Man Pleads Not Guilty To Battery, Burglary Charges
A Siloam Springs man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges in connection with a July stabbing.
View ArticleMan Held On $100,000 Bond
A Rogers man was being held Monday in the Benton County Jail on $100,000 bond after his weekend arrest following a traffic accident where a small explosive device was found in his vehicle.
View ArticleUA audit finds error in fiscal oversight
An audit report on the University of Arkansas released Tuesday found that "the Vice Chancellor for Advancement Division did not exercise proper fiscal oversight and did not comply with university...
View ArticleBlack Crowes show canceled
Northwest Arkansas (September 10, 2013) – Walton Arts Center regrets to announce that due to a family emergency in the band’s home town of Atlanta, The Black Crowes show scheduled to take place...
View ArticleNo injuries reported in Bentonville bus accident
No injuries were reported in an accident involving a Bentonville school bus this afternoon.
View ArticleUniversity Events Spotlight Suicide Prevention, Awareness
Hundreds of multi-colored paper silhouettes stretched across the Arkansas Union Mall lawn Tuesday, some bearing names. Others had words of encouragement.
View ArticleBeebe: No Plan, No Special Session
Gov. Mike Beebe won’t call a special legislative session to put cash into the struggling public school employee health insurance system until there's agreement among lawmakers on both a short-term fix...
View ArticleSiloam Springs Voters Approve Sales Tax Change
Voters approved changing the city’s 1-cent sales tax to be split 40 percent for police and fire departments, 40 percent for street projects and 20 percent for administration.
View ArticleState Denies Aid For Benton County Flood Victims
Benton County residents whose property was damaged in the Aug. 8 flooding won’t get state aid in rebuilding, a county official said Tuesday.
View ArticleBenton County Panel Endorses Rural Ambulance Fee
Benton County’s justices of the peace voted 9-2 Tuesday in favor of imposing an $85 per household fee to pay for rural ambulance service.
View ArticleNew Landscape Requirements Approved For Bentonville
The City Council adopted a landscaping ordinance Tuesday aimed at bringing more trees into the city.
View ArticleCampaign Raises $44,354
Eighty-seven donors have given a total of $44,354 to the committee campaigning for a second high school, according to the committee’s first financial report filed late last week.
View ArticleCounty Committee Discusses Road Revenue
Washington County's Quorum Court members discussed paying for bridge projects in rural areas after hearing 2014 revenue projections from the county treasurer.
View ArticleFayetteville Budget Talks Begin
City administrators anticipate more money coming in and going out next year.
View ArticleNew Evaluation System Makes It Easier For Schools To Meet Goals
Principals are able to more easily achieve goals because of a new principal evaluation system, said Kathy Morledge, assistant superintendent for teaching and learning, prekindergarten through seventh...
View ArticleSpringdale Interchange Settlements Snag
The City Council voted to settle one condemnation lawsuit Tuesday but balked at two others approved last week by a committee.
View ArticleReligion Sparks Dress Code Discussion At Arts School
A student’s request for a religious exception to dress code stalled in a discussion between religion and expression at the Benton County School of the Arts board meeting Tuesday night.
View ArticlePossible gas leak at West Fork motel
One person has been transported to a hospital with migraine-like symptoms after a possible gas leak at Dixie Motel in West Fork, said Fire Chief Mitch McCorkle.
View ArticleRogers airport gets $75,000 grant
ROGERS — U.S. Sens. Mark Pryor and John Boozman and Rep. Steve Womack have announced a $75,000 grant to an airport in Rogers.
View ArticleEarly voting on Bentonville millage tops 2,000
More than 2,000 people have voted early in the Bentonville School District's millage election.
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