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University Of Arkansas Dean’s List Includes Area Students

University Of Arkansas Dean’s List Includes Area Students

The University of Arkansas announced students who earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, undergraduates must achieve a grade-point average of 3.75 (or higher) during the semester while...

Thirteen Arkansas schools recognized as leaders in outdoor education

BY Randy Zellers Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Posted 7/23/25 LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission recognized 13 schools from across The Natural State with the designation of “Schools of Conservation Leadership” at Thursday’s...

What you need to know about the 2025 Arkansas sales tax holiday

What you need to know about the 2025 Arkansas sales tax holiday

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. What is the sales tax holiday? A temporary period, created by state law, when shoppers do not pay and retailers do not collect state and local sales taxes on...

Chef brings culinary flair to Little Rock with new restaurant Fork

Chef brings culinary flair to Little Rock with new restaurant Fork

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Ira Mittelman is making a delicious return to Arkansas with his new restaurant, Fork, set to open in downtown Little Rock. Mittelman, a veteran of the Arkansas food scene, first fell in love with the state in the mid-80s...

Doing the work

Doing the work

Sixth in a series featuring newcomers to the University of Arkansas football team. FAYETTEVILLE — Justin Morsey, a former eight-year offensive line coach and co-offensive coordinator at Oklahoma’s Owasso High School, sat down with lineman Blake...

El Dorado, Corning educators named 2025 Arkansas Rural Teachers of the Year

El Dorado, Corning educators named 2025 Arkansas Rural Teachers of the Year

Arkansas History for July 21: State Capitol Cafeteria Privatized

Arkansas History for July 21: State Capitol Cafeteria Privatized

Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for July 21, and notable births and deaths of native Arkansans born on this date. Information is drawn from state archives, historical societies, contemporary newspapers and other...

Defense contractor announces expansion in South Arkansas

Defense contractor announces expansion in South Arkansas

Share This Article Defense contractor and weapons manufacturer L3Harris plans to construct an “extensive” production facility for rocket motors in an expansion of the company’s footprint in Arkansas, it announced Friday. The new manufacturing...

Arkansas football roundtable: Which receiver will lead the Razorbacks in 2025?

Arkansas football roundtable: Which receiver will lead the Razorbacks in 2025?

Four questions for three WholeHogSports reporters on Arkansas football’s pass-catchers: Which player is most likely to be Arkansas’ top receiver this season, and how will that player stack up among other SEC receivers? Christina Long: Arkansas...

Arkansas Lottery Cash 3, Cash 4 winning numbers for July 20, 2025

Arkansas Lottery Cash 3, Cash 4 winning numbers for July 20, 2025

The Arkansas Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Sunday, July 20, 2025 results for each game: Winning Cash 3 numbers from July 20 drawing Evening: 9-2-7 Check Cash 3 payouts and previous drawings here....

Hog Futures: Arkansas freshman kicker Starzyk lives for big moments

Hog Futures: Arkansas freshman kicker Starzyk lives for big moments

FAYETTEVILLE -- The most memorable kick for Scott Starzyk, the University of Arkansas football team's freshman kicker, wasn't even his own. Starzyk likes the big moments. He lets the adrenaline rush. He trusts his form from practice. And then, "I...

Victim of Wednesday homicide in Little Rock described as 17-year-old boy

Victim of Wednesday homicide in Little Rock described as 17-year-old boy

The person killed Wednesday on Little Rock's Geyer Street was a 17-year-old boy, a police incident report states. A woman was shot in the arm in the same incident. The teen's name isn't given in the report that authorities released Friday...

Updated housing law allows accessory dwelling units in Arkansas

Updated housing law allows accessory dwelling units in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The City of Little Rock is looking for the public's input as it prepares to comply with a new state law dealing with what are called "accessory dwelling units" or ADU’s. One of the sponsors of the new law admits it may be...

UAMS highlights digital health care's role in improving postpartum support in Arkansas

UAMS highlights digital health care's role in improving postpartum support in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Care services for postpartum mothers are expanding thanks to digital health care's impact on doctors engaged in discovering critical needs, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)...

Arkansas 4-H teams test skills in poultry contest

Arkansas 4-H teams test skills in poultry contest

Arkansas 4-H teams from Izard and Sebastian counties tested their knowledge of poultry production, studying eggs inside and out, at the 4-H Poultry Judging State Contest, held April 1. The contest took place at the Pauline Whitaker Arena in...

$1.4 million to support Arkansas fairs Mississippi County Fair to receive$11,108.51

$1.4 million to support Arkansas fairs Mississippi County Fair to receive$11,108.51

LITTLE ROCK — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Arkansas Department of Agriculture recently announced more than $1.4 million in funding to support Arkansas’ local fairs and livestock shows. The funding — awarded through the Arkansas...

Dothan United hosts USL2 Playoffs, battling Little Rock Rangers

Dothan United hosts USL2 Playoffs, battling Little Rock Rangers

Arkansas families pitch in with lemonade stands to support new foster care program

Arkansas families pitch in with lemonade stands to support new foster care program

Families across Northwest Arkansas are setting up lemonade stands to support a new foster care effort in partnership with the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter. SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. — The Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter (NWACS) is...

Arkansas grandparent group works to bring change nationwide

Arkansas grandparent group works to bring change nationwide

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The Arkansas Grandparents Raising Grands Foundation wants change beyond the state’s borders. K8 News reported in January that the group was advocating for resources and support for grandparents who care for their...

Man airlifted after exchanging gunfire with Arkansas State Police during high-speed chase

Man airlifted after exchanging gunfire with Arkansas State Police during high-speed chase

WILLISVILLE, Ark. (KSLA) - A man was airlifted Tuesday evening (July 22) after he was shot during a high-speed chase and shoot out with Arkansas State Police. Officers say they responded to a shooting in Willisville, Arkansas around 6 p.m. before...

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