2 Arkansas deputies filmed in violent arrest fired from jobs
October 6, 2022 GMTLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two Arkansas deputies who were caught on video violently arresting a suspect outside a convenience store in August have been fired, Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante said Thursday.
ArcBest: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
July 29, 2022 GMTFORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) _ ArcBest Corp. (ARCB) on Friday reported second-quarter profit of $102.5 million.
The Fort Smith, Arkansas-based company said it had profit of $4 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $4.30 per share.
ArcBest: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
April 29, 2022 GMTFORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) _ ArcBest Corp. (ARCB) on Friday reported first-quarter earnings of $69.6 million.
The Fort Smith, Arkansas-based company said it had profit of $2.68 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $3.08 per share.
Ex-sheriff gets 4-year prison term for assaulting 2 inmates
March 11, 2022 GMTFORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas sheriff was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday after a federal jury convicted him of assaulting two jail inmates, prosecutors said.
Former Franklin County sheriff Anthony Boen, 51, was sentenced in a Fort Smith federal court after his conviction on two counts of depriving inmates of civil rights in 2018.
U.S. Marshals Museum CEO resigns as he awaits assault trial
March 5, 2022 GMTFORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — The head of the U.S. Marshals Museum has resigned while awaiting trial on felony charges for pointing a gun at utility workers near his home.
The museum announced the resignation of Patrick Weeks as its CEO on Friday and said it had retained a firm to conduct a national search for his replacement.
Inmates who rappelled out of Arkansas jail back in custody
December 28, 2021 GMTFORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Authorities said they're investigating the Christmas Eve escape of two inmates who used a water hose to rappel down the side of a western Arkansas jail.
Jeremiah Slavens, 39, of Fort Smith, and Dustin Smith, 36, of Muldrow, Okla., escaped Friday from the Sebastian County jail in Fort Smith, a city near the Oklahoma border about 130 miles (210 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock.
Police: Body of man killed in Arkansas found in Missouri
November 30, 2021 GMTSELIGMAN, Mo. (AP) — Police say the body of a man killed in northwestern Arkansas was found last week in southwestern Missouri, and two suspects in the case were later arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Grand jury indicts Arkansas man in $100 million fraud case
November 3, 2021 GMTLAVACA, Ark. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a western Arkansas man on health care fraud charges, alleging he made false billings of more than $100 million for drug and COVID-19 testing at laboratories he owns or manages.
Longtime AP Oklahoma Capitol correspondent Ron Jenkins dies
November 1, 2021 GMTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Longtime Associated Press Oklahoma Capitol correspondent Ron Jenkins has died at age 77.
Jenkins died Oct. 5 at his home in Choctaw, Oklahoma, of complications related to dementia, according to a statement from Asa Smith Funeral Service in Harrah, Oklahoma.
Arkansas officer kills 1 after knife attack, 2 others dead
October 17, 2021 GMTFORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Two people in Arkansas were found fatally stabbed and a third person was shot and killed by an officer whose neck was slashed after he found a man beating one of the stabbing victims with a rock, authorities said Sunday.
Judge: Fort Smith violated law with removal of flag display
October 6, 2021 GMTFORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — The city of Fort Smith violated state law with its removal last year of a historical display that included a Confederate flag, a judge ruled.
Long-awaited I-49 Bella Vista Bypass opens to drivers
October 1, 2021 GMTBELLA VISTA, Ark. (AP) — The Bella Vista Bypass opened to the public Friday, marking the end to a decades-long plan to link sections of an interstate in northwest Arkansas and southwest Missouri.
Virus cases jump at Arkansas schools in 2nd week of classes
August 27, 2021 GMTLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — More than 3,100 active coronavirus cases have been reported in Arkansas public schools among students and employees, according to newly released numbers from the state.
Most students returned to the classroom last week — and the majority of public school students attend districts that are requiring masks.
