Northwest Arkansas News
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Bentonville City Council approves library expansion project work, contracts for water main repairs
BENTONVILLE -- City Council members unanimously approved finding out how much additional work for the ongoing public library expansion and renovation might cos…
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Walmart yanks self-checkout stations from two stores
Walmart Inc. recently removed self-checkout stations from two stores, fueling speculation that it will do so at all of its U.S. locations.
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Northwest Arkansas Community College closing for rest of Tuesday due to water issue
BENTONVILLE -- Northwest Arkansas Community College is closing its campus at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday because of a lack of running water, according to the college.
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Pea Ridge police arrest Rogers man after high-speed chase through city, Benton County
PEA RIDGE — A Rogers man is facing charges in connection with a high-speed chase Thursday afternoon in Benton County.
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Benton County coroner confirms Missouri doctor’s death was suicide
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County Coroner Daniel Oxford confirmed Tuesday the Missouri doctor found dead last year killed himself.
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Haas Hall Bentonville is No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of top public high schools in Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas is home to eight of the state's top 10 public high schools, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2024 rankings, released today.
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Lawsuit filed over approval of glamping resort near Beaver Lake in Benton County
BENTONVILLE -- A lawsuit has been filed to prevent the building of a camping resort on Beaver Lake.
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Greenwood police arrest sex offender seen trespassing at a school
GREENWOOD -- Police arrested a Level 3 sex offender Friday after he trespassed onto school grounds, according to a Facebook post shared on the police departmen…
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FUMC owner of Jonesboro church, assets
JONESBORO -- Those remaining loyal to the denomination are entitled to the First United Methodist Church building in Jonesboro and other assets, a judge there …
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Mother of Benton teen killed by officer recounts harrassment by police, ongoing legal battle
BENTON -- In a stunning turnaround, the parents of a Benton teen shot and killed in 2016 by Benton police were awarded $32 million by a jury in February only t…
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Fayetteville Public Library ‘mostly’ open after rooftop fire, officials say
FAYETTEVILLE -- The Fayetteville Public Library shifted back to normal hours Monday after spending the past week cleaning from an April 14 rooftop fire that re…
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Vandals damage fiber optic communications in Fort Smith, affecting businesses as far as Kansas City, police say
FORT SMITH -- Vandals damaged fiber optic lines while taking copper at a site in Fort Smith, disrupting communications as far away as Kansas City, Mo., accordi…
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J.B. Hunt files motion to dismiss in discrimination lawsuit
J.B. Hunt Transportation Services Inc. has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a former employee who claims he was fired because of racial discrimin…