Officials release names of those killed in boat accident
BRANSON, Mo. -- More than half of the 17 people killed when a tourist boat sank on a Branson lake were members of the same Indiana family, and they likely would not have been on the ill-fated trip but for a ticket mix-up.
Arkansas teacher system to back pellet-maker's $150 million loan
The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System will guarantee a $150 million loan and interest owed by Highland Pellets LLC, which operates a wood-pellet manufacturing plant in the Pine Bluff industrial park near White Hall, the system's trustees decided Friday.
In-person visits to end at county jail
The Benton County Jail will no longer offer free, in-person visits between inmates and their family members and friends starting in September, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Arkansas Governor accepts party's nomination for re-election
LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has formally accepted the state Republican Party's nomination for governor, seeking re...
Judge refuses to stay ruling on abortion; state wants pacts between providers, doctors
A federal judge refused Friday to stay, or suspend, her July 2 injunction blocking the state from requiring abortion providers to ...
NWACC officials considers adding dorms
Northwest Arkansas Community College officials are considering adding dormitories.
UA immigration-law clinic chief ready to work
Students interested in immigration law have been "very attuned to what was going on in the world," said Beth Zilberman, new direct...
Northwest Arkansas Restaurant Inspections Database
A searchable database of restaurant inspections in Northwest Arkansas performed by the Department of Health.
Let's Eat
Raising Cane's to open in Bentonville
BENTONVILLE -- Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers is coming to Bentonville with a grand opening set for Tuesday morning, according to a news release.
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Carpenter puts on historic show
Already in the midst of a monster game, Matt Carpenter almost left too early.
Religion
Humanae Vitae turns 50: Pope Paul VI’s encyclical in 1968 followed the approval of the first birth control pill
Humanae Vitae -- the encyclical issued by Pope Paul VI that reaffirmed teachings of the Catholic Church concerning marriage and family, the sanctity of life, sex within marriage and responsible parenthood -- reaches its 50-year mark Wednesday.
Outdoors
Memories made at Silver Bow Club
I'd been writing the Silver Bow Club story in my mind for four days. How do I cover all the neat things I saw on my trip to Divide, Mont., with friend Wayne Reed?
Opinion
NWA editorial: Protect and serve
It is not insignificant that the Arkansas Constitution mandates "the State shall ever maintain a general, suitable and efficient system of free public schools and shall adopt all suitable means to secure to the people the advantages and opportunities of education."
Business
Scientists alter dairy cattle DNA
For nine nerve-racking months beginning in the summer of 2014, Dan Carlson waited for his lab experiments to be born.
