Divers Continue Search For Missing Man
Divers and cadaver dogs were used Monday to search for a man believed to have drowned Saturday, said Robert Grudek, Carroll County sheriff.
View ArticleVote Set On School Officers
A tax increase in the Alma School District would go toward providing a police officer on each of the district’s four campuses and remodeling front entrances so that all visitors are routed through each...
View ArticleBarber, Co-Defendant Rains To Get Change-Of-Plea Hearings On Wednesday
A change-of-plea hearing has been scheduled Wednesday afternoon for former Northwest Arkansas developer Brandon Barber and one of his co-defendants, Brandon Rains, according to U.S. District Court...
View ArticleBat-Killing Fungus Found In State
A fungus that causes the deadly white-nose syndrome in bats has been detected in Arkansas for the first time and has prompted agencies to keep caves in public possession closed.
View ArticleWoman drowns at low-water bridge
A 30-year-old Mena area woman drowned Saturday afternoon after being sucked into the culvert of a low-water bridge in a spillway off Lake Hinkle, west of Waldron in Scott County, according to the Scott...
View ArticleResidents asked for Fort Smith’s good, bad points
Residents are being asked for their ideas about what’s good and bad about Fort Smith as part of an effort to revise the city’s vision of itself for the next 20 years.
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
Gun-show shooting called an accident HOT SPRINGS — Two men were injured Saturday during an accidental shooting at the South Hot Springs Lions Club Gun and Knife Show at Hot Springs Convention Center.
View ArticleNOTEWORTHY DEATH Ex-Pennsylvania governor Scranton
William Warren Scranton, a former Pennsylvania governor, presidential candidate and ambassador to the United Nations, has died. He was 96.
View ArticleLate UA alumnus’ kin give $1 million
The family of a Texas alumnus who died in December 2011 is honoring him with a $1 million planned gift to the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, the school announced Monday.
View ArticleEx-lawman’s plea is guilty in sex-for-hire
A former Garland County water patrol deputy admitted in federal court Monday that he arranged for a teenage girl to travel across state lines for prostitution and later referred other clients to her.
View ArticleRECORDS: July 30th
Arrests Arkansas Department of Community Correction • Michael Douglas Graue Jr, 39, of 17 Brook Hollow in Bentonville was arrested Monday in connection with a parole violation. Graue was being held...
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS: July 30th
Today 4:30 p.m. Fayetteville City Council — Room 326, City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain St.
View ArticleCenterton Man Arrested
A Centerton man was arrested Saturday in connection with the sexual assault of two girls.
View ArticleApex Tool Group fire in Springdale
The Fire Department responded Tuesday to an alarm at Apex Tool Group, 1690 N. Old Missouri Road, at 7:55 a.m. A portion of the wall and roof caught fire near a heating unit used to melt metal, said...
View ArticleSpringdale police seek burglar caught on tape
Police are seeking a man caught on tape breaking into a Springdale store and stealing the drawer from the cash register.
View ArticleJudge: Benton County road administrator Stober arrested
The man in charge of Benton County's road department has been arrested in connection with a felony theft, County Judge Bob Clinard said.
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman killed in Benton County house fire identified
A person is dead in a fire at 5801 Arkansas 94, said Marc Trollinger, Benton County Fire Marshal.
View ArticleArkansas Workers' Compensation Commission keeping Springdale office
The Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission is keeping its Springdale office open and closing Fort Smith to help fill a budget gap.
View ArticleCounty Advised To Fix Jail Or Else
A jail review committee is threatening to close the 24-year-old Crawford County lockup if county officials don’t come up with a plan within six months to address its deficiencies.
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