by - January 13, 2022 6:01 pm
U.S. Marshals Museum President and CEO Patrick Weeks has a court date set for Feb. 15. Weeks was arrested Dec. 21 on two felony charges of aggravated assault with a…
by - December 28, 2021 4:46 pm
The U.S. Marshals Service continues to support the completion of the U.S. Marshals Museum following the arrest of U.S. Marshals Museum President and CEO Patrick Weeks on Dec. 21 on…
by - December 22, 2021 6:40 pm
U.S. Marshals Museum President and CEO Patrick Weeks was arrested Monday (Dec. 21) by the Fort Smith Police Department on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm. He was…
by - November 8, 2021 1:50 pm
The Fort Smith-based U.S. Marshals Museum has received an influx of contributions in the wake of a $5 million matching gift that was announced over the summer, meaning production of…
by - October 18, 2021 5:26 pm
Robert A. Young III, the former head of Fort Smith-based ArcBest, has stepped down as chair of the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation, with Northwest Arkansas real estate investor Laurice Hachem…
by - July 22, 2021 1:59 pm
A $5 million anonymous gift could be the incentive needed for the United States Marshals Museum to tell the complete story of the U.S. Marshals Service. The museum announced Thursday…
by - June 4, 2021 3:13 pm
A nearly 13-foot tall bronze monument by Sallisaw artist Daniel Horsechief arrived at the U.S. Marshals Museum Friday (June 4), checking off one more box for the future museum that…
by - April 7, 2021 5:04 pm
With $8 million still needed before production of the museum experience can start, the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation has enlisted the help of national fundraising consulting firm Bentz Whaley Flessner…
by - November 11, 2020 5:05 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith announced Wednesday (Nov. 11) it has met, and exceeded, the $500,000 anonymous matching donation given to the project in April, allowing the institution to…
by - May 25, 2020 7:24 pm
U.S. Marshals Museum President and CEO Patrick Weeks gave some insight into the future museum experience during a Facebook Live tour Friday (May 22). The museum began the livecast Friday…
by - April 26, 2020 3:52 pm
With more people spending more time at home during this era of social distancing, the U.S. Marshals Museum is using the opportunity to reach more people and start to tell…
by - December 12, 2019 5:44 pm
The U.S. Marshals Service Southern District donated four items related to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York to the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith. The items were…
by - September 24, 2019 6:07 pm
In 2006, more than 1,000 gathered, chanting “Bring it home” in hopes of convincing those with the decision making powers to choose Fort Smith as the home of the U.S….
by - August 7, 2019 6:30 pm
The United States Marshals Museum (USMM) announced Wednesday (Aug. 7) it has received gifts of $295,000 in the past two months toward a near-term fundraising goal of $2 million in…
by - June 30, 2019 12:41 pm
Alice Alt, vice president of development for the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation, will take over for retiring president Jim Dunn on Monday (July 1). Dunn, who has served as the…
by - April 25, 2019 9:04 pm
Fort Smith residents gathered Thursday (April 25) to discuss ideas of how to raise private funds to help complete the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith. About 60 people attended…
by - April 23, 2019 7:20 pm
A GoFundMe campaign to raise $2 million has been established to pay for production of “guest experiences” at the U.S. Marshals Museum and help close the gap on $15.3 million…
by - April 4, 2019 5:54 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum received $1 million from Northwest Arkansas-based real estate investor Laurice Hachem, the museum’s foundation announced Thursday (April 4). Hachem is also a member of the foundation…
by - March 12, 2019 9:10 pm
Fort Smith voters rejected a one-cent, nine-month sales tax that would have raised an estimated $16 million for completion of the U.S. Marshals Museum. Unofficial results showed that 64.7% of…
by - March 7, 2019 7:45 pm
A pre-election filing required by the Arkansas Ethics Commission shows that the committee campaigning for a nine-month, one-cent sales tax increase to fund the U.S. Marshals Museum has raised $24,200…
