Jury finds for officer in 'force' trial
FORT SMITH -- A federal court jury Friday rejected claims that a Fort Smith police officer used excessive force when he shot a man in his home in 2009.
View ArticleGiving look to government overhaul, Hutchinson says
FAYETTEVILLE -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he's looking at reorganizing state government.
View ArticleJury pick starts Bentonville trial
BENTONVILLE -- Capital murder defendant Zachary Holly stood and faced dozens of prospective jurors in the courtroom Friday as Circuit Judge Brad Karren introduced him.
View ArticleFilmmaking Australians find Bentonville
BENTONVILLE --Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope had to look up Bentonville on a map. The city at the heart of the new Bentonville Film Festival isn't exactly the first American metropolis that came to mind...
View ArticleAll-Stars shine inside, outside classroom
Allison Torres aims to do medical mission work in Latin America. Alisha Sahu has a serious interest in neuroscience, but could pursue a career as an orthodontist. And Alex O'Brien said he wants to help...
View ArticleNWACC graduates see bright futures
BENTONVILLE -- Like the Roman god Janus, Northwest Arkansas Community College students were looking both back to the past and ahead to the future Saturday as they waited for their part in the days...
View ArticleFilm winners announced
The award winners for the first edition of the Bentonville Film Festival were announced late Friday night. The host city fared well, too, said Trevor Drinkwater, co-founder of the festival.
View ArticleTwo armed men rob Fayetteville restaurant; police seek suspects
FAYETTEVILLE -- Two men wearing bandanas and gloves used a handgun to rob a Subway restaurant Friday night, police said.
View ArticlePolice: Shooting Saturday possibly racially motivated
FAYETTEVILLE -- A Fayetteville man shot another man early Saturday after a Friday afternoon argument in which racial slurs were used, according to a preliminary police report.
View ArticleBenton County officials wary of animal shelter costs
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County officials showed little enthusiasm for the idea of a county animal shelter when the prospect was raised at the April 25 Quorum Court meeting.
View Article4,100 turn tassels in UA ceremonies
FAYETTEVILLE -- For Achille Nentedem, brotherly love trumped distance Saturday. He traveled from Germany to see his younger brother, Michael, receive his engineering doctorate degree at the University...
View ArticleArkansas has limited oversight for county owned bridges, officials say
FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County investigators delivered a litany of reasons behind faulty construction of at least two county bridges, but they came back again and again to an overarching idea they...
View ArticleState seeks death penalty In Holly murder trial
Benton County prosecutors claim to have a confession in hand, and they want the death penalty for the Bentonville man accused of raping and strangling 6-year-old Jersey Bridgeman.
View ArticleBenton County Restaurant Inspections
Information is from state Health Department records. Restaurants are listed in order of inspection date. All reports are from regular food service food store inspections unless otherwise noted.
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