Ice surprises drivers, police, forecasters
Icy roads Tuesday in Northwest Arkansas caught just about everybody by surprise -- motorists, state police, highway crews and National Weather Service ...
View ArticleWitness says got idea for ’07 theft at work
The self-proclaimed leader of a group of men accused of plotting the robbery of an armored-car company testified Tuesday that he got the idea for the heist while working as a driver for the ...
View ArticleClifty business owner to run for House seat
Jeremy Miller of Clifty has announced his candidacy as a Republican for state representative for House District 97, which includes parts of Carroll, Madison and Washington ...
View ArticleThree men get 15-year terms in drug case
Three Hot Springs men were each sentenced to 15 years in prison on drug trafficking and federal firearms offenses, according to Conner Eldridge, U.S. attorney for the Western District of ...
View ArticleFort Smith budget gets OK with center’s costs included
City directors approved a nearly $99 million 2012 budget Tuesday that carves $777,000 from the general fund budget to pay Fort Smith Convention Center operating ...
View ArticleTulsa man ID’d as body in pond
Authorities don't suspect foul play in the death of a man whose body was found in a Franklin County pond Saturday night, Sheriff Anthony Boen said ...
View ArticleHome Building Permits Edge Higher
New home permits for single-family residences in Bentonville are tracking far ahead previous two years, Troy Galloway, community development director, told the Planning Commission on ...
View ArticleOctober Sees More Employed; Recovery Still Slow
Unemployment in the Northwest Arkansas metro region dipped slightly from September to October, but remained flat year-to-year, according to the latest figures from the federal Bureau of Labor ...
View ArticleFather of soldier fatally shot in Ark. to testify
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The father of a soldier who was shot and killed outside a military recruiting center in Arkansas is to testify during a hearing on homegrown ...
View ArticleWhat's the matter with the University of Central Arkansas
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery enabled more Arkansans than ever before to attend college. But the scholarship lottery is likely to reduce UCA's retention rate which was 71.6 percent in ...
View ArticleTest May Aid English Learners
Anthony Reyes Justin Keen, social studies teacher at Helen Tyson Middle School, instructs students on an assignment about perspectives Tuesday in Springdale. The students were learning about the ...
View ArticleAttorney General Seeks Restitution
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel filed a consumer protection lawsuit Tuesday against a Fayetteville roofing company, accusing it of taking people's money without making roof ...
View ArticleMorningside Drive To Close Thursday
LITTLE ROCK - A witness who was to testify Thursday in the federal trial of three men accused of plotting to rob an armored car was excused for the day after admitting smoking marijuana several ...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Second Man In Beating
Authorities in Massachusetts say a family that got lost in a seven-acre corn maze called 911 for help, apparently taking advantage of the police department's motto that says "We Want To Be ...
View ArticleCounty Closer To Joining Water Group
Some Washington County Quorum Court members hope a $40,000 investment will help scientists verify the amount of pollutants that cross the Oklahoma border through the Illinois ...
View ArticleSnow falls across Arkansas, some roads slick
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Snowfall from central through eastern Arkansas left state highways and interstates in the region snow-covered and slushy Wednesday morning and several traffic accidents ...
View Article2 dead in Texarkana house fire, home destroyed
TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) — Investigators say a fire at a northeast Texas home has left an elderly couple dead.Officials say the fire was reported around midnight Tuesday in Texarkana, Texas, when ...
View ArticleJury selected in Ark. race crime case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A jury has been selected in the trial of a man charged in connection with an attack on an interracial couple's home in northern Arkansas.Cherith Beck, a ...
View Article$1 Ticket Night at Women's Basketball
FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas Athletics Department is offering $1 general admission tickets for Saturday's women's basketball game in Bud Walton Arena. Fans can purchase ...
View ArticleBobby Petrino Live resumes tonight
Bobby Petrino Live is presented by The Lindsey Company and AT&T. The show will be held from 7-8 p.m. at the Catfish Hole on Wednesdays during the 2011 football season. Fans can purchase tickets ...
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