Police say a 13-year-old Little Rock, Arkansas, boy accidentally shot his friend dead yesterday while they were playing with a gun, then in a panic covered his friend’s body with a blanket on a futon and ran from the home without telling anyone what happened. The body of 14-year-old TyJuan Woodard was eventually discovered by the ... read more »

Note to all texting pranksters: be certain of who you are texting before you hit send. Or at least be sure you aren’t messaging anyone in law enforcement. One Arkansas teen learned the perils of random texting the hard way when she decided to send “I hid the body … Now what?” to an arbitrary ... read more »

An Arkansas sixth grader is so good at football, officials are limiting how many touchdowns he can score. Demias Jimerson, 11, a running back for the Wilson Intermediate School football team, is trouncing over opponents so badly, his school principal said that the boy “is going to score almost every time he touches the ball.” ... read more »

Two filmmakers couldn’t have asked for better timing to learn about the West Memphis Three being released from prison. Directors Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky first chronicled the plight of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, Jr., in 1994 with the HBO documentary Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills. The trio, ... read more »

Appearing quiet and reflective, the West Memphis Three addressed the press following the announcement that they were going to be released from prison after 18 years. Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, Jr., and Jason Baldwin received suspended sentences after a rarely used legal maneuver that allowed them to plead guilty, acknowledge that the state had the ... read more »

After spending nearly two decades behind bars, the “West Memphis 3″ have been released from prison. Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, Jr., and Jason Baldwin were arrested in 1993 for the murders of three boys, Stevie Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers. Echols was sentenced to the death penalty, while Misskelley and Baldwin each received life ... read more »

At least two of the “West Memphis Three” are going to be released on Friday, according to the father of one of the boys the trio was convicted of murdering. Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, Jr., and Jason Baldwin were convicted of mutilating and murdering three boys in 1993, in what prosecutors at the time described ... read more »

Police have taken 21 children into protective custody who were associated with the Arkansas based Tony Alamo Christian Ministries. The church’s namesake, Tony Alamo, was charged last month with transporting a 9-year-old across state lines for sex. Alamo has preached that the Bible allows young girls to marry once they reach puberty but has said ... read more »

A judge in Little Rock, Arkansas ordered “evangelist” Tony Alamo held without bail while he awaits his trial for charges that he brought a minor across state lines to have sex with her. The ruling came after Alamo’s former followers testified at a hearing that they were often beaten at his instructions and one said ... read more »

A man sentenced to 6 years in prison for using industrial strength cleaner on a toddler’s face, just wound up with an additional 6 years for missing his court date. Would he like to try for 18? Pulaski County Circuit Judge Barry Sims said Daniel Gary Price, 40, of North Little Rock had no legitimate ... read more »

Jesus, there are small towns smaller than the Duggar family. Wonder what Al Gore would have to say about their carbon footprint. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year’s Day, and the latest addition will join seven sisters and 10 brothers. There are two sets of twins. “We’ve had three in January, three in ... read more »

Jesus, where did the Royal Children’s Academy find this guy? And how did he pass a background check? And why did he have unsupervised access of the kids while they were sleeping? And…? And…? There’s just so much wrong with this screwed up situation. We guarantee a lawsuit by the parents is forthcoming… Cesar Monarrez, ... read more »

At least one child, age 11, was killed along with her parents in Arkansas from trauma as a tornado hit their home. So far, death totals are at least 44. ATKINS, Arkansas — Authorities went door-to-door early Wednesday searching for more victims of deadly tornadoes that ripped the roof off a shopping mall, pummeled mobile ... read more »

They start ‘em mighty young down there — learning how to shoot a gun.. For this Arkansas Kindergartener, his gun toting skills just may have saved his life. And, what makes this story even more awesome? — This boy is a descendant of Davy Crockett. Yep, for all ya old folks out there, sing it ... read more »

I could not imagine my 9 year old, even next year, being able to drive a bus. Crazy-ass kid… Dumas, Ark. – A 10-year-old boy stole a school bus and led police on a hot pursuit along a rural highway, authorities said. ABC News reported that school officials had spotted lights coming from the bus ... read more »