Breaking news and in-depth coverage from across Northwest Arkansas — Fayetteville, Springdale, Bentonville, Rogers, and the surrounding region.
Hundreds of people gathered Friday night in Fort Smith to celebrate Juneteenth at a community block party featuring live music, food vendors, and dance performances. The event drew residents from…
Jessi’s House, a residential program supporting LGBTQ+ young adults, is organizing Pride Fest this Saturday in downtown Fort Smith. The event aims to celebrate Pride Month with a variety of…
Arkansas Representative Aaron Pilkington, R-Knoxville, has taken on the role of executive director for a newly established policy trade association focused on shaping the state’s approach to artificial intelligence (AI)…
Additional charges have been brought against Thomas D. Hagy, a convicted felon from Fort Smith, who faces allegations of repeatedly abusing a 9-month-old boy in incidents captured on video. Hagy…
A Fort Smith man accused of running a fake realty business and scamming multiple people out of thousands of dollars was arrested Tuesday after spending more than a year on…
Arkansas students statewide saw marked increases on recent standardized tests, and Northwest Arkansas district leaders say more classrooms integrating artificial intelligence is one reason behind that shift. Across the region,…
Inventors from Little Rock and Conway have been granted a U.S. patent for a system called “automated calling number verification,” according to the weekly list of patents issued from June…
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas sent a clear message Monday: the state should abandon its proposed rule on public library funding or risk legal action. The concern is…
State lawmakers signed off on the new rulebook for Arkansas’ school choice program Friday, finally settling how hundreds of millions of state dollars will be spent for the 2026-27 school…
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) has reduced its financial support for the Arkansas Senior Olympics, sparking concern among state lawmakers about the future of the program and the…