Survey To Feel Out Motorists On I-40 Toll
A consultant retained by Arkansas highway officials to assess the feasibility of making all or parts of Interstate 40 between North Little Rock and West Memphis a tollway to pay to widen the highway is...
View ArticleProject Manager In Plans For Park
Fort Smith and Sebastian County will use a construction manager to assist with the planning of an aquatics center in the hope that the manager’s participation will keep the project’s cost within budget.
View ArticleReport On Boat Crash Fatal To 2 Alleges Alcohol, Speed
Alcohol, excessive speed and driver inattention contributed to a May 14 boating accident on Oklahoma’s Grand Lake that killed two people, according to a report released Wednesday by the Grand River Dam...
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
Woman sentenced in spouse’s killing CONWAY — A Greenbrier woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to a reduced charge of first-degree murder in the 2012 shooting of her husband.
View ArticleTwo Days Of Shaking Give Towns The Jitters
A series of earthquakes near three Arkansas towns Tuesday and Wednesday, including two by Morrilton, have geologists studying causes and residents wary of the potential for more shaking.
View ArticleCourt of Appeals
The Arkansas Court of Appeals released opinions Wednesday. The court’s ruling and the names of the cases are reprinted here. The full opinions and other court proceedings, including per curiam...
View ArticleScooby-Doo To Visit Walton Arts Center
The Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville will host Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries at 6 p.m. Tuesday and 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets cost $18- $75.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “I was amazed at the air quality. From 30 feet away, you could barely smell the hog operation. It looked to me that they had gone above and beyond the call as far as making sure they...
View ArticlePolice: Suspect In Fatal Burning Heard Menacing Victim
Not long before she was found on fire, writhing in her yard, Jessie McFadden was on the phone with a friend and could be heard arguing with her boyfriend, the man now charged in her slaying, according...
View ArticleHuntsville Man Charged In Fatal Crash
A Huntsville man faces a charge of negligent homicide in a crash that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old Huntsville High School senior in March, according to a probable cause affidavit filed this...
View ArticleDelinquent Taxes Net $3.3 Million
Benton County’s school districts and city and county governments recovered about $3.3 million last year in delinquent property taxes from the Commissioner of State Lands Office.
View ArticleJudge Denies Request, Fines Lacy’s Attorney
A circuit judge on Wednesday denied an attorney’s request for a new trial and found him in contempt of court for repeatedly interrupting her.
View ArticleStorm Debris Cleanup Set
The city will hold a storm debris cleanup from Monday’s storm starting June 4, according to a news release.
View ArticleBella Vista Pools Open Friday
Metfield and Kingsdale outdoor pools will open Friday, according to a Property Owners Association news release.
View ArticleCounty To Debate Bonuses
Benton County’s justices of the peace are set to decide on proposed bonuses for employees when the Quorum Court meets tonight.
View ArticleBomb Squad Brought In
The Bentonville Bomb Squad removed suspicious items from a vacant hotel Wednesday morning after a police officer discovered a door to one of the rooms was propped open.
View ArticleCompassion In Action
Sarah Cassady stood in the rubble of the Joplin, Mo., tornado two years ago this week unwrapping the bag lunch dropped off by Red Cross volunteers.
View ArticleAT A GLANCE: Memorial Day Events
At A Glance Memorial Day Events Sunday • 2 p.m. — Douglas Cemetery Memorial Day service. Located east of Highfill, north of Arkansas 264 (Healing Springs Road) on Douglas Cemetery Road. 479-790-2100
View ArticleNatural Food Store Opening Soon
Shoppers in Northwest Arkansas will be able to choose from a wider variety of natural and organic foods when Akin’s Natural Foods Market opens the first week of June in Rogers, said Eric Hinkefent,...
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS
Tuesday 6 p.m. Springdale City Council — Council Chambers, City Administration Building, 201 Spring St.
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