An Arkansas lawmaker hopes to put a stop to a prison that's planned to be built in Franklin County, asking the state to ...

Senator Bryan King introduced bills that he hopes will address the high crime rate, high incarceration rate, and overcrowded ...

"If my bills pass, we know that the first $100 million of sales tax revenue that comes in, the state is going to be able to ...

Her remarks suggest Sanders is enlisting sheriffs as an ally in her efforts to build the Franklin County prison, a project ...

Despite the chaos, both women say they’re incredibly grateful for the firefighters who worked nonstop to contain the fire.

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Task Force has voted to support a bill filed by Senator ...

The proposed facility in Franklin County would be built on an 815-acre site purchased by the state late last year and would add 3,000 beds to Arkansas' prison system, if completed.

The recent controversy over building a state prison in Franklin County brought back memories of another fight over a proposed penitentiary that I had a minuscule involvement in back in the late 1980s.

Franklin County Presiding Commissioner Tim Brinker is resigning, effective Feb. 14, to take a position with Greater St. Louis ...

NEWS sat down with Gov. Sanders to talk about growth in Northwest Arkansas, the Franklin County prison, and more.