No. 10
LR opens police station at 12th Street
The new station, located at 3917 W. 12th St., represents expanded neighborhood policing in west Little Rock, especially south of Interstate 630, long an area of concentrated crime, City Manager Bruce Moore said.
[FULL STORY]No. 9
Courthouse annex in ashes
A fire early Tuesday morning destroyed an Arkansas County courthouse annex building that housed the offices of sheriff, assessor, emergency management, collector, county judge, sanitation, 911 and Arkansas State Police.
[FULL STORY]No. 8
Director of Youth Services to resign
The director of the state Youth Services Division said he will leave his post at the end of next month, a little more than a year after he was hired. Tracy Steele declined to say what he will be doing after he leaves the division or whether it involves the juvenile-justice system or activities related to the Youth Services Division's mission.
[FULL STORY]No. 7
Mistrial declared in road-rage case
The trial of a driver who killed another motorist in a roadway argument near downtown Little Rock ended Friday with jurors unable to agree whether the slaying was first-degree murder, justifiable homicide or something in-between.
[FULL STORY]No. 6
Volunteer battles nature to protect old cemeteries
Dorothy Miller, 69, of Bella Vista has been working as a volunteer to protect old cemeteries in Benton County and to document the graves of Civil War soldiers in Benton, Madison and Washington counties.
[FULL STORY]No. 5
Wal-Mart venture seen as filling banking void
Wal-Mart's plunge into the everyday banking business should appeal to consumers who have little to no access to traditional banking, experts say.
[FULL STORY]No. 4
Deficit disappears at Garvan Gardens
The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, which owns the botanical garden, recently cleared a $5.7 million deficit that the garden had built up over several years.
[FULL STORY]No. 3
Pre-K splits governor’s race
The two main-party candidates for Arkansas governor said they're committed to fully funding the state's existing pre-kindergarten education program for families that earn up to 200 percent of the poverty level, which is $39,580 per year for a family of three.
[FULL STORY]No. 2
2 in 2nd District race take off gloves in ads
The amicable television ad campaigns for 2nd Congressional District candidates Patrick Hays and French Hill ended this week.
[FULL STORY]No. 1
Suspect arrested in missing Realtor case
Authorities on Monday arrested a man wanted in the Thursday disappearance of a real estate agent who had gone to show someone a house.
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