KATV Channel 7 - The Spirit of Arkansas: Releases & Announcements

  • Wednesday, August 10 2011 4:02 PM EDT2011-08-10 20:02:50 GMT
    Injury Prevention Center at ACH Provides Free Car Seats for Tornado Victims during State Farm Cares Day at Vilonia High School on Aug. 13 WHAT: Families affected by the tornado that ravaged Vilonia in
  • Monday, June 20 2011 4:33 PM EDT2011-06-20 21:33:44 GMT
    A Kansas-based debt collector faces a civil suit filed by the Arkansas Attorney General.
  • Monday, June 20 2011 1:57 PM EDT2011-06-20 18:57:13 GMT
    Facing foreclosure?  This might be something to consider.
  • Friday, June 17 2011 1:50 PM EDT2011-06-17 18:50:09 GMT
    SPIC issues warning to scam victims who may be targeted a second time.
  • Thursday, June 16 2011 6:41 PM EDT2011-06-16 23:41:58 GMT
    Two pharmaceutical companies settle lawsuits filed by Arkansas' Attorney General.
  • Thursday, June 16 2011 6:27 PM EDT2011-06-16 23:27:00 GMT
    Crime victim reparations for the month of May are released by the Arkansas Attorney General's office.
  • Thursday, June 16 2011 6:21 PM EDT2011-06-16 23:21:58 GMT
    A suspected scam that targeted Batesville has now been detected in Maumelle. 
  • Monday, May 2 2011 3:31 PM EDT2011-05-02 19:31:17 GMT
    For Immediate Release May 2, 2011 Health Risks from Flood Waters or Standing Waters (Little Rock) — The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is issuing the following health alert as a result of the
  • Monday, May 2 2011 3:27 PM EDT2011-05-02 19:27:46 GMT
    9 A.M. – NOON, SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2011 CHILD SAFETY SEAT CHECK EVENT AT MCCAIN MALL Community invited to learn about proper car seat use for child safety WHAT: On Saturday, May 7, State
  • Tuesday, April 19 2011 4:19 PM EDT2011-04-19 20:19:53 GMT
    Straight line wind storms, downburst rains and tornadoes can occur at any time of the year in Arkansas. As so many Arkansans experienced last week, it pays for individuals and families to plan what to do in advance.
  • Monday, April 18 2011 5:26 PM EDT2011-04-18 21:26:01 GMT
    "Promoting Rural Tourism: Making the Internet Work for Your Business and Your Town" Workshop for Small Business Owners and Community Economic Development Organizations.
  • Friday, April 8 2011 3:13 PM EDT2011-04-08 19:13:43 GMT
    Barring a Federal government shutdown, the Old State House Museum will host the Air Force Band of Mid-America Midwest Winds in concert on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. Admission to the concert is free.
  • Friday, April 1 2011 5:32 PM EDT2011-04-01 21:32:39 GMT
    RELEASE DATE: April 1, 2011 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ADEM Public Information, (501) 683-6700 . Volunteer To Be a Prepared Citizen This April North Little Rock, Ark. ¨DAs we
  • Thursday, March 31 2011 5:02 PM EDT2011-03-31 21:02:40 GMT
    The Sherwood Fire Department has cancelled the fire hydrant testing that the department had scheduled for April 9-17, 2011.
  • Monday, March 28 2011 4:32 PM EDT2011-03-28 21:32:25 GMT
    The Sherwood Fire Department, in cooperation with Central Arkansas Water, will be conducting the first phase of the year 2011 flow-and-drain tests on public fire hydrants in the Sherwood, Sylvan Hills, and Brushy Island areas in April. Some customers may notice discolored water at the tap during the process.
  • Monday, March 28 2011 3:44 PM EDT2011-03-28 20:44:55 GMT
    During the month of April, the Little Rock Fire Department, in coordination with Central Arkansas Water (CAW), will be conducting the first phase of the year 2011 flow-and-drain tests on public fire hydrants within the city limits of Little Rock.  Some customers may notice discolored water at the tap during the process.
