An Idaho man who served time in an Arkansas federal prison for his actions at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.,...

Dale Ellis

Dale Ellis covers the federal courthouse beat for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, reporting on criminal and civil matters that impact Arkansans. He joined the newspaper in January 2018, working from the Pine Bluff bureau before taking up his current beat in January 2021. Dale started in news in 1998 at the Heber Springs Sun-Times where he was a reporter and columnist. He has also worked at the Searcy Daily Citizen as managing editor and at the Wynne Progress as managing editor. Dale has state government, education, radio and television experience as well.