Little Rock News Archives

“The illegal immigrants were taken back to the office and they're being processed”

Federal agents arrested 24 workers suspected of being illegal immigrants at construction projection near the Little Rock National Airport, officials said Wednesday. via Arkansas Online

Mary A. McGehee, a senior research analyst at the Arkansas Department of Health, has been selected by Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez to serve on the U.S. Census Bureau's Advisory Committee on the ... via WebWire

Tensions arise between Elliot and her new love, Nurse Paul ; delivery day arrives for Jordan, who turns away ex-hubby Cox. via FOX16.com

Little Rock police say more fake money is in circulation these days. Recently, a husband and wife were charged with 712 counts combined of wholesale counterfeiting. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

“I'm not saying it's plausible, I'm just saying it's possible”

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A prosecutor and forensic examiner have concluded that the long-questioned death of a teenage girl at a party nearly two decades ago likely wasn't a homicide, directly challenging her ... via KSTP-TV Minneapolis

“The fact that you would raise the taxes to help people out is ridiculous. All you have to do is introduce an ordinance all eight of you pass it and you can lower the electric rates.”

Legal technicalities send a penny sales tax proposal in North Little Rock back to the drawing board Monday night. via FOX16.com

“Ever since then, we've had a male in the building 3 to 4 times in a week”

Dads in Little Rock are playing a new role in several schools. They're called WATCH D.O.G.S or Dads of Great Students. via CW Arkansas

Little Rock police say an argument led to one man's death and the arrest of another. via KTHV-TV

“That in some ways goes back to those roots of politics as entertainment but it's in an environment where politics is seen as mattering a lot more.”

Arkansas never lacked in larger-than-life political figures, long before Bill Clinton or Mike Huckabee ever arrived on the stage.

From Joe T. Robinson's nomination as vice president on the Democratic ticket in 1928 to Hattie Caraway's emergence as the nation's first elected female senator four years later, Arkansas' political history has been dominated by near-mythical characters and feuds.

Those stories are the focus of 'A Circus Hitched to a Tornado,' an exhibit at the Old State House museum in downtown Little Rock chronicling the state's political history in the 20th century. The yearlong exhibit opens Thursday. The exhibit's name comes from a reporter's description of Caraway's whirlwind tour in the 1932 election of three dozen towns within a week with Louisiana Sen. Huey Long. Read more

“Now that I know it's - Lights Out,' yes I will make more of an effort to turn the lights out and conserve power, absolutely”

A candlelight dinner sounds nice and romantic, right? Well, at a dozen Little Rock restaurants Thursday night, romance wasn't exactly the name of the game. via FOX16.com

“The OSHA inspection revealed that the company did not take appropriate action to protect its employees from serious injury”

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Voegele Mechanical Contractors Inc. via ArkansasMatters

Republican presidential candidate John McCain arrived at Little Rock today for a private fundraiser at the Capital Hotel, and planned to visit with college students later at the historically black Arkansas ... via KATV

Some smaller hospitals want the Arkansas insurance commissioner to revise her interpretation of a 2005 state law on patient choice. via KTHV-TV

“We kind of had to think about that because obviously it's possible he could be the running mate”

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Two weeks after the next president is elected, Mike Huckabee will publish a book sharing details on his failed bid for the White House and offering his vision for remodeling the conservative ... via NewsChannel 8

“I'm trying to make my family proud and get the best job I can get.”

Last Update: 9:04 pm Right now hundreds of high schoolers are thinking about quitting class! A new report shows that the number of dropouts is on the rise. via CW Arkansas

“Obviously, that's the starting point because that's the base”

The so-called Truth Campaign against a proposed Arkansas lottery will start from church pulpits, as opponents prepare to distribute church sermon outlines to pastors and bulletin tracks against the measure. via FOX16.com

Supporters and GOP leaders say that John McCain's first swing through Arkansas as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee will help him build inroads in the state. via KSLA-TV Shreveport

“Although we have professionals on board, we use the local community which will be first challenged with hazardous materials that's why it's important to provide training”

Right now trucks and trains are carrying hazardous chemicals through Arkansas. And with all that travel comes the high risk of chemical spills and leaks. via FOX16.com

“A lot of people haven't budgeted for that and all of a sudden you're in the floodplain”

After a tantrum at work and a slug at a teasing co-worker, the recently dumped Benny is the top suspect when the factory is vandalized. via FOX16.com

The Arkansas economy has some soft spots, such as in sectors related to new home construction. via KTHV-TV

Authorities are working to identify a body that was found in the Arkansas River in Little Rock. via FOX16.com

Dillard's Inc. has hired an investment banking firm to help assess its options regarding CDI Contractors LLC , a construction firm of which it is a 50 percent owner. via VMSD

“Looked through saw pictures I didn't take and people I didn't know.”

