective to the frequently whitewashed narratives found in American history textbooks. The post ...
An Arkansas Senate committee unanimously approved two bills Thursday that would regulate cryptocurrency mining operations, and the committee will reconvene Tuesday to hear more public comment on ...
There are dozens of ways of measuring the health of a city’s downtown. And let’s face it; Little Rock may miss the mark by certain metrics. One department in which we’re thriving, though, i...
The decline mirrored a one-tenth percentage point decrease in the national figure last month, from 3.9% to 3.8%. The post March unemployment rate down to 3.5% in Arkansas, another small decreas...
Our readers cast their votes on the best of the best in the Arkansas cannabis world — tinctures, topicals, terpenes and everything in between. The post The winners and finalists of the 2024...
Arkansans can sign the petition to put medical marijuana expansion on the ballot at dispensaries and at some upcoming events. The post State surpasses 100K medical marijuana patients as amendme...
The new Scoops Homemade Ice Cream shop at Third and Broadway is now open. The menu features about 25 ice cream flavors, milkshakes, sundaes, baked goods and an ice cream coffee menu, and they ope...
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Arkansas summers are hot and humid, and in Little Rock, all the pavement sends temperatures to the top of the thermometer. The post Hot stuff: Little Rock study to inform city heat action plan ...
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The library has been closed since early November, when it shuttered for renovations, which include reimagined areas for teens, studying and podcasting; a more robust makerspace; and the addition ...
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The high court said a person did not need to be incarcerated in order to seek DNA testing to prove their actual innocence. The post State Supreme Court says Damien Echols can seek further DNA t...
Celebrate! Maya Project announced this week that, immediately following the film screening of ‘Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise,” Friday, April 19, at the Ron Robinson Theater; Janis F. Kearney...
The opinion stops short of saying lawyers can carry guns into courtrooms, but hints that will probably change once someone files another lawsuit. The post State Supreme Court says lawyers can c...
'RuPaul's Drag Race' star Q charmed the runway at Club Sway last night — and was a wildly good sport about being coerced into calling the Hogs. The post ‘Drag Race’ star Q turned a school...
Bentonville-based breakfast restaurant The Buttered Biscuit is now hiring for its new Chenal Parkway location, slated to open in late May or early June. The post The Buttered Biscuit opening so...
Judge Rudofsky denied a portion of the plaintiffs’ request for an expedited briefing schedule because they could have filed their complaint and preliminary injunction months ago, he wrote. ...
The House today approved two proposals regarding crypto mines but rejected six others. The rabid right-winger David Ray led the charge against the most aggressive resolutions; strangely, most Dem...
The solar array would only be used to power city government buildings such as City Hall; nothing would be sold to power commercial businesses or residences. The post City officials OK financial...
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