2 School Districts Near Label ‘Distress’
The Lee County and Strong-Huttig school districts are well on their way to being classified by the Arkansas Board of Education next month as districts in “academic distress” because fewer than half of...
View ArticleNBC Program’s Exec To Talk In LR
Betsy Fischer Martin, a senior executive producer of NBC’s Meet the Press and managing editor of NBC’s political programming, will speak Tuesday at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public...
View ArticlePensioners Hold Hope For Police Fund To Join State Plan For Retirees
Jimmy Hardester was a 42-year-old Little Rock police detective when rheumatoid arthritis in his hands forced him to retire.
View ArticleMan Held In Girlfriend’s Suffocation
Authorities in Arkansas are holding an Indiana man who is accused of suffocating his girlfriend and leaving her body in the bathtub before heading west with their three children.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “I think it’s important for all the emergency services to keep one thing in mind:The best interests of the patient.Whether that’s lifesaving care, or financial.” Julie Heavrin,...
View ArticleEx-Con Nabbed After LR Search
A man police shot at and caught after a three-hour search Thursday in a west Little Rock neighborhood has a string of prior arrests and convictions on drug and theft charges dating back a dozen years,...
View ArticleTrain Crash Knocks Cars Off 2 Tracks
A Union Pacific train derailment Saturday in White County sent an engineer to a hospital and caused delays for Amtrak, officials said.
View ArticleClinton School Team Places 2nd In Contest
A team of students from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service placed second in the nation Saturday in the finals of Policy Solutions Challenge USA, a competition among U.S....
View ArticleDeveloper Plans Condos
Developers’ plans to build a 68-unit condominium project at 15th Street and Razorback Road may have to be adjusted to conform with the streamside protection ordinance.
View ArticleFour Arrested in Connection with Robbery
Three men and a male juvenile were arrested early Sunday morning in connection with felony aggravated robbery in Fayetteville after two people reported being robbed at gunpoint on Watson Street.
View ArticleCounty Turns Focus on Bridge Projects
Washington County officials have set their eyes on replacing old bridges now that various buildings and a parking structure have been built or renovated.
View ArticleMan Face Assault, Beating Charges
A Springdale man was arrested in connection with a felony charge of aggravated assault after his wife told police he had repeatedly punched her in the face and choked her.
View ArticleSome Residents Would Like Lane Hotel Resurrected
The Lane Hotel, once known as the “Palace of the Ozarks,” has been vacant for years, but some residents think the building could become a hotel again.
View ArticlePlanning Review Nears End
Benton County officials are nearing the end of their review of the county’s planning and development regulations.
View ArticleSchool Findings Expected
The Bentonville School Board is awaiting results of a demographics study that will help the board formulate its next proposal to build a second high school.
View ArticleUA teaching space gets touch of class
The University of Arkansas’ newest academic building is also an up-and-coming contemporary art venue.
View ArticleBuffalo River chief still hopes to stymie swine
The chief administrator of the Buffalo National River said Monday that he is still hoping to pursue administrative remedies short of requesting an injunction in an attempt to halt the operation of a...
View ArticlePanel OKs bill allowing higher teacher-retirement cost for employers
Legislation giving the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System’s trustees authority to increase the amount charged to school districts and other system employers won the endorsement of a legislative...
View ArticleDismissed for fighting waste, ex-panel chief’s lawsuit claims
The former executive director of the Arkansas Governor’s Developmental Disabilities Council has filed a lawsuit against the state, claiming she was fired in retaliation for identifying wasteful spending.
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
Delivery man shot to death in Tulsa A delivery man unloading dough at a Papa John’s Pizza store was fatally shot outside the business, Tulsa police said.
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