Good morning, Little Rock.

The Little Rock fire department responded to a blaze on Markham Street today as crews work to control the flames.

A TRIP report finds Arkansas's traffic fatality rate is 1.43 per 100 vehicle miles and ranked sixth highest in the nation, showing an eight percent rise from 2015 to 2025 despite a 12 percent drop from 2020 to 2025 (averaging nearly 12 deaths per week).

Today, ESSE Museum hosts 'Barbie and Friends' from 5-8 p.m. with live Barbies on Main St. while Laman Library in North Little Rock will hold a lucha libre wrestling event Saturday at 6:15 p.m. and Actors Theatre stages 'Come From Away' through Oct.

10 — offering entertainment for locals.

Gridiron 2026 returns as a satirical musical spoof targeting local legal and political figures; the show, themed 'The Golden Mockingbird Awards,' will premiere at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Arkansas Repertory Theatre in downtown Little Rock (performances continue Oct.2 and Oct.3) while raising funds for law student scholarships.

A historic postcard shows a man writing 'This will be my last day in Net' at the Iron Mountain depot in Craighead County in 1909 — residents later voted in 1958 to merge the town with Jonesboro.

Little Rock is partnering with the Kapor Center on a multi-year project to help gap-closing startups address challenges in financial stability, housing, health care, education and workforce development.

Kapor Center reps will work with city officials over the next few months as part of the first PRIME Alliance cohort.

Jacksonville High School celebrated Tuesday the launch of Simply Delicious, a student-run restaurant open 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday (with dine-in and call-in orders available).

Culinary arts students sharpen kitchen and business skills and about 75 students rotate in shifts (working to perfect recipes like garlic butter rolls).

Central Arkansas Water repaired a 12-inch pipe break near East 19th and Cypress that occurred late Tuesday night (repairs finished by 3 a.m. Wednesday), and a spokesman said customers may see brief harmless discoloration in their tap water as pressure returns to normal.

Senior Christain Reeves is back after hip surgery and helped the Charging Wildcats with 504 rushing yards & eight touchdowns.

The team will face Pulaski Academy on Friday in 7A-Central play.

Arkansas football players Malachi Breland + Christian Harrison held a press conference Wednesday to preview their Week 4 game vs. Tulsa.