Last Update: 4/16 9:09 pm Two men sit behind bars right now because of pictures on a digital camera. via CW Arkansas

“A half-inch of metal was all that was between these men and the river”

The families of two men presumed dead after scaffolding collapsed under a bridge over the Arkansas River filed a lawsuit Monday against two construction companies and a foreman in charge of the project in North ... via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

According to Little Rock, Arkansas fire department captain Jason Weaver, a 360's power cord was to blame for a blaze that injured no one but caused some $100,000 in property damage. via Engadget

“It was a miracle to see him and to be that close to him because I don't know if I'll ever have another experience like it that close to him”

Stan plays matchmaker for Bullock and a friend of Francine's, then gets everyone drunk so the evening will go well. via FOX16.com

Historians of the future will be able to learn how parts of local and state governments operated in the 1990s and 2000s by consulting a collection of documents at the University of Central Arkansas. via KAIT-TV Jonesboro

One of the stars of this weekend's concert production of the Puccini opera "Madame Butterfly" at Little Rock is no stranger to Arkansas. via KTHV-TV

“I don't really get too stupid on the bike, because she's with me most the time”

Neil Patrick Harris appears in a "Mannequin vs. Mannequin" sketch with Michael McDonald. via FOX16.com

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain will join former rival Mike Huckabee for a campaign swing through Huckabee's home state next week. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

“It was melted and it looked like they had it against the wall in on edge and things like that need a little space to dissipate heat”

Xbox 360 and its infamous ring of death are a deadly combo. This is what a gamer in Little Rock, Arkansas discovered the hard way. via New Launches

“We're believing in our legislators and the ones in our government. They represent us and we're believing they're going to do the job they've been elected to do”

A mannequin resembles Elaine; George battles for a bargain suit; Jerry wonders why his date won't try a pie; Kramer has an itch. via FOX16.com

An attorney for Mike Huckabee says the former Arkansas governor is willing to disclose who donated to a private fund used to pay for his official portrait hanging in the state Capitol. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

“This is not mom-and-pop stuff”

LITTLE ROCK - A massive drug-trafficking ring circulated methamphetamine to several states including Indiana via buses, vehicles disguised as satellite TV trucks, and complex, electronically triggered hiding ... via The Indianapolis Star

“For right now, our focus remains on reviewing the Supreme Court ruling from yesterday. We'll proceed from there”

A group opposing the death penalty in Arkansas announced Thursday that it will collect signatures to present to Gov. via FOX16.com

“I come from a Conservative Jewish home in Canada, which is pretty much like an Orthodox home here in the States. And we celebrated Passover every year and held a long seder”

William Shatner is going where no man Charlton Heston has gone before. Less than a month after the death of Charlton Heston, another of Hollywood's great over-actors is taking center stage in the retelling of ... via Israellycool

“They're now organized and ready for the public... and they're ready for researchers to use”

Sharon Priest, Arkansas' first female secretary of state, will attend a reception today announcing the availability of papers she donated to the University of Central Arkansas archives. via Benton County Daily Record

“There's still a lot of work to be done”

The April 3 tornado that hit Sylvan Hills High School wrapped part of the roof of the Jim Burgett Auditorium around a tree. via Jacksonville Patriot

“Hopefully we can get some money from the state and [the Federal Emergency Management Agency] once it's all said and done, but maybe not”

Mother Nature was preparing to unleash serious damage April 3 as this lightning bolt was seen from Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock a few minutes before tornadoes touched down in North Little Rock, ... via Jacksonville Patriot

“We anticipate agents and officers will be on the premises for several hours”

