Metroplan sounds North Belt retreat
Metroplan officials kicked plans for a North Belt Freeway farther down the road Wednesday in deciding to study a payment method for the project near term but d…
Stories by Riley Johnson
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Summer program short of cash
Kayla Muhammad and dozens of other children at a Little Rock summer program swung golf clubs at The First Tee of Central Arkansas on Tuesday.
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Public-safety roots run deep in LR clan
Little Rock police officer Robert Lusk retired Friday after spending most of his 30 years with the department patrolling the streets.
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Mayors to state: Forget side-by-side span plan
The mayors of Little Rock and North Little Rock turned down an Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department proposal for the cities to assume ownership of th…
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Bridge renewal gets state rebuff
Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department officials slapped down the idea of rehabilitating the aging Broadway Bridge on Wednesday, saying the option of f…
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Police beat
Ceiling clinger held in burglary While searching for a suspect in one burglary, police found another in progress and the suspect hanging from the ceiling of a …
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100-year-old church digs up past
Church leaders revealed traces of Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church’s past Sunday after removing a 1950 time capsule set into the church’s cornerstone.
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Derby catfish make a splash
Garrett Felts and nine other children stood at the edge of the MacArthur Park pond Wednesday morning as 2,000 gray, channel catfish slid out of holding tanks o…
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LR man files suit in ’11 River Market shooting
A Little Rock man who faced felony charges for shooting into a downtown crowd last year but was found guilty of misdemeanor charges filed a lawsuit Monday agai…
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Police beat
Teen’s shooting called accidental A 15-year-old Little Rock girl was taken to Arkansas Children’s Hospital after her 17-year-old brother accidentally shot her …
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State has doubts on Arkadelphia bypass plan
On the city’s east side, the 52-year-old Ouachita River Bridge on Arkansas 51 approaches its retirement with each crossing car, pickup or logging truck.
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Charges lessened in ’11 LR shooting
A Little Rock man who faced first-degree battery and aggravated assault charges for firing into a July 2011 River Market crowd was found guilty of lesser charg…
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Newton County water runs low
A mile east of the junction of Arkansas 16 and 21, members of a Newton County family loaded six pails of water into their car Friday morning.
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I-630 lanes close for work
Interstate 630 motorists will encounter lane closures next week as demolition crews dismantle the outfield fence at Ray Winder Field in Little Rock.
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4th all about fun for 94-year-old
There won’t be fireworks lighting up the skies over Ferguson Lake in Hensley tonight, a rare occurrence since Bernard “Bubba” Sharp started a July Fourth tradi…
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Peak travel predicted for middle-of-week 4th
More Arkansans are expected to hit the road and take to the skies during the midweek Fourth of July holiday, much like millions of Americans.
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Human trafficking discussed
Leaders from several Arkansas anti-human-trafficking groups on Wednesday took another step toward changing what they say is a weak state law.
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The fallen are finally remembered
For 150 years, the tomb of a young Confederate soldier from Little Rock lay at the foot of a tree in Mount Holly Cemetery, unmarked and unknown to cemetery vis…
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Severe drought covering 83.5% of parched state
More than 83 percent of Arkansas is now in a severe drought, and with no rain in sight, forecasters say conditions stand to worsen rapidly.
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Free flights to D.C. to honor veterans
This October, almost 180 World War II veterans from Arkansas will board two US Airways Airbus planes bound for Washington, D.C., from Little Rock.
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TRAFFIC ALERT: Study to shut Broadway Bridge lanes
The outer lanes of the Broadway Bridge will close today, Thursday and possibly Friday as engineers assess the bridge’s structural integrity, transportation off…
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Police beat
Woman drives off from holdup try A Little Rock woman was nearly robbed while checking a fast-food order late Friday, police said.
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School grows veggies, eats them, too
Eight AmeriCorps members shoved a green tarp holding hundreds of pounds of rabbit manure off a trailer and onto the hard, grassy earth near Cloverdale Magnet M…
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Police beat
Taser used in arrest, officers say Deputies used a Taser to subdue a Little Rock man Saturday night after he resisted arrest near Wrightsville, a Pulaski Count…
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A day after blaze, Towers residents collect belongings
Pamela and Roger Crusterson along with their two children packed up their Little Rock apartment into bags and totes and loaded them into their bright-orange Ho…
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VIDEO: 200 flee LR fire at apartments; 6 hospitalized
A high-rise apartment fire sent six people to the hospital, including one person who was in critical condition, and led to more than 200 evacuations on Monday …
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Families struggle to find closure
Brandi Tyler hoped the candlelight vigil she led outside 1203 College St. on May 16 would help jump-start a November 2011 homicide investigation. She left disa…
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Louisiana bondsmen’s foot chase, shootout draw scrutiny
On May 21, two bail bondsmen and a Louisiana fugitive traded gunfire on Bowman Road during a fugitive apprehension, according to a police report.
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Tae kwon do championships expected to net LR millions
More than 20,000 martial arts enthusiasts from five continents are expected to flock to Little Rock June 18 for the 22nd annual American Taekwondo Association’…
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Police beat
Armed man steals cash from LR store An armed man hopped a convenience store counter and helped himself to the cash in the register in a Monday night robbery, p…
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Police beat
Knife-toting wife in lingerie jailed A North Little Rock woman, who police say was standing outside in her underwear holding a large knife, was arrested Sunday…
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Event’s focus is steering kids away from violence
More than 50 parents, pastors and Little Rock youth gathered for spiritual praise and testimony at the Stop the Violence youth revival at Greater Trinity Churc…
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Police beat
LR man wounded in holdup attempt Police say a Little Rock man was shot several times in both legs Saturday after an attempted robbery.
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Police beat
Homeless man held in woman’s attack A homeless man was arrested and charged Wednesday shortly after he attacked a woman sleeping near his camp, police said.
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Suspect in rape remains in jail
A North Little Rock man accused of raping a woman May 14 remained in jail Tuesday, according to court documents.
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Vendors see drop in sales at Riverfest
Raydean Wood’s “Rodeo Style Mud Bugs and More” Riverfest 2012 stand saw fewer crawfish and alligator-on a-stick eaters this year.
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No suspects in death of man, 18
Little Rock Police do not have any suspects in the Saturday morning killing of an 18-year-old man just days after his high school graduation, a police spokesma…