  • Monday, March 28 2011 2:41 PM EDT2011-03-28 18:41:50 GMT
    Conway County and the City of Morrilton Emergency Services in partnership with the Morrilton Kroger will host a Severe Weather Preparedness Day on Saturday, April 9.
  • Friday, March 25 2011 4:36 PM EDT2011-03-25 20:36:00 GMT
    A street renaming dedication ceremony is planned to honor Bishop Emeritus Leodies Warren on March 27.
  • Friday, March 25 2011 4:12 PM EDT2011-03-25 20:12:31 GMT
    March 24, 2011 Public Information: (501) 683-6700 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PublicAffairs@adem.arkansas.gov Expected Participants for the
  • Thursday, March 24 2011 4:25 PM EDT2011-03-24 20:25:35 GMT
    UAMS Cancer Institute to Dedicate ‘Transformation' Sculpture in Memory of Sen. Jerry Bookout WHAT: A sculpture at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the
  • Monday, March 14 2011 5:05 PM EDT2011-03-14 21:05:43 GMT
    Cooks Tour to Benefit Patients at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute LITTLE ROCK – Tickets are on sale now for the 20th annual Cooks Tour, a weekend of events benefiting the Winthrop P.
  • Monday, March 14 2011 4:24 PM EDT2011-03-14 20:24:45 GMT
    Contact Jeffrey Slatton at 501-517-0365 or jeffrey.slatton@mercy.net for information Surgery Via Belly Button Mercy Docs get trained on minimally invasive surgeries What: Mobile tractor-trailer,
  • Friday, March 11 2011 4:57 PM EST2011-03-11 21:57:47 GMT
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE contact: Lynnette Watts, Executive Director Women's Foundation of Arkansas ph. 501-537-0918 fax: 501-537-0755 WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF ARKANSAS ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS ARE
  • Wednesday, March 9 2011 5:15 PM EST2011-03-09 22:15:11 GMT
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Susan Robinson Stroller Strides of Little Rock (888) 335-4041 susanrobinson@strollerstrides.net Stroller Strides Partners with the March of Dimes® to "March for Babies" Local
  • Monday, February 14 2011 4:23 PM EST2011-02-14 21:23:40 GMT
    UAMS Announces March Computer Classes for Seniors LITTLE ROCK – Microsoft Word, Introduction to Computers and Microsoft Excel will be taught in March for people ages 50 and older at the University
  • Monday, February 14 2011 4:00 PM EST2011-02-14 21:00:32 GMT
    February 14, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Governor rallies students for ‘Say Go College' Week NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Gov. Mike Beebe and higher education officials rallied with students at North
  • Wednesday, January 26 2011 4:13 PM EST2011-01-26 21:13:31 GMT
    Hot Springs, Arkansas – t. Joseph's Mercy Health System will once again serve as presenting sponsor for the American Heart & American Stroke Association's (AHA) Hot Springs Heart Ball in the Convention
  • Wednesday, January 26 2011 4:09 PM EST2011-01-26 21:09:54 GMT
    LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. – The Navy's Blue Angels will headline the Little Rock Air Force Base's 2012 Air Show and Open House slated for Sept. 8 and 9, 2012. Approximately 225,000 guests attended
  • Wednesday, January 26 2011 4:03 PM EST2011-01-26 21:03:21 GMT
    FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas once again leads the state in the number of its students who earned state Student Undergraduate Research Fellowships. A total of 89 University of Arkansas
  • Wednesday, January 26 2011 3:58 PM EST2011-01-26 20:58:28 GMT
    In honor of Black History Month, the Arkansas State University Museum presents renowned African American storyteller Dr. Gwendolyn Twillie on Saturday, Feb. 12, at 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Dr. Twillie will present
  • Monday, January 24 2011 3:12 PM EST2011-01-24 20:12:58 GMT
    Blue & You Foundation Donates $112,000 to Arkansas Children's Hospital Grant will help implement brain testing for sports concussions at high schools across Arkansas. Testing will help diagnose and treat
  • Friday, January 21 2011 3:37 PM EST2011-01-21 20:37:22 GMT
