Man Reportedly Rams Woman’s Pickup
A West Fork man faces felony charges after he reportedly rammed his girlfriend’s pickup with a four-wheeler and threw an air tank through her windshield Friday afternoon.
View ArticleLong-Sought Flyover Bridge About To Become Reality
Work is set to begin at the end of the month on a flyover bridge in north Fayetteville that has been on wish lists for decades.
View ArticleHit, Run Leads To Arrest
A driver faces felony charges after police said he struck two pedestrians near Dickson Street and fled Saturday morning.
View ArticleLowell City Officials Ponder The Next Step In City Attorney Dilemma
A dispute between city officials and the elected city attorney is costing taxpayers thousands of dollars.
View ArticleRogers Offers High School Choice
Excitement built last week during parent and student meetings for a charter school choice within the Rogers School District.
View ArticleCity Departments Stretching Vehicle Life
Most city employees won’t be driving spiffy new vehicles for a while. Officials have tried to avoid purchasing vehicles — except for the Police and Fire departments — during the economic downturn, said...
View ArticleVacant church building burns in Springdale
A vacant church building near Grove Avenue and Thompson Street in Springdale burned Sunday night.
View ArticleMan Arrested on Suspicion of False Imprisonment
A 59-year-old West Fork man was arrested Sunday in connection with felony false imprisonment and terroristic threatening.
View ArticleMan Arrested in Connection With Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Police arrested a Springdale man Sunday in connection with allowing an 11-year-old girl to watch pornographic material on his cellphone and failing to register as a sex offender.
View ArticleMan Accused of Kidnapping, Assault
A Springdale man was arrested in connection with kidnapping a 2-year-old boy early Sunday morning.
View ArticleTests: Norovirus the culprit in Hellstern illness
Test results confirmed that norovirus sickened hundreds of children at Hellstern Middle School last week, School District officials said today. Norovirus causes a person’s stomach and intestines or...
View ArticleVotes on lease of Peabody are nigh
The Little Rock Board of Directors is set to vote tonight on the lease agreement to change the Peabody Little Rock hotel to a Marriott.
View ArticleAnnual census counts homeless
Staff and volunteers from agencies that help the homeless in Fort Smith will spend the day today conducting an annual census of homeless people in the city.
View ArticlePB City Council to re-evaluate residency requirement for chiefs
The Pine Bluff City Council is scheduled tonight to discuss whether to enforce or amend a 2000 ordinance that requires the city’s department heads to reside in Pine Bluff.
View ArticleMan in hospital after stabbing; 5 charged in attack
A 27-year-old Crawford County man is in a Fort Smith hospital with multiple stab wounds, and five men are in the Crawford County jail charged with attacking him, Sheriff Ron Brown said.
View ArticleElection board picks three finalists
The State Board of Election Commissioners said Friday that it will interview three state employees for its director position, with a goal of having someone in the post by Feb. 1.
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
Counterfeit bills spent in stores BONANZA, Ark. — Authorities in Sebastian County are investigating an influx of counterfeit money that has been passed in stores in Bonanza and Hackett.
View ArticleVehicle overturns; Manila man dies
A Manila man died Friday when his vehicle overturned into a lake in Mississippi County, according to a preliminary Arkansas State Police accident report.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “I am elated. Nothing can break that excitement. It is a great day.You can feel it in the air.” Wilma Donley of Little Rock, who was among 100 people watching President Barack Obama’s...
View ArticleGovernor’s appointments
The executive director of the Democratic Party of Arkansas will step down to take an $82,256 spot on the Arkansas Parole Board.
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