ADDS byline. By JON GAMBRELL= Associated Press Writer= LITTLE ROCK - Federal agents raided a north Arkansas poultry plant Wednesday morning over suspected immigration violations, authorities said. via FOX16.com

When I travel, I always try to keep an eye open for things people do elsewhere that we might steal and adopt or adapt back here in Wausau. via Wausau Daily Herald

A Bellefonte man accused of using an assault rifle to kill two men has been acquitted because of mental illness. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

“Many of them do not have the manpower, the finances or the expertise to handle cases. "The investigator in our daughter's case, Dale Arnold, he works in six counties and also deals with meth labs and other crimes”

Jimmy and Joe Ann Hendrix of Wynne say their interest in putting such a list together stems in part from the murder of their daughter, Joy, 24, in August 2002. via Arkansas Online

“It seems like most years I have to pay”

After Steve "breaks up" with her, Francine decides she wants another child, but getting Stan to agree won't be easy. via FOX16.com

“This crime is happening and stuff because drugs. You know, you can't get around it. You can't beat it. What we got to do is try to stop it at the border”

Crime Victims' Rights Week Last Update: 8:44 pm This is National Crime Victims' Rights Week and one Little Rock group is working tirelessly to try to prevent crime from happening in the first place. via CW Arkansas

A couple who lost their daughter in an apparent slaying in 2002 hopes progress can be made in solving that case and others if a list of unsolved murders in Arkansas is compiled. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

“We're so deep in debt we'll never come out”

Mayor Juanita Stephens said she broke a tie vote among city council members to hire a Little Rock bankruptcy attorney to work with the city. via Arkansas Online

“We all knew this was coming eventually. Hopefully the revenue from other sources will make up for the shortfall”

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press Writer LITTLE ROCK Gov. Mike Beebe said Wednesday that he doesn't regret signing a $121 million tax cut into law last year despite a revised budget forecast released this week ... via Log Cabin Democrat

A federal judge says the cities of Beebe, Jacksonville, North Little Rock and Lonoke can continue to enforce their bans on pit bulls - for now. via CW Arkansas

Bankrupt farmer Tommy Robinson, the former sheriff, congressman and gubernatorial candidate, has been ordered to serve a 60-day jail sentence, beginning next month, for criminal contempt in his personal ... via KTHV-TV Little Rock

James Max Woolly Inducted 2005 Hall of Fame for Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field Max Woolly was born in Arkansas and received his bachelors degree in 1936 from Hendrix College, his Masters degree from ... via Fred's Head Companion

“This was like a lightning bolt out of the blue, very bad luck that he had this unseen silent abnormality in his heart muscle”

By PEGGY HARRIS Associated Press Writer LITTLE ROCK - The young runner who collapsed and died last month upon finishing the Little Rock Marathon had a heart condition seen in older people that would have been ... via CW Arkansas

Retailers in the U.S. are reporting the weakest March sales in 13 years. The effects of consumers limiting their spending kept revenues down at Bentonville-based Wal-Mart, but the company increased its earnings ... via KATV Little Rock

Pope Benedict XVI has named the Rev. Anthony B. Taylor the next bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Little Rock, the diocese announced Thursday. via FOX16.com

“We have today and tomorrow to contend with. It's got our attention”

"It's just overwhelming - ' a flood on top of a tornado," said Saline County Judge Lanny Fite, the county's top administrator. via Arkansas Online

Guests at the La Quinta Inn on Broadway in downtown Little Rock were evacuated when a fire started on the first floor. via FOX16.com

LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas State Police troopers will be trained on how to examine and detect forged identity documents carried by suspected illegal immigrants, but will not have the power to make immigration ... via Baxter Bulletin

“The ambulance needed to get to this person fairly quickly, as well as Little Rock Fire Department. We were able to get up on their channel and speak to them and direct them around.”

