1+ week, 5+ day ago   (294+ words) Explosive revelations in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette today show that Google, the Silicon Valley giant building data centers in Little Rock and West Memphis, will pay only about a third of the price tag of its 600-megawatt solar facility in Jefferson…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (808+ words) The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s planned Museum of Natural History will feature “so many really amazing items from our collection, bring more people to campus, (and accomplish) scientific outreach” through its myriad displays, according to Dr. Sinéad Ní…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (305+ words) The Democrat-Gazette reports the Arkansas State Police have completed an internal investigation of a trooper who punched a Black teenager in the face during a traffic stop. The paper says the investigation determined the trooper failed to identify himself to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (471+ words) The 3,000-bed Franklin County prison project that’s faced legislative resistance hasn’t been canceled and remains an option, the head of the Arkansas Department of Corrections told lawmakers Tuesday. Following the story, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office said the Republican governor…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (974+ words) The Arkansas Black Legislative Caucus heard from community members during a meeting at the state Capitol complex Tuesday in lieu of Arkansas State Police Director Mike Hagar, who reneged on his commitment to answer legislators’ questions about a state trooper…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (457+ words) William “Bill” Walker Jr. says the reasons for his termination Monday as president of Arkansas Baptist College were never adequately explained to him, although he did relate that he strongly opposed the board’s move to put students in a downtown…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (384+ words) The head of Arkansas State Police said Monday he would be unable to appear before the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus to discuss a state trooper punching an 18-year-old during a traffic stop because of pending litigation. Col. Mike Hagar had…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (203+ words) William “Bill” Walker Jr., president of Arkansas Baptist College, was terminated Monday, according to school officials. Gene McKissic, a member of the board, shed a bit more light on the termination but stopped short of a full explanation. Walker couldn’t…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (395+ words) Republicans had such high hopes for it. Why, it could have been a made-for-TV police procedural, with a title of “Fraud Investigator: We’re coming for your signature.” Somebody pop some popcorn, quick! This is going to be good. Alas, the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (263+ words) This weekend, news came of the Arkansas State Police’s latest crash, this one a self-inflicted single-vehicle accident of an intoxicated on-duty trooper who wrecked his patrol car Friday night. Trooper John M. Parker, a 12-year veteran of the force, resigned…...