Maumelle police say a 17-year-old shot in the head Friday at a Maumelle apartment died Sunday from the wound.

The people rule is the state motto. The Farm Bureau and Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce have a different idea.

KARK reports on a hospital interview with one of those wounded in a late night club shooting in Little Rock who said security checks were made of those entering.

Good news. The strawberry crop is in.

New York Times reports today on the trickery of the tobacco lobby in advancing the cause of e-cigarettes and vaping, including recent legislation in Arkansas.

Three people were shot in a nightclub fight on West Roosevelt early this morning.

The Arkansas Times has unveiled a new website. This means a few days without the comment function, but be patient. It will return.

Think Progress reports on the results of 13 states, including Arkansas, requiring drug testing for recpients of a welfare program known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. It's a waste of money.

The 25th edition of the Arkansas Times Academic All-Star Team was another impressive assembly of Arkansas high school seniors.

Arkansas news roundup for Friday, April 26.

Laura Raborn says her "Presence," opening Friday, May 17, at Cantrell Gallery, 8208 Cantrell Road, is about "the idea of human presence.

Fans of John Salvest's conceptual work will want to make a trip to Memphis to see his show "Field Guide" at David Lusk Gallery, 97 Tillman St. 

The Center for Humanities and Arts on the UA Pulaski Tech campus will open two exhibits on Anne Frank, "Anne Frank — A Private Photo Album" and "Anne Frank: A History for Today," on May 17.

A Q&A with Ballet Arkansas's co-directors.

The Arkansas Literary Festival used to intimidate me. While I like books as much as the next Little Rocker, the vast array of affiliated events overwhelmed me. “Pub or Perish,” “Author! Author!,” “Writers in the Schools,” cooking classes, writers workshops, the book sale, family events, and — oh, yeah—five or six dozen writers from across the globe speaking on a variety of panels about a variety of different subjects.

The Arkansas Arts Center opens its 61st annual juried show of work by regional artists, the Delta Exhibition, on Friday, May 3. Artists will have to wait until 2022 for another chance to exhibit in the Delta: The Arts Center closes at the end of the year for a three-year, $65 million transformation.

Comedian Stef Bright of Comedians NWA talks misogyny in the comedy club ahead of a showcase at the White Water Tavern tonight.

Come savor the season with salsa moves and swill at the third annual Arkansas Times Margarita Festival, presented by Milagro Tequila, 6-9 p.m. Thursday, May 2, on the field of War Memorial Stadium.

Thanks to handful of pop-ups, food trucks and brick and mortars, it's getting a little easier to eat vegan in Little Rock without trekking westward for a Whole Foods trip.

Central Arkansas has a surprising pocket of authentic Italian culture stretching all the way back to the early 20th century, and it's on display for three spring days — Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April 28 — in downtown Little Rock.

A sign on the door of 5662 R St. in the Heights neighborhood says that a small brewery taproom has applied for ABC OK to open. The Buffalo Brewing Co. will open its second and Heights' first craft beer pub. 

The International Greek Food Festival has something new this year: A preview of the Greek delights that will bring out the masses to the festival. The preview will be from 5:30-7 p.m. May 1 at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church; the festival will be Friday-Sunday, May 17-19.

Three Fold, Main St.'s dumpling and noodle destination, is opening a pop-up fried chicken restaurant in its former location on Center St. Haybird will highlight a lighter style of fried chicken than most southerners are used to, serving boneless breasts and legs atop very thinly-cut fries. Owner Lisa Zhang said she hopes to open the pop-up by the end of May.

Street tacos were meant to be eaten this way — truckside, perched on a folding chair at a sun-drenched card table.

The plant-based burger utilizes a controversial ingredient called heme to trick helpless, hapless meat-eater synapses into firing off an announcement to the body that beef is in the building.

Priced at $2.65, the El Gato is served in a vermillion orange coffee mug — that mid-century milk glass that filled your grandparents’ cabinets — and it’s perfect drip coffee for people who don’t/won’t/can’t do the drip coffee routine at home.

Seven food trucks, four craft beer breweries, vendors and live music will gather from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at The Rail Yard at 1212 E. Sixth St. for the "First Annual Rail Yard Food Truck Party." A portion of alcohol sales will benefit the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance.