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As of Tuesday, there’s now an album-length compilation of Red 40 material — billed as “Waiting For My Song” — available wherever you listen to music.
Produced by country star Tyler Childers, “The Universal Bubba” earned Stereogum’s coveted “Album of the Week” distinction on Tuesday, with critic Chris DeVille opining that the record “already hits like a classic.”
Brantley's takes are always on point, so we raided his Facebook feed to steal them.
Republicans Sarah Sanders, Leslie Rutledge and Tom Cotton had an easy go of it on election night.
Saline County bookworms showed out at the polls, pushing back on Republican-led attempts to cut library funding.
Arkansas Democrats celebrated significant gains in the state Legislature Tuesday night, while state- and national-level Republicans kept themselves dry despite a blue wave that crashed across most of the country.
With nearly all of the vote in and French Hill holding a two-point lead over Chris Hill, it's unclear why the race hasn't been called.
The outcome was never in doubt, but the margin is still impressive, as Griffen defeated Republican Michael Rushing by 32 points.
Sen. Clark Tucker has been reelected by more than 50 points. Absolute electoral domination.
Pulaski County election officials report Sweatman taking 53 percent of the total vote to Achor's 47 percent. That's a little under half of the 13-point lead she held in early voting.
Democrats continue painting northern Pulaski County blue, with Andrew Cade Eberly defeating Republican Rep. Karilyn Brown by 11 points.
Alex Holladay, who defeated Bo Renshaw in a special election in March, has defeated him again tonight by nine points.
This Maumelle-centric district went for Mayes over Republican Stephen Bright who was dogged by scandal over the final weeks of the campaign and lost a key endorsement.
This will be Hudson's fourth term in the Arkansas House of Representatives representing West Little Rock.
This race was never in doubt, as Rutledge cruised to a quick and easy victory over Libertarian Michael Kalagias.
CNN called the race just after 9:30 p.m. Sanders, who led her two challengers in early voting as well, currently holds a 15-point lead over Democratic candidate Fred Love.
Democrat Hallie Shoffner mounted a valiant campaign, but, in the end, outsized money and Arkansas' Republican bent carried Sen. Tom Cotton to reelection.
At the time the race was called, Scott led challenger BJ Wyrick by nearly 26 points, 62.9% to 37.1%. Most of the incumbent city directors held similarly large leads over their opponents.
With 63 percent of the vote tallied, Sen. Tom Cotton holds a lead of just over five points over Democrat Hallie Shoffner, and the counties that have yet to report are largely Republican.
With just over half the votes counted so far, Gov. Sarah Sanders holds a nine-point lead over Democratic State Sen. Fred Love and Libertarian Colt Shelby.
With incumbent Rep. Rick Crawford leading Democrat Terri Yarbrough Green by more than 40 points, the Associated Press has called this race.
With Rep. Bruce Westerman holding a nearly 30-point lead and 45 percent of the vote counted, the Associated Press called the race around 8 p.m.
With 56% of the vote counted, Democrat Chris Jones leads Republican French Hill by 11 points.
Democrat Wendell Griffen, who has been in the news almost constantly as one of the main faces of the fight against data centers in Pulaski County, leads Republican Michael Rushin by nearly 30 points in the early vote.
Incumbent Democratic Rep. Ashley Hudson leads Republican Hunter Sadler by 30 points in this West Little Rock district.
Embattled Republican Stephen Bright trails Democrat Cassandra Mayes by 15 points in early voting.
Democrat Rep. Alex Holladay holds a 17-point lead over Republican challenger Bo Renshaw in early voting.
Incumbent Sen. Clarke Tucker leads Libertarian challenger Mark S. Foster by 60 points in Pulaski County early voting.
According to Pulaski County election officials, Allison Grigsby Sweatman leads Rep. Brandon Achor (R-Maumelle) by 13 points in early vote totals.
A Pulaski County Election Day report on early numbers, polling snafus and bad weather, from people in the know.
Best Arkansas cheese dip? What should Tom Cotton do if he loses? What Johnny Cash song will she play if she wins?
The Associated Press called the race for Republican Rep. Steve Womack shortly before 11 p.m. with Womack holding a comfortable lead over Democrat Robb Ryerse.
Pulaski County voting officials report a nearly 16-point lead for Democrat Andrew Cade Eberly in the early vote over incumbent Republican State Rep. Karilyn Brown of Sherwood.
Porches across Hillcrest are about to get a lot more musical.
Is Arkansas going to be part of a blue wave, or is the state going to be a red holdout?
The director of the Historic Arkansas Museum was forced out over her objection to a plan to turn a 200-year-old building into a tavern.
Are polls still relevant in the year 2026? Political scholar Jay Barth breaks it down.
The final day of early voting felt raucous and hopeful, with City Board candidate Michael Hernandez pumping up the jams, voters turning out for Wendell Griffen, and Natalie James making her own pitch to end Republican dominance in Arkansas.
All data center politics is local. Arkansas' 2026 elections prove it.
The Arkansas Times, with a data assist from the Associated Press, is your one-stop-shop for Arkansas election night news and vibes coverage.
Kick off election week with our plucky prank caller, who cannot seem to get Editor emeritus Max Brantley out of his head.
The Wildwoods, a trio from Lincoln, Nebraska, write “folk songs that feel like postcards.”
