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Bentonville compromise in Lake Bella Vista dam dispute draws support, questions

Subscriber only The dispute over whether Lake Bella Vista should be restored to a free-flowing creek inched closer to a compromise Thursday, though different sides said they still have unresolved disagreements and questions.

$1.9M in grants buoy two NW drug courts

By Brandon Mulder 2:14 a.m.

Subscriber only The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will release up to $1.9 million to two Arkansas drug court programs in Northwest Arkansas.

Northwest Arkansas Restaurant Inspections Database

By NWA Staff Updated Weekly

A searchable database of restaurant inspections in Northwest Arkansas performed by the Department of Health.

It's the heat, humidity this weekend in Northwest Arkansas

By Stacy Ryburn 1:12 a.m.

Subscriber only The summer's first heat advisory came Thursday and will continue into the weekend.

Fayetteville couple arrested in connection with Dickson Street beating

By Staff Report 1:07 a.m.

Subscriber only Police arrested a couple Wednesday in connection with a Dickson Street assault.

Kansas hackers had access to Social Security numbers, some in Arkansas may be affected
By Associated Press 2:49 p.m.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Hackers who breached a Kansas Department of Commerce data system in March had access to more than 5.5 million Social Security numbers in 10 states, along with another 805,000 accounts that didn't include the Social Security numbers, according to records obtained from the agency.
Farmington man sentenced for pornography
By Staff Reports 9:57 a.m.

FAYETTEVILLE -- A Farmington man was sentenced to federal prison for child pornography on Thursday.
Arkansas care aide adds fraud plea to murder charge
By John Lynch 8:13 a.m.

A former home health-care aide who by neglect caused the death of his mentally disabled client promised on Thursday to pay more than $31,000 in fines and restitution for cheating Medicaid, which funded his services as a full-time caretaker.
State hits Net mark; all Arkansas public schools now have high-speed broadband
By Brian Fanney 4:30 a.m.

Arkansas is now one of a handful of states that boasts universal high-speed broadband connectivity to its public schools, no matter how rural and isolated.
Fayetteville superintendent lays out plan for raises
By Brenda Bernet 1:11 a.m.

Superintendent Matthew Wendt is recommending raising teacher pay by $3,000 and hourly salaries by an average of 3.5 percent, he told School Board members during a work session Thursday.

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Sin ordered held without bond in Sprindale murder case

By Tracy Neal 1:10 a.m.

Subscriber only A man told police he was in the apartment when one of his roommates shot and killed another roommate, according to court documents filed Thursday

Northwest Arkansas regional planners mull grant requests from citites

By Ron Wood 1:12 a.m.

Subscriber only Cities and counties made their pitches Thursday for a share of almost $8 million in federal transportation money the Northwest Arkansas metropolitan planning area is expected to receive next year.

Sports

Bears still looking for way to the top

By Brooks Kubena 2:06 a.m.

Subscriber only Steve Campbell laid it out simply inside Houston's Hilton Americas at the Southland Conference football media day Friday morning.

What's Up!

Artistic Growth

By Jocelyn Murphy 1:00 a.m.

Subscriber only Board members for the Peacemaker Music and Arts Festival in Fort Smith have been trying to get acclaimed American rock/jam band Gov't Mule to Riverfront Park since the festival's inception. For the event's third year, they did.

Outdoors

Froome soars in thin air of Alps as Aru falls back

By The Associated Press 2:20 a.m.

Subscriber only One series of giant Tour de France mountains out of the way. One more to come. And one less rival for race leader Chris Froome to watch quite so closely.

Opinion

Voter fraud fraud

By The Washington Post 1:00 a.m.

Subscriber only The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity is already better known as the voter fraud commission, owing not only to its explicit mission but also to the fact that so many of its members, including its chairman, Vice President Mike Pence, and vice chairman, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, are on record as subscribing to or defending President Donald Trump's unfounded view that millions of fraudulent votes were cast in last fall's elections. In fact, the real fraud is the commission itself.

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Business

Conway bank's 2Q a record

By David Smith 4:30 a.m.

Subscriber only Home BancShares had record net income of $50.1 million in the second quarter, a 15 percent improvement over $43.5 million in profit in the same period last year, the Conway bank said Thursday.

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