Sebastian County News

Unless amended or repealed, Fort Smith will have a new set of animal control laws as of Jan.

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel is telling a federal court that a lawmaker's request to block the certification of his loss in a state Senate primary is an "end run" around the judges' previous refusal to halt the... Attorney General Dustin McDaniel is telling a federal court that a lawmaker's request to block the certification of his loss in a ... (more)

The Sebastian County clerk who faces a harassment lawsuit filed by employees has lost his bid for another two-year term.

A lawsuit against current Sebastian County Circuit Clerk Ken Blevins will move forward even after he loses the primary election.

A petition has been circulating to get voters in Barling to change the law so that alcohol could be sold in the city.

County clerk's offices in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley say voter turnout in Tuesday's primary election was low.

District one judicial candidates made a last minute appeal Monday night to Sebastian County voters.

A sleek new $1.4 billion international terminal featuring airy windows and eye-popping artwork opened Wednesday at the world's busiest airport in hopes of positioning Atlanta to attract more globe-trotting travelers.

Fort Smith Police spokesman Sgt. Daniel Grubbs said a 32-year-old pregnant woman collapsed in the Fort Smith Police station Tuesday afternoon after being stabbed in the chest by her husband of one week.

A woman with stab wounds stumbled into the lobby of the Fort Smith Police Department asking for help Tuesday afternoon, according to Sgt.

A Sebastian County high school student has been arrested for a string of vehicle break-ins. Investigators believe there could be more victims.

Anthony Corday Lyons, 29, Brent Darrell Mack, 40, and Javona Ann Davis Longley, 21, were arrested after officers searched a duplex and found more than eight ounces of methamphetamine valued at $22,000. The Fort Smith SWAT team executed a search warrant on Lyons' residence located in the 5000 block of S. 32nd.

The Sebastian County prosecutor has recommended a $100,000 bond for a Fort Smith man who was jailed on suspicion of leaving the scene of a fatal accident Sunday evening.

A Fort Smith sack lunch program sees a dramatic increase in the number of people who need food.

It will require but 400 signatures to place the proposition before the voters at the coming general elections.