Pea Ridge Battle Scheduled
The largest Civil War battle west of the Mississippi River, the Battle of Pea Ridge, will be re-enacted next week.
View ArticleHeritage Choir To Benefit From Barbecue
The Heritage High School choir will be beneficiaries of a chicken barbecue scheduled for Saturday.
View ArticleStudent Makes Perfect Score
A Rogers High School junior recently celebrated a perfect ACT score.
View ArticleWoman Found Guilty Of Shaking Baby
Jurors deliberated for more than four hours Wednesday before returning with a verdict finding a Rogers woman guilty of shaking and injuring her 4-month-old child.
View ArticleSecond Street Closed For Sewer Upgrade
Northwest Second Street will be closed between Northwest D and Northwest F streets for about three weeks as city workers replace a sewer main.
View ArticleRiggs May Remain On School Board
Travis Riggs, School Board president, might remain on the board after all.
View ArticleBoard Keeps Poore Around
The School Board voted 5-2 this week in favor of a personnel package that included a one-year contract extension for Superintendent Michael Poore.
View ArticleFinancial Discussion Set Monday
The Property Owners Association’s board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday to address financial questions from last month’s “Talk with the Board” forum.
View ArticleLacy Hearing Set For April
Brandon Lacy, a convicted murderer, was back in a Benton County courtroom Wednesday after the Arkansas Supreme Court granted him a hearing in a bid to overturn his conviction.
View ArticleSeptember Jury Trial Set For Johansen
A September jury trial is planned for a Garfield man accused of killing his mother and grandmother in 2009.
View ArticleEx-Minister Arrested In Assault Case
A former Siloam Springs minister has been arrested in connection with sexual assaults that occurred at the church and in his home.
View ArticleProperty Bill Sponsor Requests Hearing
State Sen. Jim Hendren, R-Gravette, will request a special legislative hearing for his controversial property rights bill, he said Wednesday.
View ArticleHome Refinancing Booming
Northwest Arkansas’ foreclosure rate increased last month but so has a federal program designed to prevent the process.
View ArticleComputers, photographs, guns seized, Prairie Grove man arrested
A Prairie Grove man was arrested Tuesday after investigators serving a search warrant found child pornography, according to a probable cause affidavit.
View ArticleWoman gets 12-year sentence for shaking infant son
A Rogers woman was sentenced Thursday morning to 12 years in prison for shaking and injuring her 4-month-old son. Lena Aileen Swayze, 21, was found guilty of battery in the first degree, a Class Y...
View ArticleWoman accused of burning son found not fit for trial
A local circuit judge found that a Rogers woman accused of burning her son with a hot spoon is not competent to stand trial. Circuit Judge Robin Green issued the ruling Thursday in Negin...
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
Police ask for help IDing train fatality Ward police are asking for help identifying a man who was struck and killed by a train early Wednesday.
View ArticleFort Smith schools host Irish fest
The Celts ’N Kilts Irish Festival will be 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Junior High School in Fort Smith. The festival, which will feature Irish food, games and fun, is sponsored by Mercy Hospital...
View ArticleRaids round up 94 in two states
A twoyear investigation that began when law enforcement officials wanted to curtail violent crime and drug trafficking in northeastern Arkansas has led to charges against 126 people in two states, the...
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s really a sad thing when you use safety to make a point.” Ray Boudreaux, who manages Fayetteville Executive Airport, on fighting the possible closure of the airport’s control...
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