Little Rock city manager terminates LITFest contract with public-affairs firm Think Rubix; Rutledge says Delaware has state’s money; man gets 5 years over firearm charge

Records show Little Rock mayor's ex-chief of staff helped his future employer win festival bid; state jails getting suicide prevention training; long-term facility opens to families dealing with substance abuse; catalytic converter thieves targeting parking lots, records show; Razorbacks drop out of AP poll after loss to Alabama

Arkansas joins lawsuit against the Biden administration over student loan debt cancellation; Westerman calls for campers to return to Albert Pike; accused Sherwood hospital shooter pleads innocent; covid hospitalizations fall to 3-month low; two Little Rock streets will close starting this weekend

One person killed, suspect arrested in shooting at Sherwood hospital; suspended state senator ordered to turn in state-issued items; two former Huntsville School District officials summoned to court over failure to report abuse allegations; active covid cases fall again in Arkansas; suspect arrested in prank Watson Chapel school text messages

Arkansas Senate suspends Clark for filing frivolous ethics complaint; Arkansas School Safety Commission proposes implementation update be added to districts’ annual reports; state sees count of hospitalized covid patients rise for 2nd day as deaths grow by 26

Two Black Lives Matter protesters plead guilty to charges related to a police car firebombing; Arkansas Teacher Retirement System’s investments drop in value by $1.4B; fraud retrial set for former state senator Gilbert Baker

Street near Central High School renamed for Little Rock Nine; National Guard soldiers in Arkansas are awaiting decision on training requirements; Little Rock School District to pursue solar power as part of new building projects; researchers at University of Arkansas get grant for semiconductor research

Racing Commission clears way for larger jackpots; panel authorizes $72.4 million in federal funds for 7 school districts; State's new daily covid cases drop to lowest levels in months; Architecture firms selected for Little Rock library remodeling

Former Craighead County clerk sentenced to 57 months for defrauding county, must repay $1.5M; State Senate's ethics committee found that Republican Senator Alan Clark filed a frivolous complaint against a Democratic state senator; Arkansas' attorney general is 1 of 15 across the country who are accused of trying to help overturn the 2020 presidential election; and more Arkansas headlines

Little Rock will not pursue property for homeless shelter; Arkansas’ COVID deaths top 12,000; The latest on Arkansas student loan debt forgiveness