Good morning, Little Rock.

On Tuesday evening, firefighters extinguished a wildfire near the VA Law Enforcement Training Center in North Little Rock when the blaze ignited on the hillside along Fort Root Drive at about 8:18 p.m., bringing it under control in about 90 minutes with no injuries or known cause.

State lawmakers endorsed a nearly $12.4 million federally funded contract with Air Reading, a California virtual tutoring firm, to tutor 750 first graders in 50 rural schools.

If approved by Friday, the program will begin Sept. 1 and run for four years.

Arkansas Baptist College will repurpose the former La Quinta hotel into student housing downtown—this multi-million-dollar acquisition also forges a long-term partnership with a local HBCU.

Arkansas has launched the ACCESS Portal that lets high school seniors apply for up to five colleges with one form, auto-filling transcripts and test scores.

School counselors will guide students through introductory programs to meet priority application deadlines for the class of 2027.

A Saline County official raised concerns that six inoperable tornado sirens might leave residents without warning during severe weather, although 39 sirens remained working as noted by county judge Matt Brumley.

Jimmy Barham of the National Weather Service explained (using digital alerts) that cellphone warnings offer more precise storm details.

West Little Rock Emergency Hospital opened Tuesday at 17810 Chenal Parkway, offering five inpatient rooms and two triage rooms with full imaging services.

Nutex Health said the facility is its third in Arkansas and is designed to serve central Arkansas.

Maddox Lassiter is sidelined for the season after an injury, so Arkansas football coaches are shifting tight end roles.

Coach Morgan Turner said players (Ty Lockwood, Jaden Platt) are set to take on new blocking and receiving duties as the team adjusts during preseason scrimmages.

Arkansas football added Dartmouth transfer Sean Williams to its secondary Tuesday morning.

The three-time All-Ivy League selection attended practice (but was not dressed out) as the team bolstered its defense following a federal court injunction that granted a fifth year of eligibility.