We were unable to send the item. Student enrollment numbers are causing concern at Arkansas colleges even before the “enrollment cliff” hits in 2025. Total student enrollment at Arkansas’s 11 four-year public schools and 22 two-year colleges rose 1.85% in the fall, according to preliminary figures from the Arkansas Department of Education. Arkansas. However, these […]
HIGHFILL — Officials at Northwest Arkansas National Airport are considering an out-of-court divorce from the town of Highfill, but the town’s mayor said the move could be economically disastrous. “I think it’s time for the board to have a discussion; it’s something we’ve been talking about for some time, and that’s the deannexation of the […]
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 22-year-old man last month in Omaha. Wuanya M. Smith Wuanya Smith has been arrested in connection with the homicide of Anthony Collins III. Collins was fatally wounded near 49th and Hamilton around 12:10 a.m. on August 12. Police were called to Methodist […]
Most of us don’t think about where our clean water comes from. Although the process is complicated, Central Arkansas Water officials are prepared for any problems. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Recently, heavy rains and a dilapidated water treatment system wreaked havoc in Jackson, Mississippi, a city of 160,000 people. Here in central Arkansas, officials said […]
LITTLE ROCK – Today’s meeting of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission concluded one of the busiest years in recent history, with many accomplishments highlighted in the AGFC Director’s report , Austin Booth. Booth reflected on his first year of leadership and working alongside staff, volunteers and the many other Arkansans who make the efforts […]
NEW ORLEANS – Junior Razorback Ayden Owens-Delerme was named one of three finalists for The Bowerman Award on Tuesday by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association along with Trey Cunningham of Florida State and Randolph Ross, Jr. of North Carolina A&T. “Honestly, I was kind of expecting that after the […]
The new Bishop of Florida, diocesan director, pastor for 24 years in the Diocese of Little Rock Posted: May 24, 2022 By Aprille Hanson SpiveyAssociate Editor Francois Ruchalski Bishop Felipe J. Estévez introduces his successor Bishop-elect Erik Pohlmeier during a press conference May 24 at the Catholic Center in Jacksonville, Florida. The Arkansas priest will […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Half a dozen candidates are vying to be Washington County’s next judge, with a pair of Democrats and four Republicans on the primary ballot. Arkansas Election Profiles: District 12 Attorney The seat was vacated by Judge Joseph Wood, who is seeking the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor. DEMOCRATS Josh Moody has […]
Arkansas wide receiver Treylon Burks was drafted by the Tennessee Titans with the 18th pick in the first round of the NFL Draft. The NFL Draft airs 40/29. The Titans traded AJ BRown to the Eagles in exchange for the 18th and 101st overall picks. Burks is the first Arkansas player selected in the first […]
TEXARKANA, Arkansas – A new mobile employment program is launching in Texarkana, Arkansas to help the homeless community find employment. The Salvation Army partners with the Arkansas Workforce Center to provide employment and education assistance to the area’s homeless population. The Arkansas Manpower Center has brought its mobile unit to the Texarkana Salvation Army parking […]
A white Arkansas sheriff has sparked controversy after he was caught pinning a shooting on ‘black people’, refusing to apologize and admitting he had used racial slurs and the N-word in the past – claiming that “everyone does it”. Prairie County Sheriff Rick Hickman is in hot water after a recording of the call with […]
ARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas and Oklahoma were in the bottom three US states for women, according to research by WalletHub. To identify the most female-friendly states, WalletHub compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia across 25 key metrics, ranging from median earnings of working women to preventative health care for women to the […]
Northwest Arkansas needs more affordable housing if it is to continue its growth trajectory to 1 million people by 2045. The Northwest Arkansas Council has made housing a priority late last year by establishing the Workforce Housing Center, led by Duke McLarty. McLarty participated in a panel discussion at the Northwest Arkansas council meeting on […]
SMALL ROCK, ARK. – The Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced the removal of 27,803 feral pigs from the state since January 2020 by the Arkansas Feral Pig Eradication Task Force. The task force, made up of 21 federal and state agencies and nongovernmental organizations, was created by the Arkansas Legislature during the 2017 general session […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – For years, Zara Banks had been looking forward to her 14th birthday – the moment, last June, when her life would no longer be on pause. Ever since Zara, a transgender girl, turned 8, she’s been sure she wants to grow up to be a woman. After conversations with her parents and […]
A mallard duck escapes from a group of coots in an area of Halowell Reservoir in this undated photo by AGFC photographer Mike Wintroath. (Photo courtesy of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission) LITTLE ROCK – Mallard duck numbers increased dramatically during aerial waterfowl surveys of the Arkansas Delta region last week, according to the report […]