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Fort Smith, Fayetteville chiefs set plan
FORT SMITH — The mayors of Fort Smith and Fayetteville announced Wednesday they have formed a partnership to work together on economic development issues such as transportation infrastructure. Continue reading...
Dad, 19, charged in death of baby
VAN BUREN — A 19-year-old Alma man was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in the death of his 2 1/2-month-old son in January. Continue reading...
Drive-By Shooting Reported
SPRINGDALE — Police are investigating a drive-by shooting reported on Braxton Drive on Friday night.
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Man ordered held on firearm charges
Judge cites previous psychiatric stay
FORT SMITH — A federal court magistrate Thursday ordered a Kentucky man to be held without bond pending his prosecution on charges he possessed loaded guns outside the U.S. attorney’s office in Fort Smith. Continue reading...
Fort Smith commission trims executive list to 3
FORT SMITH — The Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion Commission on Thursday pared down a stack of 14 applications for Fort Smith Convention Center chief operating officer to three finalists. Continue reading...
Russellville man held in his mother’s death
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Authorities held a Russellville man Wednesday on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of his mother, whose body was found by neighbors Monday at her Hagarville home. Continue reading...
Kentucky man with guns arrested in Fort Smith
FORT SMITH — A Kentucky man was being held without bond in the Sebastian County jail Monday after he was found parked outside the U.S. attorney’s office Sunday with three loaded handguns in his car, according to Fort Smith police. Continue reading...
Jurors convict man in shooting
Man guilty of infant’s death
SALLISAW, Okla. — A Sequoyah County man is in jail awaiting sentencing after a trial jury convicted him Thursday of one count of shooting with intent to kill. Continue reading...
Teen charged as an adult in sister’s death
Officials release few facts as appeal on court expected
OZARK — A Franklin County teen was charged as an adult with first-degree murder Wednesday in the Jan. 15 shooting death of his 16-year-old sister. Continue reading...
Vote stalls on Ben Geren pool
Sebastian County Quorum Court had been for aquatics center
FORT SMITH — The Sebastian County Quorum Court appeared to switch course Tuesday, raising questions about entering into an agreement with Fort Smith for construction of an $8 million aquatics center at the county’s Ben Geren Regional Park. Continue reading...
Latest photos
Searchers sweep through a section of a pasture Wednesday near where a human skull was found in a creek near the Jenny Lind communi...
Law enforcement personnel stand Tuesday near the Van Buren police car of officer Dave Passen at the Crawford County Courthouse. A ...
The view of the Mallalieu church from the east shows the gutted interior of the building. Once asbestos debris is removed, the nor...
Streets have been blocked off by Fort Smith officials who say Mallalieu Church is in danger of collapsing. City directors will con...
A private plane under contract with the Arkansas Forestry Commission drops water on a grass fire Tuesday morning south of Norwood ...
