A Legislative Joint Auditing subcommittee heard on Thursday a report from auditors that found a number of financial issues involving the Jacksonville/North Pulaski School District, including more than $40,000 in spending that lacked authorization or approval.  Read More   ​ 

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will soon be able to dive into new research thanks to a newly awarded federal grant. UAMS has been awarded $31.7 million by the National Institutes of Health, allowing researchers to now bring their studies to life. Researchers say experimental drug at UAMS sees…

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PROPOSED SITE: Greenlight Little Rock would like to move to a site in Jacksonville near the border with Cabot. State regulators will take up a hot-button issue next month that has divided local leaders: Whether to allow a medical marijuana dispensary to move to a spot near the border of Jacksonville and Cabot. At its…

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Macy’s just sent customers a letter alerting them its APR is jumping to 34.49%.   Read More   ​ 

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JACKSONVILLE, Ark. – Jacksonville police said they have arrested a couple who is accused of child abuse and neglect after authorities said their toddler was taken to a hospital for urgent treatment. According to the Jacksonville Police Department, officers responded to a local hospital after receiving reports that a 3-year-old was taken to the hospital…

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The Jacksonville Police Department has arrested a couple on multiple charges, including child abuse and neglect.   Read More   ​ 

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As Beryl moves through the state, strong wind gusts, brief tornadoes and heavy rain leading to flash flooding are possible overnight through Tuesday evening.   Read More   ​ 

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There was a time when Linda Bloodworth-Thomason planned on being a newspaper columnist. Among the jobs the “Designing Women” creator held before her television writing career took off was as a reporter for the Los Angeles Daily Journal, for which she covered the trial of Charles Manson. She was familiar with the daily grind of…

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive deep in Confederate territory during the Civil War and drove it north for 87 miles as they destroyed railroad tracks and telegraph lines.  Read More   ​ 

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TOKYO — In a landmark decision, Japan’s supreme court ordered the government Wednesday to pay suitable compensation to about a dozen victims who were forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct Eugenics Protection Law that was designed to eliminate offspring of people with disabilities.  Read More   ​ 

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