Lawsuit Against Exxon Claims Company Knowingly Concealed Pipeline Defects
A lawsuit has been filed against Exxon Mobil Corporation, Exxon Mobil Pipeline Company, and the planners and developers of the Mayflower subdivision where a pipeline ruptured and spilled almost 150,000...
View ArticleLittle Rock School Board President Enters Arkansas Lt. Governor Race
A second Democrat also entered the race for Arkansas Lieutenant Governor today: Little Rock School Board President Dianne Curry.If elected, the 59-year-old would be the first woman to serve in that...
View ArticleArkansas Education Officials Announce Program To Increase Higher Ed Degrees
Arkansas education officials are announcing a program they say will help with Governor Mike Beebe’s initiative to double the number of Arkansans with college degrees by 2025.Noting "some college is...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney & Arkansas AG File Joint Lawsuit Over Mayflower Oil Spill
State and federal prosecutors announced Thursday that a joint lawsuit has been filed against the ExxonMobil Pipeline Company for the rupture of the Pegasus pipeline in Mayflower, which spilled an...
View ArticleMayflower Superintendent: Exxon Has Exceeded My Expectations
On the same day that state and federal prosecutors took action against ExxonMobil regarding the oil spill in Mayflower, at least one resident of that community says he feels the response by Exxon after...
View ArticleLt. Governor and Mayflower Mayor: Oil Spill Clean-Up A Success, Area Better...
Lt. Governor Mark Darr and Mayflower Mayor Randy Holland toured clean-up efforts undertaken in the aftermath of the March oil spill in Mayflower. Darr and Holland toured the still-empty neighborhood in...
View ArticleFormer Arkansas Lawmaker Gets Home Detention, Fine in Election Fraud Case
The state's move toward implementing a new voter ID law and Thursday's sentencing of former Arkansas lawmaker Hudson Hallum for election fraud have raised some questions about upholding the integrity...
View ArticleScience Cafe Tonight: Your Questions About Recycling in central Arkansas
Science Cafe is our monthly call-in show. The topic today is recycling. Our guest is Rusty Miller, plant manager at Waste Management Recycling in Little Rock. Call with your questions between 6:06 p.m....
View ArticleHow Supreme Court Ruling on Gay Marriage Could Impact Arkansas
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on two cases on gay marriage, many may be wondering how these rulings do or do not apply to Arkansas.
View ArticleWhat Supreme Court's Ruling on Voting Rights Could Mean for Arkansas
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out a core part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. It struck down the law's formula for determining which states must get federal approval before changing election...
View ArticleLawsuit Filed Challenging Ban on Same-Sex Marriage in Arkansas
The first lawsuit to challenge a ban on same-sex marriage in Arkansas has been filed on behalf of 11 gay couples.63-year-old Attorney Cheryl Maples says she's been drafting her complaint for months in...
View Article'Tales From the South' Creator Wins Governor's Arts Award
Paula Morrell, whose weekly radio show "Tales from the South" on KUAR features Arkansas storytellers and writers, has won the Folklife Award.The award is part of the 2013 Governor's Arts Awards.The...
View ArticleWhat Report Says About Growth, Employment, And Housing in Central Arkansas
The regional planning agency Metroplan is releasing its 2013 report on demographics and employment in Central Arkansas.Research planner Jonathan Lupton notes population estimates show the region is...
View ArticleCentral Arkansas Library System Adds Digital Magazines
The Central Arkansas Library System says it will begin to offer digital versions of around 60 magazines next month.Susan Gele with CALS explains that the online service will work with a log-in using a...
View ArticleUAMS, St. Vincent Call Off Talks For Strategic Alliance
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and St. Vincent Health System are announcing they've reached the end of talks to explore a strategic alliance.UAMS spokeswoman Leslie Taylor says the two...
View ArticleLegal Battles Brew Over Arkansas Same-Sex Marriage Ban; 8th Circuit Could...
Legal battles are brewing over same-sex marriage in Arkansas.
View ArticleArkansas Girl With Brain-Eating Parasite Beating Incredible Odds
Doctors treating the 12-year-old Arkansas girl who contracted a brain-eating parasite while playing at a water park say she is now off a ventilator and has made remarkable progress given the odds....
View ArticleMemorial Service Set for Calvin Ledbetter, Arkansas Lawmaker and Educator
A memorial service for Calvin Ledbetter, a former Arkansas lawmaker and Professor Emeritus at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, is scheduled for Friday.The service will be held at 2 p.m. in...
View ArticleWal-Mart Offers Health Benefits To Domestic Partners, Including Same-Sex Couples
The nation's largest private employer says it will extend health care benefits to same-sex couples and domestic partners starting next year.Bentonville-based Wal-Mart says it'll start offering health...
View ArticleClinton To Talk About Obama's New Healthcare Law in Little Rock
Former president Bill Clinton will speak about President Obama’s signature health care law at an event next Wednesday, September 4, at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock.The former...
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