State Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, R-Benton, will resign following his indictment by a federal grand jury in Little Rock for allegedly stealing campaign contributions, spending them on personal luxuries and expenses and falsifying state campaign finance reports and tax filings. read more >

A federal grand jury has indicted two rice researchers from China for conspiring to steal rice technology from a research center in Arkansas. read more >

Henry "Hank" Wilkins IV of Pine Bluff, a former Arkansas legislator and the Jefferson County judge until his sudden resignation last month, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to conspiring to accept more than $80,000 in bribes. read more >

CEO James L. McCarley Jr. has responded by requesting a temporary restraining order to prevent the U.S. Food & Drug Administration from shutting down the Little Rock compounding pharmacy. read more >

A 32-year-old Benton man, Phillip Hill, has been charged with three federal crimes for attempting to sell the personal information of veterans and employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, where he was formerly a database manager. read more >

Little Rock area contractors Alan Hope and Mikel Kullander will not be retried on charges that they defrauded the federal government on contracts intended for companies owned by disabled veterans. read more >

Cody Hiland has been confirmed for a U.S. attorney post in the state. read more >

The White House announced Thursday that President Donald Trump has nominated Cody Hiland to serve as U.S. attorney for the eastern district of Arkansas. Hiland is currently the prosecuting attorney for the state's 20th judicial district, which includes Faulkner, Van Buren and Searcy counties. read more >

The University of Central Arkansas in Conway has received 37 applications for president and will work Thursday to narrow the list and schedule interviews for next week in Dallas. read more >

The FBI backed away from an Arkansas prosecutor's statement that its agents would help unlock an iPhone and iPod belonging to two teenagers accused of killing a couple, saying Thursday it hasn't yet examined the devices and isn't sure whether it will be able to help. read more >

The FBI agreed Wednesday to help an Arkansas prosecutor unlock an iPhone and iPod belonging to two teenagers accused of killing a Conway couple. read more >

Prosecuting Attorney Cody Hiland sought a review by state police, citing irregularities with filings of financial interest statements by county elected officials. The documents provide limited information on sources of income and holdings in the previous year for officials and their spouses. read more >

KTHV-TV reports Friday that Faulkner County Prosecuting Attorney Cody Hiland said he's sent a letter to state police asking for the investigation. read more >

Here's the question: If the school superintendent Windstream hosted at the Big Dance had been from Arkansas rather than Oklahoma, would the company similarly face criminal prosecution? read more >