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Law-enforcement ceremonies thank officers killed on duty
Seventy-four deputy marshals who served the federal court at Fort Smith and died more than a century ago were remembered Saturday at the Fort Smith National Historic Site. Continue reading...
Spent shells found near slain man, 33
Logan County sheriff ’s investigators found spent shell casings around a man found dead Tuesday outside his home just north of Paris, an investigator in the case said Thursday. Continue reading...
Order to medicate defendant is stayed
A 73-year-old Kentucky man has received a stay while he appeals to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and possibly to the U.S. Supreme Court an order that he be involuntarily medicated to make him mentally competent to stand trial. Continue reading...
Guard’s 15 deployed to Mideast for detail
About 15 members of the Arkansas Air National Guard’s 188th Fighter Wing are scheduled to leave today and Monday for the Middle East, where they will provide installation security and aircraft protection in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Continue reading...
Sebastian County, cities pushing to keep 1% tax
Hackett Mayor Darrell Newton has put up “Protect Your Penny” signs all over town in hopes residents will vote Tuesday to renew the county’s 20-year-old 1 percent sales tax. Continue reading...
7 hurt in church roof collapse
Officials with the Jethro Pentecostal Church north of Ozark were trying to determine Thursday why the roof of an addition under construction suddenly collapsed Wednesday evening, injuring seven workers. Continue reading...
Shooting by officer leaves 1 wounded
Suspect treated, taken to lockup
A Sebastian County sheriff ’s deputy shot and wounded a man in the shoulder early Thursday when the man refused to drop a knife he was holding to his mother’s chest, according to the sheriff ’s office. Continue reading...
Jail time is set at 18 months in fraud case
A Logan County woman was sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud in the theft of more than $155,000 over seven years from the insurance company where she worked. Continue reading...
City takes over park closed by ‘96 storm
VAN BUREN — Van Buren is expanding its recreational assets by signing a lease to take over the closed Lee Creek Park and accepting a donation of 55 acres for a future park. Continue reading...
Financier kept apart after cash-move try
Wichtendahl defense draws $35,000
A Northwest Arkansas man charged in federal court with bilking investors out of more than $1 million has been ordered into isolation in jail to prevent him from attempting to hide money being donated to him by supporters for his criminal defense, according to court records. Continue reading...
Latest photos
Andrew Smith (left) with Larkin Aquatics of Kansas City, Mo., describes features of the planned aquatics center at Ben Geren Park ...
Fort Smith directors discussed the regulation of digital billboards like this one at Phoenix Avenue and Old Greenwood Road during ...
Repairs on the Belle Grove Center in Fort Smith will cost an estimated $1.4 million. Fort Smith city directors voted to buy the bu...
Emanuel Banks, assistant chief engineer for operations with the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, announces a $78.8 ...
Former Secret Service Agent Clint Hill (second from right), who headed first lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s protection detail on the da...
