A graduate of Jonesboro High School, Arkansas State University and the Clinton School of Public Service, writer Neena Viel now lives near Seattle, which serves as the backdrop for her debut horror novel, “Listen To Your Sister.” She’s one of the presenters at Six Bridges Book Festival.

Sarah Sanders' corrections czar met with ICE agents at the Franklin County prison site. It might be a way to fund her precious Y'allcatraz, but it also means the prison won't do the one thing it was designed to do -- reduce county jail backlogs.

Three UAMS doctors are teaming up to lead a session in "Girlology," designed to help parents talk to their kids about puberty. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

When Little Rock author Regina Black isn’t daylighting as a law school administrator, she writes romance novels like “The Art of Scandal” and “August Lane,” which The New York Times referred to as “a powerhouse of the genre.” She’s one of the presenters at Six Bridges Book Festival.

Arkansas officials continue to use Charlie Kirk's death --- and continue to avoid his actual words --- to proselytize and grandstand. Now, the Sec. of State has put up a Kirk display in the Capitol.

Sweeping changes coming to Arkansas's School Readiness Assistance program, which subsidizes child care for more than 16,000 low-income, working families, are pushing providers to their limits. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

The Clinton Foundation is investing in a new sustainable energy project to benefit Little Rock.

State legislators pledge support for ailing Delta farmers, but solutions at the state level weren't clear. The Arkansas farm sector continues lobbying the federal government for a bailout as they project farm revenue could collapse next year.

A child advocacy group slams the state for cutting payments to child care providers who serve low-income families. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

Child care centers are facing significantly reduced reimbursement rates from the state for the low-income families they serve, and they don't have much time to plan for the cuts. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

"All lighting requests are done on a case by case basis ," according to the Arkansas Sec. of State's office, who let a staff attorney use the Capitol as part of her gender reveal on Saturday

Comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show will return to ABC Tuesday night but will not air on Little Rock’s KATV-Channel 7. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

Steven Baker, executive director of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field, resigned Tuesday, and the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission accepted his resignation.

Chef MaryAnn Strange and Ryan Williams, the team behind the soon-to-open R&M Coffee Bar & Cafe in downtown Little Rock’s Pyramid Place building, made a memorable appearance on KLRT-TV, Fox 16’s “Food Spotlight” segment last week. arktimes.com/eat-arkansas...

“We’re a people, we have our traditions, we have our culture, we have our identity and we deserve to live,” Khreiwesh said.

Born in Forrest City and raised in Pope County, Eli Cranor is a former professional football player and the Edgar Award-winning author of four literary crime novels — “Don’t Know Tough,” “Ozark Dogs,” “Broiler” and “Mississippi Blue 42.” He’s one of the presenters at Six Bridges Book Festival.

Sam Pittman’s last stand is going poorly, and his fate is now all but cemented. Whatever coaching search or interview process is about to happen is going to decide just how serious the University of Arkansas really is about the football program.

Beautywood Books and Parlor Pink hosted “Our Stories Are Ceremony: Art as Ancestral Witness” Thursday evening at the latter’s art space in Little Rock, where local artists of color displayed pieces that highlighted the importance of identity, resistance and memory.

arktimes.com/arkansas-blo... A new report by the Sierra Club takes aim at electric utility companies across the South for not doing more to invest in renewable energy.

The white supremacist group operating a new racially exclusive community in remote Sharp County has been accused of fraud in a complaint to the Arkansas Securities Department.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is never one to miss an opportunity to grandstand and proselytize, so it should come as no surprise that she is using the murder of political hatemonger Charlie Kirk to do exactly that. Not everyone agrees with her.

Gov. Sanders claims she rescued us from rapacious insurance companies. In fact, marketplace customers are still looking at a 22% rate hike that will likely prod thousands to simply go without. Sanders and fellow Rs aren't the heroes here; they're the reason rates are up. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

LR native Susie Dumond is the author of “Queerly Beloved,” “Looking for a Sign” and “Bed and Breakup,” which explores the lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers arc of two lesbian exes pulled back together by the bed and breakfast they co-own in Eureka Springs.

Half of Arkansas’s health insurance marketplace enrollees may soon be priced out. Inconveniently for Gov. Sarah Sanders, the blame for the massive rate hike lies squarely with Congressional Republicans.

