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Voters in three Arkansas cities approved Sunday alcohol sales on Tuesday night. Alcohol sales will be allowed at gas stations and liquor stores within city limits following the passage of measures in Hot Springs, Pine Bluff and El Dorado. The three cities join 24 other Arkansas cities in allowing Sunday...
Arkansas voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to choose who will represent them in the U.S. Senate for the next six years. Two-term incumbent Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is seeking reelection in what is traditionally a ruby-red state. The Natural State has been represented by two Republicans in the U.S. Senate since Cotton defeated…
Jefferson County voters elected a new sheriff Tuesday night (Nov. 3) as independent candidate Chris Lowery defeated incumbent Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. in a closely contested race that remained undecided until the final precincts reported. Lowery, a Pine Bluff police officer with more than 20 years of law enforcement experience,...
Independent candidate Larry Behnke won the race for Lonoke County sheriff, defeating Republican Aaron Spencer.
ARKANSAS. - By 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Arkansas voters will have cast their vote for the next person to lead the state. Incumbent Sarah Huckabee Sanders is facing off against Democrat Fred Love and libertarian Colt Shelby. At a debate last month, affordability took center stage. Governor Sanders discussed her...
For generations, cities like West Memphis have watched opportunity pass through on highways, railways, and waterways, often headed somewhere else. That story is changing. As chairwoman of the Arkansas Black Mayors Association, I work alongside mayors who lead some of our state’s most resilient communities. I see how hard they fight to improve infrastructure, create jobs, and prepare their cities for investment, often with limited resources and far too little recognition. That perspective compels me to share what is happening in West Memphis and Pine Bluff because their progress carries a message for communities across Arkansas.
Arkansas voters on Tuesday passed an amendment to the state’s constitution which recognizes that the right to keep and bear arms includes the right to possess and use ammunition. 4029 News reported that the amendment also makes clear the right to bear arms includes the right to possess “firearm...
Jefferson County and Lincoln County voters looked outside the prosecutor’s office to identify their next prosecuting attorney for the 11th West Judicial Circuit. Evelyn Moorehead defeated Karres Manning-Center 9,287-8,127 on Tuesday (Nov. 3) in a runoff from the March 3 election, as voters elected a woman with 40 years of practice who has not worked inside the office.
Arkansans narrowly rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to create local economic development districts Tuesday, but approved three other ballot measures related to noncitizen voting, gun rights and water project funding. Issue 3 would have amended the state constitution to allow for local governments to create economic development districts and offer tax incentives to attract new […]
Democrat Efrem B. Neely Sr. defeated Republican Nathaniel “Nate” Todd in the race for Jefferson County judge Tuesday (Nov. 3), while Republicans captured three of four contested seats on the Jefferson County Quorum Court, according to unofficial election results. Neely received 9,813 votes to Todd’s 7,325 votes, a...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Fifth-graders in central Arkansas are getting a fresh chance to roll up their sleeves and dive into science, technology, engineering and math, with a little help from Little Rock Air Force Base. The base has opened Starbase, Arkansas, a program designed to provide hands-on...
Voters across Jefferson County went to the polls Tuesday (Nov. 3), deciding several municipal races including mayoral contests in Redfield, Humphrey and Wabbaseka, along with city council positions in Altheimer and Wabbaseka. In Redfield, incumbent Mayor Roben K. Brooks secured another term, defeating challenger David Owings by 50 votes. Brooks...
Pine Bluff voters overwhelmingly reelected LaTisha Brunson to the City Council’s Ward 1, Position 2 seat Tuesday (Nov. 3), while narrowly approving a ballot measure allowing Sunday off-premises alcohol sales within the city limits. Brunson received 1,954 votes, defeating challenger John Fenley, who received 317 votes according to unofficial...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Connecticut-based company behind a data center planned in Arkansas sued local officials in federal court Thursday over regulations targeting projects like it, claiming the county didn’t have the authority to enact such limits and that the state’s open meetings law was circumvented.
Arkansas might be known for its beautiful mountains, winding rivers, and endless stretches of backroads, but locals know the Natural State has a language all its own. From unusual town nicknames to expressions that sound downright ridiculous to outsiders, Arkansans have a way of talking that makes perfect sense once you’ve spent enough time here. Whether you’re a lifelong resident or a newcomer still figuring out how to pronounce half the towns, these 14 Arkansas expressions will separate the locals from the folks who just stopped for gas.
Jason Bollinger has won the race for Greenbrier mayor in a landslide, according to unofficial results from the November 3, 2026 general election. Bollinger received 1,301 votes, or 74.22 percent. Mark Hardin received 244 votes, or 13.92 percent, and Richard Weaver received 208 votes, or 11.87 percent. Both precincts reported.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will close the gates to the auxiliary structure of the dam at Craig D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir Dec. 2 to allow the lake to begin refilling. The refilling of the lake was relayed to roughly 170 attendees of the agency's public meeting at the Mayflower High School Cafeteria Monday night during an update on the work that has taken place during the last three years of the renovation.
Republican incumbent Sarah Huckabee Sanders won the Arkansas governor's race, marking the first time the state has elected back-to-back Republican governors since Reconstruction.
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that Republicans’ widespread losses in the midterm elections show that the party needs to get back to focusing on issues that matter to voters. Hutchinson, a Republican who served two terms as governor and unsuccessfully ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 2024, said his party needs to […]
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — North Little Rock is turning up the volume on Arkansas history with a new pavilion that puts the state’s music legacy front and center — and it’s already inspiring visitors to make a little music of their own. The ATG...
