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Michael Bloomberg creates a parallel presidential race When the leading Democratic presidential candidates marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day by linking arms and marching through South Carolina's capital, Michael Bloomberg was nowhere near the early primary state. by Associated Press Published Jan. 29 2020 @ 3:58am

Judge OKs Hunter Biden child support The Independence County circuit judge overseeing a paternity lawsuit involving Hunter Biden and an Arkansas woman on Monday accepted a temporary agreement on child support. Published Jan. 29 2020 @ 3:55am

Judge dismisses lawsuit over eye surgery referendum Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by an optometrists group that sought to bar the state from certifying a proposed referendum on a 2019 law that allows optometrists to conduct a wider range of eye surgeries. Published Jan. 29 2020 @ 3:36am

Woman found dead near El Dorado | Police investigating as possible homicide A woman was found dead yesterday in the Wesson area of Union County; police are investigating her death as a possible homicide, Union County Coroner Stormey Primm said. by Caitlan Butler / El Dorado News-Times Published Jan. 29 2020 @ 1:05am

Arkansas offers offenders mental health help instead of bond Years before he took the bench as district judge in Faulkner and Van Buren counties, Chris Carnahan saw as a young prosecutor that there was a disproportionate number of mentally ill defendants stuck in the criminal justice cycle, and now he's in a position to do something about it, he said. by Associated Press Published Jan. 28 2020 @ 6:33am

Apple Blossom hopefuls star in Houston over weekend Events on the last weekend in January cast Oaklawn Park's first $1 million Apple Blossom Handicap in a glowing spotlight. by Bob Wisener / Hot Springs Sentinel-Record Published Jan. 28 2020 @ 12:26am

Arkansas Attorney Generals Office is accepting internship applications Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge 's office is now accepting applications for summer interns. The summer internship session will begin June 8. Published Jan. 27 2020 @ 2:06am

North Little Rock fire being investigated as homicide NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Police in North Little Rock say a house fire earlier this month is being investigated as a homicide. by Associated Press Published Jan. 27 2020 @ 2:01am

Dogpatch's time's up; auction set to sell park The abandoned Dogpatch theme park will be sold at auction outside the courthouse in Jasper on March 3 if the current owners don't come up with $1,031,885 before then, according to a filing Thursday in Newton County Circuit Court. Published Jan. 26 2020 @ 5:42am

Forrest Wood, legendary boat builder and Ranger boats founder, dies at 87 Forrest L. Wood of Flippin, an eponymous figure in fishing, boating and conservation, died Friday in Flippin after a brief illness. Published Jan. 26 2020 @ 5:30am

Judge OKs classified information status in terrorism case A judge in Arkansas has allowed a U.S. government official to help guard against the release of classified information during the upcoming terrorism trial of a Yemeni citizen accused of providing material support to al-Qaida. by Associated Press Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 4:37am

Groups seek items they say could exonerate executed inmate wo groups sued a central Arkansas city on Thursday seeking the release of evidence they say could exonerate an inmate who was executed nearly three years ago. by Associated Press Published Jan. 24 2020 @ 1:25am

Group sues again to block Arkansas eye law referendum Supporters of an Arkansas law expanding the procedures optometrists can perform mounted a new legal challenge Thursday to prevent a referendum on the measure from appearing on November's ballot. by Associated Press Published Jan. 24 2020 @ 1:24am

Supreme Court affirms circuit court ruling in lawsuit concerning District 4 race | Both candidates remain on ballot A lawsuit filed by Prosecuting Attorney Stephanie Potter Barrett concerning an upcoming race for Arkansas Court of Appeals was settled Thursday by the state's highest court. by Lynn LaRowe Published Jan. 23 2020 @ 8:00pm

Russellville man killed after shootout with police The Atkins Police Department said an officer responded Tuesday morning to reports of someone armed with a handgun "exhibiting aggressive behavior" and pointing his weapon at drivers. The department in a release said the man immediately began firing at the officer and fled into a wooded area. by Associated Press Published Jan. 23 2020 @ 4:55am

Smarty Jones Stakes opens 2020 season at Oaklawn Oaklawn kicks off its live racing season on Friday with a special 12:30 p.m. first post. Published Jan. 23 2020 @ 4:37am

Meetings -- including one in Texarkana -- to review sales tax possibilities in Arkansas The Arkansas Department of Transportation is scheduled this week to hold the first two of a dozen meetings around the state to discuss how it will spend proceeds from a 0.5% statewide sales tax if it is made permanent by voters this November. by Noel Oman / Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 3:08pm

Company says it will close compressor factory Danfoss announced Tuesday it's closing its manufacturing facility in Arkansas and furloughing 170 employees by the end of the year. by Associated Press Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 6:01am

Arkansas city renames a street in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Residents in the northeast Arkansas city of Jonesboro celebrated a street being renamed in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. after months of contentious debate. by Associated Press Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 5:51am

Judge: Return badge, gun to Little Rock police officer An Arkansas judge ordered the city of Little Rock to give an officer fired for fatally shooting a black motorist his badge and gun back as soon as possible, and says the city's police chief will lose his own badge and gun if officials don't comply. by Associated Press Published Jan. 22 2020 @ 5:49am

Arkansas inmate dies after being found hanging in cell PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Arkansas prison officials said Sunday that a state prison inmate has died after being found hanging in his cell. Published Jan. 20 2020 @ 2:34am

Arkansas man convicted of killing Oklahoma sheriff's father An Arkansas man has been convicted of killing the father of an Oklahoma county sheriff. by Associated Press Published Jan. 19 2020 @ 3:22am

Integrity tests done on Arkansas oil pipeline that ruptured, leaked A company tested the integrity of a segment of pipeline that has been idle since it ruptured in 2013, spilling 5,000 barrels of crude oil in a Arkansas neighborhood and causing more than $57 million in damage. by Associated Press Published Jan. 18 2020 @ 3:01am