Fort Smith News

Desiree and Tim had the date set.A They were planning to get married Wednesday in the mountains of Tennessee.

Jim Hern from Garfield had five minutes to grab as many groceries as he could at Harps on Crossover in Fayetteville Wednesday night.

Local brides, listen up. A canned food donation is all it takes to get you in the door of an upcoming bridal show.

The April jobless rate improved in the Fort Smith region, but the number of employed continues to be below the same period in 2011.

The heaviest rains of the week are expected to arrive Wednesday night into Thursday.A 5NEWS meteorologists say a large complex of storms will bring in heavy rains, some gusty winds, and hail.

A group that feeds breakfast and lunch to those in need is now in need of help after a broken freezer caused the loss of 250 pounds of meat.

"For about two weeks now there's a small crew that builds a small city out here," said Brett Mosiman, Wakarusa director.

The 79th Annual Old Fort Days Rodeo kicked off this week at Kay Rodgers Park in Fort Smith.

I'm participating in a 300 mile bicycle ride across Arkansas to help raise awareness, for the DAV We'll be stopping in Conway at the war memorial in downtown Conway today at around 9:15 AM or so.

In an emailed response to questions from Whispers discussing recent personnel changes at KFSM-TV, Channel 5, in Fayetteville and Fort Smith, President and General Manager Van Comer addressed scuttlebutt about the future of the station's sports department.

The sound of patriotic hymns filled the air for the Memorial Day commemoration at the Fort Smith National Cemetery as hundreds of flags surrounded veterans and their families in memory of loved ones.

More than 1,000 spectators from Oklahoma and Arkansas gathered Saturday morning at Ross Pendergraft Park in Fort Smith for the unveiling of a larger-than-life monument of the late federal Marshal Bass Reeves.

The dedication of the Bass Reeves Monument will go on this weekend despite the absence of the event's most heralded guest.

Unless amended or repealed, Fort Smith will have a new set of animal control laws as of Jan.

Fort Smith police released surveillance video Thursday afternoon from a week ago when a pregnant woman stumbled into their lobby and collapsed.

Commissioners of the Central Business Improvement District know they're in for a fight for the affections of soccer and volleyball groups in the Fort Smith region, but it's a challenge the organization is prepared to face.

Rheem Manufacturing Company is laying off 16 salaried employees, it announced Thursday in a news release.

Members of the Van Buren Police Department participated in the 25th annual Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torch Run on Tuesday.

Rep. Denny Altes, a Republican legislator from Fort Smith who has never lost a legislative election, kept his winning streak clean for his last legislative race.

A 34-year-old Fort Smith woman has been arrested in connection with a bomb threat called in to a local school.