Common Core 'listening tour' comes to Fort Smith
The Governor's Council on Common Core Review is hosting a public forum from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith.
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Arrests 4th Judicial Drug Task Force Grayson Yerton, 26, of 252 S. Tamasrind Cove in Fayetteville was arrested Tuesday in connection with possession of a controlled substance with the intent of...
View ArticleAppeals court upholds conviction of teen in beating, robbery of Springdale man
The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday denied the appeal of a 17-year-old sentenced to 40 years in prison for beating and robbing a Springdale man after a closer look at whether the case should...
View ArticleChlorine leak small at West Fork wastewater plant, assistant fire chief says
A chlorine leak at the West Fork Wastewater Treatment Plant put emergency officials on alert Wednesday but didn't harm any residents or the environment, city officials said.
View ArticlePolice inquiry substantiates boy, 6, abused
LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas State Police child abuse investigators substantiated 10 allegations of abuse or neglect of a 6-year-old Bella Vista boy whose parents are accused in his death, a document...
View ArticleBenton County planners OK riding club
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County planners on Wednesday approved plans for the NWA Riding Club, an equestrian center near Decatur.
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas counties urge quick turn to new voting equipment
FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas must be more aggressive in replacing antiquated ballot counters and touch-screen voting machines or risk delayed results and equipment problems in the 2016 elections, election...
View ArticleSpringdale Commission eyes rate increases
SPRINGDALE -- Officials are pursuing water and sewer rate increases they hope will go into effect Oct. 1.
View ArticleSpringdale man sentenced in federal tax fraud case
FAYETTEVILLE -- A Springdale man was sentenced in federal court Wednesday for multiple tax crimes involving more than $1 million, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
View ArticleSiloam Springs rodeo postponed
SILOAM SPRINGS -- The Siloam Springs Rodeo has been postponed for the first time in its history.
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas Community College program gives students peek at college...
BENTONVILLE -- Some high school students from several Northwest Arkansas school districts are gathering this week to get educated about higher education.
View ArticleFBI says man shot near base gate dies
LITTLE ROCK -- An armed man who tried to breach the gate at Little Rock Air Force Base on Monday and was shot by security personnel died from his injuries Tuesday evening, the FBI reported.
View ArticleEureka Springs man killed in crash
A Eureka Springs man was killed Monday in a car crash in Carroll County, according to an Arkansas State Police report.
View ArticleAppeals court upholds conviction of teen in beating, robbery
The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday denied the appeal of a 17-year-old sentenced to 40 years in prison for beating and robbing a Springdale man after a closer look at whether the case should...
View ArticleHotz family, Waltons fund UA endowed chair
A $1.5 million gift from family of a former University of Arkansasdean and a $2 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation will fund an endowed dean’s academic chair within UA’s College of...
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Arrests Benton County Sheriff's Office Logen Peterson, 18, of 12388 Cavewood Road in Rogers was arrested Thursday in connection with felony theft of property and theft of a motor vehicle.
View ArticleMeth ring leader sentenced to 12 years
Kenneth "Ice Man" Brown II, the leader of a conspiracy involving the large-scale distribution of methamphetamine in Blytheville, was sentenced Thursday to more than 12 years in prison.
View ArticlePB slaying draws 25-year sentence
A Pine Bluff man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and one count of committing a terroristic act in the 2013 shooting death of Carol Baker, 54, of Pine Bluff.
View ArticleAlternative sought to house mentally ill prisoners
With state budgets tight and prisons packed beyond capacity, Arkansas could save as much as $140 million a year by investing more in "diversion" programs for mentally ill criminals instead of housing...
View ArticleJustices allow nurses' suit to proceed
Many nurses and nursing assistants will be able to proceed with a class-action lawsuit claiming the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs shorted them wages and forced them to work extra hours.
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