KVOM NewsWatch Podcast

ASP investigating officer-involved shooting in Faulkner County; fire destroys home on Petit Jean; Beck, Davis sponsor bill for rights of royalty owners; Morrilton senior boys to play for basketball state championship; we visit with Shane and Michael Boen of the Rialto Community Arts Center.

Bill introduced to benefit Green Bay Packaging expansion; Koontz Electric hosts Entergy subcontractors for safety meeting; TOLM Group earns national safety award; Single Parent Scholarship Fund to hold Day of Giving; Morrilton boys advance to semi-finals of state basketball tournament; Sacred Heart girls, Bigelow girls eliminated in state tournament play; we visit with Shannon Autrey of the Conway County Extension Service.

Sheriff's Department, Police, DTF make arrests at Overcup; bill to allow utilities to restructure rates ahead of expansions fails, to be reintroduced; Koontz to welcome over 125 electric utility contractors to Morrilton for meeting; Morrilton's boys pull out last-minute win in state tournament; we talk with David Norman of the Petit Jean Mountain Community Association.

Governor Sanders introduces bills for grocery tax elimination, protections for those who donate food; United Way facilitating free tax prep; several local residents participating in Conway leadership course; high school state tournaments underway; we talk with Cindy Lucariello with the Conway County Care Center.

Betty Thines of Morrilton recognized on her 107th birthday; DOGE lease terminations impact NRCS office in Conway; Portal opens for Education Freedom Accounts; MJHS Beating the Odds; FUMC of Morrilton to hold pancake supper; state tournament basketball begins today; we talk with Michael Frazier and Austin Foshee from TOLM Group.

Class 1A-3 Regional Girls Final, March 1, 2025 - Wonderview v. Sacred Heart

Work underway on new downtown mural on side of forthcoming Children's Library; Representative Hill pushing for addition of Perry County land to Flatside Wilderness; ASP announces new fleeing crackdown; local 4H students to participate in Capitol Day; Wonderview girls, Sacred Heart girls, Morrilton boys to play in state tournaments this week; we talk with Alisha Koonce of Sacred Heart Catholic School.

Applications open for Main Street Morrilton's Farmers Market; MedTech EMS earns recognition for stroke care; Russellville state rep looking to regulate certain vape products; Rialto to host 'Bourbon on Broadway' next Tuesday; applications open for Arkansas Food Hall of Fame; regional basketball tournament wrap-up, what's on our schedule today; we talk with Alicia Hugen of the Conway County Extension Service.

Morrilton Police Department wants any citizen video of area where car break-ins occurred; CEO of Flywheel discusses new drilling activity in Fayetteville Shale; Morrilton Junior High School shows growth in ATLAS testing; Morrilton sneaks past Fountain Lake, Wonderview's girls and boys split with Marvell-Elaine in regional tournaments; we talk with Jan Cummings of the Morrilton Parks and Rec department.

Fire officials say blaze at lumber processor was a $2 million loss; Daffodil Festival starts this weekend on Wye Mountain; Governor touts Arkansas LAUNCH program to connect workers and employers; Projects at Petit Jean among those discussed by state tourism officials; high school basketball regional tournaments underway today; we talk with Krisi Strain from the Rialto Community Arts Center about upcoming bourbon tasting.