Scott Ellington

Craighead County Clerk Kade Holliday was arrested Monday and charged with 13 counts of theft of property and one count of abuse of office. read more >

It looks like the federal government is taking an interest in the former Jonesboro accountant Edward M. Cooper Jr., who allegedly embezzled $8.9 million from his former client — double what was initially revealed. read more >

Prosecutors say they won't file criminal charges against a former Arkansas State University chancellor who resigned two years ago. read more >

Kirk Lane and Scott Ellington were honored recently at the Arkansas Municipal League’s 84th convention in Little Rock. read more >

Arkansas' highest court has rejected the attorney general's effort to force a prosecutor to withdraw from a lawsuit filed by a coalition of local governments against opioid manufacturers and distributors. read more >

A northeast Arkansas restaurant owner has been charged with human trafficking and rape. read more >

The American public is as woefully ignorant on the difference between criminal and civil law as it is on personal finance. Even those of us who aren’t attorneys need to understand the basics of the legal system just as those of us who aren’t financial professionals need to understand the basics of home economics. read more >

Substitute judges have been assigned to cover for Garland County Circuit Judge Wade Naramore since the summer death of his 1-year-old son. read more >

A prosecutor in northeast Arkansas has closed an investigation into the city of Blytheville's failure to pay $2 million in payroll tax withholdings. read more >

A special prosecutor has been appointed to review the case of a Democratic state senator who was fined $8,000 and reprimanded by the state Ethics Commission. read more >

A prosecutor in northeast Arkansas is calling for a special prosecutor to review an ethics panel's findings about a Democratic state senator. read more >

Crawford defeated Democratic challenger Scott Ellington in Tuesday's election, keeping an eastern Arkansas House seat in the Republican Party's control. Crawford was elected in 2010 and is the first Republican to represent the district since Reconstruction. read more >

Republicans looked to win a historic majority in Arkansas' Legislature and sweep its four congressional seats in Tuesday's election, while Democrats hoped that the popularity of a two-term governor would prevail over the dislike of President Barack Obama as voters cast their ballots. read more >

Incumbent Rep. Rick Crawford was confident entering Tuesday's general election as he sought to keep his U.S. House seat despite Congress' inability to pass a farm bill. read more >

Candidates fanned across Arkansas on Monday making their final pitches to voters before an election that could hand Republicans a majority in the state Legislature for the first time since Reconstruction. read more >

Republican U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford said a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget is the only way to control the nation's debt, while Democratic challenger Scott Ellington said lawmakers need more self-control when it comes to spending as the read more >

Republican U.S. Rep Rick Crawford and Democratic challenger Scott Ellington are set to meet for their only debate in the race for an east Arkansas congressional seat. read more >

The two candidates for an east Arkansas congressional seat are among the speakers expected during a two-day conference of Delta leaders. read more >

The prosecutor who agreed to free the West Memphis Three hopes to survive a challenge by an establishment-backed candidate in one of two runoff elections Tuesday for congressional seats in Arkansas. read more >