Little Rock News Archives

The slumping housing market is getting hit even harder. As hundreds of people lose their homes to foreclosures, in Little Rock, many more can't even find a low income house to move into.

May 20 Thefts John Ables of Sherwood said someone stole the duffel bag he kept in his vehicle outside his Wildflower Street home.

News that illegal immigrants could pay in-state tuition rates at Arkansas' two largest universities sparked policy questions and criticism that schools could improperly boost their enrollment to receive more ...

The National Park Service has "long been aware" that the Hot Springs Advertising and Promotion Commission was using a trademarked "Hot Springs National Park Arkansas" logo, and the parks agency's effort to void ...

The west Little Rock home destroyed in an early Friday morning fire is owned by Aaron Jones, a developer with Spears & Jones Title Services in Benton.

More... 1940 ruling gets Arkansas inmate off death row By ANDREW DeMILLO LITTLE ROCK, Ark.

Bryant police say a woman who formerly worked at the state's youth detention center near Alexander has been arrested on a charge accusing her of having sex with an 18-year-old inmate.

Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch : Alzheimer's Disease If you are aged 50 to 88, have been diagnosed with probable mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's, have a caregiver willing to accompany ...

The Arkansas Supreme Court says that the Little Rock School Board's decision to fire its superintendent and pay him $635,000 did not violate the state's constitution.

Baring Cross Date: May 15 Address: 1411 Franklin St. Summary: A residential burglary was reported to police.

Sherry Ratliff, North Little Rock High School-West Campus teacher, was named the district Teacher of the Year on May 8. When Sherry Ratliff was growing up, people always told her she had a natural gift to ...

Accidents 1000 Carnahan Drive: On May 5, Alyson Almond of Maumelle said she was backing out of a parking spot in her 2008 Toyota Highlander when she struck a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Tameka Kelley of ...

The permanent exhibits at the Clinton Presidential Library could be revamped or entirely changed as the landmark dedicated to the former president's time in office approaches its fifth anniversary, the ...

Illegals not to receive in-state tuition Gov. Beebe says giving discount would violate 14th Amendment Univ.

Posted By: Robert Bell 1 hr ago Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a clerk at a Nashville discount store.

Dee Dee, meanwhile, is mired in the bad. She receives an F in a moot-court competition after her opponent uses unscrupulous tactics to win.

More... Bride, groom shot at outdoor wedding in Arkansas By JON GAMBRELL LITTLE ROCK, Ark.

Sheriff's deputies say four people were injured in shootings in rural Pope County.

Riverfest Website We are just days away from the largest popular musical festival in Arkansas.

First touted as the best way to keep track of man's best friend, there are concerns tonight that micro-chips implanted in pets can actually cause cancer.

The Little Rock School Board voted six to one to approve the text of Superintendent Linda Watson's contract.

With three suspects is in custody in the murder of Kamya Weathersby last December, Little Rock Police Lt.

For many of us the popular question this Memorial Day weekend is - to drive or not to drive? Already, travel experts say flights are down compared to last year.

Posted By: Robert Bell 1 hr ago Police say a Little Rock teenager died when he apparently was struck by lightning.

Flying out of Little Rock National Airport to certain prime destinations is twice as expensive this summer as last.

For most Central Arkansas teenagers, the countdown has already started for that final day of school.

What do you do when you and your landlord get into an argument over your living situation? A Little Rock woman says she is learning the hard way, after her landlord gave her 10 days to move out.

The Indiana State University Board of Trustees has identified three finalists in the search for the university's 11th president.

Three brothers all suspects in the Kamya Weathersby murder are behind bars. Last one in was Marques Smith who surrendered to police Wednesday morning.

It was a bad year to have a familiar name on Arkansas' ballot. The wives of 2 term-limited lawmakers, the son of a popular former Little Rock mayor and the widow of the state's former state health director were ...

American Airlines will start charging $15 for the first checked bag, cut domestic flights and lay off possibly thousands of workers as it grapples with record-high fuel prices.

Posted By: Robert Bell 2 hrs ago Illness has forced country music legend Merle Haggard to cancel his remaining four May concerts, including his Riverfest show planned for Friday, May 23.

Conclusion. Flex attends training camp with the Clippers, where he rooms with a rookie phenom .

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An appeals court judge who successfully battled an ethics panel for the right to criticize President Bush and the war in Iraq was voted off the bench Tuesday, six years after his remarks ...

A federal judge refused to rush the release of Hillary Rodham Clinton's phone records from her days as first lady and, in doing so Tuesday, offered a conservative watchdog group a manners lesson straight from ...

Time is running out for pit bull owners in Little Rock. They must have their pets registered by Tuesday.

The president of a national pharmaceuticals group says providing health care coverage to all and speeding up clinical trials for experimental drugs will help the nation fight its "war with disease." Billy ...

