Ski boat accident kills 2 UA students
Two students from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville died Tuesday after a ski boat crashed into a parked houseboat on Grand Lake in northeast Oklahoma.
View ArticleAquatic-center votes approach for board, court
Fort Smith city directors and Sebastian County Quorum Court members will vote next week on whether to hire a construction manager to lead the design team for the joint city-county aquatics center...
View ArticleState retiree system up 6.43% - $358 million - in quarter
A robust stock market helped boost the value of the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System’s investments in the past quarter as they increased by $358 million to $6.652 billion, investment...
View ArticleSuit to ax abortion law a go; state fails
A federal judge Wednesday rejected the state’s requests that she dismiss both a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new Arkansas abortion law and a motion for an injunction preventing the...
View ArticleShots miss abducted woman
Police are searching for a Green Forest man wanted on kidnapping and attempted-murder charges after two shots were fired early Wednesday morning through the window of the Red-X convenience store in...
View ArticleNOTEWORTHY DEATH
Colorful Texas scam artist of 1960s Billie Sol Estes, a fast-talking Texas swindler who made millions, went to prison and captivated America for years with mind-boggling agricultural scams, payoffs to...
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
$15,000 ripped off in pawn shop theft ARKADELPHIA — Authorities are investigating after four people stole $15,000 cash from an Arkadelphia pawn shop after distracting the store’s two employees.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “He was a wonderful person. He was loved by so many people.” Sandy Varner of Texarkana, Ark., about her son, Trey Varner, who was killed along with his girlfriend, Rachel Nichole...
View ArticleState to receive settlement share
Arkansas will receive more than $5.1 million under a settlement with an India-based company accused of introducing adulterated generic drugs into the United States, the state attorney general’s office...
View ArticleDeath investigated in Logan County
The Logan County sheriff’s office was investigating the death of a 33-year-old man Wednesday as a homicide, according to a news release.
View ArticleCollege Moving To Four Day Week
NorthWest Arkansas Community College will operate on a four-day work week for the next 10 weeks.
View ArticleHolly’s Mental Eval Under Seal
The mental evaluation for a Bentonville man accused of killing a 6-year-old girl is complete and under seal.
View ArticleCharter School Picks Headmaster
A charter school expected to open in August has found its leader.
View ArticleInvestigation Continues In Beating, Shooting
A crime scene where a woman was beaten and shot may have been found.
View ArticleJudge Keeps Bond Amount Same
A Level 3 sex offender accused of designing his vehicle to look like an undercover police officer's won’t have his bond reduced.
View ArticleEighth Street Project Gears Up
Residents who live along a portion of Eighth Street set for widening should know how the project will effect them by the end of the year.
View ArticleCourts Building Plans To Be Studied
Benton County justices of the peace advanced plans to study where a new courts building might be located if the county proceeds with the project.
View ArticleBella Vista Man Arrested
A Bella Vista man is suspected of sexually assaulting two teenage girls.
View ArticleLocal Real Estate Market Improving
Higher prices boosted the Northwest Arkansas real estate market last month. The median sales price in Benton and Washington counties for a single-family home was $159,900 in April, according to...
View ArticleProgram On Protecting Lake Set
A free LakeSmart Program will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., May 23, at the Prairie Creek Community Center, 14432 E. Arkansas 12 in Rogers.
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