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Snively Announces For Fayetteville District Judge

Subscriber onlyTim Snively, a lawyer and longtime resident, is the first to announce he’s running for district judge. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: at 5 a.m.

Holly Murder Trial Delayed

Subscriber onlyThe trial of a Rogers man charged in connection with second-degree murder and first-degree battery in connection with a double stabbing under an Elkins bridge has been delayed again. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: at 5 a.m.

Zimmerman Seeks Re-Election

Subscriber onlyWashington County Circuit Judge Stacey Zimmerman is seeking re-election to the juvenile division bench for Washington and Madison counties. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: at 5 a.m.

Jacob Holly murder trial delayed

Subscriber onlyThe trial of a Rogers man charged in connection with second-degree murder and first-degree battery in connection with a double stabbing under an Elkins bridge has been delayed again. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: May 22, 2013 at 9:08 a.m.

Special Prosecutor to Handle Bar Fight Involving Cops

Subscriber onlyA special prosecutor has been named to review evidence from a bar fight involving two off-duty police officers and report his findings and recommendations to Washington County Circuit Judge William Storey. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: May 22, 2013 at 5 a.m.

KUAF Gun Nets Probation, Fine

Subscriber onlyA University of Arkansas student pleaded guilty as part of a plea bargain Tuesday in Washington County Circuit Court to a misdemeanor charge of carrying a gun in a publicly owned building. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: May 22, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Man pleads guilty to having gun at KUAF

Subscriber onlyA University of Arkansas student pleaded guilty in Washington County Circuit Court Tuesday to a misdemeanor charge of carrying a gun in a publicly owned building. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: May 21, 2013 at 11:43 a.m.

Plea Deal Reached In Child’s Death

Subscriber onlyA Springdale man originally charged with murder in the death of his infant stepson pleaded guilty last week in a deal with prosecutors to a lesser charge of failing to seek medical care for the child after a crime lab report failed to support the murder charge. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: May 21, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Stewart Appointed District Judge in Fayetteville

Subscriber onlyGov. Mike Beebe has appointed David Stewart interim Fayetteville District Court judge to replace Rudy Moore. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: May 10, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Man Pleads Not Guilty to Negligent Homicide

Subscriber onlyA Lincoln man has been charged with negligent homicide related to the death of a Rogers woman in a drunken driving crash. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: May 4, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Negligent homicide charge in fatal wreck

Subscriber onlyA Lincoln man has been charged with negligent homicide related to the death of a Rogers woman in what police say was a drunk-driving crash. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: May 3, 2013 at 9:54 a.m.

Double Murder’s Appeal Needs More Work

Subscriber onlyThe Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday sent the death penalty appeal of Gregory Christopher Decay, who gunned down a Fayetteville couple in 2007, back to Washington County Circuit Court. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: May 3, 2013 at 5:06 a.m.

Controllers Likely To Stay At Fayetteville Airport

Subscriber onlyIt appears the air traffic control tower at Drake Field will remain open and staffed after federal transportation officials were given the go-ahead Tuesday to shift money around in their budgets. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: May 2, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Convicted Rapist Wants Life Term Tossed

Subscriber onlyA Springdale man given a life sentence for raping a 14-year-old boy wants his conviction and sentence overturned. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 30, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Interpretations Raise Cost of Prosecutions

Subscriber onlyDisagreement over a single word during a trial two years ago led to an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling that requires interview transcripts to be done by state-certified translators in order to be admissible as evidence in court. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 29, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Fox Pleads Not Guilty in Children's Deaths

Subscriber onlyA father accused of killing his two infant sons pleaded not guilty to two counts of capital murder Wednesday. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 25, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Travis Fox pleads not guilty to killing sons

Subscriber onlyA father accused of killing his two infant sons pleaded not guilty to two counts of capital murder Wednesday. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 24, 2013 at 11:14 a.m.

Gold retrial reset pending appeal

Subscriber onlyThe retrial of a Springdale man, Arjel Gold, accused of rape and robbery, was reset Tuesday because of a pending appeal. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 23, 2013 at 11:34 a.m.

Hastings Closing In June

Subscriber onlyThe Hastings store is closing and 35 employees will lose their jobs. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 20, 2013 at 2:15 a.m.

Committee Recommends Changes To Transportation Plan

Subscriber onlyPlanners have identified where money for several highway and trail projects will come from and want the 2035 Northwest Arkansas Regional Transportation Plan amended to reflect the new income. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 19, 2013 at 4:08 a.m.

Governor Will Appoint Interim Fayetteville District Judge

Subscriber onlyGov. Mike Beebe will appoint an interim judge for Fayetteville District Court to take Rudy Moore’s place. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 18, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Lawsuit Challenges Jail Debit Card Fees

Subscriber onlyA federal lawsuit is alleging inmates at the Benton County jail are being charged high fees by the company that operates the jail’s commissary in exchange for kickbacks. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 16, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Man Acquitted Of Sexual Assault Charges

Subscriber onlyA jury acquitted a former emergency room worker accused of sexually assaulting a patient at Washington Regional Medical Center. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 13, 2013 at 2:14 a.m.

Moore Remembered For Commitment To Family, Community

Subscriber onlyRudy Moore was passionate about education, family, public service, the law, politics and sports. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 12, 2013 at 3:11 a.m.

Trial Begins in Hospital Assault Case

Subscriber onlyA former emergency room worker accused of sexually assaulting a patient is facing two counts of third-degree sexual assault in Washington County Circuit Court. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 11, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Forum Focuses on Arts Center

Subscriber onlyAbout 75 to 80 Walton Arts Center patrons met with architects and staff Monday to get an idea of what to expect from a proposed $20 million renovation and expansion of the Fayetteville campus and to add their ideas to the wish list. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 9, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Fayetteville Shooter Sentenced To Prison

Subscriber onlyA convicted felon was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his part in a shooting the past spring in southeast Fayetteville that left a man with a bullet wound to the shoulder. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 5, 2013 at 3:38 a.m.

