Arkansas Advocate

A second degree murder case was dismissed against the Arkansas man who won the Republican nomination for Lonoke County sheriff as he awaited trial on the charge he killed his daughter’s accused sexual abuser....

PBS programs will be available in Arkansas for another year after the state’s public television commission agreed Thursday to pay PBS dues and undo its effort to cut ties from the national network.

Arkansas had been set to become the first state to cut off from PBS, bu...

Little Rock’s legislative body unanimously approved data center regulations Tuesday night during an hourslong meeting that included much criticism of a proposed $1 billion project backed by Google.

Concerns about environmental impacts, utility costs and a lack of transparency have sparked

Retired Russellville dispatcher and volunteer firefighter Bill Teeter won the Republican nomination Tuesday for an Arkansas River Valley area state House seat that had been held by the late Rep. Stan Berry.  

Because no candidates from other parties filed to run for the House District 44 seat, Teeter will be unopposed in November’s general election to serve a...

Arkansas Advocate staff won five first-place awards, including for its series exploring overcrowding in the state prison system, in the 2026 Arkansas Press Women Professional Communications Contest over the weekend.

The Advocate’s “Overcrowded” series by Deputy Editor Antoinette Grajeda and reporters Tess Vrbin and Ainsley Platt won first place in the in-depth reportin...