David Clark Archives

Prairie Wings Duck Lodge was the scene of Luke Baker’s death in 2015. A witness said Baker mentioned playing Russian roulette, then put a gun to his head and fired.

Private Autopsy, Public Blowback in Fatal Gunplay Case

Nearly three years after a gunshot to the head killed his 20-year-old son in a Jefferson County hunting lodge in 2015, Kerry Baker of Conway started the machinery to dig up his boy’s body for the autopsy he had initially declined. read more >

by Mark Friedman - July 12, 2021, 12:00am

Prairie Wings Duck Lodge in in Jefferson County was the scene of the gunshot that killed Luke Baker in October 2015.

Government & Politics / Health Care / Legal

Lawyers Called Greedy in Fatal Gunplay Case

One fact is certain: Kerry Baker’s 20-year-old son died of a gunshot to the head at a Jefferson County hunting lodge on Oct. 24, 2015. read more >

by Mark Friedman - July 5, 2021, 12:00am

Transportation

David Clark, Founder of Air Traffic Service Corp., Dies at 74

David "Dave" Michael Clark of Little Rock and Destin, Florida, founder of Air Traffic Service Corp., an air cargo company, and former owner of Iron Horse Farm of Perryville, a breeder and trainer of thoroughbreds, died Sunday at 74. read more >

by Jan Cottingham - October 20, 2015, 11:08am

Government & Politics / Investments

Police and Fire Pension Funds Face Insolvency

In less than 10 years, seven firefighter pension plans across Arkansas are projected to be insolvent, possibly leaving taxpayers on the hook to pay millions of dollars to fund the generous benefits promised to firefighters years ago. read more >

by Mark Friedman - September 17, 2012, 12:00am