Recent stories by John Lynch
Child-porn case ends for professor
A Hendrix College professor arrested on child-pornography charges has been cleared of wrongdoing, his lawyer said Tuesday.
The case against Duff Campbell, 61, was dropped after a detailed inspection ...
August 12, 2020
Marker's destroyer is back in custody; incidents noted at State Hospital
Michael Tate Reed II, the man who destroyed the original Ten Commandments monument at the Capitol three years ago, is in the Arkansas State Hospital in Little Rock for the third time and facing new ch...
August 10, 2020
Decision in Rx-pot case sides with state
In a reversal Friday for a medical marijuana company run by the brother of an Arkansas legislator, a circuit judge has sided with state regulators on the issue of a dispensary license for the Little R...
August 8, 2020
Man sought in slaying has criminal past
Brelyn Deandre London, 25, of Little Rock -- the focus of a manhunt in a murder case -- is no stranger to violence, police reports and court records show.
His roommate was shot to death two years ago...
August 7, 2020
NLR drug dealer caught in sting sentenced to 15 years
A North Little Rock man arrested with about a half-pound of methamphetamine after being caught during a sting operation set up using Facebook has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for drug dealing....
August 5, 2020
Paragould pair charged with child rape
A Paragould couple is in the Greene County jail on child-rape charges after a boy told Paragould police the pair had been sexually abusing him for months.
According to arrest affidavits, the boy met...
August 3, 2020
Police: 4-year-old killed in shooting at west Little Rock hotel
Police are investigating the Monday morning death of a 4-year-old Maumelle boy at a west Little Rock hotel. Authorities suspect the child was killed by an accidental gunshot.
A report of gunfire abou...
August 3, 2020
Throw out suit on amendments, state urges court
Litigation aimed at barring two proposed Arkansas constitutional amendments from the November election should be thrown out of court because amendments submitted to voters by the Legislature cannot be...
July 31, 2020
Day care unsafe, unlicensed, state regulators report
LITTLE ROCK -- State regulators are moving to shut down what they say is an unlicensed Little Rock day care provider who tried to hide children from law enforcement officials and inspectors during a r...
July 30, 2020
Marijuana lawsuit gains credence
A lawsuit that claims Arkansas medical marijuana regulators illegally awarded a dispensary license to a Hensley seller has been boosted by a Pulaski County Circuit judge's finding that the plaintiff, ...
July 24, 2020