Andrew Mobley

2 days ago | katv.com | Andrew Mobley

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has refused to appoint a new member to the Arkansas Ethics Commission in protest of a state law that requires that at least one member be of a minority race. Griffin says that law is unconstitutional. This may be the first time in state history that the attorney general has rejected his duty to appoint a member to the Arkansas Ethics Commission on these grounds. "That came as a surprise.

3 days ago | katv.com | Andrew Mobley

CAVE CITY, Ark. (KATV) — Cave City looks a lot better now than it did after a devastating March 14 tornado, but the recovery is far from over. It’s been three weeks since President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for destruction caused by Arkansas' March 14 tornado outbreak, making federal aid available to those affected.

4 days ago | katv.com | Andrew Mobley

HARDY, Ark. (KATV) — Monday, the police chief of Hardy, Arkansas, was arrested after a multiagency investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse. The investigation into Hardy Police Chief Scott Rose began after the Sharp County sheriff received information on March 31 about serious allegations against him and subsequently asked for the assistance of state police and Homeland Security Investigations.

5 days ago | katv.com | Andrew Mobley

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — A former Pulaski County Justice of the Peace and some Brushy Island residents are unhappy with the recent renaming of Rixie Road to 'Chris Baker Avenue, after the late husband of the current District 10 Justice of the Peace. Renaming a road may seem trivial to most of us, but some Brushy Island locals say they didn’t have a fair say in the decision.

1 week ago | katv.com | Andrew Mobley

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — A company operating an open-air poultry waste lagoon in Crawford County, Denali Water Solutions, has agreed to shut down the lagoon after years of complaints by locals led to new legislation imposing harsher penalties for permit violations. If you’ve ever been in the country in Arkansas, you know what a chicken house smells like. Crawford County residents near the waste lagoon say not only does it smell worse, but it has gotten worse over the years.