Inmates lose books after some destroyed
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County jailers took almost all the reading material away from the inmates last fall because some of them were destroying the books, according to a sheriff's office official.
"As...
January 25, 2021
Rogers man accused of rape
BENTONVILLE -- A Rogers man is being held in the Benton County Jail on $300,000 bond after his arrest Thursday in connection with the rape of a 14-year-old girl.
Arlontne Dixon, 22, was arrested whil...
January 23, 2021
Prosecutor clears Bentonville officers in slaying
BENTONVILLE -- Three police officers acted justifiably when they fatally shot a man who ran at them with a knife, according to Benton County Prosecuting Attorney Nathan Smith.
Smith cleared the offic...
January 15, 2021
Prosecutor clears officers in slaying
BENTONVILLE -- Three police officers acted justifiably when they fatally shot a man who ran at them with a knife, according to Benton County Prosecuting Attorney Nathan Smith.
Smith cleared the offic...
January 15, 2021
Prosecuting attorney clears Bentonville officers in shooting
BENTONVILLE — Three Bentonville police officers acted justifiably when they fatally shot a man who charged them with a knife, according to Benton County Prosecuting Attorney Nathan Smith.
Smith clear...
January 14, 2021
Benton County agencies scrutinize police comments on Capitol attack
BENTONVILLE -- A Bentonville police officer was placed on administrative leave while the department investigates a post on his Facebook page about last week's attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to ...
January 13, 2021
Ex-teacher gets 4-month jail term after admitting sex assault of teen
BENTONVILLE -- A judge on Monday sentenced a former home school teacher to four months in jail and 10 years of probation after she admitted to sexually assaulting a teenage girl.
Alisa Andrews, 52, o...
January 13, 2021
State investigators ID man killed in Bentonville police confrontation
BENTONVILLE -- The man shot and killed Sunday after city police officers said he charged at them with a knife has been identified.
Bill Sadler, a spokesman for the Arkansas State Police, identified t...
January 12, 2021
Home school teacher pleads guilty to sexual assault
BENTONVILLE -- A judge Monday sentenced a former home school teacher to four months in jail and 10 years of probation after she admitted to sexually assaulting a teenage girl.
Alisa Andrews, 52, of R...
January 12, 2021
Police identify Bentonville man shot Sunday
BENTONVILLE -- A 37-year-old Bentonville man was shot and killed Sunday by police officers after charging at them with a knife.
Bill Sadler, a spokesman for the Arkansas State Police, identified the ...
January 11, 2021
Bentonville man shot by police identified
BENTONVILLE -- The man shot and killed Sunday by city police officers after charging at them with a knife has been identified.
Bill Sadler, a spokesman for the Arkansas State Police, identified the ma...
January 11, 2021
Bentonville police: Officers killed man who wielded knife
BENTONVILLE -- Police officers shot and killed a man early Sunday morning during a domestic disturbance, according to a news release from the Bentonville Police Department.
Officers went to 720 N.W. ...
January 11, 2021
Bentonville Police shoot, kill man during domestic disturbance
BENTONVILLE -- Police officers shot and killed a man early Sunday morning during a domestic disturbance, according to a news release from the police department.
Officers went to 720 N.W. 6th St. just ...
January 10, 2021
Northwest Arkansas first-responders receiving covid vaccine
BENTONVILLE -- Some first-responders in Northwest Arkansas have already received their first dose of the covid-19 vaccine.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Monday law enforcement officers, firefighters,...
January 7, 2021
Courtroom decorum an issue with video conferencing
BENTONVILLE -- A man sitting in a barber chair. A woman shopping in a store. A guy gulping beer.
All are behaviors people have displayed while testifying online in Benton County courts.
Judges acros...
January 3, 2021