Fort Smith police were assisting fire officials Friday in the investigation of a duplex fire.

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Turnout for free Thanksgiving dinners in the area was about the same as last year, said both organizers of community meals and those who distributed boxed meals that recipients took home to prepare.

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Low-income residents can keep their homes warm, save money and maybe even improve their health with the help of a federal weatherization program available through their local community action agency.

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Updated flood maps for Crawford County will go into effect Friday, according to officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Following a request to prohibit hunting within town limits and another to prohibit certain dog breeds, Pocola officials have begun reviewing their animal control ordinances.

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By Robbie Neiswanger Arkansas News Bureau • rneiswanger@arkansasnews.com LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas tight end D.J. Williams won’t forget the thrill of beating LSU in Little Rock in 2008. Casey Dick-to-London Crawford has earned the moniker of Miracle on Markham II. It was the first big win for the Razorbacks under Bobby Petrino and a scintillating conclusion to a [...]

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NO. 6 LSU (10-1, 6-1 IN SEC) at NO. 12 ARKANSAS (9-2, 5-2 IN SEC) GIMME FIVE — KEYS TO TODAY’S GAME 1. Protect Ryan Mallett LSU’s defensive front is one of the best Arkansas will face. Ryan Mallett needs time to throw for the Razorbacks to have a chance to win today. 2. Stop the Run LSU’s passing offense [...]

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By Dennis A. Byrd Arkansas News Bureau NORTH LITTLE ROCK — A Jeff Peterson buzzer-beater to force overtime and tough inside play by Delvon Johnson were the biggest positives for Arkansas Friday night as Alabama-Birmingham defeated the Razorbacks, 70-65, at Verizon Arena. It was clear forward Marshawn Powell, who didn’t start but played most of the game, is [...]

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LITTLE ROCK – A landmark Arkansas Supreme Court decision in 1968 declared that the state’s Freedom of Information Act was “passed wholly in the public interest…” That decision made clear that the right to know was indeed one granted to the people of Arkansas in the FOI Act, passed by the Legislature a year earlier. In [...]

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GREENWOOD – The Greenwood Bulldogs are taking the hammer to Batesville.

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