Judge Andree Layton Roaf, first black woman on Arkansas Supreme Court, dead
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Judge Andree Layton Roaf, the first black woman to serve on the Arkansas Supreme Court, has died after losing consciousness in her Little Rock office. She was 68.Pulaski County Coroner Garland Camper says Roaf died Wednesday at the... read the full story
Investigator: Crashed plane was not overweight
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal investigator says the plane that crashed Friday at Gastons White River Resort in Baxter County — killing three Missourians — was not overweight. read the full story
Former Arkansas Supreme Court judge dies at 68
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Judge Andree Layton Roaf, the first black woman to serve on the Arkansas Supreme Court, died Wednesday after losing consciousness in her Little Rock office. read the full story
Pig That Survived Crash Surfaces In Swimming Pool
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An 800-pound hog that survived on its own for a week after a truck flipped while on its way to a slaughterhouse has surfaced in a swimming pool at a home near the crash site. LeAnn Baldy, whose house is only yards from Interstate 430, said... read the full story
3 charged with getting TV anchor's medical records
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Prosecutors have charged an Arkansas doctor and two former hospital workers with illegally accessing the patient records of a Little Rock television news anchorwoman brought to the hospital after being viciously attacked at her home. In read the full story
Driving to Arkansas? Buckle up or you could get a ticket
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas motorists could get a ticket if they don't click it — their seat belts, that is. read the full story
Minn. governor says Sanford affair not political
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he doesn't think the extramarital affair admitted this week by South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, a fellow Republican, should be viewed in political terms. read the full story
Dow jumps 173 points after companies issue better-than-expected earnings re
Government bond prices jumped after an auction drew strong demand. Photo by Danny Johnston / Associated Press Gains in homebuilders, retailers and other consumer discretionary stocks led the market sharply higher Thursday. In this photo from Monday, a "sold" sign is... read the full story
Arkansas prison troubles echo problems of the past
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Inmates carrying sawed-off shotguns once patrolled the grounds of Arkansas state prisons, keeping other prisoners in line with fear and intimidation. The few guards kept order with 5-foot-long leather straps and a device that sent an... read the full story
Court rejects power plant permit for SW Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that state regulators didn't adequately review plans for a $1.6 billion coal-fired power plant in Hempstead County and... read the full story
Court rejects power plant permit for SW Arkansas
Associated Press - June 24, 2009 11:45 AM ET LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The Arkansas Court of Appeals today rejected a permit allowing construction of a coal-fired power plant in Hempstead... read the full story
Ark. governor wants probe into prison abuse
Associated Press - June 23, 2009 12:43 PM ET LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe wants the state prison system to conduct an "in-depth investigation" amid revelations that an... read the full story
Hogs wild: loose pigs shut down Ark. interstate
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Hogs on the highway aren't always motorcycles. read the full story
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