DAR honors service, valor, and sacrifice

Recently, I had the chance to sit down with Arkansas Daughters of the American Revolution members Lynn Wiggers, Regent of the Lovely Purchase Chapter, and Missy Williamson, the chapter's Chaplain. With us was the distinguished 100-year-old World...

Arkansas colleges see credentials climb for second year

BEEBE -- Arkansas colleges and universities reported solid gains in both credentials awarded and the number of students receiving those credentials for a second-consecutive year. In academic year 2025 -- which concluded June 30 -- they awarded...

North Little Rock School District tells teachers to hide LGBTQ+ books

Elementary students in the North Little Rock School District no longer have access to some digital books with LGBTQ+ themes and characters, after the district got a complaint that the content was inappropriate. The district’s decision to cut...

Housing authority official criticizes Little Rock city directors directly for rejecting her reappointment

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Karen Buchanan, the vice chair of the Little Rock housing authority's board of commissioners, blasted members of the Little Rock Board of Directors on Tuesday for...

Arkansas History for October 24: President visits Prescott

Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for October 24, and notable births and deaths of native Arkansans born on this date. Information is drawn from state archives, historical societies, contemporary newspapers and...

OPINION: R.I.P. Jim von Gremp; alarming totals of taxes going to private schools

First, and foremost, a sad and unexpected farewell, to the former Benton County State Rep. and long-time "fixer" among true legislative and executive problems down at Little Rock – Jim von Gremp. Von Gremp, aged 75, died in his home, Oct. 12. In...

Colton W. Wolf: Rural communities don't need saving

Our 34th president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, once said, “The proper role of government, however, is that of a partner with the farmer — never his master. By every possible means we must develop and promote that partnership — to the end that...

Little Rock Public Radio announces $500,000 endowment

October 20-26, 2025 By Angelita Faller Little Rock Public Radio has established the Judith K. Faust Endowment for Journalism, a new $500,000 fund created to honor the legacy of an extraordinary Arkansan whose life was devoted to learning, justice,...

Immigrant doctors vital to US rural care amid visa fee debate

Source: Reuters Dr Mahesh Anantha is one of the few interventional cardiologists for miles around Arkansas’s Batesville area, a rural pocket of the US. Surrounded by farmland and a smattering of small industries and banks, the pastoral town with a...

UA Little Rock Hosts Nearly 700 teachers for 31st Year of Advanced Placement Summer Institute

Mara Crumby | October 22, 2025 Dr. Monica Meadows, left, and Krystal Nail, right, of the Arkansas Department of Education welcome a teacher to her first Advanced Placement Summer Institute at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Nearly 700...

Arkansas childcare centers struggle as funding cuts threaten closures and staff layoffs

LITTLE ROCK, AR (KATV) — The early childhood crisis in Arkansas rages on, and childcare centers are speaking out. This all comes after the Arkansas Department of Education cut the reimbursement rates for providers that serve low-income families in...

Board OKs financing plans for South Arkansas College, University of Central Arkansas

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. BEEBE -- The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved financing plans Friday for South Arkansas College to construct a residence hall, and for the...

Crashes on Arkansas roads kill 3 people, hurt a 4th, police say

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Three people were killed and one injured in three vehicle crashes on Arkansas roads on Wednesday and Friday, according to preliminary police reports. On...

Arkansas 4-H Video Crew members learn by doing; gain production skills

The Arkansas 4-H Video Crew will welcome 17 members, the largest in the program’s history, for the 2025-2026 crew. Members will receive immersive, hands-on training in video production. (Division of Agriculture photo.) LITTLE ROCK — As lighting...

Pokeween & Trick or Treat returns to Little Rock with over 100 vendors

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A holiday themed event where Pokémon and Halloween meets will feature over 100 vendors for 2 days at the Little Rock Embassy Suites in Little Rock. Cards & More Tour's 'Pokéween & Trick or Treat' is back with its renowned...

Trump's National Guard deployments reignite 200-year-old legal debate over state vs. federal power

ANDREA KATZ Washington University in St. Louis Published: October 29, 2025 (THE CONVERSATION) If you're confused about what the law does and doesn't allow the president to do with the National Guard, that's understandable. As National Guard troops...

8 Unassuming Restaurants To Add To Your Arkansas Dining Bucket List

Bucket lists are pretty great, but nothing is better than a bucket list that combines flavor and hometown atmosphere. The 11 restaurants on this list aren’t big chains. In fact, most of them don’t come close to the word "big" except when it comes...

FYI Calendar: A series of Halloween-themed celebrations throughout Northwest Arkansas

On The Stage "The Madness of Edgar Allen Poe: a Love Story by David Rice" -- The audience walks through the rooms at the Historic Headquarters House with the actors as they experience many of Poe's most classic pieces. Performing through Oct. 31...

City workers demand Little Rock leaders address study that finds employee pay lags other cities

A number of Little Rock city employees are planning to attend Tuesday’s Little Rock Board of Directors meeting to demand the city address the findings of a comprehensive staff compensation study commissioned in 2023, according to a press release...

‘More than a Bible study’: Nationwide Christian campus ministry unites women for Christ-centered friendships

At the University of Arkansas, a large Division I institution with roughly 34,000 students, it can be easy for students to fall into party life and make the wrong decisions as young, vulnerable, newly independent adults. That’s where Delight...