Jesse Cain

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• Green trails for Earth Day and beyond: Central Arkansas’ stunning nature escapes

  Many believe that, as the most technologically advanced species on the planet, we share an innate responsibility to protect our home.

  by Jesse Cain April 22, 2024

• Petit Jean Eclipse Balloon Festival didn't leave the ground due to wind

  The total solar eclipse, dubbed "The Great American Eclipse of 2024," occurred today over a more than hundred-mile-wide trek across the state of Arkansas and m…

  by Jesse Cain April 8, 2024

• Get ready for the solar spectacle: Top events for the 2024 eclipse in Arkansas

  In 2024, a large swath of Arkansas -- including Little Rock -- will be in the path of a total solar eclipse. Many events are planned across the state to mark t…

  by Jesse Cain March 15, 2024

• Get your green on: St. Patrick’s Day events in central Arkansas

  If you are looking for something to do for St. Patrick's Day in central Arkansas, here is a host of planned events to participate in. Go get your green on this…

  by Jesse Cain March 13, 2024

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  Todd Yakoubian joins KARK as chief meteorologist

  KARK announced on Wednesday that Todd Yakoubian will be the new chief meteorologist with the Arkansas storm team that serves both KARK and KLRT in Little Rock.

  by Jesse Cain February 28, 2024

• Suspect in Feb. 5 Jacksonville homicide arrested

  A suspect in a shooting-related death that occurred on Feb. 5 in Jacksonville has been arrested without incident in Pine Bluff, according to a press release by…

  by Jesse Cain February 22, 2024

• Arkansas State Police seize nearly 200 pounds of illegal marijuana in 3 traffic stops

  State troopers seized nearly 200 pounds of marijuana in three recent traffic stops, according to a news release from the Arkansas State Police.

  by Jesse Cain February 15, 2024

• Arkansas roads are mostly clear, cold sticking around

  Though road conditions throughout Arkansas are improving, rural areas may still have patches of snow and ice, according to the Arkansas Department of Transport…

  by Jesse Cain , Daniel McFadin , Remington Miller January 17, 2024

• Forecasters warn of plunging Arkansas temperatures as governor declares state of emergency

  Following overnight storms Thursday into Friday, the National Weather Service predicted plummeting temperatures that would keep most of Arkansas below freezing…

  by Grant Lancaster , Jesse Cain , Michael R. Wickline January 12, 2024

• Darius Nelson, pastor of music and arts at Little Rock's Saint Mark Baptist, dies at 52

  Darius Lamar Nelson, pastor of music and arts at Saint Mark Baptist Church in Little Rock, has died, according to a Friday announcement on the church's Faceboo…

  by Jesse Cain October 6, 2023