KATV-TV (Little Rock, AR)

BRYANT, Ark. (KATV) — If you’ve been catching the sweet scent of baked goods in Central Arkansas lately, July is giving you a pretty good excuse: It’s National Blueberry Month, and that means blueberry season is in full swing. One local spot leaning all the way into the moment is Blue House Bakery and Cafe in Bryant, where owner Joy Bilson is serving up blueberry favorites, along with a side of family history.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — If you’ve ever found yourself Googling a strange new symptom and landing in that familiar triangle of “pregnancy, menopause, or something else,” you’re not alone — and a seminar in Little Rock this weekend is aiming to make sure women don’t feel like they have to figure it all out by themselves. The seminar, called “She Evolves,” will bring women together to talk openly about perimenopause and menopause — topics organizers say are often treated as taboo.

(TNND) — Most Americans see immigration as a good thing for the U.S., but as one political expert said, the "devil is in the details." “Most Americans favor immigration,” said Ernesto Sagás, a professor of ethnic studies at Colorado State University. “It's just the nuts and bolts of immigration that leads to partisan divides.” Support slipped from a record-high of 79% last year but remains up from a dip to 64% in 2024. A similar whiplash effect can be seen in Republican sentiment.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — The mother of a 7-year-old Pulaski County boy who was accidentally shot and killed this week says she wants people to remember her son for the joy he brought to those around him, not the tragedy that took his life. According to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, Everett Deaver died after another child inside the home gained access to a loaded firearm and accidentally shot him.

Fri, July 10, 2026 at 6:16 PM Defense technology company OKSI to invest $5.4M in Jacksonville, creating 200 jobs. (PHOTO: Autumn Foltz/KATV) JACKSONVILLE, Ark. (KATV) — Southern California-based defense technology company Opto-Knowledge Systems Inc. (OKSI) is expanding into Jacksonville with a $5.4 million manufacturing facility that city leaders said will create hundreds of high-skilled jobs in Central Arkansas. The new facility will be located in Jacksonville's industrial park.

MENA, Ark. (KATV) — A Friday afternoon drive through Mena turned chaotic when a pickup truck was struck by three Canadian Pacific Kansas City locomotive engines at a busy crossing near downtown. The crash happened at about 12:30 Friday afternoon at the crossing at Mena Street and Highway 71. Witnesses said the driver, described as a young male whose name was not officially provided, was driving north and crossing Mena Street at Highway 71 when the train hit.

FORT SMITH, Ark. (KATV) — The U.S. Marshals Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of America’s oldest federal law enforcement agency, but keeping that history alive comes with a cost. On Friday, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced a $1 million gift to the museum’s “A New Frontier of Giving” campaign, bringing the effort to $8 million of its $12 million goal.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — With New World screwworm cases in Texas putting the livestock community on high alert, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is urging the public not to use do-it-yourself treatments on animals they suspect may be infected.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Department of Health and Human Services is moving to reshape how the federal government approaches care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria, describing the shift as a move toward “rigorous, evidence-based medicine” and away from what it calls experimental interventions.

VINTON COUNTY, Ohio (WSYX) — Eighteen births in less than 17 years have put a new focus on whether medical professionals should have spotted signs of trouble in what has become Ohio's massive child endangering case. Records reviewed by WSYX's investigative team show Elizabeth Siders had a baby nearly every year since 2008. Now, 16 of those children are victims in the Vinton County case.