Little Rock Local News

Little Rock, Arkansas - According to the Pulaski County Road and Bridge on Friday, a portion of Highway 161 will be blocked for safety upgrades. For safety reasons, a portion of the road will be closed starting on July 10 and will reopen on July 14. The intersection of Wayne Street and Highway 161 will be closed so that safety upgrades at Harris Elementary School can be performed. At the intersection of Roundtop Road and Highway 161, traffic will be guided by detour signs. Contact Pulaski Country Road and Bridge at (501) 340-6800 if you have any inquiries.

Conway, Arkansas – In the case of a Conway man accused of killing his mother and then trying to convince friends and relatives that she had fled to Hawaii, court filings are providing further information. The two-week search for Raymond Martin Jr.'s mother, Nancy Glover-Warren, and the detectives' alleged months-long fraud to make it seem as though she had moved thousands of miles away on a whim were both covered in the probable cause statement submitted by the prosecution against him. In actuality, according to authorities, Martin allegedly choked his mother following a quarrel and concealed her body in a freezer...

Little Rock, Arkansas - The State Board of Education intervened urgently on behalf of the Marvell-Elaine School District on Friday. The State Board of Education held a special meeting in response to a lawsuit delaying the implementation of the Arkansas LEARNS Act and dismissed the district's superintendent and limited authority board. Jacob Oliva, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Education, now has the opportunity to appoint a new superintendent while still preparing for LEARNS implementation. The removal of the superintendent and board of directors, according to Oliva, will assist the school district remain operational. “At the April board meeting in Marvell, community members...