Little Rock News Archives

Construction is complete on a stretch of East Broadway Street in North Little Rock next to Alltel Arena. via KTHV-TV

Police say they have found the body of a University of Arkansas at Little Rock student who has been missing for nearly three weeks. via WREG-TV Memphis

The state Capitol holiday lights are to be turned on Saturday. The 69th lighting of the Capitol is to follow Little Rock's annual Big Jingle Jubilee Downtown Holiday Parade. via KTHV-TV

“A lot of young people today take education for granted”

The harrowing struggle to integrate a major southern high school will be recalled Saturday during the 41st annual Freedom Fund Celebration of the NAACP Lake County Branch when Elizabeth Eckford, one of a group ... via News Sun

“We've got our challenges. I mean things are not terrible”

Detective Paul Riley dusts for prints after a robbery Friday at the Phillips 66 station at Pike Avenue and MacArthur Drive. via North Little Rock Times Online

Terrence Roberts says students in Harrisburg's Marshall School should make their choices based on what they think of themselves, not what others think of them. via The York Daily Record

“The question of whether sentences should run consecutively or concurrently lies solely within the discretion of the trial court, and the decision will be reversed only if that discretion was abused”

The Arkansas Supreme Court is to decide whether a judge overstepped his bounds when he went beyond a jury recommendation and gave a more severe sentence to a woman accused in the death of her husband. via Log Cabin Democrat

“It's certainly more convenient if I started back renting movies that would certainly be the way I would go”

The online DVD rental company Netflix is supplying some jobs here in Little Rock and offering people all over the state a way to get movies within 24 hours without leaving home. via CW Arkansas

The next high school to open in Fargo will be named for the late North Dakota federal Judge Ronald N. Davies, whose 1957 rulings upheld school integration in Little Rock, Ark. via Pine Bluff Commercial

The LRPD's Terry Hastings just released the following statement On Tuesday, November 27th, Little Rock Police Officer Rick Musticchi left Tulsa OK airport headed back to Little Rock flying a plane he had ... via Arkansas Times

“He made it obvious that he thought DuMond had gotten a raw deal and wanted us to take another look at it”

Republican presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, speaks during a brief media availability before a private fundraiser Tuesday, Nov. via Kansas.com

A plane crashed near a small south Tulsa airport on Tuesday night, killing at least two of the three people on board, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said. via Bellingham Herald

A Little Rock store owner is facing attempted capital murder charges after police say he opened fire inside his store. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

A man who murdered a Little Rock boy when he was a teenager will stay in prison for at least six more years after Gov. via Herald-Leader

“We have a 35 percent reduction in homicides from last year to this year. Does it justify overtime? I think it does.”

Jordan is a man among men at the barbershop, but the "code" of conversation eludes him; Wanda tries to fix faulty wiring at home. via CW Arkansas

“We're still trying to account for everyone”

FORREST CITY, Ark. - A passenger bus driving in late-night rain veered across an interstate highway and collided with a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck, killing three people. via Cumberlink.com

Little Rock Detectives are looking for 25-year-old Rahsaan Taylor. Police say he robbed and shot Randy Hudson at the Wal-Mart store on Baseline Road, on November 21, the day before Thanksgiving. via ArkansasMatters

“Most patients with genuine hallucinations are bothered by auditory hallucinations and try to cope with them in some manner”

A state doctor again has determined that a 21-year-old Little Rock murder suspect claiming to be retarded is responsible to stand trial, according to an Arkansas State Hospital report scheduled to be presented ... via Herald-Leader

Little Rock - A little after 8:00 p.m. Friday, an off-duty police sergeant Megan Miller was involved in a pedestrian accident. via KATV Little Rock

I just read a post over at King's Right Site titled Here's why people SHOULD be allowed to carry guns! about a horrible crime in Little Rock, Arkansas. via Plunderbund

“It's a team effort between the airport and the airlines and everyone involved to make sure passengers either get where they're going, or are comfortable while they're waiting.”