Residents See Plans for Planned Razorback Widening

Subscriber onlyHighway Department officials on Thursday heard from the public about plans for widening Razorback Road from Martin Luther King Boulevard past Reynolds Razorback Stadium to Maple Street and up the hill to Garland Avenue. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 5, 2013 at 3:37 a.m.

Airport, Business Cooperating to Attract Low-Cost Carrier

Subscriber onlyRegional airport officials are meeting with every carrier they can and looking to partner with area businesses on subsidies to attract a low-cost carrier to Northwest Arkansas. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 4, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Prairie Grove Murder Trial Reset

Subscriber onlyThe capital murder trial of four Prairie Grove residents accused in the beating death of Ronnie Lee Bradley has been reset. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 3, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Trial reset for four accused of deadly beating

Subscriber onlyThe capital murder trial of four Prairie Grove residents, accused in the beating death of 48-year-old Ronnie Lee Bradley just after Christmas, has been reset. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 2, 2013 at 9:19 a.m.

Frankenhauser's Murder Trial Reset

Subscriber onlyThe capital murder trial of a Fayetteville man accused of fatally shooting a woman in the head in August has been reset. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Apr 2, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Money For Trails Approved

Cave Springs Study OK'D

Subscriber onlyRegional planners Wednesday approved trail projects in Fayetteville and Rogers and money for a study of the Cave Springs recharge area. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Mar 28, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Shooter, Liars Sentenced in Boxley Gun Battle

Subscriber onlyFour people pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges stemming from a shoot-out last summer on Boxley Avenue. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Mar 27, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Ozarks Electric Settles Lawsuit

Subscriber onlyOzarks Electric Cooperative settled out of court a federal religious discrimination lawsuit for $95,000. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Mar 26, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Ozarks Electric settles religious discrimination claim

Subscriber onlyA local electric cooperative has settled a federal religious discrimination lawsuit out of court for $95,000. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Mar 25, 2013 at 2:27 p.m.

FAA To Close Fayetteville Control Tower

Subscriber onlyThe air traffic control tower at Fayetteville’s municipal airport will be closing, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Mar 23, 2013 at 3:52 a.m.

Man Pleads Not Guilty in Stabbing Death

Subscriber onlyA Springdale man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a capital murder charge related to a February stabbing death. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Mar 21, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Man pleads not guilty to stabbing charge

Subscriber onlyA Springdale man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a capital murder charge related to a February stabbing death. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Mar 20, 2013 at 10:20 a.m.

Barrel of Highway Projects Will Have Region Seeing Orange

Subscriber onlyDrivers will see a lot more orange barrels along the region’s roadways this year as long-needed highway construction projects and dedicated cash merge in Northwest Arkansas. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Mar 17, 2013 at 2:57 a.m.

Capital Murder Charges Filed In Stabbing Death

Subscriber onlyWashington County prosecutors formally filed capital murder charges Friday in the stabbing death of a Springdale man. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Mar 16, 2013 at 2:25 a.m.

No Veto, Finance Committee Meets

Subscriber onlyFAYETTEVILLE — The newly formed Washington County Finance and Budget Committee met Tuesday for the first time as a committee of the whole to review tax and finance issues. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Mar 13, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Great-Grandparents Going to Jail for Child's Death in Hot Car

Subscriber onlyFAYETTEVILLE — The great-grandparents of a child who died in a hot car in a Springdale parking lot will spend two months in jail instead of a year. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Mar 6, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Henry Sentenced for Shooting Acquaintance

Subscriber onlyFAYETTEVILLE — A Fayetteville man who shot an acquaintance in the leg after taking his money was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Mar 6, 2013 at 5 a.m.

On appeal, jury gives 60-day sentences to great-grandparents

Subscriber onlyA jury Tuesday recommended 60-day sentences and $2,500 fines for the great-grandparents of a child who died in a car in a Walmart parking lot. Washington County Circuit Judge William Storey handed the sentences down immediately. William Staten, 51, and Margette Staten, 61, were found guilty Dec. 6 of misdemeanor negligent homicide in Springdale District Court. Judge Ernest Cate sentenced them each to one year in jail. The sentences handed down Tuesday were the result of an appeal. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Updated: March 5, 2013 1:59 p.m.

‘Last Shot’ Nominated for Prism Award

Subscriber onlyFAYETTEVILLE — A reality-based drug court television show filmed locally has been nominated for another national award. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Mar 2, 2013 at 3:45 a.m.

Two Plead Guilty To Fayetteville Home Invasion Robbery

Subscriber onlyFAYETTEVILLE — The last two defendants pleaded guilty Wednesday in a home invasion case that ended with one of the robbers dead. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Feb 28, 2013 at 2:49 a.m.

Student Faces Gun Charges

Subscriber onlyFAYETTEVILLE — Washington County prosecutors charged a University of Arkansas student in connection with illegally having a gun on campus after he accidentally shot himself in the hand at the KUAF radio station. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Feb 27, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Man Given Four More Years

Subscriber onlyFAYETTEVILLE — A man already serving 147 years in prison for eight counts of attempted capital murder, including shooting a Fayetteville police officer, pleaded guilty to a felony driving while intoxicated charge Tuesday. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Feb 27, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Student who shot himself charged with having gun on campus

Subscriber onlyWashington County Prosecutors have charged a University of Arkansas Student who accidentally shot himself in the hand at the KUAF radio station with illegally having a gun on campus. Continue reading...

By Ron Wood Posted: Feb 26, 2013 at 2:58 p.m.

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