Arkansas sheriff convicted of oppressing 2 jail inmates
August 10, 2021 GMTFORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — A federal jury on Monday found an Arkansas sheriff guilty of violating the rights of two people in his custody by assaulting them.
The verdict came after trial evidence showed Franklin County Sheriff Anthony Boen used unreasonable force to punish pretrial detainees on two separate occasions.
Police say no charges in fatal May shooting in Fort Smith
July 29, 2021 GMTFORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Police say no charges will be filed against a Department of Homeland Security employee who fatally shot a man who had opened fire on an apartment complex in Fort Smith, killing an 87-year-old woman.
Man serving life for water pistol robbery gets clemency nod
July 2, 2021 GMTLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said this week he intends to commute the sentence of a man who's been serving life in prison for robbing a taco shop in 1981 with a water pistol.
Witnesses: Man who killed Arkansas woman lured out neighbors
May 16, 2021 GMTFORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man who authorities say fatally shot an 87-year-old neighbor was trying to lure residents of his apartment complex outside before someone shot and killed him, according to witnesses.
Woman fatally shot in Fort Smith, gunman killed by neighbor
May 15, 2021 GMTFORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — An 87-year-old woman was fatally shot at an apartment complex in Fort Smith on Saturday and the man who shot her was fatally shot by a neighbor, police said.
Police were called to the complex shortly before 7:30 a.m.
Arkansas activates 20 Guard members to assist with vaccines
March 18, 2021 GMTLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday activated 20 members of the Arkansas Air and Army National Guard to assist with coronavirus vaccinations...
Arkansas approves new date for concert shut down by virus
May 15, 2020 GMTLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A country-rock concert that Arkansas officials said could not happen on Friday because of restrictions to control the coronavirus will be allowed to take place next week...
Arkansas venue postpones concert ordered shut due to virus
May 15, 2020 GMTLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas theater said Thursday it will postpone a country-rock concert that would have defied the state's ban on large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, days after health officials ordered the show shut down...
Arkansas building owners conceal ‘KKK’ welded on facade
August 27, 2019 GMTFORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — The letters "KKK" that were welded on an Arkansas building have been replaced with U...
Gulp! Arkansas photographer snaps images of snake eating bug
July 26, 2019 GMTOZARK, Ark. (AP) — An amateur photographer has snapped some startling gone-in-a-gulp images of a venomous snake devouring an unlucky bug at FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Brad Hindley planned to be vacationing on a lake this week. Instead, he's been on a boat in his swamped Fort Smith neighborhood trying to keep gas in generators that are pumping water from his flooded home in Arkansas' second largest city...Rain intensifies flooding in saturated Arkansas, Oklahoma
May 29, 2019 GMT
Intense rainfall in central US causing southern flooding
May 29, 2019 GMTLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Historic flooding is hitting communities along the Arkansas River despite little rain in the region, thanks to downpours in areas farther north and efforts by officials to control the powerful surge of water...
The Latest: Man found dead in flooded van
May 29, 2019 GMTFORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — The Latest on severe flooding in Oklahoma and Arkansas (all times local):
8:20 p.m.
Police in Arkansas have pulled a body from a van found submerged in floodwater at Fort Chaffee...
More showers raise flooding fears in Oklahoma, Arkansas
May 27, 2019 GMTTULSA, Okla. (AP) — Soaked areas of Oklahoma and Arkansas are forecast to receive more rain, increasing flooding concerns along the already swollen Arkansas River.
Tulsa County officials say some residents west of Tulsa have already FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' health department has yet to issue licenses to the thousands of residents approved to buy medical marijuana in the state, which is affecting patients' ability to get temporary licenses in neighboring Oklahoma...Arkansas won’t issue medical marijuana cards until February
January 4, 2019 GMT
Lose, your blues: Town tosses ‘Footloose’ anti-dancing law
July 16, 2018 GMTFORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Officials in a western Arkansas city say residents can finally kick off their Sunday shoes.
Fort Smith city directors recently repealed a 1953 ordinance that essentially outlawed public dancing on Sundays.