Officials to interview lotto director finalists
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Lottery Commission will interview candidates for the director position this weekend.Commission members are scheduled to speak to seven candidates, ...
View ArticleWhirlpool workers in Fort Smith accept severance
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Union workers at the Whirlpool plant in Fort Smith have voted to accept a severance package the company offered workers for when it stops production this summer.The ...
View ArticleArkansas to receive $39.4M in mortgage settlement
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' attorney general says the state will receive $39.4 million from a national settlement between states and the country's biggest mortgage ...
View ArticleAll-American transitions to coach
During her collegiate career at the University of Arkansas, Elisha Brewer made a stamp on the program as one of the most decorated sprinters and hurdlers in school history. The Fort Smith, Ark., ...
View ArticleSEC announces softball TV schedule
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The Southeastern Conference announced its 2012 SEC Softball television schedule which includes 30 games on ESPN, five on ESPN2 and 13 on ESPNU. The regional schedule includes ...
View ArticleTop 10 matchup at Georgia for No. 3 gym team
Following a two-meet home weekend, Arkansas' gymnastics team is on the road for a top 10 matchup at Georgia on Friday at 6:30 p.m. (central). The Razorbacks are ranked in the nation's top ...
View ArticleSoftball opens season at Baylor tournament
The Arkansas Razorback softball team opens its 2012 campaign with a road trip to Waco, Texas to play in the Getterman Classic hosted by Baylor University. The Razorbacks will face five teams over ...
View ArticleHogs return home for key matchup with Purdue
The Razorback men’s tennis team returns to the Billingsley Tennis Center this weekend for key matches against 67th-ranked Purdue and Stetson as it hits the heart of its non-conference season. ...
View ArticleOfficials To Meet On Park
Rogers residents approved in September extending a 1 percent sales tax to repay $135.4 million in capital improvement bonds. The money was to be divided between the parks, street, police and fire ...
View ArticleFire Prompts Evacuation At Tyson
Spencer Tirey Springdale firefighters respond to a structure fire Wednesday morning at a Tyson plant at 1825 Ford Ave. in Springdale. An exhaust flue on the roof overheated and caught part of the ...
View ArticleWar Eagles Celebrate Colors Day
Rogers Heritage High School will commemorate its Colors Day on Friday. The War Eagles will host Springdale High, with junior varsity games starting at 3:45 ...
View ArticleJohnson Starts As Director
Andy Shupe David Johnson was recently named director of the Fayetteville Public Library and served his first day on the job Wednesday. The last time David Johnson worked at a library, he had ...
View ArticleStudent Wins Logo Contest
Justin Wedgworth Shea Messick, a senior at Bentonville High School, works on a design project Wednesday during her computer graphics class. Messick designed the winning logo in a contest for the ...
View ArticleFugitive in 1993 British heist arrested in Ozark
-; A man suspected of stealing about $1.5 million from a security van in England in 1993 has been arrested in southwest Missouri. The FBI says 56-year-old Edward John Maher was taken into custody ...
View ArticleBeebe says he's 'content' with interim agency chief
-; Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe says he's content to have his deputy chief of staff keep running the state Economic Development Commission but isn't ready to name him the permanent director of ...
View ArticleMan exposes self to minor in Conway Wal-Mart restroom
-; Conway police are investigating a report of a man exposing himself to a 13-year-old boy Tuesday in a Wal-Mart restroom. The woman who filed the report said her son "ran from the restroom in ...
View ArticleMan arrested after standoff, shots fired
-; Washington County deputies ended a seven-hour standoff around 11:30 a.m. today, taking into custody a man who fired a rifle into a wooded area after deputies arrived. The man arrested was ...
View ArticleArkansas' Sanchez doubtful with shoulder injury
Sanchez was injured during the second half of the Razorbacks' 81-59 loss at Georgia on Wednesday night. The senior has started 23 of 24 games this season and is averaging 4.3 points and 3.6 rebounds ...
View ArticleDes Arc Man Called Ring Leader of "Operation Evil Eye" Sent to Prison
A Des Arc man that federal officials call the ring leader of "Operation Evil Eye" has been sentenced to a long prison term in the methamphetamine distribution case.Norman Berry, 52, ...
View ArticleMassive Mortgage Lending Abuse Settlement Unveiled
If you owe more on your house than it's worth, you may want to keep reading.The Justice Department today announced a massive settlement for mortgage lending abuse across the country.The ...
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