A petition to remove Ward 2 City Director Ken Richardson has been filed with the city of Little Rock. Richardson hasn't been seen at a board meeting since May 2024, but has continued to collect a salary from the city. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

Downtown Little Rock’s Ottenheimer Hall will close this fall for renovations, Mayor Frank Scott Jr. announced Friday. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

Little Rock therapists Kirsten Sowell and Josh Strickland speak about how anti-LBGTQ policies and rhetoric are affecting their clients.

New Zealand-born, Portland-based indie rock band Unknown Mortal Orchestra coaxes a mesmerizing and unexpected sound from the most expected of instruments.

To this day, the local loo remains a realm of intimacy, social hierarchy and, occasionally, artistic expression. Here, in no particular order, we nod to a few charming and noteworthy favorites, from the rustic to the ritzy.

The Arkansas PBS Commission has nominated Rep. Carlton Wing (R-North Little Rock) to run the network. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

There's seemingly no safe way to respond to the murder of a culture war profiteer. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

The Arkansas State Police will stand ready to assist with Trump's crime crackdown in Memphis, according to a spokesperson. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

"I do not owe fealty to Charlie Kirk’s bigotry. I will not obey officious edicts from anyone to honor it or be silent about it, let alone validate it." Justice advocate Wendell Griffen pushes back on the pressure to honor a fallen demagogue. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

An attorney for alleged victims of Dr. Brian Hyatt says more than 270 lawsuits against the psychiatrist have been filed alleging false imprisonment, battery, fraud and more. He's also facing state Medicaid fraud charges. Now the FBI is investigating as well. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

Korto Momolu, the Liberian-born fashion designer and “Project Runway” alum who calls Little Rock home, is headed to the University of Central Arkansas for a residency.

As the summer months wind down, a news release from Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. on Monday touted positive news about crime rates in the capital city.

A Black woman who teaches law in Little Rock is only one of the educators in Arkansas now facing unemployment over social media posts made in the aftermath of Kirk's fatal shooting on a Utah college campus. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

Central High School made headlines last month after Principal Nancy Rousseau emailed parents to tell them police used pepper spray to disperse onlookers watching a fight. Now, the Little Rock School District is reviewing the policies governing the use of pepper spray. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

Jared Lemus, one of the presenters at Six Bridges Book Festival, is a Guatemalan-American fiction writer who grew up in Little Rock. His debut book, “Guatemalan Rhapsody,” is a “dazzling collection of stories about dreamers, outlaws, holy men, and at least one waterfall tender.”

Tommy Norman, a police officer in North Little and an influencer with more than 5.6 million followers across Facebook and Instagram, was arrested Saturday and charged with domestic battery.

Nobody from the governor's office showed up last week to answer questions about the Franklin County prison plan that's drawn widespread, bipartisan derision. Writing for the Arkansas Advocate, Rich Shumate considers the implications. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

Vernon Patton, the 72-year-old man from Franklin County who was attacked by a bear on Sept. 3, died Sunday, according to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.

Former Rep. Mark Berry (R-Ozark) announces he will run for senate seat left vacant by death of Gary Stubblefield. Berry said in 2023 he wouldn't seek a third term in the House in 2024.

LEARNS vouchers are just the latest and most dramatic example of a series of school “reform” policies that have caused all sorts of waste and failure, Baker Kurrus writes. As the program expands to become universal this year, that history is worth a look. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

After hosting the Emmys over the weekend, comedian Nate Bargatze is headed to North Little Rock.

“If there is a God, there is no god worthy of my worship who wouldn’t be proud of the work we’re doing,” said Musick, a genuinely fearless advocate for reproductive rights. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund led the struggle against the 2021 gerrymander that split Pulaski County between 3 of Arkansas's 4 congressional districts. Two attorneys on that case share their perspective on the court ruling that let the gerrymander stand. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

A new wave of data centers are coming to Arkansas. But these aren't the little, noisy crypto mining operations Arkansans have come to deal with. These are huge data centers backed by some of the biggest companies in the world aimed at powering the expansion of artificial intelligence products.

Swing Social, a sports bar featuring five virtual golf simulators, will open next week in West Little Rock’s Market Place shopping center, next door to Homer’s Kitchen Table. arktimes.com/eat-arkansas...

The board also considered joining a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of LEARNS vouchers and got details on a potential contract with a former board member aiming to offer arts education in the district. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...