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Fayetteville police address overdose trends by equipping officers with naloxone
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Fayetteville Police Department (FPD) said their officers responded to three overdose calls on Saturday, June 29. Now, it's leading to a conversation around drug usage in Northwest Arkansas. "This stuff is out here. It's highly dangerous," Sgt. Stephen Mauk with FPD said. According to the...
Arkansas July 4th weather forecast: Will it rain?
ARKANSAS, USA — Happy Independence Day! Firework displays across Arkansas are getting set up for the big day, but will the weather cooperate?. We have a high degree of confidence that it's going to be excessively hot through most of this week and even for the 4th. Temperatures are climbing into the upper-90s and heat index values are well into the triple-digits. The big question is will it rain or not? Let's talk about it.
Court filings say plea change scheduled for Amber Waterman
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A plea change hearing has been set for Amber Waterman, a woman accused of kidnapping and murdering an Arkansas woman and her unborn baby. After multiple delays, Waterman was set to go on trial alongside her husband, Jamie, on Oct. 21 for their federal case. Now,...
Gov. Sanders invites Arkansas school leaders to join phone-free school pilot program
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Tuesday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined Secretary of Education Jacob Oliva in inviting Arkansas School districts to join her administration's mental health pilot program. A letter was sent to superintendents in the state where it described how the program would work to address the...
Shaq coming to Fayetteville for DJ gig
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal is headed to JJ's Live in Fayetteville later this year for a DJ gig ahead of a Razorback football game. Shaq will play a DJ set under his stage name "Diesel." JJ's says that it booked Shaq, or "Mr. LSU," the night...
Bentonville High School student crowned 2024 Miss Arkansas Teen
ARKANSAS, USA — A Northwest Arkansas teen is making the region proud. Peyton Bolling was crowned the newest Miss Arkansas Teen on Friday, June 14, at the Robinson Center in Little Rock. Bolling will be a senior at Bentonville High School in the 2024-2025 school year. "I am from...
Van Buren police 'urgently' searching for missing teen
VAN BUREN, Ark. — The Van Buren Police Department (VBPD) said they are "urgently" searching for a missing "runaway" 16-year-old girl. Police say Briana Adams was last seen on foot near Main Street on June 28 wearing a gray shirt, gray shorts, and brown slides. Adams is described as...
Washington County inmate pleads guilty to threatening to murder U.S. judge and federal officer
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A Mississippi man and current inmate at the Washington County Detention Center pleaded guilty to threatening a United States judge and a federal law enforcement officer on July 1, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas Jonathan Ross. Joshua Goodin, 40, pleaded...
Power restored in Washington County after thousands were left without power
WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — Thousands of Ozarks Electric Cooperative customers were without power on Tuesday, July 2, according to the power outage map. A spokesperson with Ozarks Electric said the widespread outage was caused by a dump truck hitting a power pole at the Eco Vista Landfill in Tontitown.
Arkansas groups not asking US Supreme Court to review ruling limiting scope of Voting Rights Act
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Progressive groups in Arkansas have decided to not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a lower court's ruling that private groups can’t sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act. The Arkansas Public Policy Panel and the Arkansas...
Arkansas leaders attend reactivation and assumption of command ceremony at 188th Wing in Fort Smith
FORT SMITH, Ark. — Local, state, and federal leaders were at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith on July 2 to reactivate the 85th Fighter Group and 57th Fighter Squadron that were last stationed in Iceland. The two groups will help train allied nations and their pilots...
Ohio child shares story after surviving fall from pool high dive onto concrete
PERRYSBURG, Ohio — A 7-year-old fell from a high dive on June 17 at the Perrysburg Municipal Pool. He didn't fall into the water, though, he hit the concrete below. "Tried to grab onto the bar but I couldn't because my hands were super slippery," said Ethan Beer, describing the moment he fell off the diving board.
'It breaks my heart' | Local coffee shop closing its doors due to ongoing construction in downtown Springdale
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Trailside Coffee Company closed its doors on Saturday, June 29, after being in downtown Springdale for eight years. "I'm having to close my doors," Trailside's owner Katie Schneider said through tears. "That's the worst that could happen to me." Schneider said she has fought hard to...
Police asking Arkansans to 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' this Independence Day
ARKANSAS, USA — As the Fourth of July approaches, many Arkansans are planning to celebrate the day with friends and family. While festivities are encouraged, local and state law enforcement are discouraging Arkansans and any incoming travelers from getting behind the wheel after drinking. Arkansas State Police (ASP), the...
Quality Inn on MLK in Fayetteville to be converted into affordable housing complex
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Affordable housing is an ongoing issue across Northwest Arkansas. In April, the Fayetteville City Council declared a housing crisis. At the last council meeting on June 25, the manager for Countdown Properties LLC Brandon Scallion proposed the plan of converting the Quality Inn motel off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard into affordable housing.
Arkansas Community Foundation establishes Fordyce Survivors Fund to assist shooting victims
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — For the last week and a half, the people in the Fordyce and surrounding areas have worked together to bring hope back to their community after the shooting outside of the city's only grocery store, The Mad Butcher. We've shared numerous stories of groups from...
Gas prices in Arkansas are up 13 cents in the last month
ARKANSAS, USA — The average gas price in Arkansas has risen by over 13 cents, according to a GasBuddy report released on July 1, 2024. Arkansas's gas price now sits at an average of $3.03 per gallon. Those numbers are 3.3 cents higher per gallon than a month ago and 5.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, GasBuddy says.
Ozark Regional Transit suspending services, closing offices for July 4
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Ozark Regional Transit's (ORT) offices and services will be closed on July 4. "We want to allow all ORT staff time with their families as we observe our country's Independence Day," ORT said. ORT has fixed and on-demand transit routes in Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, and Bentonville...
Arkansas AG reminds the public of rules for signature collection for ballot initiative ahead of deadline
ARKANSAS, USA — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin reminds voters and canvassers about the rules for collecting signatures for ballot initiatives. The deadline for signature submissions is July 5, so canvassers may be out within the next few days, making a final effort. "It is imperative that both voters...
All Poteau pre-K through 8th-grade students getting free breakfast and lunch
POTEAU, Okla. — Poteau Public Schools announced on July 1 that all students in pre-K to 8th grade will receive free breakfast and lunch for the next four years. The district applied for the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Community Eligibility Provision program (CEP) and was approved, Poteau schools said in a post on Facebook. The district was on the program for as long as anyone could remember until two years ago when they didn't qualify.
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