Arkansas Times

The Arkansas Times is a weekly alternative newspaper located in Little Rock, Arkansas, that has been in circulation for almost 40 years. Initially launched as a magazine, it transitioned to its current format in response to the acquisition of assets by the Arkansas Democrat following Gannett's closure of the Arkansas Gazette in 1991, which led to the creation of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

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Rolf Kaestel, Arkansas prison blood scandal whistleblower, visited by parole officer more than a year after his death

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.
State Democratic Party chairs meet, mix and mingle in Little Rock

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.
Best bites of May

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.
LR Trojans are in the NCAA baseball tournament after unlikely run

1 week ago | arktimes.com | Rhett Brinkley |Griffin Coop

Move over, Hoosiers!The story of the UA Little Rock Trojans baseball squad’s unexpected rally sounds like the script from an inspirational sports movie. The Trojans lost 13 of their final 14 regular season games and surrendered 43 runs in their final three-game series against Southeast Missouri State before squeaking into the Ohio Valley Conference tournament in Marion, Illinois, as the tournament’s lowest seed.
Trump pardons Jeremy Hutchinson, former state senator convicted for taking bribes

1 week ago | arktimes.com | Austin Gelder |Benjamin Hardy

President Donald Trump’s recent string of pardons for prominent white collar criminals continued on Wednesday with clemency for Jeremy Hutchinson, the disgraced former state senator from Little Rock who was at the center of a bribery scandal at the Arkansas Legislature that ensnared multiple lawmakers, lobbyists, health care executives and others. Jeremy Hutchinson, the nephew of former Gov. Asa Hutchinson and son of former U.S. Sen.
Little Rock mayor clashes with board over long-vacant city manager position

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.
'Building on a foundation of excellence': Artistic director Steve H. Broadnax III gushes about The Rep's 2025 season

1 week ago | arktimes.com | Daniel Grear

In February, the Arkansas Repertory Theatre named Steve H. Broadnax III as its permanent artistic director. Now, it’s officially time for the public to see the man in action. Like Ken-Matt Martin, who held Broadnax’s position in an interim capacity and is now The Rep’s producing director, Broadnax is both a native of Little Rock and a graduate of Parkview Arts and ScienceMagnet High School.
Little Rock city director was paid $30K despite ongoing year-long absence from board meetings

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.
Sanders trumpets high ALEC score earned for putting corporations above constituents

1 week ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

If you follow Arkansas’s governor on social media, you may have seen the news that Arkansas has climbed to 10th in a national ranking for “economic outlook.” Sounds good, right? The fine print at the bottom of Gov. Sarah Sanders’ social media graphic shows the ranking was courtesy of the American Legislative Exchange Council, also known as ALEC.
Newly remade Conway School Board votes to hire Beebe softball coach

1 week ago | arktimes.com | Debra Hale-Shelton

What a difference elections can make!The Conway School District is getting a championship-winning softball coach after all, thanks to four progressives on a newly reconstituted school board. On a 4-2 vote Tuesday night, the board hired Sara Flenor, currently Beebe’s softball coach. Voting for Flenor were Sheila Franklin and newly elected members Leo Cummings III, Dr. Barrett Petty and Leona Walton. Opposing her selection were conservatives Linda Hargis and Dr. David Naylor Jr., board president.