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Panel Approves $7 Million for Arkansas School Districts to Ban Phones During Class Time
Public school districts across Arkansas are expected to be able to lock up students’ cell phones during school hours, with the state Department of Education distributing $7 million to pay for pouches or lockers. The Arkansas Legislative Council will take up the restricted reserve fund request Friday after the Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review subcommittee […]
Chloe Cunningham joins the Arkansas Arts Council
Chloe Cunningham is among three new employees to join the Arts Council this summer and has already started meeting with community leaders to help create programs for nonprofit organizations. Chloe is Little Rock born-and-raised. She's a proud alumna of AmeriCorps and Hendrix College. Outside of work, she loves to spend...
Arkansas officials disappointed after FEMA funding increase denial
LITTLE FLOCK, Ark. — As debris piles continue to grow, so do the bills from the May 26 tornadoes. That's why local governments are concerned after the denial of increased funding from FEMA. Mayor Jeff Van Sickler of Little Flock revealed to 5NEWS that the state had been notified...
Panelists say telemedicine, doulas could improve Arkansas’ poor maternal health outcomes
Participants in a maternal health roundtable discussion in Bentonville Wednesday morning said education, collaboration, meeting patients where they are and telemedicine are all strategies for addressing Arkansas’ poor maternal health outcomes. Arkansas has one of the nation’s highest maternal mortality rates and the third-highest infant mortality rate, according to the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. […]
One week left to apply for FEMA assistance in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - Survivors of the severe storms and tornadoes that ripped through eight counties in northern Arkansas May 24-27 have one week remaining to apply for federal assistance. The application deadline is August 28. Residents in Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion, or Randolph...
Mark Your Calendars for the Annual Dancing With Our Stars Gala
The Arkansas Chapter of the Children’s Tumor Foundation is gearing up for its largest fundraising event of the year, the annual Dancing With Our Stars gala scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Statehouse Convention Center. Each year, while guests enjoy dinner, cocktails, music and silent auctions, well-known locals...
State Auditor Dennis Milligan finds money for Arkansas nonprofits
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Auditor of State Dennis Milligan, whose office administers the state’s unclaimed property program, the Great Arkansas Treasure Hunt, recently located more than $115,000 for nonprofit organizations across the state. “In advance of National Nonprofit Day, I asked my team to prioritize finding unclaimed property...
Classes begin at UACCM with two big construction projects underway
Classes at the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton are back in session. Students arrived for the first day of classes for the fall semester on Wednesday. They did so with two major construction projects underway on campus. A 45-foot commemorative clock tower is being built on the lawn in the middle of the campus and a new $16 million, 36,000 square-foot nursing and science center is being built on the south end of campus off University Boulevard. Spokesperson Matthew Emery says the projects make it an exciting time to be a student at UACCM...
Former owners of troubled Little Rock apartment fail to show up in court, judge grants judgment
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas judge has granted a default judgment against the former owners of Big Country Chateau, a controversial apartment complex in Little Rock. The judgment was announced by Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, who said that judgment for the judge came after the former Big Country Chateau owners failed to show up to court on Wednesday.
Wednesday’s Child: Meet Skylar, a 15-year-old looking for a stable and loving home
Being a teenager can be confusing. Being a teenager in foster care only adds to that confusion. One young man currently in the system is hoping to find some clarity and stability with a family of his own.
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