Mary Hennigan

For the first time in two years, I’m making my way back to the Buffalo River for a quick paddling excursion. I’d ask for recommendations on what to do in the Jasper area, but by the time you’re reading this, I will already be driving back to Little Rock. (Send them anyways, I think I’ll be back!)

Arkansas is home to an estimated 180,000 children under the age of 5. About two-thirds of them, or 120,000, are considered “economically disadvantaged” and qualify for publicly funded child care or education. Of those eligible children, fewer than 40,000 — about one in three — are actually participating in early childhood programs like Head Start or Arkansas Better Chance, the state’s preschool program.

Forty-three hours after a man dressed as a police officer shot DFL state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife at their home in Champlin, state patrol officers handcuffed the suspect in a field outside the rural community of Green Isle.

Forty-three hours after a man dressed as a police officer shot DFL state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife at their home in Champlin, state patrol officers handcuffed the suspect in a field outside the rural community of Green Isle.

The roofing job looked as if its entire crew had abandoned it, with a ladder still leaning against the house, tarps covering the yard and materials sitting at the peak prepared for a productive day.

When Jensen and Moseng prepared to transport Bimpong to the Dakota County Jail, the lawsuit states that Jensen muted his equipment just as Moseng told him, “Before you got there, I was like, ‘Is this dude having a stro—'”

Arkansans sign petitions in support of proposed ballot initiatives in Little Rock on July 2, 2024.

One thing is for certain: If you ask educators across the state to nominate exceptional high school seniors for the annual Arkansas Times Academic