Hallie Shoffner has the potential for a new style of leadership.
The outrageous, big bucks, negative crap-ads inundating us now make 1996 look like baby-cakes. What’s changed?
A tour guide discovered that slaves had been sold on the steps of what was then the old state Capitol. Three researchers say she's right.
A Gen Z powerhouse political group endorses District 2 challenger Chris Jones for his emphasis on affordability and wisdom about artificial intelligence.
The Little Rock School Board heard the results of independent audits of four of its high schools during a meeting Thursday.
With October almost in the rearview, we’re looking back at some of the best restaurant dishes the Eat Arkansas team came across over the last month.
The $6 billion data center developer is suing Pulaski County, accusing county judge candidate Wendell Griffen of unlawful influence and revealing it's entered into a multimillion-dollar Entergy agreement.
SNAP benefits were designed to cover the cost of meals, but Republican cutbacks have made that impossible.
We've located Tom Cotton's multi-million dollar Virginia home, and it undermines pretty much any claim that he or his family actually live in Arkansas.
This Halloween tale is batshit crazy.
The Pulaski County Election Commission voted 2-1 to deny a Department of Justice request to let federal monitors inside the polls on Election Day.
“NAZA,” directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, investigates the Israeli military’s use of automated machine learning systems to perpetuate genocidal violence in Gaza.
The poll monitors bound for Washington and Pulaski counties are part of a nationwide, 1,000-strong team dispatched by the Trump administration.
Journalist Brian Goldstone will speak about “There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America,” which won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 2026.
Running from 2-5 p.m. on Nov. 5; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Nov. 6; and noon-4 p.m. on Nov. 7, the sale will be as cheap as ever, with paperback books priced at $1 and hardbacks going for $2.
Picking okra is an itchy mess. Growing tomatoes can drain one's bank account. Such is life on the farm.
What does it mean to be rooted, especially when the roots reach into soil that is toxic and unforgiving? That’s one of the fundamental questions explored by “Diana,” the latest graphic novel from Natural State native Nate Powell, set mostly in the din of the 1990s Arkansas punk scene.
Trump's policies have hurt farmers, but that hasn't stopped them from supporting him.
Can anyone lure the governor down from this monstrous hill she’s clearly willing to let Arkansas mothers die on?
On Tuesday, following a job search that began in the summer, the Central Arkansas Library System announced that beloved Natural State native Jay Barth will succeed Executive Director Nate Coulter, who revealed his plans to retire in March after a decade of leadership.
Arkansas Republicans including Sarah Sanders, Tom Cotton and French Hill have leaned hard into the anti-transgender messaging this cycle.
Cyber-criming a jail feels particularly brazen and unexpected. Maybe that's why it worked so well?
Candidates for secretary of state have very different ideas on whether Arkansans should be able to exercise direct democracy rights.
Northwestern Louisiana offers up good eats and sexy museums by day, and smoky, ruinous vice by night.
As senator, every vote I take will come down to one test: Will this legislation make life better, safer and more affordable for Arkansans? That’s it.
JP Douglas House, a Gov. Sarah Sanders appointee, said AVAIO was waiting for tonight’s vote before pursuing legal action. Justices were unmoved, upholding their 10-4 vote.
The center — which includes the Clinton Presidential Library, Clinton School of Public Service and about 30 acres of landscaped green space — will also get a new welcome plaza connecting the museum to the Choctaw Station building.
No newsroom layoffs are slated for Little Rock, but reporters will be cut from the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Whether because of the state constitution, the federal Constitution or state statute, almost no three-person races on an Arkansas general election ballot will ever go to a runoff, regardless of how the votes turn out on Election Day.
At once inviting and opaque, Neko Case is one of indie rock’s most memorable lyricists.
Arkansas announced Monday that one of its own death row inmates will instead receive a life sentence.
Federal election monitors bound for Washington County this Election Day will have to wait outside.
The sheer giddiness that the Trump administration has exhibited in announcing Nidal Hasan’s Dec. 3 execution should give us all pause.
Supporters say it would make Arkansas more competitive and spark economic growth. Opponents say Arkansans are being asked to approve a program whose rules have yet to be outlined.
From readings to workshops to documentary screenings, the Hot Springs Poetry Festival has a little something for everyone.
A casino, cannabis and clearance racks? Ignore the bad press and go get high on this Delta delight.
Last week I had to do something in response to our bewildered president’s irresponsible decisions about Ukraine.
Why does Arkansas' congressional delegation seem so powerless in the face of the president?
A24’s “Club Kid,” the feature directorial debut from multi-hyphenate Jordan Firstman, is heading to Little Rock before its theatrical release.
“Goodfellas,” “The Shining” and “Time Bandits” are also among the November lineup.
With PAC money flowing to his Republican challenger, the freshman Democrat is knocking on doors, courting Republicans and warning his party not to get complacent.
The path to prosperity — economic or social — is found by investing in people, not another tax incentive for monied interests.
The costume clock is ticking, and if you don’t want to wake up in November awash in a sea of what-ifs, it’s time to get cracking on your Halloween fit.
Saline County voters will decide if they want to keep supporting their library in the way they have for many years or cut the facility's funding.
Our leading ladies at Pro Arkansas Women PAC just dropped a voter guide listing the candidates they're pushing toward victory on Nov. 3.