Fort Smith leaders back sack lunch program move
City directors on Tuesday affirmed a Planning Commission vote last month against a city staff recommendation and city policy to move homeless services to a homeless campus south of downtown.
View ArticleFayetteville High fighting compensation in Title IX lawsuit
A federal lawsuit claiming Fayetteville School District favors high school boys athletic teams to the detriment of girls teams has been tentatively set for trial in February 2017.
View Article'Festivus' pole sought for state capitol
The latest in a series of requests for proposed statues on the Arkansas Capitol lawn came to the secretary of state's office Monday from a Florida-based blogger seeking to place a 6-foot-tall "Gay...
View ArticleFort Smith officers files discrimination lawsuit
A black police sergeant is suing the city and department in federal court, accusing authorities of discrimination and harassment based on his race.
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty in Lake Fayetteville Trail attack
A man who police say attacked two women jogging on Lake Fayetteville Trail in September pleaded not guilty to kidnapping, aggravated assault and second-degree battery Wednesday in Washington County...
View ArticleBella Vista water cutoff lawsuit dismissed
A Northwest Arkansas circuit judge dismissed a third attempt to challenge the Bella Vista Property Owners Association's policy of cutting off water service for nonpayment of assessments.
View ArticleSiloam Springs man sentenced for selling meth in federal case
A Siloam Springs man has been sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison for drug trafficking, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
View ArticleLong-term road closing set in Springdale for work on U.S. 412 bypass
Work on the U.S. 412 Northern Bypass requires a long-term closing of Spring Creek Street, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department officials.
View ArticleFayetteville High students prepare for homeless vigil
EJ Ogbeide, 17, still remembers a homeless man insisting high school students take a jar of money he wanted to donate to their cause.
View ArticleOpen spaces plan nears completion
An open space plan for Northwest Arkansas gave the community a chance to identify high priority areas for conservation and soon organizers will have to figure out how to pay for it.
View ArticleRogers Museum interviews architects
The Historical Museum Commission plans to begin interviewing architects for the renovation of three buildings during meetings that start today.
View ArticleFamily care home planned for Springdale
Arkansas Baptist Children's Homes and Family Ministries plans to begin construction early next year on a family care home for single mothers in Springdale.
View ArticlePublic meetings
Tuesday 5 p.m. Springdale School Board -- Administration Building, 804 W. Johnson Ave., Springdale
View ArticleBenton County Election Commission sets ballot order
BENTONVILLE -- Having Arkansas ties didn't help presidential contenders draw a favorable spot on either party's Benton County ballot for the March 1, 2016, primary election.
View ArticleHighway push will need help, chairman tells city officials
SPRINGDALE -- Proponents of raising an estimated $50 million for Arkansas highways will need the political support of the cities linked by those roads, the chairman of the state Highway Commission told...
View ArticleFarmington police begin investigation into alleged theft at education...
Farmington police have started an investigation after an audit found a former treasurer for the Northwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative wrote unauthorized checks to herself and family members...
View ArticleLowell police set amnesty week
The Lowell Police Department will hold amnesty week from Dec. 13 through Dec. 19 for people with a misdemeanor warrant for arrest through the department, according to a news release.
View ArticleElm Springs sets referendum on proposed wind farm site's annexation
Elm Springs voters will decide next year whether the proposed site for a controversial wind farm will remain part of the small town in an election opponents hope will signal the project's downfall.
View ArticleFayetteville man flashes gun, takes money, police say
FAYETTEVILLE -- Deputies arrested a man Wednesday they said flashed a gun and took $500 from another man in June, according to a probable cause arrest warrant.
View ArticleColorado man held in connection with bank robbery
BENTONVILLE -- A Colorado Springs, Colo., man is being held in the Benton County Jail in connection with the robbery of a Bentonville bank.
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