Artist played his drums with big rockabilly bands
Fifty cents each for five or six informal drumming lessons from a friend who had played in the University of Arkansas marching band bought Bobby Crafford a c...
May 3, 2026Open source
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Arkansas baseball pitcher Hunter Dietz due up vs. Kansas
Dietz will pitch in a game for the first time since he took a 105 mph line drive off his right shin during a start against Texas.
May 30, 2026Open source
Hunter Biden's lavish lifestyle may mean he has to pay MORE than current $5,000 monthly stipend to former s...
The former First Son, 56, was ordered by an Arkansas judge on Thursday to reveal his tax records to his former stripper baby mama Lunden Roberts.
May 2, 2026Open source
Texas A&M-Texarkana holds largest commencement ceremony yet, recognizing more than 300 graduates
TEXARKANA, Texas -- Texas A&M University-Texarkana held its largest commencement ceremony yet on Friday morning at the Patterson Student Center.
May 9, 2026Open source
7 on 7: The biggest stories from last week you might've missed
Here are the biggest stories you might have missed in the week of April 26-May 2.1. American big-game hunter killed after being trampled by herd of elephantsAn
May 4, 2026Open source
Yurachek backed cuts to University of Arkansas' tennis program weeks before announcement
FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek recommended cutting the men's and women's tennis programs almost a month before an o...
May 12, 2026Open source
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Green named provost at UAFS, will begin in July
Dr. Raymond Green has been named provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS), the university announce...
May 30, 2026Open source
Dr. Todd Shields named A-State System president
Dr. Todd Shields, the chancellor for the Arkansas State University Jonesboro campus was named the A-State System president on Tuesday (May 26). The A-State B...
May 30, 2026Open source
A-State’s Dr. Andrew Fleming selected for Emerging Research Leaders program
Arkansas State University professor Dr. Andrew “Drew” Fleming was one of 12 selected statewide to receive the Emerging Research Leaders Program (ERL) gra...
May 30, 2026Open source
Nephew of Arkansas native killed at Pearl Harbor shares story of uncle’s return home after 84 years
Born in Yell County, Royle Luker was only 17 and had been in the Navy about six months when he was killed in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
May 30, 2026Open source
Rogers hospital to be first to use Arkansas’ initiative for doulas in maternal healthcare
A northwest Arkansas hospital will be the first to use the state’s initiative to integrate doulas into maternal healthcare, the state’s largest healthcar...
May 30, 2026Open source
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Police identified the man as Michael Bradshaw. Police say the Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center will determine the cause and manner of death.
May 30, 2026Open source
Arkansas law professor suing UA Little Rock, AG Griffin after firing for comments on Charlie Kirk's death
An Arkansas law professor is suing UALR officials and AG Tim Griffin after she was terminated from her position last year for posts made about Charlie Kirk's...
May 30, 2026Open source
Arkansas governor orders flags at half-staff in remembrance of fallen servicemember
Gov. Sanders has ordered the flags to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on May 30 as a sign of respect for Fireman Third Class Royle Bradford Luker.
May 30, 2026Open source
Law professor sues UALR officials, Arkansas attorney general over her firing for Charlie Kirk posts
Felicia Branch, the law professor fired last year by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock over her social media posts about the killing of conservative...
May 30, 2026Open source
Cotton says suspending federal gas tax not ‘a durable solution’
Suspending the federal gas tax isn't "a durable solution" and could hurt funding for highway projects in Arkansas, the state's junior senator said Friday dur...
May 30, 2026Open source
UALR upsets Southern Miss at NCAA baseball regional
The University of Arkansas-Little Rock baseball team scored four runs in the top of the ninth inning, rallying from 4-3 deficit to take a 7-4 win over host S...
May 30, 2026Open source
Fayetteville police searching for missing 9-year-old child
Aaron Hill, 9, was reportedly last seen near Happy Hollow Elementary School at around 4 p.m., Friday, May 15.
May 16, 2026Open source
Three dead in Franklin County after reported double homicide, standoff
According to KDYN Radio, Crawford County Sheriff Johnny Crocker says the double homicide and fatal standoff occurred on Cat Holler Road on Friday evening.
May 16, 2026Open source
Applications due June 1 for Foresters for the Future Scholarship at UAM
By way of a partnership between the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and the University of Arkansas at Monticello, the Foresters for the Future Scholarship i
May 15, 2026Open source
Leave ‘abandoned’ wildlife where you find it
Many species of wildlife have their young in spring, and many well-meaning Arkansans regularly call the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to report deer fawn...
May 13, 2026Open source
A-State student receives scholarship to study in Taiwan
One Arkansas State University student will spend her summer abroad after being awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.
May 12, 2026Open source
Jonesboro woman sentenced to 6 months in jail for fatal 2022 crash
A Jonesboro woman will spend six months in jail for running a stop sign and causing a fatal crash four years ago.
May 12, 2026Open source
Little Rock police searching for missing teenager
The Little Rock Police Department is searching for 17-year-old Nevaeh Piggee, who was last seen near southwest Little Rock.
May 12, 2026Open source
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Cotton Plant is in Woodruff County, Arkansas.
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She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Of...
Her case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change t...
May 30, 2026Open source
Lyon College announces Veteran Strategist to help Launch Arkansas’s Newest Veterinary School
A college of veterinary medicine announced a new addition to the veterinary school.
May 30, 2026Open source
Black River Tech Foundation member named 40 Under 40
Alex Bigger, a member of the Black River Technical College Foundation and an Arkansas district judge, has been named to Arkansas Business’ 40 Under 40 list...
May 30, 2026Open source
Military vehicle convoys to move through Arkansas interstates
Motorists traveling on Arkansas interstates and highways should prepare for an uptick in military vehicle traffic.
May 30, 2026Open source
Arkansas job growth numbers trend lower in April report
The pace of job growth in Arkansas continues to slow, with net new jobs in April up less than 1%, and the number of unemployed up more than 10%. The...
May 30, 2026Open source
Dillard family gives $10 million to University of Arkansas building campaign
The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas has received $10 million from the Dillard family to support a $40 million campaign to bui...
May 30, 2026Open source
Northeast Arkansas under exceptional drought conditions
It might have rained in many parts of Arkansas in recent days but much of the state is under exceptional drought conditions, the highest designation by the...
May 30, 2026Open source
Arkansas fire deaths rise as officials stress importance of working smoke alarms
The Arkansas State Fire Marshal's Office says Arkansas has already recorded more fire-related deaths this year than at the same time in 2025.
May 30, 2026Open source
Arkansas softball's season ends in one-sided loss to UCLA
That marked the end of a legendary season for Arkansas (46-13), where they made their first-ever trip to the Women's College World Series.
May 30, 2026Open source
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