Milo Strain

4 days ago | arktimes.com | Milo Strain

Rolf Kaestel, an Arkansas man who served 40 years of a life sentence for using a toy gun to rob a Fort Smith restaurant of $265 in 1981, can’t seem to escape the Department of Corrections, even in death. A crucial whistleblower in the Arkansas prison blood scandal, Kaestel died Feb 25, 2024, of cirrhosis and liver cancer. His death came less than three years after he was granted clemency by former Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

1 week ago | arktimes.com | Milo Strain

Democratic Party officials from across the country converged in Little Rock this week for a meeting of the Association of State Democratic Committees. Delegations from 57 states and territories met at the Embassy Suites on Chenal Parkway on Thursday, where Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin gave a speech emphasizing the need to invest more in state races.

1 week ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop |Milo Strain |Daniel Grear

As May comes to a close, we’re looking back at some of the best restaurant dishes the Eat Arkansas team came across over the last month. Send us your favorite bites and food selfies from the last four weeks as we plan our June dining schedules. Honey chipotle sauce at Slader’s Alaskan Dumpling Co.After a last-minute invite to join a coworker for a night of trivia, I headed to Stone’s Throw Brewing and hoped they’d at least have a food truck outside where I could grab a bite.

1 week ago | arktimes.com | Milo Strain

Tensions over the search for a city manager bubbled to the surface during a Little Rock Board of Directors agenda-setting meeting Tuesday, where city directors also discussed assisting the troubled agency in charge of administering federal housing programs in Little Rock. Ward 7 Director B.J. Wyrick said Tuesday she intends to place a resolution on the board’s June 17 meeting agenda that would establish a panel of three city directors to make three recommendations for the city manager position.

1 week ago | arktimes.com | Milo Strain

This week’s Little Rock Board of Directors meeting marks just over a year since Ward 2 Director Ken Richardson has appeared at a city board meeting. But documents obtained by the Arkansas Times show Richardson has continued to receive a salary and other compensation from the city. Richardson, who has served on the board since 2006, last appeared at a board meeting on May 14, 2024.