Pulaski County Circuit Judge Patti James said Wednesday she'll decide in the coming days whether the court has the authority to override Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' timetable and schedule its own special election to replace the late Sen.

A Pulaski County circuit judge said she would issue a ruling quickly in a lawsuit seeking to move up the dates of the Senate District 26 special election after a hearing Wednesday. The lawsuit, which attorney Jennifer Waymack Standerfer filed last week in Pulaski County Circuit Court on behalf of Franklin County resident Colt Shelby,

The Democratic Party of Arkansas’ executive committee voted unanimously Monday evening to hold a primary for the House District 70 special election. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders certified a vacancy Wednesday in the district,

Judge Patricia Ann James told a packed courtroom on Wednesday that her decision in the lawsuit regarding the timing of a special election would be coming “quick.”

Gov. Sanders set the House District 70 special election for June 2026, prompting Democrats to cite state law and denying representation.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Friday set the special election to fill the vacant Arkansas House District 70 seat formerly held by Carlton Wing, R-North Little Rock, for June 9.

An Arkansas father facing murder and gun charges for fatally shooting a man accused of sexually abusing his underage daughter now is running for sheriff of the county.

Talesha Dokes of North Little Rock announced she is seeking the Democratic nomination for the Arkansas House District 72 seat, which is currently held by Democratic Rep. Tracy Steele, who is term-limited.

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin's office is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit over the date of the Arkansas Senate District 26 special election.

That’s the route chosen by Aaron Spencer, the Lonoke County man arrested last October for allegedly shooting and killing 67-year-old Michael Fosler after discovering him with Spencer’s missing daughter, then 13 years old.

Attorney General Tim Griffin announced that his office has obtained misdemeanor warrants for Conrad Reynolds and Dustin Black for allegedly violating Arkansas's