by - April 3, 2018 7:19 pm
The United States Marshals Museum announced Tuesday (April 3) receipt of an additional $350,000 gift from the family of the late Lt. Gov. Winthrop Paul Rockefeller. The Museum only has…
by - February 25, 2018 9:11 pm
Jim Dunn, president of the United States Marshals Museum (USMM) Foundation, ran into pushback about the $15 million Kelley Highway extension to Riverfront Drive project at a recent meeting of…
by - January 16, 2018 4:44 pm
The United States Marshals Museum (USMM) Board of Directors voted Tuesday (Jan. 16) to name the future museum building space after Mary Carleton and Robert A. Young III for their…
by - October 30, 2017 2:11 pm
After years of waiting, the United States Marshals Museum (USMM) will “open” in the next five to six weeks — virtually. The building, which still eyes a Sept. 24, 2019…
by - October 17, 2017 6:22 pm
The United States Marshals Museum (USMM) has begun to move dirt on its new site at the intersection of H Street and Riverfront Parkway. In a ceremony on Tuesday (Oct….
by - July 27, 2017 10:51 pm
There is a scene at the end of the Oscar-winning film High Noon where retired U.S. Marshal Will Kane — having disposed of the bad guys in his last act…
by - June 13, 2017 5:13 pm
A change in “design and construction modifications” has cut $17 million from the cost to build the U.S. Marshals Museum planned to be built near the Arkansas River in downtown…
by - April 20, 2017 9:32 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum is “a living monument to women and men, who are willing to risk their lives” for the rule of law. That was the message from an…
by - March 14, 2017 8:30 pm
The United States Marshals Museum (USMM) grew its fundraising an estimated $5 million since the last Talk Business & Politics report in November. USMM CFO Randy Philpot said the facility…
by - February 14, 2017 12:42 pm
U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, the Republican from South Carolina’s 4th District who was hailed by conservatives for his persistent questioning of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s actions during Benghazi,…
by - December 13, 2016 7:45 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum Board of Directors on Tuesday (Dec. 13) approved a budget and timeline that will see the organization push to raise $30 million in the next few…
by - October 27, 2016 6:32 pm
The United States Marshals Museum executive board has set Sept. 24, 2019 as its official opening day to coincide with the 230th anniversary of the U.S. Marshals Service. “The Fort…
by - August 18, 2016 5:02 pm
On the heels of welcoming new CEO and President Patrick Weeks, the U.S. Marshals Museum has increased its collection by more than 25% with a recent loan from the U.S….
by - August 11, 2016 1:08 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum kicked off a new era Wednesday night, Aug. 10, with the arrival of president and CEO Patrick Weeks from Dublin, Ohio. Weeks met with fundraisers, organizers and…
by - July 18, 2016 6:17 pm
Editor’s note: This is the second of two guest commentaries from Jim Dunn, president of the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation. Link here for the first commentary. ––––––––––––––– In June 2009,…
by - July 11, 2016 2:41 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of two guest commentaries from Jim Dunn, president of the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation. ––––––––––––––– Civic literacy, history, and knowledge of the institutions that…
by - June 16, 2016 8:31 am
Outgoing U.S. Marshals Museum President and CEO Jim Dunn acknowledged “anxiety” in the community about fundraising efforts for the planned museum, and said the incoming president has the professional background…
by - June 14, 2016 11:29 am
Patrick Weeks has been hired as the next president and CEO of the U.S. Marshals Museum, and he will begin in the job on July. The move was approved Tuesday…
by - May 7, 2016 1:15 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark, and U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, were in Fort Smith Saturday (May 7) to present the United States Marshals Museum with a $3.053 million check…
by - December 8, 2015 9:18 pm
Members of the U.S. Marshals Museum Board heard Tuesday (Dec. 8) several key changes and plans, including a new site layout for the planned museum, next steps in the fundraising…
