LPGA Event Drives Interest Up
The 7-iron dropped a little low. Good sound, good contact as the ball sailed out over the driving range, but the club bit into the ground, throwing a shower of…
Stories by Dan Craft
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Flooding Caps Week Of Storms
Flooding throughout the day is expected to cap a stormy week for Northwest Arkansas.
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Changes On Square Considered
The Fayetteville square could look different soon, depending on how two proposals fare before the City Council next week.
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Rain A Mixed Blessing
Robert Seay wants the rain to lay off for about 10 days, then return. Casey Murray would prefer constant, soft rain, preferably at night. Angel Ritz just hope…
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Rain A Mixed Blessing
Robert Seay wants the rain to lay off for about 10 days, then return. Casey Murray would prefer constant, soft rain, preferably at night.
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Unpaid Child Support Amounts To Millions
Vickie Caldwell keeps doing the math. That $15,579 would go a long way toward paying for her daughter’s first year at Drake University.
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Control Tower Keeps Hours
Pat Ross watches intently every time the tower calls, telling the student pilot in his single-prop Beechcraft that he’s entering a landing pattern along with a…
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Unemployment Falls Again
Employment data show positive trends for Northwest Arkansas, according to watchers of the region’s economy.
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Late Snowfall Something New
Snowfall was expected to last into this morning, the second straight day of flakes for Northwest Arkansas.
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Longtime Educator Passes Away
Henrietta Holcomb’s life revolved around generations.
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Local runners checking in
Northwest Arkansas marathoners are checking in via phone and social network from Boston, reporting they're safe after explosions rocked the event.
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Crime Trends Big Enough To Spot
Lee Jones called police when he saw three men loading a truck with county-owned steel, hoping he finally had a lead on the thieves who’d ransacked his nearby b…
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Beer Mogul McBride Dies
For a man who made his living selling beer, a surprising number of stories about Bob McBride include him buying a round for the whole bar.
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Joe Fred Starr, Businessman, Car Collector, Dies
Joe Fred Starr, whose Northwest Arkansas business career spanned sales, construction, poultry and automobiles, died Wednesday.
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Making A Point
Stefan Neal Palmer never thought much about regulations of the custom-built blades he makes.
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Tontitown Water Rates To Increase
Water rates will increase in Tontitown and the town’s service area.
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Survey Gauges Amenities Usage
An avid runner in Northwest Arkansas might breeze past outdoor art or a hockey enthusiast carrying ice skates, while a crowd gathering at Arvest Ballpark could…
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Water Authority Seeks Pump Upgrade
Pulling 40 million gallons of water out of Beaver Lake each day isn’t important if the pumps can only push 24 million gallons down the pipeline to Northwest Ar…
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Healthy And Desirable
Mitch Marshall swears his lunch consists of more than just a big bag of Doritos.
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Day Care A Top Concern
A clean, quality day care didn’t pose a huge challenge for Jennifer Urich when she returned to work after her son Braden was born. Three years and a second son…
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Medical School Evolving
The offerings continue to evolve four years after the first students set foot on the Northwest Arkansas satellite campus of the University of Arkansas for Medi…
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Study Finds Strong Job, Wage Growth
Northwest Arkansas ranked 41st among 200 large metropolitan areas in terms of job and wage growth during the last five years, according to a Milken Institute r…
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Springdale Buries Funeral Escorts
Springdale police will no longer escort funeral processions heading from churches and chapels to gravesites, a move that’s angered funeral directors. Other po…
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Tontitown Council All Sworn In
Officials can concentrate on finding the next mayor now the full City Council has been sworn into office.
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Tontitown Council Meeting Ends Abruptly
Four Tontitown aldermen haven’t been properly sworn into office, two other council members said Monday night.
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Gun Sales Firing Fast
The first challenge to buying a gun in Northwest Arkansas recently has been simply finding a place to park.
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Forming Foundations
Smaller projects, local financing and solid business plans will form the foundations for the next round of development in Northwest Arkansas, according to deve…
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Pillars Of Economy
Editor’s Note: Northwest Arkansas’ economy didn’t fall as far as many other regions’ economies during the recession and is recovering faster. In a six-part ser…
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Elkins Settles Water Rate Suit
Elkins will pay almost a half-million dollars to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging the city improperly raised water rates.
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Small Town, Worldly Experience
The Hooshburger comes with mayo, tomato, onion, lettuce and pickles, but to go with it, you can also pick up some fishing lures, a new ax handle or a fan belt …
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Neighbors Withdraw Apartment Lawsuit
An apartment complex off the north edge of the University of Arkansas campus will end up in university hands one way or another, principals involved said Wedne…
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Flyover to Take Off in January
Construction of a bridge linking northbound College Avenue to the Fulbright Expressway will start in January, city officials said Wednesday.
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Italian Family Tradition
When a married couple has celebrated anniversaries at your restaurant for the last 66 years, they’re called regulars.
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Candidates Fund Each Other
Ulvade Lindsey hasn’t spent much money campaigning for a state Senate seat, but he laid out $2,700 in one month to support other legislative candidates.
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Flaps Down, Thumbs Up
For $250 a pop, Bill Adams wanted a better burger. So he built one.
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Library Expansion Eyed
A full study of space and needs is the first step toward possible expansion of the Fayetteville Public Library, the organization’s board decided Monday.
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Early Voting Grows
The shortest lines for voting in this year’s general election might be outside the polling places on Nov. 6.
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No Road, No Problem
Michael Wright wasted no time Friday night grabbing home-field advantage.
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New Transit Director Arrives
Joel Gardner just got here and the Ozark Regional Transit board has already started asking him for direction.
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Resident To Serve 30 Months For Harboring Illegal Immigrants
A Springdale man will serve 30 months in federal prison for hiring out illegal immigrants using fake documents.
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Tontitown Works Toward Own Police Force
Tontitown first appointed a “conservator of the peace” 102 years ago.
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Voters Seek City Water Control
Fights over control of city water service have landed on the ballot in two Northwest Arkansas towns.
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Lake Intake Pipes Near Capacity
The monitors told Scott Borman the story on a hot July day.
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Circuit Judge Retiring
Circuit Judge Kim Smith will lower the gavel on his career Dec. 31.
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Seized Assets Sold, Destroyed or Converted
BENTONVILLE — Benton County detectives seized drugs, eight vehicles, 15 weapons and $58,000 in cash when they arrested a marijuana distributor in February 2010.
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Who Was John Doe?
The ID in his wallet turned out to be fake. His fingerprints did not turn up in any medical, military or law enforcement database. His DNA sample drew a blank.
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Quorum Court Delays Quarry Decision
Unresolved issues over operation of a quarry near Springdale mean a decision on a permit for the facility will have to wait.
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New School Opens Doors
Morning fog burnt off just after students arrived Monday for the first day of classes at Sonora Middle School, and the rest of the day went well, administrato…
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Smooth First Day For New Middle School
Morning fog burnt off just after students arrived Monday for the first day of classes at Sonora Middle School, and the rest of the day went well, administrator…
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Police seize almost 4 lbs. of meth
Springdale police arrested two men and seized almost 4 pounds of methamphetamine early Sunday morning. Task force members arrested Ancel Lee Turner, 30, of Sp…
