by - March 29, 2018 2:56 pm
Arkansas Department of Transportation allowed U.S. Highway 412 motorists in Springdale and Tontitown to get creative with plans to improve a segment of the highway, between Arkansas Highway 112 and…
by - March 29, 2018 2:07 pm
The ongoing internal audit of the Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) initiated by Police Chief Nathaniel Clark shortly after he took the job in January 2017 continues with no hard…
by - March 28, 2018 6:49 pm
Republican candidate for Craighead County Judge Jeff Presley thinks the county has lost millions of dollars in potential federal grants because the county is out of compliance with a number…
by - March 28, 2018 6:30 pm
As the trucking industry prepares for full enforcement of the electronic logging device mandate April 1, carriers and drivers have been financially impacted by regulations, like the ELD mandate, and…
by - March 28, 2018 12:28 pm
The nation’s economic picture ended 2017 with slower-than-expected growth as strong consumer purchasing habits, robust housing sales and brisk year-end government spending were mostly offset by a downturn in capital…
by - March 28, 2018 7:27 am
A ballot question committee has been formed to explore a different casino proposal in Arkansas, according to new paperwork filed with the Arkansas Ethics Commission. The Associated Press first reported…
by - March 27, 2018 8:30 pm
The Fort Smith Community Development Advisory Council (CDAC) presented its final recommendations for 2018 disbursement of area nonprofit funding at the city’s Board of Directors study session on Tuesday (March…
by - March 27, 2018 11:24 am
Feb. 14, 2018. A 19-year-old gunman walked into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., with an AR-15-styled assault weapon and slaughtered 17 people (14 students, three faculty members)…
by - March 27, 2018 9:29 am
Jan Morgan jumped into the Arkansas governor’s race on New Year’s Eve and threatened to be a disruptive force in the GOP primary. For incumbent Gov. Asa Hutchinson, she’s had…
by - March 26, 2018 8:13 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College officials said Monday (March 26) they plan to break ground on a $10 million to $12 million campus in Springdale in late summer, with an eye…
by - March 26, 2018 5:51 pm
“When you think about what the future of the Air Force is, it looks a whole lot like Fort Smith.” Dr. Heather Wilson, Secretary of the United States Air Force,…
by - March 26, 2018 4:17 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission on Monday (March 26) unveiled a new initiative designed to aid local communities to recruit and successfully compete for new job…
by - March 26, 2018 2:41 pm
An attorney representing Arkansas’ cities and counties in a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers says the plaintiffs probably would need to recover “somewhere in the billions” to help pay for the…
by - March 23, 2018 7:31 pm
A March 21 ruling by Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen that essentially halted the implementation of medical marijuana use in Arkansas has been appealed to the Arkansas Supreme…
by - March 23, 2018 5:21 pm
Clean Line Energy and the Department of Energy (DOE) agreed Friday (March 23) to terminate the controversial $2.5 billion high-voltage wind power project across Arkansas, almost exactly three years after…
by - March 22, 2018 11:14 pm
Sebastian County Sheriff candidates Jarrard Copeland, Randy McFadden, and Hobe Runion squared off in a three-way debate Thursday night (March 22) from the Riverfront Events building in Fort Smith. All…
by - March 22, 2018 6:26 pm
One of President Bill Clinton’s diarists will speak at Arkansas State University on April 12. Janis Kearney, a former publisher of the Arkansas State Press newspaper, spent five years serving…
by - March 22, 2018 12:09 pm
Earlier this week, Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a proclamation declaring Tuesday (March 20) as “Agriculture Day in Arkansas.” He met with state employees from the Arkansas Agriculture Department, which encompasses…
by - March 22, 2018 8:37 am
Between 2016 and 2017, the population in four of the largest metropolitan areas in Arkansas increased, with the largest rise in Northwest Arkansas, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. On…
by - March 21, 2018 8:04 pm
Advocates for Arkansas’ emerging medical marijuana industry are in a quandary over what it will now take to get the voter-approved amendment off the ground following a Pulaski County Circuit…