Right now go into any public school in Arkansas and you'll find fire inspectors examining the facility with microscopic precision.

Over 800 properties in the city of Little Rock are deemed unsafe and right now, they're just sitting vacant.

“It just depends on the counties, especially without the presidential race or any constitutional officers up this year”

Handful of legislative races drive turnout in Ark. primaries By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press Writer LITTLE ROCK A handful of hotly contested legislative primaries will drive turnout in Tuesday's election, ... via Log Cabin Democrat

“We actually already have quite a few tenants signed, it's just some of them have delayed their construction until we knew when the Wal-Mart timing was”

New shopping centers are popping up all over Little Rock, but shoppers everywhere want to know when will these stores finally be open. via FOX16.com

“I thought that was just a work of genius to make fuel or a space ship go that fast.”

If you ever dreamed of becoming an astronaut but never followed through with it, you shouldn't give up hope just yet. via CW Arkansas

“We're so excited that there's a bridge to connect the trail, to connect Little Rock and North Little Rock. It's just amazing.”

It's been a landmark for more than a century, now the much anticipated, redeveloped Junction Bridge is open, and ready for pedestrian traffic. via KATV Little Rock

“We've got a stolen line and it's getting a lot into my profit”

You can't find cheap gas but some thieves are finding free gas, victimizing truck rental companies in Little Rock , stealing gas right off the lot. via FOX16.com

“It is about anger and revenge and retaliation. It looks inside violence and conflict in human beings...I've had interest from directors and producers”

What does it take to put Arkansas on the big screen? This week, filmmakers from all over the world are in Little Rock to showcase their best work. via FOX16.com

“It was also discovered that the suspect involved ate two cans of Vienna sausages”

Police in Jonesboro say Brian D. Bass, 39, left the half-eaten candy bar on a counter at the Cato Animal Hospital during a Jan. via Arkansas Online

Cleveland police are investigating the shooting death of an unidentified male. It happened in a home at 2197 East 81 St. via 96-5 KISS FM Cleveland, OH

“We know her the way we know her. She's not going to pass a phone without calling. Mother's Day especially came around a week after we talked to her and no call”

How does a country music connection become part of the search for a missing woman? It's a question police in three states hope to answer as they try to figure out what happened to 32-year-old Jennifer Kopp ... via KFVS12

It's best to not drop a cell phone into the ape enclosures at the Little Rock Zoo. via KNOE-TV Monroe

The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments today on the lawsuit arguing that the Little Rock School Board's buyout of former Supt. via Arkansas Times

The truck in the left corner wiped out the power line near the Osborne's House Entergy crews are working to restore power to 280 residents on Cantrell Road after an early morning accident. via FOX16.com

“I want to get rid of all the rhetoric and get down to the science.”

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The nation's biggest toy sellers are requiring their suppliers to meet new standards that limit the amount of lead and other metals and compounds in toys and children's products, getting ... via Journal News

“I think this will be a new way, a new opportunity to see more and more people especially as gas prices continue to rise over the summer for people to save a little money and also get physically fit”

Central Arkansas' newest pedestrian bridge is almost ready for the public. The Junction Bridge, Little Rock's oldest, assumes a new identity Saturday morning when the grand opening will be held. via FOX16.com

Posted By: Robert Bell 12 mins ago The Little Rock School Board's racially-split vote last year to fire its superintendent and pay him $635,000 has prompted a review by Arkansas' highest court on whether such ... via KTHV-TV

Meanwhile, Neesee's new friend sets her up on a date. Holly and Val's judgmental dad is coming from Japan to visit them, and Val tries to get rid of Vic while Holly warns Vince not to mention that she dropped ... via CW Arkansas

“I believe it's frivolous, I think it's ridiculous. I think anyone who thinks they should get paid to put a uniform on and go to work, it's ridiculous”

A Little Rock Police officer is suing the city of Little Rock and demanding that the police department make changes over how officers are paid. via CW Arkansas

Former lawyer, banker and dean William H. Bowen and his wife, Connie, have given $1 million to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock law school, which is named after Bowen.The unversity called the donation ... via ArkansasBusiness.com

Searchers have located a small plane that disappeared during a flight to Arkansas, and officials say both occupants died in the crash in North Carolina's rugged western mountains. via Arkansas Online

'Secret' side project Foxboro Hot Tubs hit the road Green Day 's secret side project the Foxboro Hot Tubs are set to hit the road next week . via NME.com

“If you're admitting something like that, you're saying maybe you're not fit to do your job.”

There's a grim, rarely talked-about twist to all that medical know-how doctors learn to save lives: It makes them especially good at ending their own. via WISN.com

A lawsuit by city police officers is seeking back pay for time officers spend putting on and taking off their uniforms. via KATV Little Rock

“I don't know what to make of that.”