Little Rock - Thousands of Arkansans prepare to take to the skies as Thanksgiving travel week gets underway. via KATV Little Rock

“I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest-ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby, the vice president, the president's chief of staff and the president himself.”

By MATT APUZZO The Associated Press Updated 11/21/07 - 3:54 PM Danny Johnston Vice President Dick Cheney waves as he carries newspapers and magazines prior to boarding his airplane in Little Rock, Ark., Friday, ... via Rock Hill Herald

“Our maintenance folks evaluated the aircraft and it's due to go back into service later today”

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An American Eagle airliner carrying 59 passengers ran off a taxiway at Little Rock National Airport and became mired in mud, but no one was injured, airport officials said. via KOB-TV

Project will make landmark more visible. It will take substantial fund-raising to do it, but the city is determined to make a big deal over the Little Rock. via Arkansas Times

LITTLE ROCK,Ark. - Bozeman business executive Steve Daines has been named Montana state chairman for the presidential campaign of Mike Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor. via Missoulian

Little Rock police Wednesday morning are investigating a shooting at the Wal-Mart on Baseline Road. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

Little Rock is the country's 13th most dangerous city, according to a new analysis of FBI crime statistics. via FOX16.com

“Lack of discipline, the lack of respect, the lack of concern not only for themselves, but also for other people”

For the second time in three days, a North Little Rock cemetery is vandalized. This morning, caretakers at Edgewood Cemetery found more headstones knocked over, broken vases and trash. via CW Arkansas

The Pulaski County Sheriff's Department has arrested a man in connection with the break in at the Humane Society of Pulaski County. via FOX16.com

“Next week, we're really busy. We're sold out on a couple of nights”

Built using a cast-iron facade shipped in pieces from New York, the Capital Hotel opened to great fanfare in 1877, with rooms going for up to $4 a day. via International Business Times

The director of the Little Rock library that holds Bill Clinton's gubernatorial files said it's unlikely thatArkansas papers on Hillary Rodham Clinton's years as the state's first lady will be released before ... via KATV Little Rock

A 21-year-old Little Rock man accused of fatally beating his 2-year-old stepdaughter dropped a mental-illness defense Friday and was pronounced fit to stand trial on charges of capital murder and second-degree ... via Benton County Daily Record

“You're saying jewel tones, and I'm wearing jewel tones.”

Fashion guru Tim Gunn from the hit TV show Project Runway is in Arkansas for the first time. via FOX16.com

“When President Clinton built his library here, part of what he wanted was something that would serve as an example to others, both in design and architecture, but also in sustainability and its footprint and its coexistence with the city landscape”

Bill Clinton likes to brag about his presidential library being an eco-friendly building. via Clarion Dispatch

Several Arkansas community colleges are teaming up to increase aviation education in the state. via KATV Little Rock

A 28-year-old Little Rock man who killed a bicyclist in a hit-and-run collision admitted Friday to driving drunk during the suspended portion of his jail sentence. via Herald-Leader

“It is possible to bring the components for several IEDs and one IID through TSA checkpoints and onto airline flights without being challenged by transportation security officers”

James Falls, program manager for Clear, an airport security company, right, holds a Clear identity badge as Latash White, a customer service attendant, left, looks on as Falls demonstrates the security ... via Kansas City Star

Mental competency questioned in drowning threat case By DANIEL DOYLE Public defender Danny Rasmussen said Friday he's looking into a mental competency evaluation for his client, Kendra Nolen, and the ... via Log Cabin Democrat

The U.S. Green Building Council has announced that the William J. Clinton Presidential Library has earned Platinum Certification under the LEED for Existing Buildings rating system. via Buildings

Numismatics and history buffs have four weeks to order a coin from the U.S. Mint that commemorates the 50th anniversary of Little Rock Central High School's desegregation. via KATV Little Rock

All players entered into a Random Drawing to win a Year of Free Golf to enjoy at Rebsamen, Hindman, or War Memorial w/ Cart! Lunch "at the turn" provided by National Bank of Arkansas - Beverages provided by ... via KVLO-FM Little Rock

