April 2017

By Kelly P. Kissel and Andrew Demillo | AP April 27 at 9:27 AM | Posted on Washington Post LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas will reach the end of an aggressive execution schedule Thursday as it prepares for a fourth lethal injection in eight days after initially planning twice as many over an 11-day period. Kenneth Williams,...

By: Ellen Lampe by Arkansas Matters Posted: Apr 13, 2017 03:23 PM CDT Updated: Apr 14, 2017 07:51 AM CDT LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A former Little Rock police officer has been found liable for wrongful death in a 2012 incident. The jury’s decision came in a civil trial Thursday afternoon in the case of…

By: MARCI MANLEY for Arkansas Matters Posted: Apr 06, 2017 05:49 PM CDT Updated: Apr 07, 2017 03:55 PM CDT LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Former LRPD officer Josh Hastings’ civil trial regarding a 2012 officer-involved shooting will continue into next week. Friday, four additional witnesses were called to testify in Hastings’ case. Hastings is accused…