UPDATE: Power restored at UA
University of Arkansas Spokesman Steve Voorhies said 14 buildings on campus are without power.
View ArticleArkansas man says machete was intended to scare
FORT SMITH — A Fort Smith man accused of killing two men with a machete told police in a videotaped interview he wanted only to scare the pair last month.
View ArticleClothes Needed For Giveaway
The First Baptist Church of Bentonville will host a collection drive next week for its annual clothing giveaway set for Aug. 3.
View ArticleSpringdale Man Sentenced To 15 years
A Springdale man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for robbing a man at gunpoint after arranging to meet him to buy some speakers. Jose Adolfo Delgado, 20, pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated...
View ArticleMan Gets Probation, Jail In Case
A 19-year-old Rogers man must serve 118 days in jail and be on state-supervised probation for 10 years after pleading guilty to a series of drive-by blowdart and paintball shootings.
View ArticleGentry Marine Remembered
Many gathered at First Baptist Church on Thursday to say goodbye to Marine Lance Cpl. Benjamin W. Tuttle.
View ArticleSheriff Eyes Additional Vehicles
A planned change in a Detroit vehicle manufacturing plant prompted Benton County Sheriff Kelley Cradduck to approach the Quorum Court on Thursday about adding money for 10-13 new Chevrolet Tahoes to...
View ArticleBond Set For Missouri Man
Bond was set at $25,000 Thursday for a Parkville, Mo., man accused of raping a 6-year-old boy.
View ArticleWaste Proposal Sets Core Tenets
Reducing waste, recycling and increasing awareness were the core tenets of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality’s proposed 10-year solid waste plan presented Thursday night after the Benton...
View ArticleWilkerson Remembered For Giving Back
Guy Wilkerson, a Korean War veteran recognized as an outstanding citizen by Bentonville last year, died Wednesday. He was 85.
View ArticlePlastic Ignites in AERT Lowell Silo
Workers will dismantle a silo at Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies’s Lowell plant this morning to snuff out a fire that began smoldering a couple of weeks ago.
View ArticleLocal Shelters Running at Capacity
When the beds fill up, the cots come out at the Northwest Arkansas Women’s Shelter.
View ArticleOwl Creek could become fifth open enrollment school in Fayetteville
Owl Creek School could become the Fayetteville School District’s fifth open enrollment school.
View ArticleUniversity Of Arkansas Loses Power
More than two dozen University of Arkansas buildings lost power for about an hour Thursday.
View ArticleSmith Communications Sues Washington County Over Tower Denial
A communications company filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Washington County after the Quorum Court denied a cellphone tower project east of Prairie Grove.
View ArticleBoard Seeks In-House Management
The Ozark Regional Transit Board of Directors voted 9-0 Thursday not to renew a contract with First Transit, which acted as outsourced management for the regional operation.
View ArticleLincoln School District faces payroll shortfall in August
The Lincoln School Board may need to borrow $400,000, or more, to meet district payroll in August.
View ArticleState Highway Department Partnering to Peddle Bicycling
Arkansas is peddling up the ranks of bicycle friendly states a year after ranking dead last in the nation a year ago, an Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department official said Thursday.
View ArticlePolice arrest suspect in rape cases
Police have arrested a man in connection with raping underage girls and think he may have more victims, according to a news release from the Rogers Police Department.
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