K8 News is taking a look at the history of Arkansas on the road to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States of America.

Folks around Arkansas know better than to take a mock draft as gospel, but it never hurts to peek at the latest projections and see

The Arkansas Supreme Court is preparing to decide whether prosecutors can appeal judicial decisions to transfer teenage criminal defendants charged as adults from criminal court to juvenile court, 14 years after the high court determined the judge's ruling was final for prosecutors.

Arkansas counters with an up-tempo attack led by a pair of star freshman guards in Darius Acuff and Meleek Thomas. Second-year coach John Calipari's club has already beaten ranked foes Louisville and Texas Tech this month and is on the hunt for another high-profile victory.

Silverfield is 45, bright-eyed, energetic, and armed with a résumé that reads well in December. He coached six seasons as a head man at Memphis, went bowling every year, spent time in the NFL, and dipped a toe into the Power 4 waters as an assistant at Arizona State in 2015.

Arkansas' homeowners will be eligible for $100 more, or $600 for a parcel, in their homestead property tax credit, starting Jan. 1. That's the result of Act 330, enacted during the Legislature's regular session in 2025.