Rappers plan a City Hall protest of city oficials' discouragement of rap music shows in the city. Their art, they say, is about life on the mean streets of Little Rock and, if you haven't noticed, an accurate representation must include references to violence.
KARK/Fox 16's push to do something about Little Rock violence includes a spotlight on people trying to make a difference — in this episode Antwan Phillips, a lawyer at Wright, Lindsey and Jennings.
Though the Little Rock police announced stepped-up patrols to combat crime last night, the State Police had already responded to a call for help Monday.
KARK/Fox 16 continues its focus on crime in Little Rock and solutions, including a national Ceasefire program that is the model for some new crime-fighting ideas announced recently by Mayor Mark Stodola.
The public comment period is underway at the Little Rock CityBoard between 5 and 6 p.m. and it's available at littlerock.gov or Comcast Channel 11. Several speakers said the city board seemed concerned now only because white neighborhoods seemed threatened.
The Little Rock City Board has scheduled a special Sunday TV show to posture about violence. A grassroots anti-crime group complains that the city board had ignored its calls for action until an episode of violence in a white neighborhood.
A surge in misdemeanor marijuana arrests by Little Rock police, concentrated in poorer areas of town, seems a relevant topic in Police Chief Kenton Buckner's remarks on the roots of crime in the city.