Family donating organs of teen
The family of 19-year-old Austin Elder who fell off Hawksbill Crag last weekend plans to give medical staff permission to remove his life support so his organs may be donated, Elder’s former high...
View Article2 plans filed to require voter ID
Arkansans would be required to provide photo identification to vote under two pieces of legislation proposed for the 2013 legislative session.
View ArticleEx-land official faces questions over claims
The state land commissioner’s office paid more than $25,000 to a law firm to represent then-Land Commissioner Mark Wilcox against two lawsuits filed against him over personal use of state-owned...
View ArticleUA sets plan to avoid ’13 deficit
Leaders at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville are using a mix of one-time transfers, including some loans from within campus, to shore up a $3.1 million deficit in its Division of Advancement...
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
Mena police probe elderly man’s death Mena police continue to investigate the death of an 80-year-old man whose body was found Dec. 3 in a ditch along Gillham Street, detective Brandon Martin said...
View ArticleVA director quizzed on ’11 audit findings
A legislative committee quizzed the director of the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday about more than $288,000 in improper expenditures approved last year by her predecessor.
View ArticleBones found near pickup in woods
Authorities said human remains have been found near a pickup that belongs to a man reported missing earlier this year.
View ArticleShooting suspect found in Chicago
A man suspected of shooting another man Monday was arrested in Chicago on Wednesday night and waived extradition to Arkansas on Thursday, according to Fort Smith police.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s a symbol for a lot of people, and it’s important to a lot of people’s faith.” Eureka Springs Alderman James DeVito, responding to news that donations will pay to turn back on...
View ArticleSpeaker-Elect Faces Music
Republican rank and file expressed strong dissatisfaction to state House speaker-elect Rep. Davy Carter, R-Cabot, at a meet and greet Thursday at Neal’s Cafe in Springdale.
View ArticleTeen Happy To Play Harp
Emily Carpenter can’t recall exactly what it was that led her to ask her mother for a harp one Christmas several years ago.
View ArticlePea Ridge Pitches Election Plan
Pea Ridge voters may get a new polling place as the Benton County Election Commission works to revise election procedures to minimize problems with long lines and balky voting machines encountered...
View ArticleAirport Ends Contract
Airport Board members voted Thursday to terminate the Fayetteville Executive Airports contract with Million Air Fayetteville, a private company that has provided a range of services for pilots and...
View ArticleLocal Clubs Help Schools
There were 21 trees standing in the Optimist Club of Rogers Christmas tree lot Thursday afternoon.
View ArticleShelter open house Saturday
Washington County officials hope a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house for the animal shelter will spur adoptions at a facility running at near capacity.
View ArticleBella Vista Man Gets Probation
A Level 3 sex offender was placed on four years of state supervised probation in connection with being on Bentonville School District grounds last year.
View ArticleJones Center Receives $23 Million in Grants
The Jones Center and Jones Trust will receive $23 million in grants it was announced this morning.
View ArticleThe nation in brief QUOTE OF THE DAY
“What we have yet to see is a proposal of any kind with any kind of specificity.” White House press secretary Jay Carney, who said “there are a lot of ideas floated” at the Capitol on breaking the...
View ArticleLawmakers quiz Gearhart
Lawmakers questioned why the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville responded to a $3.1 million shortfall in its Advancement Division by reassigning the two employees responsible for the remainder of...
View ArticleNo call yet on payout in killing
The Arkansas Claims Commission hasn’t decided how much the state should pay for improperly releasing a teenage burglar from custody who subsequently killed a Little Rock man.
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