State panel rejects youth-jail contract
After lawmakers grilled state officials for more than an hour Tuesday, a legislative panel rejected a disputed $160 million contract with an Indiana company to…
Stories by Amanda Claire Curcio
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2 Arkansas nonprofits renew bid to run youth lockups
Two Arkansas nonprofits are continuing their fight to keep a contract to operate seven youth lockups, challenging the state's steadfast intention to award a mo…
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Indiana firm again wins bid to run Arkansas youth lockups
A $160 million contract to run seven youth lockups is once again to go to a for-profit, Indiana-based company after a three-month-long delay that stemmed from …
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Teen shot outside strip mall in Little Rock
A teenager was shot in the parking lot of a strip mall on West 12th Street on Thursday evening, a Little Rock police spokesman said.
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2 reports urge pivot on opioids
Two reports released last week take note of the human cost of the alarming spread of opioid misuse in the United States by recommending renewed local efforts t…
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33% of state cancer deaths smoking-linked, study finds
A third of cancer deaths in Arkansas can be attributed to cigarettes, ranking the state second behind Kentucky among states with the highest percentage of smok…
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Board pulls Arkansas doctor's license in opioid case
An anesthesiologist accused of overprescribing "cocktails of controlled substances" in Alaska and running a suspected pill mill in Sherwood lost his license to…
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Insurers leaving exchange affects few, state officials say
The exodus of some big-name companies from the health insurance marketplace prompted President Barack Obama's administration to create a plan that matches insu…
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Advocates for kids issue call to action
Leading children's advocates sought to galvanize voters Wednesday about health, education and youth-services initiatives ahead of the upcoming elections and ne…
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Arkansas youth board: Deeply assess child convicts
The Youth Justice Reform Board pushed a plan Monday to lower the juvenile incarceration rate by interviewing troubled youths before they are sentenced by judge…
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Guhman staying at Youth Services
Betty Guhman was named director of the Youth Services Division on Monday, after leading the agency as its interim chief since July.
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2 youth-jail execs jumped ship
Two executives of the company that ran the state's often-troubled youth lockup near Alexander until July are now top officers with an Indiana-based firm pursui…
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Bid dispute draws offer of 2nd look
The Arkansas Department of Human Services has offered to rescore proposals to operate seven juvenile detention centers, in response to complaints from losing b…
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Inquiry on foster care summons one Pulaski County judge; placing children with kin at issue
Lawmakers on Tuesday subpoenaed a Pulaski County juvenile court judge to answer questions about her reported refusal to give priority to relatives in the place…
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Records-act scrutiny pitched
Voicing concerns that some public agencies are overwhelmed by a deluge of requests for public records, state Rep. Kim Hammer suggested Tuesday that lawmakers d…
