Evening Times · Benton, AR
Patriots fall to Benton to close out 2026
For most of the first quarter, last Friday night against mighty Benton, Marion hung around with one of the state’s top programs.
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Farmington Daily Times · Little Rock, AR
Nearby: Little Rock, ARWitnesses who watched a Brooklyn building come crashing down felt helpless amid the chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — Before the screams started, Dervie Mapp heard loud popping noises outside her Brooklyn apartment. She bolted out of bed to the kitchen window and watched as a neighboring building came crashing down, raining three stories of bricks and twisted metal. Stunned survivors cried out amid thick dust and piles of rubble that moments earlier had been people’s homes. “I saw the whole thing come down,” Mapp, a 67-year-old retiree, told The Associated Press on Thursday. “People were running up out of the pit, screaming and hollering. I couldn’t believe it — I froze.” The deadly collapse that occurred without warning Wednesday afternoon took down a building that housed a store selling medical uniforms on the ground level and four apartments on the floors above. Eight people perished, including two children who were Colombian nationals, according to the Colombian consulate in New York.
Arkansas Times · Little Rock, AR
Nearby: Little Rock, ARListen up: The Deaf football players of Gallaudet University head to War Memorial Stadium this Saturday
The football team from Gallaudet University — the world’s first and only institute of higher education designed specifically for Deaf students — is headed to Little Rock for the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Football Championship.
Arkansas Times · Little Rock, AR
Nearby: Little Rock, ARRudofsky loses way on path to Eighth Circuit, Hiland picks up the trail
A White House official announcement late Tuesday heralded news that Lee Rudofsky, a U.S. District Court judge in Little Rock, is no longer in the running for a promotion to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. It looks like Cody Hiland will be the nominee instead. Hiland joined the Arkansas Supreme Court as an appointee of Gov. Sarah Sanders in 2023 and was elected to the state’s highest court in 2026. Hiland served as chair of the Republican Party of Arkansas from 2022 until his appointment to the state Supreme Court. Rudofsky has been a federal judge in Little Rock since being appointed during the first Donald Trump administration in 2019. A conservative Federalist Society type, Rudofsky earned some infamy in 2022 when he issued a landmark ruling in Arkansas State Conference of the NAACP v.
Arkansas Times · Little Rock, AR
Nearby: Little Rock, ARLittle Rock actress Ashlie Atkinson scores New York Times profile
The escapades of Ashlie Atkinson, a big-time actress from Little Rock whose ample credits run the gamut from niche New York City theater to Spike Lee joints, are sure fun to watch.
Arkansas Times · Wrightsville, AR
Nearby: Wrightsville, ARChris Jones hints at future political runs, but for now he’ll call Wendell Griffen his boss
Chris Jones said we haven’t heard the last of him and his political aspirations, but for the time being, he’s going to work Jan. 1 as Pulaski County Judge-elect Wendell Griffen’s planning and development director. Most recently, Jones, a Democrat, fell just short of beating incumbent Republican French Hill for the 2nd District Congressional seat. Having been given enough time to process the loss, he said Griffen called him last week and said, “OK, let’s get to work.” On paper, it would seem that Jones is remarkably suited to take on the job, which will likely take him into combat with high-end industrial operations, like the AVAIO-Digital data center being built near Wrightsville.
The Pitch · North Little Rock, AR
Nearby: North Little Rock, ARMouse is a lovingly grounded coming-of-age drama in the vein of Lady Bird
Mouse. // Courtesy IFC Sometimes you watch a movie with details so authentic you know they come from a place of personal experience. That statement accurately describes all of Alex Thompson and Kelly O’Sullivan’s films together, but none more so than their latest, Mouse, a coming-of-age drama with such emotional honesty it’s like you could reach out and touch the characters. Set in 2002 in North Little Rock, AR—where O’Sullivan grew up—Mouse follows Minnie (Katherine Mallen Kupferer), the shy best friend of outgoing, popular Callie (Chloe Coleman). They complement each other; Callie anchors the school newscast, while Minnie stands behind the camera directing. During group sleepovers at Callie’s house, they share Callie’s bedroom while the other girls sleep in the den. When a sudden accident takes Callie out of Minnie’s life, Minnie must figure out who she is without her best friend.
Daily Leader · Hot Springs, AR
Nearby: Hot Springs, ARStuttgart cross-country teams close season at state championships
The Stuttgart Ricebirds wrapped up their cross-country season Friday, Nov. 6, at the Arkansas State Cross Country Championships at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, with both the boys and girls teams represented in the state’s season-ending competition. The highlight of the meet for Stuttgart came from the girls squad, which returned to the state team […]
Daily Leader · Pine Bluff, AR
Nearby: Pine Bluff, ARARTx3 Campus to host The Write Stuff: Pine Bluff Poetry Slam Nov. 19
PINE BLUFF, Ark. — The ARTx3 Campus will celebrate creativity and self-expression with The Write Stuff: Pine Bluff Poetry Slam from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, in the Adam B. Robinson Jr. Black Box Theater at ART WORKS on Main, 627 S. Main St. Hosted by Danny Burl, the free event invites seasoned poets, aspiring […]
Daily Leader · Morrilton, AR
Nearby: Morrilton, ARGroundwater withdrawals remain unsustainable, farmers digging deeper
MORRILTON, Ark. — The conclusion of Tuesday’s Groundwater Summit in Morrilton was that farmers are digging deeper for water. The state’s annual groundwater report in July had noted declining water levels in some areas of the state’s two largest aquifers, the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial and the Sparta Alluvial. Aaron Baggett, a geologist at the […]