North Little Rock police are investigating a Thursday night homicide and already have a suspect in custody. via ArkansasMatters

Four construction workers building a kiln at Continental Cement are arrested on suspicion of being in the country illegally. via KHQA-TV Quincy

A fire chars a Little Rock apartment after resident tries to remove a flaming pan of grease. via KATV Little Rock

“Ms. Franny had a special place in my heat. She was a people person. Whatever you needed she always went outside of herself to make sure she was there to assist you”

Leo: Tommy Chong. Waitress: Loretta Fox. Eric: Topher Grace. Red: Kurtwood Smith. via CW Arkansas

Former President Clinton's nonprofit foundation raised more than $135 million last year, according to tax forms filed with the Internal Revenue Service. via Perry County Weekly

Developers say site work is expected to begin soon for a Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World that has long been planned for North Little Rock. via KATV Little Rock

“I was quite surprised and kind of scared too. But, you know it's a good thing to know security is around. But, at the same time everywhere you go you are being followed. It's kind of like big brother or something.”

From security video at the bank to that web cam on your lap top, cameras are everywhere. via CW Arkansas

An acquaintance latches on to Jerry; George objects to Susan's relationship with his pals; Kramer's new phone number brings many wrong numbers. via FOX16.com

“It's quite appalling, not only is she someone we're MADD at, she's someone we're afraid of”

Not guilty, that's the plea entered Tuesday for a Cabot school bus driver's third drunk driving offense. via CW Arkansas

“I was scared when they told me 'give me the money.' And I give it to them because I feel... you never know, see, they have gun or something, you know.”

Imagine that you're walking to your car and somebody waving a gun in your face demands all the cash in your wallet or purse. via CW Arkansas

“If we add another eight (workers), we could attend daily probably 300 people yet to come.”

The growing Mexican population in Arkansas and neighboring mid-south states created a demand for passports and identity cards beyond what even the Mexican government prepared for. via Immigration Watchdog

“We had just talked about it right off stage after the concert”

The last time Wesley Britt saw his friend Juelius Bealer, the two had just finished giving a rap performance at the Pine Bluff Convention Center, where they opened for hip-hop artist Lil' Boosie. via Herald-Leader

“That Little Rock check was paid as 'economic development,'”

Former Gov. Mike Huckabee An Arkansas commercial developer confirmed his role in a no-cost "incentive deal" packaged by former Arkansas Gov. via World Net Daily

“We didn't have love ones that we lost but just being from this country and seeing all of this breaks my heart, I feel the loss of others”

The national September 11th memorial and museum tour tribute opened in Little Rock for one day only. via FOX16.com

“Just two weeks ago, we had a house broken into less than a quarter of a mile from here”

The need to protect ourselves and our families is a basic instinct. Jeremy Apel practices his marksmanship at a North Little Rock gun range regularly, just in case the need to act ever arises. via KTHV-TV

“The driver didn't get a good look at the car. He said it was a car. A large car. That's all we have to go on right now, ”

Someone opens fire in a drive-by shooting killing one of two brothers sitting in a jeep. via FOX16.com

“He was the only eyewitness to the homicide”

A Pulaski County Circuit judge dismissed a 5-year-old contempt-of-court charge against a 30-year-old Little Rock man prosecutors say was the sole eyewitness to a 1997 killing. via Benton County Daily Record

“I've got the best job in the world if you like playing with large, robotic dinosaurs.”

They became extinct more than 65 million years ago and continue to fascinate us to this day. via KTHV-TV

“We don't have much to go on regarding a description of the suspect vehicle. The driver of the vehicle happened to be the brother of the victim and the passenger is dead. He was killed on the scene by those shots that were fired”

A drive by shooting early Saturday morning in Little Rock leaves one person dead. via ArkansasMatters

Just before 3am Little Rock Police officers received a call of a shooting victim sitting in a car near the 6800 block of W. Wakefield. via KTHV-TV

Marcus "Slow Motion" Whitaker pleaded guilty to first-degree battery and first-degree murder before Pulaski County Circuit Judge John Langston for the wounding of Antonio Stanley and the slaying of Lonnie Jay ... via Benton County Daily Record

