LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV)- Four months after the city spent $54,000 on new parking pay stations in the river market, officials tell THV they're still having issues keeping them in operation.

"With the blitz of cold weather we just learned that sleet does create some problems for us," Little Rock Parking Enforcement Coordinator Jack Wrenn explained. "But generally all eight are working at the same time. It's rare that any one of them is down for any length of time."

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – On Friday in the capitol city, Governor Mike Beebe finalized the state's so-called private option plan.

Governor Beebe singed the measure reauthorizing the Medicaid expansion plan for another year.

The reauthorized law allows federal Medicaid funds to be used to purchase private health insurance for low income families.

The law, which finally passed after multiple house votes, is expected to help nearly 94,000 Arkansans.

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Arkansas Senate passes, House rejects 'private option'

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (LRPD) -- The Little Rock Police Department will join State, and county law enforcement agencies in a two-week mobilization scheduled from March 10-23 to increase seat belt use among young drivers and passengers and ultimately save lives.

Law enforcement officers across the state will be stepping up their enforcement of safety belt laws as part of the Click It or Ticket campaign. The goal is not to write tickets, but to get everyone buckled up, especially teen drivers and their passengers.