Rogers News

In 1962, Sam Walton opened his first Wal-Mart store in a 35,000-SF space on Walnut Street in Rogers.

Walmart held its annual shareholders' meeting Friday morning against the backdrop of the company's 50th anniversary and allegations of corruption in Mexico.

The director of surveillanceoperations at several Five Guys Burgers and Fries restaurants in Arkansas required a way to keep a 24/7 watch over two locations without being glued to a chair - and has turned to the MobileCamViewer mobile surveillance application from mobiDEOS to accomplish her goal.

A Missouri woman risked her career to blow the whistle on fraud in Citigroup's mortgage department, but was quite handsomely rewarded, Bloomberg Markets reports.

Eric Yanez, 22, the owner of the house at 2503 W. Sunset St., was arrested Thursday morning in connection with first-degree battery, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to Keith Foster, spokesman for the Rogers Police Department.

This year Walmart shareholders are not only celebrating their annual meeting in Northwest Arkansas, but it's the retail giant's 50th anniversary.

Detectives responded to a welfare check of two children on May 22 and learned that Caldwell had inappropriate sexual contact with two children, a 5-year-old and a 3-year-old. He was arrested Tuesday.

A Fayetteville High School teacher is suing the school district claiming a breach of contract after an administrator asked him to take an anger management class.

Officers responded to 2503 W. Sunset St. at approximately 3:52 a.m. Monday and discovered Nicholas Watson, 22, of Rogers and Eric Yanez, 22, of Rogers with varying degrees of gunshot wounds to the head, according to the news release.

Instead of textbooks and lectures, hands-on learning will define a high school option coming to Rogers in 2013.

One indication of a strengthening economy in Rogers - when considered with other factors - may be the number and types of businesses applying for a business license.

Police are investigating a nonfatal stabbing that happened Thursday evening, according to a news release from the Rogers Police Department.

Rogers police said two men were fighting at 616 E. Mulberry St. at about 8:30 a.m. when one of the men received "stab-like" injuries.

Circuit Judge Doug Schrantz scheduled a trial for 9 a.m. Nov. 5 in a nuisance complaint filed by Rogers concerning activities at the Extreme Events Center, 1604 Acorn Drive.

Judi Singleton, right, executive director of the Family Network, talks Thursday to Marilyn Pickrel of NorthWest Arkansas Community College about her Springdale-based program during the NWA Business Leadership Council's Volunteer Fair at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers.

In Washington County, a proposal to raise the sales tax a quarter-cent failed with 64 percent of voters opposing the tax.

Kelley Cradduck, right, candidate for the Republican Party nomination for Benton County Sheriff, talks to Sam Reyna, Township 6 Benton County Constable, during his primary election watch party Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at the Elks Lodge in Rogers.

A familiar face who squared off with a retired police chief had an early lead in the race for Benton County sheriff on Tuesday.

The director of the Bentonville-Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce will step down at the end of June to take the helm of the Jones Trust in Springdale.

Michael Poore, superintendent of Bentonville Public Schools, stands outside the district's administration building in Bentonville on Friday.