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Police find the body of a 19-year-old man at Beaver Lake on Sunday. More>>
Little Rock Nine member Jefferson Thomas has died at age 68 in Columbus, Ohio. More>>
Members of the Union Pacific Police Department, along with the Conway Police Department, will be out in full force Wednesday morning patrolling the city's railroads. According to CPD Public Information More>>
For hundreds of Arkansans an outing on the lake was the perfect way to mark Labor Day and the unofficial end to summer. Labor Day is always observed the first Monday in September – it celebrates the American More>>
LITTLE ROCK, AR- Music fans came out in droves for Boot Fest at War Memorial Stadium. It's a country music festival aimed at funding the Arkansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial Fund. This year, 3 firefighters More>>
Uptown and Down Home Music: The World War II Years" will be the theme for Conway Women's Chorus this fall. All the music is from 1940-1945 and is diverse as Duke Ellington and Woody Guthrie, Andrew More>>
Federal agents investigating former University of Central Arkansas President Lu Hardin recently subpoenaed Board of Trustees member Rush Harding III to appear before a federal grand jury Tuesday. Harding More>>
A Saline County jailer was fired on Wednesday after an investigation proved that he had beaten a pregnant inmate. 28-year-old Michelle Thompson, who claims to also be pregnant, reported that Ulenzen More>>
By Michelle Rupp HOT SPRINGS-Area lakes are expected close out the summer season with a boom this weekend. State police, Arkansas Game and Fish, and sheriff departments will be patrolling lakes around More>>
The man accused of killing an Arkansas news reporter has reached his deadline. Tuesday will be the last day for Curtis Vance to appeal the Supreme Court. His original appeal date was scheduled for Saturday, More>>
Arkansas has only had three cases of West Nile so far this year. According to state health officials, all of the cases have been in the southern part of the state. Arkansas had six cases of West Nile More>>
Jacksonville - Police are investigating the discovery of a body found behind a building on Redmond on Friday morning. More>>
Little Rock - Students and parents at Jefferson Elementary School are helping a 4th grade classmate who is undergoing cancer treatment, by raising money for his travel expenses. More>>
Conway School District administrative staff members and the 2012 millage committee will host an open house at the Conway High School-West campus on Sept. 13, the day before early voting begins. From 5 More>>
A motorcycle accident Tuesday night sent two people to area hospitals, according to Arkansas State Police. The accident occurred on Highway 287 near Holland just before 8 p.m. Tuesday. According to troopers More>>
Memphis - The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is making the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River more capable of handling a large earthquake, but the upgrade will be a headache for motorists. More>>
A preliminary report is expected soon on Tuesday's fatal helicopter crash in Van Buren County. NTSB officials say ground crews continue to move wreckage to the Clinton airport, where they'll try to reconstruct More>>
Little Rock - The 13th annual Salt Bowl, pitting Benton and Bryant against each other in at game a War Memorial Stadium on Friday night, promises to be bigger and better than ever. More>>
Construction along Weddington Drive in Fayetteville is expected to cause headaches for Razorback fans Saturday and possibly for many Saturdays to come. More>>
Former president Bill Clinton will host a reception for Democratic 2nd District congressional candidate Joyce Elliott next week, Elliott's campaign announced today. The late-morning reception Wednesday More>>
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR- Caterpillar Inc. had its grand opening in North Little Rock today. The $140 mil facility will be home to about 600 jobs. More>>
Seven years ago we introduced to a young Cabot girl who had such an extreme health situation she was featured on the Discovery Channel. Thursday, she had what is expected to be the last of more than two dozen surgeries. More>>
By Chris Scott UCA begins its annual National Campus Safety Awareness Month on Thursday. During the UCA Bears football game on Thursday night, the University of Central Arkansas will kick off its National More>>
Little Rock - Many parts of the state started receiving rain on Thursday, with rainy conditions continuing through Friday evening. But even with the rain, wildfires are still a concern for the Arkansas Forestry Commission. More>>
Little Rock - Governor Mike Beebe is encouraged by increases in the state's revenue collections, but says he knows the two month trend could be temporary. More>>
Chopper wreckage from Tuesday's crash in Van Buren County is being moved. Officials from the National Transportation Safety Bureau (NTSB) say ground crews spent the day moving wreckage to an undisclosed More>>
A group that opposed creation of Arkansas' lottery said Thursday it was mailing letters to Arkansas stores urging them not to accept vending machines that sell lottery tickets. Jerry Cox, executive director More>>
Within the past few months, in the nurse's ward at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, the nurses found a small business had set up in their area. The business only had one product to offer -- More>>
JACKSONVILLE, AR- More than 160 Airmen get to wrap their arms around their family after months overseas. Families came armed with ‘welcome-home' signs, American flags, and balloons. Captain Sean Armstrong More>>
A Saline County inmate, who claims she was pregnant, was allegedly beat by a jailer during booking. According to court documents, inmate Michelle Thompson was hit by Ulenzen King over the weekend when More>>
by Michelle Rupp LITTLE ROCK-Triple A expects holiday travel to increase by nearly 10 percent. Interstates and highways are expected to be extremely busy with travelers. Arkansas State Police know it More>>
Even people with legal expertise can fall prey to scams, two Arkansas lawyers learned recently. Stark Ligon, executive director of the Arkansas Supreme Court's Office of Professional Conduct, said today More>>
Pine Bluff - Feed the Children, a Christian charity group based out of Oklahoma City, will be distributing food to 800 families in Pine Bluff on September 8th. More>>