One of three men arrested in connection with a pair of Hindman Park murders has been sentenced to life behind bars. via KATV Little Rock

“He climbed to get them and got them down and ate some and came stumbling out in the living room and was kind of weaving around and fell down and his dad went to pick him up and he was completely limp”

The mother of a Jacksonville toddler who ate Aqua Dots toy beads describes the horrifying moments when her son got dangerously ill. via CW Arkansas

Little Rock, AR Huckabee Touts Support for White House Bid among Arkansas Republicans Posted: LITTLE ROCK, AR - Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee announced the formation of an "Arkansas GOP Leadership Team" ... via KAIT-TV Jonesboro

On the afternoon of November 8, Pulaski County issued an arrest warrant for 29-year-old Bryan Grutel in connection to a burglary at the Pulaski County Humane Society. via ArkansasMatters

“I said, 'Honey, I am earning the days to be here with my grandchildren.'”

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Arkansas state employees can earn days off for quitting smoking, eating more fruits and vegetables and other healthy changes under a new incentive program, Gov. via NewsChannel 8

“At the end of the day, it was that long line of black folks who tried to change conditions . . . We just thought that we were going to play a small role.”

E RNEST G. GREEN has plenty of other things to do besides sign autographs and pose for pictures with people who want to brag that they met a member of the Little Rock Nine. via Philly.com

“We can say our ancestors helped build the Capitol so when we look at it, it's not 'your building, the majority', it's our building”

Tours, exhibits and commemorative plaques in the Capitol should recognize the contributions of slaves in constructing Congress' home, experts told a House committee Wednesday. via The State

“He heard one of them say, ' Naw, I'm not going to shoot him because he cooperated”

Detective Robert Martin testified that Richard Brandon Harris said the black men who abducted him in late August made racial remarks after clubbing him over the head, knocking him to the ground. via Herald-Leader

On November 7- 10th, 2007, 81 health units of the Arkansas Department of Health are practicing their Local Mass Dispensing Plans and will be providing free flu shots . via KVLO-FM Little Rock

“Like this past weekend. Why are you in Burns Park? That's where you don't know what situation you're in. Anything can escalate into anything.”

Police say Arkansas Game & Fish Wildlife officer Matt Flowers exchanged gunfire Saturday with a man hunting illegally in Burns Park. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

“I feel the bus drivers need to slow down, you can't replace a child”

Every time parents put a child on a school bus, they put their trust in that bus driver. via FOX16.com

Police are investigating a homicide at 8485 Stanton in Little Rock. A Hispanic male was found dead outside his mobile home. via FOX16.com

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark . - An Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wildlife officer and a man believed to be hunting illegally at a city park were injured in a gunfight this morning. via KAIT-TV Jonesboro

“Arkansas is the one state in the south that never has had a straight vote on a lottery, its been mixed in with other things, and that's one of the reasons why its never passed.”

Little Rock - Most states surrounding Arkansas have some form of Lottery or casino. via KATV Little Rock

“The cabinet-level Task Force, chaired by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, was given primary responsibility for providing advice and making recommendations to the President regarding the national health care reform package.”

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the U.S. National Archives and ... via Market Wire

Police make an arrest Saturday in Wednesday's murder of a woman in southwest Little Rock. via KATV Little Rock

“We did have a glitch this morning”

Talk Back: Post a comment on this article By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press Writer LITTLE ROCK, Ark. via FirstCoastNews

“He inspired me and many other young Arkansans when he was the only legislator to vote against closing our schools to avoid court-ordered desegregation”

Ray S. Smith Jr., a former state legislator who cast the sole vote against a bill that allowed Little Rock high schools to close in 1958 after desegregation efforts the year before, died Thursday. via San Jose Mercury News

“You can't actually hunt inside the park, so that was a concern, somebody inside the park wearing camouflage and that's why he tried to stop him.”

A gunfight in Burns Park between a Game and Fish Officer and another man leaves both men injured and one of them charged with attempted capital murder. via KATV Little Rock