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What if the answer to Arkansas's prison overcrowding problem isn't building more prisons for beds, but rather finding ways to need fewer of them?. That's the question lawmakers are exploring as they consider four proposals that could help reduce the state's prison population. The state's prisons are filling up, and...
A year-round farmers’ market located on Petit Jean Mountain sponsored the first annual Arkansas Apple Butter Festival Saturday and organizers called it a great success with an estimated attendance of over 3,000 people. With live music and 52 vendors, apple butter was only one attraction but it proved worthy with the total supply sold out by 11:30 am.
Lake Maumelle is in rough shape, to say the least. If you visit it today, you'll see boats sitting in mud at the marinas, debris washed ashore, and that the shoreline has drastically decreased.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — After four decades in public service that included a career in law enforcement and the past 10 years leading Arkansas’ emergency management efforts, A.J. Gary is retiring as director of the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management effective Nov. 1. Gary said he began...
The Democratic Party of Arkansas is launching a voter protection hotline this election season. Party leaders and candidates met outside of Elmdale Baptist Church in Springdale on Thursday to launch the helpline. Megan Godfrey is a former state representative and political strategist for the party. “We’re excited to be in...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — There is important information for Arkansans to know ahead of the beginning of open enrollment for health insurance plans in the state on November 1st. For nearly 2 million Arkansans who are insured, November 1st will mark the time for them to make key...
Forge Institute was awarded $2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy for the Secure Energy Defenders Program (SEDP), a cybersecurity training and technical assistance offering for specific Arkansas electric utilities over a two-year timespan. SEDP will provide specific Arkansas rural and municipal electric utilities with a fully funded path...
A sprawling new trail system has opened on the south side of Lake Maumelle, giving hikers and bicyclists a continuous route from downtown Little Rock out to the water and up into the hills surrounding Pinnacle Mountain. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the opening of 13.5 miles of new natural-surface trails connecting Blue Mountain, Rattlesnake Ridge and Pinnacle Mountain.
WHITE CLIFFS, Ark. — Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crews worked tirelessly all weekend responding to the discovery of the invasive aquatic plant giant salvinia near the White Cliffs Public Use Area on the Little River, a major tributary entering Millwood Lake. "After...
Roadway travel remains one of the riskiest daily activities, both in Arkansas and nationwide. To better understand trends related to roadway fatalities in the state and help identify opportunities for improvement, ACHI examined state roadway fatality data from 2016 through 2024, with particular focus on where fatalities most frequently occur, what time of day fatalities occurred, demographics of the people who died, and the role of failure to use restraints or wear a helmet.
White County Circuit Clerk and Recorder Sara Carlton has been sworn in as District 1 director of the Arkansas Circuit Clerks Association, a leadership role that allows her to represent and serve fellow circuit clerks throughout her district and across the state. “It is a tremendous honor to serve the...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Arkansas road crews are gearing up for winter weather, testing equipment before snow and ice arrive. The Arkansas Department of Transportation tested plows, checked equipment and practiced communicating with the state emergency operations center today. The department has more than 600 plows and 80-thousand...
A Valley View Middle School student is being recognized for his writing about Arkansas’s great outdoors, winning 2 top honors in a statewide contest. Cooper Rich’s essay, “Where’s Waldo?,” won the junior hunting category and the junior My Natural State Story of the Year award.
In the culmination of a project that was decades in the making, the new Perry County 4-H Center was dedicated Monday with Congressman French Hill, State Representative Mary Bentley, Perry County Judge Larry Blackmon and other elected officials and dignitaries on hand to celebrate the occasion. The building was named the Ruby Blackmon 4-H Center in recognition of her years of dedicated service and support to Perry County and the local 4-H program…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas will use a federal grant to train more special education teachers and, for the first time, prepare developmental therapists through a registered apprenticeship that pays them while they learn. The Arkansas Department of Education said the U.S. Department of Education awarded $702,324 for the...
Political fervor soared through the Faulkner County air as early voting began Oct. 19. Early voting is for the Arkansas midterm elections, which occur during the halfway point in a presidency and focuses on state and local governments, the House of Representatives and one of the state’s senators. Bears...
In a sign of the potentially dire midterm political environment, Republicans have spent millions of dollars playing defense in Arkansas, one of the most conservative states in the country.
Rolly Hoyt and Jurnee Taylor deliver Arkansas's top news stories for October 26, 2026, including four proposals to address state prison overcrowding.
New 13.5-mile trail expansion advances the Maumelle Pinnacles Conservation Area project, while new concessions bring food services and youth education to Pinnacle Mountain State Park. Estimated reading time: 11 minutes. Central Arkansas has a major new addition to its growing trail network with the opening of 13.5 miles of natural-surface...
SHREVEPORT, La. — As Election Day approaches on Nov. 3, election officials across the region are encouraging voters to finalize their voting plans before early voting periods end. Voters across Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma face key deadlines in the coming days to cast their ballots early in person...