A tornado that tore through Stuttgart on Saturday caused damage that left even meteorologists stunned. via Log Cabin Democrat

“The emphasis now is much more on work and helping parents stay in work.”

Talia Greenwood, 33, a day care worker in Little Rock, Ark., who has four children, receives $204 a month from the state. via HendersonvilleNews.com

“The legs are shaped so you can grasp onto them”

A South Carolina grandmother has become a sensation among stressed-out U.S. military men and women around the globe by sending the most incongruous of gifts: pliable, google-eye dolls. via The Daily Sentinel

Windstream Corporation sells landline phone service in rural areas, but the company told shareholders Thursday that its offering of broadband Internet and digital television service continues to be the key to ... via KATV Little Rock

“I've been forced to see the world in a different perspective, that I don't think I could've gotten anywhere else”

From his first day at Morehouse College - the country's only institution of higher learning dedicated to the education of black men - Joshua Packwood has been a standout. via StarTribune

“Violence that may occur in the parking lot, and drugs”

Motels & Crime Last Update: 8:39 pm Some Little Rock motels are under warning, clean up or get shut down! On the top of the list -- a motel turned crime scene. via CW Arkansas

“This is a major setback for downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock”

Beginning this month, North Little Rock's Alltel Arena will no longer be able to offer Central Arkansas Transit Authority shuttle service to and from events. via ArkansasMatters

Jonesboro shooter claims he was attacked in jail Prosecutor said Mitchell Johnson was not mistreated Johnson in jail on other charges A prosecutor says a sheriff's department investigation found no evidence ... via WREG-TV Memphis

Windstream Corp. announced it earned $123.7 million in its first quarter -- a profit increase of 22% for the Little Rock-based wireline phone company. via KATV Little Rock

A federal grand jury has indicted two of the 24 men arrested in an immigration raid on a construction site near the Little Rock National Airport. via FOX16.com

“All insured deposit accounts have been transferred to Pulaski Bank and Trust Company, Little Rock and will be available immediately”

ANB Financial NA of Bentonville was closed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was named Receiver, according to a press release issued by the FDIC . via ArkansasBusiness.com

“The success in a family is first off, a love for God, and secondly, treating each other like you want to be treated”

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman - she's pregnant with her 18th child. via Lansing State Journal

Police say 31-year old Charmmorcus Holloway was in custody at Little Rock District Court, to face the judge around eight thirty. via ArkansasMatters

“Until something factual is proven against him, I just have to go with what I know and what I know is he's qualified to be executive director of the Martin Luther King Commission”

The 26-member panel scrapped a meeting planned for Thursday morning 45 minutes after it was scheduled, unable to muster the 14-member quorum necessary for its meeting. via Arkansas Online

“If you're admitting something like that, you're saying maybe you're not fit to do your job.”

Dr. Robert Lehmberg poses in a hallway at the Little Rock, Ark., Veterans Hospital Tuesday, April 29, 2008. via Clarion Dispatch

“It is our long-range hope that many of the successful academy graduates will return after college to pursue a career as an Arkansas state trooper”

The fourth annual Arkansas State Police Preparatory Trooper Academy will be July 13-18 at the state police training academy in Little Rock. via Texarkana Gazette

“I think it had gotten to a point where I couldn't remain silent anymore”

The head of Arkansas' Democratic Party is asking lawmakers in his party to avoid taking friendships forged with Republicans in the Capitol to the campaign trail. via FOX16.com

More than $2 million in federal grants to enhance airport lighting will go to Little Rock National Airport and Saline County Regional Airport, according to members of Arkansas' congressional delegation. via Arkansas Online

A huge "Stars and Stripes" sculpture to honor military veterans will be the centerpiece of a new plaza at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. via KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

Americans may be getting another helping of food inflation, and it seems likely to come from higher prices for chicken and pork. via The Inter-Mountain

“I don't have the money, but to keep my dogs I will do it”

The battle between pit bull owners and those wanting tougher restrictions on the dog breed continues. via FOX16.com

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, announced today it would expand its discounted prescription drug program to offer 90-day supplies for $10 and add several women's ... via The News Tribune - Homepage - News, S...

A tornado destroyed truck sits in a field, Saturday, May 3, 2008, near Damascus, Ark. via Kansas.com

Meteorologists say at least eight tornadoes swept the state in a deadly blitz Friday, killing seven and damaging hundreds of homes. via WREG-TV Memphis

“My teeth right here needs to come out in back, I've been holding off, because I didn't have money, now I can do it”

Lucky/Mud Dobber: Tom Petty. Elvin: Trace Adkins. Jack: Brian Doyle-Murray. Right now, the majority of people in Arkansas, two-thirds don't have dental insurance. via FOX16.com

“We know there has been significant property damage, so the number of deaths and injuries could grow”

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