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Pulaski County Sheriff Eric Higgins wants policing in Central Arkansas to be more than just arresting suspects and issuing tickets, saying he believes the department should play a more positive role in the community as a whole.

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Turmoil over the Pulaski County Quorum Courts decision to reject a $2.2 million proposal for county jail mental health services provider Turn Key continues to affect Chief Detention Officer Charles Hendricks and mental health coordinator Letoree Jacksons operations as they prepare to work off of little revenue.

A family is now seeking justice after a date night ended in the 30-year-old's death Terence Caffey. What started out as just going to the movies in Little

The Pulaski County Quorum Court rejected an ordinance to amend its budget to include an additional $2.2 million for the county jails medical department Tuesday.

Immerse Arkansas broke ground on The Station, a $3 million shelter for Arkansas youth, on May 2.

An Arkansas agency dedicated to serving unsheltered youth broke ground Tuesday on its soon-to-be $3 million dollar shelter described as "the first of its kind" in the state.

Clinton Hulsey is already serving a 14-year sentence for a robbery that happened in 2001, prosecutors say.

The Station will be the first shelter of its kind in the state, created as a safe place for young people ages 18 - 24 experiencing homelessness and other traumas.

Lawyers who have been testing the limits of Arkansas gun-carrying laws have filed a new suit to be able to bring their weapons into the Pulaski County courthouse.