Gas line ruptured at UA, buildings evacuated
People were evacuated from University of Arkansas buildings Wednesday morning after a gas line ruptured on Dickson Street near the hillside auditorium, according to a Twitter message from the university.
View ArticleBeebe asks state police to review absconder case
Gov. Mike Beebe asked state police Wednesday to join in an inquiry into state parole officials’ handling of an eight-time absconder who went on to be arrested and charged in a Little Rock kidnapping...
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Trial rescheduled for triple slaying ARKADELPHIA — A trial has been rescheduled for a man charged in the slayings of two young Arkansas girls and their stepfather.
View ArticleGame & Fish seizes swan, kills babies
Sandra Fite knew the Harris Brake Lake swans she’d come to see as pets were in trouble when she saw the cages.
View ArticleBody recovered near Kings River
The body of a 55-year-old woman was found Tuesday along Kings River near Berryville, according to a news release from the Carroll County sheriff’s office.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “We are an elderly county — probably 75 percent of our income comes from Medicare and other secondary sources.As our population gets older, they tend to become our patients.” Betty...
View ArticleUtility sopping up mineral-oil spill
Oklahoma Gas & Electric continues to collect and contain mineral oil that spilled from a ruptured transformer on June 1 near Fort Smith, a spokesman for the company said.
View ArticleDurrett Running For Prosecutor
Matt Durrett, assistant prosecutor, announced he's a candidate for prosecuting attorney.
View ArticleThreet Is Candidate For Circuit Judge
Washington County Prosecutor John Threet is running for circuit court judge in the 4th Judicial District, which includes Washington and Madison counties.
View ArticleGas Leak Prompts Campus Evacuation
Several thousand students evacuated nine University of Arkansas buildings late Wednesday morning after a construction crew cut an underground gas line on Dickson Street near the Hillside Auditorium.
View ArticleInstitute Graduates Receive Two Diplomas
Tonya Carter said she regrets dropping out of high school two weeks before graduation.
View ArticleSpringdale Man Hospitalized After Beating
A man was flown to Springfield, Mo., after he was beaten during a robbery Tuesday.
View ArticleKid’s Center Creates Draw At Tournament
Children’s laughter rolled over the 17th green Wednesday morning at Pinnacle Country Club.
View ArticleCamp Promotes Science
Scientific solutions through teamwork and compromise are the goals of 60 students attending Camp Invention where they are looking for a method of sending lost foreign rubber ducks safely back to their...
View ArticleMissing Girl At Heart Of Pond Search
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office received an anonymous letter saying the body of a missing Pea Ridge teenager might be in a pond off Arkansas 94 near Little Flock.
View ArticleOsage Creek Events Center Eyes 2014 Opening
The long-awaited Osage Creek amphitheater is on schedule for a full season of concerts and other events beginning in June 2014, the Benton County Planning Board was told Wednesday.
View ArticleCounty Road Work Boosts Recycling
Benton County officials think they may solve a pair of problems by changing the way roads are paved.
View ArticleGroups Unite For Bloc Festival
A new festival will fill downtown streets and alleys tonight as musicians, artists and businesses come together for Around the Bloc.
View ArticleCracker Barrel Looking At Bentonville
Northwest Arkansas could get a second Cracker Barrel if things go as planned.
View ArticleBusiness Celebrates 25 Years
Joe Brooks compared Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies’s 25-year history to riding a roller coaster.
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