Hurts Donut, the over-the-top donut chain specializing in terrifyingly sugary toppings, announced Thursday that its location in downtown Little Rock is closing Oct. 8.

A Little Rock police officer put a gun to Gregory Williams' head over a convenience store dispute over a piece of fried fish. His attorney says it's time for the city to agree to mediation.

To coincide with the 70th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine’s historic integration of Central High School, Gloria Ray Karlmark is releasing a biography co-written by Swedish journalist Elisabeth Åsb...

Helena World Publisher Andrew Bagley launched the uproar with an article posted Tuesday, describing a team of journalists' discovery of a conflicting set a of grades on a spreadsheet that's since…

With September in the rearview, we’re looking back at some of the best restaurant dishes the Eat Arkansas team came across over the last month.

Walmart wants fashionable people to know it’s cool now. But the company’s low wages and workers’ reliance on public assistance complicate the makeover.

When it comes to the ever-expanding roster of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” queens, the Bible Belt has always punched above its weight. Exhibit 1 of many: the pageant-polished Sam Star, a sparkly perfectionist...

On Wednesday, Griffin linked arms with attorneys general from the similarly blood-red states of Alabama and Louisiana to sue far-away healthcare providers who prescribe and ship abortion pills to…

Her obstinance is hardly surprising — refusing to ever acknowledge a mistake is a load-bearing part of Sanders’ public persona. What is a bit surprising though is Sanders’ willingly taking all this…

When Catalyze first launched, only artists living in Central Arkansas were able to apply. In 2024, applicants from the Arkansas Delta were welcomed in. The latest expansion includes artists from some ...

Endowed by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the honor comes with a whopping $800,000 doled out over 5 years — with zero strings attached.

The Quapaw Nation has terminated two Saracen Casino Resort executives.

More than three-quarters of member cities in a Mississippi River coalition have been approached to host data centers.

Gary was first appointed by former Gov. Asa Hutchinson in June 2016 and reappointed in 2023, by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

Tracy Long died Sunday after a drunk driver barreled into the Maumelle Waffle House where she was working.

The Motleys specialize in providing Central Arkansas with its annual supplies of Natural State-grown pumpkins and Christmas trees, but a visit to the farm involves so much more than seasonal wares.

Vague language governing abortions in medical emergencies took center stage Monday as a Pulaski County judge heard arguments over the state's near-total abortion ban.

“North by Northwest,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and “Practical Magic” are also among the October lineup.

Even something seemingly as simple as punching down can backfire if you lack the basic political skills to understand which groups you should avoid because targeting them will make a certain subset…

Gridiron, a biennial satirical musical production led by the Little Rock legal community, has been going on for more than 100 years. It returns to the Arkansas Repertory Theatre on Tuesday.

While the word on the street is that the gap between what St. Vincent wants to be paid for services and the amount Blue Cross Blue Shield wants to pay may never be bridged, CHI St. Vincent Chief…

How can doctors save the lives of pregnant women in distress in states like Arkansas, where abortion care is banned?

Some questions for Arkansas' junior senator about the wisdom of disclosing secrets.

The Downstream Development Authority said Saracen execs Carlton Saffa and Matt Harkness had created their own gaming software and had marketed it to third parties in the Arkansas gaming industry.

Three days after the Pulaski County Quorum Court passed a long-sought ordinance to put legal guardrails around data centers, County Judge Barry Hyde vetoed it, saying the measure went too far and…

Second District Democratic candidate Chris Jones dissects the One Big Beautiful Bill and its impact on the poor.

Calling the parties’ joint motion an “attempt to brand the Arkansas Judiciary obsolete,” Judge Patti James said granting the motion “would result in preposterous and absurd consequences in which this…

Six women say Arkansas’ abortion ban left them pleading for care, enduring dangerous pregnancies or crossing state lines for abortions. Waldorf v. Arkansas gets its first hearing Monday.

The latest LRSD Forward proposal seeks to reduce the district’s annual operating costs by roughly $5 million to $6 million to account for declining enrollment and underuse of about one-quarter of the…

Writer Stacey Yu, who spent part of her childhood in Little Rock, heads to Six Bridges Book Festival soon. Her debut novel, “Kitten,” is a “Gen Z parable of existential nihilism” (Kirkus Reviews).

Gov. Sanders has gone up with a truly repellent reelection campaign ad in which she not only offers a false caricature that demeans transgender Arkansans, but also takes credit for doing things she…

This is music for long walks in the woods at golden hour, for dancing at your uncle’s birthday party in the Shire, for the moment when the campfire has begun to dwindle and the darkness of the forest ...

Political scholar Jay Barth reflects on the grace and wisdom with which Arkansas legend Dr. Joycelyn Elders moved in and out of the public eye.

Arkansas had been nationally recognized for the high number of children who were insured. That is not the case today.

The retired judge’s path from tech novice to successful data center ordinance author started with a fateful visit to his 90-something former law professor.

Noah Watson is leaving the AG's office to join his father in private practice in Searcy.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks in March said the law violated the families’ First Amendment rights, declared the statute unconstitutional and blocked it from being enforced in the six challenged…

Little Rock writer Hope Coulter heads to Six Bridges Book Festival soon. Her new short story collection, “Rumors of Peace,” is “poignant, pensive, and nuanced” (Foreword Review).

The 11-4 vote followed nearly five months of tense meetings and organizing by residents alarmed by AVAIO Digital’s proposed $6 billion Wrightsville campus.

Some leaders in the McAlmont community are asking fellow residents to jump into a conversation about whether the city of Sherwood should form its own public school district.

Do Republicans and Democrats love animals in the same way? Considering Kristi Noem, Kash Patel, RFK Jr. and a man's best friend.

During her intake at the Garland County jail, deputies realized she was wearing what court records describe as a "fake silicone pregnancy device." She was given a pregnancy test, and it came back…

The Arkansas Department of Corrections will shift its focus away from creating a policy restricting access to physical books in an effort to prevent illegal drugs from entering prisons, officials…

Hanwha Defense USA’s $2.2 billion factory is expected to create about 400 jobs with an average wage of $50 per hour.

At Lakeview West, there are no streetlights. Homeowners shut their lights off at dusk, and the Milky Way shines overhead. Dark-sky advocates think Little Rock has some things to learn from their…

A half-dozen spins on the Dragonflier coaster at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge would heal us. Barring a road trip, though, here are some local opportunities to honor our late icon.

The Little Rock Police Department is investigating a shooting that happened over the weekend, just a few feet away from the Arkansas Times offices.

Aaron Reddin, founder of The Van, is back as interim director, and he has a full plate of issues to deal with.

Little Rock author Ayana Gray is headed to Six Bridges Book Festival soon. Her new novel, “Hawk & Sparrow,” concerns “a murder, an invention that defies magical conventions, and one intrepid reporter ...

At issue is Act 573 of 2025, which requires public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. A federal judge ruled it unconstitutional earlier this year.