Conway Police have arrested 23-year old Brayland Johnson for first degree murder in the shooting of 56-year old Randy Daniels.

Daniels had previously been reported missing and was found Tuesday morning in his car at the Salem Park Apartments.

Jury deliberations lasted about 90 minutes before 27-year old Brandon L. Johnson, of Searcy, was found guilty of Class C Felony Theft of Property.

It took 30 more minutes for the jury to sentence Johnson to five years’ probation and a $10,000 dollar fine.

On Wednesday morning, Governor Asa Hutchinson presented his balanced budget for the next biennium to the Joint Budget Committee of the General Assembly.

In his remarks, Governor Hutchinson highlighted several key aspects of his budget, including his commitment to raise the minimum salary for teachers by $4,000 over the next four years. This would make Arkansas’s minimum teacher salary the highest among neighboring states.

The Arkansas National Guard is conducting a prescribed burn over approximately 333 acres of land on Camp Robinson in North Little Rock today.

The burn starts at approximately 11:00am this morning and the smoke from the burn may be visible from many locations in the surrounding communities.

Arkansas State University and the University of Miami agreed Monday to dismiss their respective lawsuits related to the cancellation of a football game in Jonesboro on Sept. 9, 2017.

Arkansas is the third fattest state in the nation according to a new Wallet Hub report.

Health experts attribute the problem to the lack of physical activity, food expenses and people being busy.

Many small and independent retailers who are holding Small Business Saturday shopping events Thanksgiving weekend are banding together with others, believing that there’s strength in numbers.

Small Business Saturday, started in 2010 to encourage consumers to shop in their small local stores rather than national chains and what are called big box stores, has become an event in neighborhoods, towns, even cities as retailers recognize they can draw more customers as a cohesive group than by offering discounts and promotions on their own.