Communication is key in the aftermath of any storm. In Cammack Village the Little Rock Tactical Inter-Operable Communications Plan went into action. via CW Arkansas

“We were watching the news coverage”

Thousands of people remain without power and families are coming together to clean up tornado damage. via FOX16.com

“I've had it for 30 years and this is the way it sits now”

The skeleton of a teenage girl is found in a national park, and she turns out to be another victim of a serial killer who is already on death row. via FOX16.com

Eds: APNewsNow. AP Photo Pursuing Photo LITTLE ROCK - A school bus carrying elementary school students caught fire and the driver was able to get everyone off the bus safely. via CW Arkansas

“The court finds, without a doubt from the timing ... (that this) is intentional prosecutorial misconduct intending to goad the defendant into moving for a mistrial”

A judge has dismissed criminal charges against a bail bondsman accused of taking part in a criminal conspiracy run by Lonoke's former police chief and his wife. via FOX16.com

Tornado siren claimed by North Little Rock twister Last Update: 4/06 9:56 pm LITTLE ROCK - The National Weather Service today released a survey of a tornado that went from North Little Rock into Sherwood and ... via FOX16.com

For the first time in its history, the Arkansas Senate scheduled hearings to decide a disputed election. via Herald Leader

“The flexibility of our Catastrophe Team enables us to quickly support locally based personnel helping to expedite the claim process for impacted individuals.”

Travelers has dispatched two of its Mobile Claim Headquarters, which are custom-built RVs designed to operate as mobile insurance claim offices. via PR-inside.com

“The company has a history of losses”

Equity Media Holdings Files Amended Annual Report, Cites 'History of Losses' By Michael Malone -- Broadcasting & Cable, 4/3/2008 11:53:00 AM Retro Television Network parent Equity Media Holdings has hit money ... via Broadcasting & Cable

AP AP AP April 4: A tree is shown after falling on a car in Little Rock, Ark. A tornado hit parts of Little Rock and its suburbs Thursday, injuring an unknown number of people while damaging businesses and ... via Fox News

“These don't look as significant as what we just went through but since it's kind of far out, we just don't know”

At least three tornadoes ripped across central Arkansas during the state's most recent round of storms, forecasters said Saturday, as rising rivers elsewhere spurred new flooding fears.

A team from the National Weather Service in North Little Rock said the first tornado Thursday night left a 2.7-mile path of destruction near Benton that ran through the Hurricane Lake Mobile Home Park. The second traveled about 2.6 miles along the ground just north of Bryant.

The weather service estimated the strength of both tornadoes as an EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale of tornado severity. That means the tornadoes had winds of 111 to 135 mph. Read more

“Just about every airplane tied down at the airport received damage”

Several single-engine airplanes and a hangar owned by members of EAA Chapter 165 of Little Rock, Arkansas, were damaged Thursday night after a tornado swept through North Little Rock Municipal Airport. via Sport Aviation

Residents in several southern states spent Friday cleaning up after severe weather swept through the region. via ClipSyndicate

“It's amazing. It's just totally amazing that no one was really hurt”

A tree lays across a car at a home in Little Rock, Ark., early Friday, April 4, 2008. via HendersonvilleNews.com

A man sought by police for more than a month for a campus shooting at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock was taken into custody after investigators got an anonymous tip. via KFSM-TV Fort Smith

“Having a firm commitment from community leaders, particularly those connected to your university, is vital to the success of a fundraising campaign”

The upcoming Comprehensive Campaign to raise money for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will start with $8.4 million already pledged, the school said Thursday. via Log Cabin Democrat

The violence-wracked African nation of Rwanda will get some recovery help from four institutions of higher education in Arkansas. via KTHV-TV

“Stuff was going around in circles.

'About that time, it pushed her up against the building and knocked me down and pushed me under that truck”

A tornado hit parts of Little Rock and its suburbs Thursday, injuring an unknown number of people while damaging businesses and downing trees and power lines.

The National Weather Service, which said a tornado passed directly over its North Little Rock office, reported injuries at a Benton trailer park. An elderly woman was treated by paramedics outside her Cammack Village home.

Meanwhile, at the North Little Rock airport, the storm destroyed a hangar and left several single-engine planes flipped over onto their wings while others were destroyed. Read more

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas is accepting Federal Emergency Management Agency mobile homes for tornado victims but has put a limit on their formaldehyde levels. via KHQA-TV Quincy

A man sought by police for more than a month for a campus shooting at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock was taken into custody after investigators got an anonymous tip. via KATV Little Rock

Spring training as we know it is threatened. Use this link to learn how to support the national pastime in our own backyard. via KVOA-TV Tucson