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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.
Arkansas basketball officially announces appearance in 2024 Jimmy V Classic
The Arkansas Razorbacks will be part of the 2024 Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City this season, the school announced on Wednesday. Arkansas will play the Michigan Wolverines on Tuesday Dec. 10 with tip-off set for 8:00 p.m. CST. The news was first reported back in early June and comes a day after the program released its SEC schedule for 2024-25.
“I really will shoot you”: Woman accused of sending threatening text messages to victim
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – Police arrested a woman they said sent a series of threatening text messages to a former friend. Craighead County District Court Judge David Boling found probable cause on Wednesday, Aug. 21, to charge 23-year-old Azania Capri James, of Jonesboro, with first-degree terroristic threatening / threatens serious physical injury or death, a class D felony.
21 Aug 2024 Receiving room lacks experience, not talent
CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Bears had 11 different wide receivers or tight ends record receptions during the 2023 season. Seven of those are no longer with the program, including three of the top four receivers from a year ago. However, UCA head coach Nathan Brown is...
Trex Company making progress on $400 million composite deck manufacturing plant
Trex Company’s $400 million composite decking and railing manufacturing plant at the Little Rock Port Authority is on schedule for a 2025 start to production, officials said Thursday (Aug. 22). Representatives of Trex joined state and local economic officials on Thursday for a topping out ceremony at the plant...
Man wanted for Colorado kidnapping arrested in Arkansas
BOONE COUNTY, Ark. — Deputies in Boone County arrested a man in Harrison, Arkansas, who was wanted by law enforcement in Colorado. According to a press release from the Boone County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), the Branson Police Department (BPD) had been working with Colorado law enforcement to find Corey Lee Handy, who is accused of […]
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