    January 19, 2011 For Immediate Release Saturday Academy offered for HS Math/Science Teachers, students Pine Bluff- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will host a Saturday Academy
  • Friday, January 21 2011 3:28 PM EST2011-01-21 20:28:27 GMT
    LITTLE ROCK – Photo editing, Quicken 2010, and introductory classes for Word and computers will be taught in February for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
  • Thursday, December 30 2010 11:51 AM EST2010-12-30 16:51:46 GMT
    LITTLE ROCK, Ark— Girl Scouts in the region will be putting their entrepreneurial and leadership skills into practice with the arrival of the Girl Scout Cookie Program. Order taking begins January 8 and
  • Thursday, December 30 2010 11:43 AM EST2010-12-30 16:43:57 GMT
    NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (December 29, 2010) -- The William F. Laman Public Library System announced that it will open its 2011 exhibition season with "The Painted Word: Calligraphic Paintings by Charles
  • Wednesday, December 8 2010 7:19 PM EST2010-12-09 00:19:49 GMT
    What: Fayetteville National Cemetery will host Wreaths Across America, a holiday wreath-laying ceremony to honor and remember our nation's Veterans. The Civil Air Patrol, Veterans service
  • Wednesday, December 8 2010 7:11 PM EST2010-12-09 00:11:18 GMT
    FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues have created the first methane-producing microorganism that can metabolize complex carbon structures, which could lead to microbial
  • Wednesday, December 8 2010 7:02 PM EST2010-12-09 00:02:42 GMT
    (LITTLE ROCK, AR – 12/08/10) Step into the lobby of the Courtyard Little Rock Downtown, and you may think that you've entered an art gallery, instead of a hotel. Lining the walls and halls of this 120-room
  • Wednesday, December 8 2010 7:01 PM EST2010-12-09 00:01:22 GMT
    CONWAY-(December 8, 2010)-Motorcycle riders from throughout the state, led by "Santa Claus," are expected for the 10th annual Conway Regional Toy Run on Saturday, December 18. Participants will meet at
  • Wednesday, December 8 2010 6:59 PM EST2010-12-08 23:59:22 GMT
    Arkansas Department of Health and UAPB Challenge Faith-Based Leaders to Create Tobacco-Free Communities (Pine Bluff, Arkansas – December 8, 2010) The Minority Initiative Sub-Recipient Grant Office
  • Wednesday, December 8 2010 6:57 PM EST2010-12-08 23:57:55 GMT
    Local Savers Thrift Store Shares Secrets To Shop Smarter this Holiday Season Thrift stores encourage consumers to enjoy a more spirited holiday season this year WHAT: It's tempting
  • Monday, December 6 2010 3:31 PM EST2010-12-06 20:31:24 GMT
    North Little Rock, Arkansas -- The NEXT Generation Young Professionals (NGYP) of the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce are hosting a benefit for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program on Thursday,
  • Monday, December 6 2010 2:47 PM EST2010-12-06 19:47:17 GMT
    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (December 6, 2010) The Museum of Discovery and Stroller Strides announced today that they are partnering to produce the inaugural Dino Dash Stroller 5K Training Program. The program
  • Tuesday, November 30 2010 4:17 PM EST2010-11-30 21:17:17 GMT
    Interactive Mobile Learning Center to support the country's "Educate to Innovate" campaign Arlington, VA (November 8, 2010) – In support of "Educate to Innovate" and to raise the math and science literacy
  • Tuesday, November 30 2010 4:13 PM EST2010-11-30 21:13:45 GMT
    MAUMELLE, ARK. (November 29, 2010) — Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) is pleased to announce that this year its Maumelle facility is celebrating 20 years of innovative manufacturing and actively
  • Tuesday, November 30 2010 4:11 PM EST2010-11-30 21:11:31 GMT
    North Little Rock---The Executive Board of Elders, Full Counsel Staff, Associate Pastors, Ministers and Membership, along with the Full Counsel Ministries Ministerial Association, Bishop I.V. Hilliard
  • Tuesday, November 30 2010 4:09 PM EST2010-11-30 21:09:09 GMT
    LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS (November 29, 2010) – The fourth annual Tie One On fundraiser will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. December 2 at Pavilion in the Park in Little Rock. All proceeds from the event will
  • Tuesday, November 30 2010 4:07 PM EST2010-11-30 21:07:58 GMT
    MEMPHIS, TN – November 30, 2010 – Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE) announced today that due to the overwhelming response and success of the past four years' international search, it is launching the
  • Wednesday, November 24 2010 12:02 PM EST2010-11-24 17:02:57 GMT
    Farm Bureau's Annual Convention Who: Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation What: "Feeding the Future" the 76th Annual Arkansas Farm Bureau State Convention When: December 1-3, 2010 Where: Hot Springs
  • Wednesday, November 24 2010 11:55 AM EST2010-11-24 16:55:47 GMT
    (Pine Bluff, Arkansas – November 24, 2010) The Minority Initiative Sub- Recipient Grant Office (MISRGO) at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), in partnership with the Arkansas Department of
  • Tuesday, November 23 2010 6:23 PM EST2010-11-23 23:23:44 GMT
    LITTLE ROCK (November 23, 2010) – 2nd Friday Art Night, a free monthly event in downtown Little Rock, will be bustling at Historic Arkansas Museum on December 10, 5-8 p.m. The museum's Second Floor Gallery
  • Tuesday, November 23 2010 6:21 PM EST2010-11-23 23:21:55 GMT
    The Arkansas State University Ringers, a handbell choir directed by Dr. M. Ellis Julien, professor emeritus of music, will present its annual Christmas concert in Riceland Hall, Fowler Center, 201 Olympic
  • Tuesday, November 23 2010 12:21 PM EST2010-11-23 17:21:59 GMT
    SEARCY, Ark. — Harding University students, faculty and staff will kick off the holiday season Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, at 6 p.m. for the annual Christmas lighting ceremony on the front lawn in the quadrangle
  • Tuesday, November 23 2010 12:19 PM EST2010-11-23 17:19:40 GMT
    The Fourth Annual Arkansas Fiber Arts Extravaganza will take place at The Lodge at Mount Magazine in Paris, Arkansas, on December 3-4, 2010. Knitters, crocheters, spinners, and weavers will gather to practice
  • Tuesday, November 23 2010 12:16 PM EST2010-11-23 17:16:13 GMT
    FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Participating as a finalist in the Cleantech Open business plan competition, Silicon Solar Solutions LLC, a University of Arkansas research-based startup, received the "People's Choice"
  • Tuesday, November 23 2010 12:15 PM EST2010-11-23 17:15:01 GMT
    FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Many large environmental nongovernmental organizations prefer to engage firms through collaborative rather than adversarial strategies to elevate the role of business in solving environmental
  • Tuesday, November 23 2010 12:13 PM EST2010-11-23 17:13:13 GMT
    FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Artist Mark Dion will be among the first visiting artists invited to campus by the University of Arkansas Public Art Oversight Advisory Committee. Dion is best known for making art
  • Tuesday, November 23 2010 12:11 PM EST2010-11-23 17:11:58 GMT
    The Baxter County Library is pleased to host the art exhibit, "The River White: An Artist's View", December 1–31 at the Donald W. Reynolds Library in Mountain Home, AR. The exhibit features 40 paintings
  • Tuesday, November 23 2010 12:08 PM EST2010-11-23 17:08:01 GMT
    CONWAY -- The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation has formally established an agreement with the Mashburn Center for Learning to write three comprehensive white papers that examine what is working in Arkansas
  • Tuesday, November 23 2010 12:05 PM EST2010-11-23 17:05:22 GMT
    LITTLE ROCK -- Continue your family tradition or start a new one at Historic Arkansas Museum's 43rd Annual Christmas Frolic and Open House, Sunday, December 5, 1 – 4 pm. Since 1967, the Frolic has delighted
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