Commentary: Sam Pittman, Arkansas football players handled themselves well at SEC Media Days

Like It Is July 20, 2025 at 2:05 a.m. by Wally Hall Arkansas head football coach Sam Pittman speaks during the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media days Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) ATLANTA — For about 30...

5 Summer Date Ideas in Little Rock

Ah, summer lovin’. Even as adults it still feels like the season of adventure when anything is possible, but between the heat index and blockbuster fatigue, date night can start to look a little stale. Never fear, love birds. We scoped out the...

Former Arkansas baseball shortstop Wehiwa Aloy signs with Baltimore Orioles

FAYETTEVILLE — Former Arkansas shortstop Wehiwa Aloy formally signed a contract with the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Aloy, the No. 31 overall pick in the MLB Draft, signed for the full slot value of his pick at $3,042,800, according to MLB.com...

Arkansas Will Have A 30-Year-Old Wide Receiver This Fall

Fun fact: Monte Harrison was part of the Marlins-Brewers trade that brought Christian Yelich to Milwaukee in 2018 PublishedJuly 19, 2025 7:07 PM EDT•UpdatedJuly 19, 2025 7:09 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link Move over, fifth-year seniors...

Two men killed, 1 woman injured in separate Little Rock shootings

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A night of gunfire at the Eastview Terrace Apartments on Geyer Street has left a family searching for answers, as Little Rock police continue to investigate two separate shootings that occurred just hours apart. According to...

ANC to hold open house

Arkansas Northeastern College will hold an HVAC Open House July 30. The free hands-on training will be held in Room T-203 at the Center for Allied Technologies, 2501 S. Division St, Blytheville from 4-7 p.m. Participants may register on-site for...

Federal appeals court upholds Arkansas ban on Critical Race Theory in classrooms

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Arkansas can enforce its ban on critical race theory in public school classrooms, stating the First Amendment does not grant students the right to demand specific curriculum content. The court...

Lowell Capital Partners Acquires Mercy Clinic Site in Northwest Arkansas

Conner Eldridge Did you see that a group of investors recently bought property in Benton County that includes a Mercy Clinic Family Medicine building for $4.9 million? Lowell Capital Partners LP bought the property in May from BUR AR LLC, Guaranty...

Repair Work Closes Lanes in Arkansas Union Underpass

Photo Submitted Facilities Management is hard at work to ensure campus is in the best possible condition for the start of classes. As part of that effort, crews will be working on repairs to the Union underpass. Traffic will be routed through the...

Johnnie Pugh, former Little Rock city director and advocate for working-class people, dead at 98

Johnnie Beatrice Pugh, a former Little Rock city director and advocate for low-income people, is dead at the age of 98. Pugh, who died Sunday, was born in Snyder in 1926 and was raised with her aunt in the community of Mount Olive. As a young...

Red Wolves Raw: Dr. Jim Patchell talks Arkansas State Track and Field

North Little Rock man pleads insanity, faces accusations of driving over tombstones during police pursuit

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. A 57-year-old North Little Rock man seen destroying tombstones with a pickup in a cemetery pleaded insanity Wednesday to charges of fleeing, criminal mischief and...

Montezuma-Cortez grad Zander Cruzan continues track career at Arkansas

Class of 2023 Montezuma-Cortez graduate Zander Cruzan – seen here racing for the Panthers during his high school career – recently transferred to the University of Arkansas to continue his track and field career. Ben Bradley/ Special to The...

ARKANSAS A TO Z: Started by pioneer families, town of Amity endures

The community of Amity in Clark County traces its beginnings to the arrival of a group of pioneer families, under the leadership of Deacon William F. Browning, Clark County surveyor (1846–1850, 1852–1854), who settled along the old Caddo Cove Road...

“His favorite player Bron”: Fans react as Arkansas commit JaShawn Andrews goes off with 25 points with John Calipari in attendance 

Arkansas commit JaShawn Andrews scored 25 points at Nike Peach Jam on Saturday, with Razorbacks coach John Calipari and Bradley Beal watching courtside. The five-star guard impressed with aggressive scoring in a 91–59 win by Brad Beal Elite over...

Family & kids events this week in North Central Arkansas: July 20-26

Leadership Team, of Baxter Regional Medical Center | Baxter Regional Medical Center website Leadership Team, of Baxter Regional Medical Center | Baxter Regional Medical Center website The following family & kids events are scheduled to take place...

State forces Little Rock to end 31-year ‘sister city’ tie with Chinese city

The Little Rock City Board of Directors has found a way to continue its relationship with Changchun, a city of about 9 million people in northeastern China, despite a new state law banning Arkansas communities from having “sister city”...

Jonesboro students graduate from UA Little Rock

Little Rock, AR — (Contributed) — July 17, 2025 — The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announced its list of graduating students for the Spring 2025 semester, which includes Jonesboro students. More than 1,040 degrees were awarded for the...

Little Rock singer-songwriter featured at Wednesday Night Poetry

Little Rock singer-songwriter Kami Renee will be tonight's feature poet for Wednesday Night Poetry, at Kollective Coffee+Tea, 110 Central Ave. The regular open mic session for all poets, musicians, and storytellers will begin at 6:30 p.m. Renee...

Man wanted in 2022 double homicide in North Little Rock arrested in Conway

A man wanted in the November 2022 fatal shooting of two people in North Little Rock was arrested in Conway on Thursday, police said. Charles Ware Jr., 24, was arrested by the United States Marshals Service Eastern District of Arkansas Fugitive...