• After five years of tax delinquency, central Arkansas water park Wild River Country is going up for auction. The auction takes place at Simmons Bank Arena, bidding starts at the $282,000 currently owed.
  • Little Rock police arrested three kids for making apparently false threats toward Sylvan Hills High School. The threats prompted a school closing yesterday, after investigators disproved the threats’ credibility, the school reopened today.

 

  • The Center for Disease Control announced they are currently preparing for a large-scale novel coronavirus in the United States.
  • President Trump diverted $3.8 billion in Pentagon funding to support building a border wall.

 

  • The Arkansas Razorbacks (16-8) take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs (15-9) tomorrow night.
  • Today is Valentine’s Day, lovers, greeting card companies and florists rejoice.

 

  • February 14, 1929: The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre occurs in Chicago. Seven gangsters were killed, apparently by the order of Al Capone.
  • February 14, 1931: The original film version of “Dracula” starring Bela Lugosi premieres in New York.