Second Amendment rights at state parks draw attention from Arkansas leaders

As leaders received an update on the Devil's Den double homicide, discussion turned to Second Amendment rights and public safety in state parks. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Second Amendment rights at state parks are on the minds of state leaders following...

Arkansas Tech places 78 athletes on academic achievement list

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) has announced the 2024-25 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 18th year, is a program that recognizes the academic...

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Arkansas State women’s soccer wins 2025 season opener

Grant Hardin lived off berries, eggs, ants while on the run | New report details how ex-police chief escaped Arkansas prison

Arkansas corrections officials revealed critical missteps in Grant Hardin's escape in a newly released report. GRADY, Ark. — The Arkansas Department of Corrections released a critical incident report with new details on how convicted murderer and...

Arkansas Tech places 78 athletes on D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award list

Arkansas Tech University has made a significant mark by placing 78 student-athletes on the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award list for the 2024-25 year. This year marks a record with over 22,000 athletes...

Arkansas game wardens arrest man for allegedly trying to capture hawks

An AGFC program coordinator said Hall did not have a falconry license, and that while he had attempted to get one, he did not pass the test required to have one. FORT SMITH, Ark. — An Arkansas man has been arrested after allegedly trying to remove...

Arkansas Department of Health cutting 30 jobs by November, expected to save millions

A spokesperson confirmed to 5NEWS that affected employees were notified on Aug. 5 and the role elimination will go into effect Nov. 1, 2025. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is set to cut 30 jobs by November due to...

Death penalty opponents call for reversal of Arkansas nitrogen execution law

Opponents of capital punishment on Friday called on Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to reverse Arkansas' decision to allow nitrogen suffocation as a method of execution, calling the method inhumane and barbaric and asserting that states that have...

Sanders Appoints Aaron Abbott to the Arkansas State Board of Education

The Arkansas Newswrap: Immigration law changes, UA traffic plans, Beatles at the Ridge

This week’s headlines from The Arkansas Newswrap include Arkansas law enforcement agencies expanding cooperation with federal immigration authorities, the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville preparing for more students — and more traffic, and...

Arkansas farmers markets get a boost with $10,500 in grants

LITTLE ROCK, AR (KATV) — The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has announced the recipients of the 10th Annual Arkansas Farmers Market Promotion Program grants. This year, $10,500 has been awarded to 21 farmers markets across the state to help...

Arkansas Cinema Society's Filmland brings Hollywood flair to Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, AR (KATV) — The Arkansas Cinema Society's Filmland festival is back, bringing a touch of Hollywood glamour to the Natural State. Cody Ford, Director of Outreach for ACS, likened the event to Christmas, saying, "We get to bring all the...

Meuchel and Gasso promoted to associate head coaches by Arkansas softball

Arkansas softball head coach Courtney Deifel has announced the promotion of assistant coaches Matt Meuchel and DJ Gasso to associate head coaches for the upcoming 2026 season. “We are excited to announce the promotion of Matt Meuchel and DJ Gasso...

Arkansas school district rolls out largest electric school bus fleet

The Little Rock School District says the electric buses will help the district save approximately $150,000 annually, or about 60 cents per mile in fuel and maintenance costs compared with diesel buses. (somchairakin/Adobe Stock AI)The Little Rock...

Arkansas State Police Roundup

Submitted Reports 5 inmates charged in homicide at Monroe County Detention Center CLARENDON — Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) have arrested five inmates in connection with the death of...

Arkansas football's Cam Ball's loyalty, commitment a focus entering final collegiate season

FAYETTEVILLE — When Cam Ball committed to the Arkansas football team in 2020, he said his entire family pledged to the Razorbacks. Ball recited a story that exemplified that commitment Thursday. The final game Charles Ball, Cam’s father, attended...

Trial date set for man accused of shooting, killing Anastasia Turner in Northwest Arkansas

Police said that in late 2024 officers investigated Turner's death as a possible suicide, but "suspicious circumstances" led to Becton's arrest. WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — A man arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a Northwest...

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Arkansas Postcard Past: Little Rock in 1918

Little Rock, 1918: A young soldier training at Camp Pike in April wrote to a young woman, Miss Sena Petusew, in Nebraska. The card boasts: “There’s a lot of good girls in Little Rock.” On the back reads, “I have been awful sick the last three...