Family and friends in Center Ridge spent Wednesday remembering one of the victims of Tuesday's medical chopper crash in Van Buren County. More>>
A Greenbrier man was arrested for having a large possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Van Buren County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call at Choctaw Recreation Area on Friday, where More>>
Little Rock - The Family Council Action Committee, a conservative organization based in Little Rock, is sending letters to retailers warning them that the recently approved lottery machines are "very controversial". More>>
The crew of the Air Evac Lifeteam based in Vilonia that went down in a helicopter early Tuesday morning will never be forgotten. However, they will be missed, said members of the Vilonia community at a More>>
By Chris Scott Harding University announces its final speaker in the 2010-2011 American Studies Institute Distinguished Lecture Series. Steve Forbes, chairman and chief executive officer of Forbes Media More>>
Many years ago, Benton was the center of the pottery business in Arkansas. Once called, "Jugville," several residents were able to make a living by making pottery at one of the local pottery businesses. More>>
Three earthquakes were reported in Faulkner County over 18 hours Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey website. More>>
The six honorees to be inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame were announced on Thursday. A press conference was held at 10 a.m. at the Mosaic Templers Cultural Center in Little Rock to decide More>>
Students have until September 30 to finish incomplete applications for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship. More>>
Stuttgart - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating a death at Producers Rice Mill. More>>
A Greenbrier man was arrested on charges of drug possession at the Choctaw recreation area on Greers Ferry Lake on Friday. More>>
Little Rock - A jail inmate who slipped away from officers Tuesday at the Pulaski County Courthouse is back in custody. More>>
Little Rock - A man sought on charges of hindering the apprehension of a capital murder suspect turned himself in Wednesday afternoon. More>>
A Benton County mother is behind bars after her her infant child is found dead. More>>
Benton - The Saline Courier is announcing a new free weekly newsmagazine called the Saline Record, that hits newsstands on Thursday. More>>
When John McCain won Arizona's GOP Senate primary last week, pundits said the win showed what an incumbent can do when he has a huge cash pile and is willing to spend it. More>>
Forestry Commission crews contained a wildfire in Clark County Saturday night, but not before it burned an estimated 400 acres. More>>
Ignoring Republican complaints about wasteful federal spending, Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln is reminding voters — in dollars — of what's she's done for Arkansas during nearly 16 years in Washington. Nearly More>>
When John McCain won Arizona's GOP Senate primary last week, pundits said the win showed what an incumbent can do when he has a huge cash pile and is willing to spend it — a lesson that may have relevance More>>
A typical day as a meter reader for Conway Corp. doesn't usually contain much out of the ordinary. But for David Vint, one day in July was anything but ordinary. Vint was making his rounds checking meters More>>
A fire gets out of control in Mayflower. A controlled fire on Friday night quickly got out of control, according to Mayflower and Pine Village Volunteer Fire Departments. The blaze occurred at 22 Sullivan More>>
The trial for the two alleged owners of Adult World Superstore and their corporations opened Wednesday morning at the St. Francis County Courthouse. More>>
Many Arkansans may be looking forward to the three-day weekend for the Labor Day Holiday. The American Red Cross is offering incentives to give blood during by having drawings for a $1,000 gas card. If More>>
Saturday night at the Robinson Center Musical Hall, more than 2500 supporters attended in hopes of raising awareness before Damien Echols' next court date. More>>
Little Rock, AR- The saying 'it takes a village' never rang more true than at Hindman Park. The Meadowcliff Neighborhood Association put in more than 500 hours of volunteer time to clear out debris and More>>
An accreditation team that visited the University of Central Arkansas after the controversial tenure of President Lu Hardin said its trustees "seemed uninformed" about the school. More>>
An elementary student who attacked two teachers and "choke slammed" five classmates was given a time out this week at Stewart Elementary because he has behavioral problems. More>>
Communications can suffer during natural disasters, delaying needed help to victims. The St. Francis County Office of Emergency Management has applied for and received a grant for four satellite radios More>>
Authorities are cracking down on drunk driving. On Labor Day weekend, the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office will be participating in a nationwide crackdown on drunk driving. Starting on Friday September More>>
A seminar to teach parents how to influence their children' lives for the better was held on Saturday. Saturday morning, Parkview Magnet High School hosted their fall parent's workshop, called "Parents More>>
The True Holiness Church at Holiness Saints Center welcomed back students to area universities with its annual College day church service on Sunday morning. More>>
The largest visual record of Arkansas history began its move Saturday morning to the Arkansas State Library in downtown Little Rock. More>>
The dispute over renaming a North Little Rock street has ended in a compromise. More>>
Front Street, one of the oldest streets in the Forrest City, has several buildings that are in such bad shape that they are collapsing. More>>
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Moisture levels will begin to increase tonight and into the day Tuesday. The big weather makers for us this week will be a front that comes down from the north and goes stationary near the state AND the remnants of Trop. Storm Hermine. That tropical system will move up into Texas, but the moisture from it will stream across Arkansas in the days to come. The best chances for rainfall will be in the heat of the afternoon, but we can't rule out a morning shower, either.
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