Team Arkansas is heading to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games
KATV ABC 7 in Little Rock, Arkansas covers news, sports, weather and the local community in the city and the surrounding area, including Hot Springs, Conway,...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
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KATV ABC 7 in Little Rock, Arkansas covers news, sports, weather and the local community in the city and the surrounding area, including Hot Springs, Conway,...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Grand opening of McLarty VW in North Little Rock
KATV ABC 7 in Little Rock, Arkansas covers news, sports, weather and the local community in the city and the surrounding area, including Hot Springs, Conway,...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Benton business owner, Fayetteville restaurant honored during National Small Business Week
A Fayetteville restaurant and the owner of a family therapy and wellness firm in Benton were recognized this week for their achievements in small business.
May 9, 2026Open source
2 retirement communities in Benton County sell for $41 million
Retirement communities totaling 208 units in Bentonville and Rogers recently sold for a combined $41.06 million. The purchase price equals $197,408 per unit....
May 8, 2026Open source
Toll Brothers buys Buffington Homes properties for over $111 million
More than 235 acres and 240 residential lots in Benton and Washington counties recently changed hands in separate transactions worth over $111.53 million. Th...
May 7, 2026Open source
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Saline County sets sights on fairgrounds rebuild after being damaged in winter storm
The Saline County community is working to pick up the pieces after a winter storm decimated its fairgrounds, with a community fundraiser leading the charge.
May 6, 2026Open source
Arkansas panel decertifies 3 state troopers, ex-Alexander officer, 2 former White County deputies
A state panel on Wednesday revoked the policing certification of three former Arkansas State Police troopers, one of whom is being sued by a woman who claims...
Jun 11, 2026Open source
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Northwest Arkansas Community College Board of Trustees approves student housing location, funding model
BENTONVILLE -- Northwest Arkansas Community College has settled on a location and funding model for a planned on-campus student housing facility.
Jun 9, 2026Open source
MH's Wilber 4th at decathlon, Johnson 11th in heptathlon
Mountain Home junior Gus Wilber racked up 5,769 points to earn a fourth-place finish at the Arkansas State Decathlon held Wednesday and Thursday at Springdal...
Jun 5, 2026Open source
Water For Good kicks off 3-year plan
Bentonville-based nonprofit Water for Good recently released a three-year plan with goals to nearly double the number of people it serves globally with susta...
May 12, 2026Open source
2 Northwest Arkansas liquor stores change ownership
Crossroads Liquor in Bentonville and Liquor-To-Go in Fayetteville were recently purchased by Crossroads Beverage Co., a new venture led by longtime Northwest...
May 11, 2026Open source
Judges must follow letter of law, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett tells Bentonville crowd
BENTONVILLE -- Her duty as a judge is to follow and apply the letter of the law whether she agrees or believes the law is fair or not, U.S. Supreme Court Ass...
May 11, 2026Open source
Connections: Arkade forms startup support advisory board
Arkade, a Bentonville-based commercial growth platform supporting retail and supply chain technology companies, recently formed an advisory board. Following...
May 10, 2026Open source
State police investigating Texarkana man arrested on 99 counts of child sex abuse materials
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Arkansas State Police are investigating a Miller County man arrested in May on 99 counts of distributing, possessing or viewing matter dep...
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Clemson professor named next dean of University of Arkansas’ Fay Jones architecture school
James C. Stevens, a professor at Clemson University who served as director of the university's School of Architecture from 2020 to 2025, will be the new dean...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
A team of Northwest Arkansas's finest young track athletes are led by former Razorback Brad Culp - and his...
A team of Northwest Arkansas's finest young track athletes are led by former Razorback Brad Culp - and his regimen is creating All-Americans in bunches.
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Free Fishing Weekend gives Arkansas families a chance to cast a line without a license | 5OUTDOORS
Free Fishing Weekend gives Arkansas families a chance to cast a line without a license | 5OUTDOORS
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Arkansas corrections board member, former chairman seek to intervene in lawsuit against state
The Arkansas Board of Corrections’ former chairman and a current board member asked a Pulaski County judge to allow them to intervene in one of the prison...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Lawsuit filed in Arkansas over secret agreement for military drone manufacturer
A University of Arkansas professor is suing Fayetteville over its nondisclosure agreement for a military-grade drone manufacturer, as the secrecy surrounding...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Federal court hears oral arguments in appeal of Arkansas’ library obscenity law
The three-judge panel from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will rule on whether two blocked sections of Act 372 of 2023 can go into effect.
Jun 12, 2026Open source
State Police arrest Yellville man on child exploitation, sexual extortion charges
The Arkansas State Police has arrested a Yellville man on a litany of charges including sexual extortion and engaging children and sexually explicit conduct, fo
Jun 12, 2026Open source
On Friday, June 12, 2026, THV11 will be providing live coverage as the Arkansas Foodbank attempts to set a...
On Friday, June 12, 2026, THV11 will be providing live coverage as the Arkansas Foodbank attempts to set a world record during the Summer Cereal Drive.
Jun 12, 2026Open source
BREAKING | Human remains discovered in Texarkana, Arkansas
Capt. Les Colley, from left, Lt. Tom Briggs and Capt. Zach White of Texarkana Arkansas Police Department confer Thursday in the 2400 block of Delaware Street...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Arkansas State Police will investigate Ashdown man’s shooting death; woman in custody
ASHDOWN, Ark. -- At the request of Ashdown Police Department, special agents with the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division are investigating...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Joe T. Robinson shepherded the New Deal through Congress as Senate majority leader
A U.S. senator from Arkansas was one of the central figures in the passage of New Deal legislation under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Jun 12, 2026Open source
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Benton is in Saline County, Arkansas.
Region: Arkansas
ZIP Codes
72015, 72018, 72019, 72158
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State police investigating Texarkana man arrested on 99 counts of child sex abuse materials
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Arkansas State Police are investigating a Miller County man arrested in May on 99 counts of distributing, possessing or viewing matter dep...
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Clemson professor named next dean of University of Arkansas’ Fay Jones architecture school
James C. Stevens, a professor at Clemson University who served as director of the university's School of Architecture from 2020 to 2025, will be the new dean...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Fuel prices have fallen, but not enough to ease stress on Arkansas businesses
Gasoline prices nationally and in Arkansas have been easing over the last three weeks according to auto club AAA. Despite the recent drop, some business owne...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
CEO of Arkansas TV says Sanders offering public broadcaster $500,000 in state reserve funds
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has offered Arkansas TV $500,000 from her restricted reserve fund to help pay for operations and infrastructure improvements, sai...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
A team of Northwest Arkansas's finest young track athletes are led by former Razorback Brad Culp - and his...
A team of Northwest Arkansas's finest young track athletes are led by former Razorback Brad Culp - and his regimen is creating All-Americans in bunches.
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Free Fishing Weekend gives Arkansas families a chance to cast a line without a license | 5OUTDOORS
Free Fishing Weekend gives Arkansas families a chance to cast a line without a license | 5OUTDOORS
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Arkansas corrections board member, former chairman seek to intervene in lawsuit against state
The Arkansas Board of Corrections’ former chairman and a current board member asked a Pulaski County judge to allow them to intervene in one of the prison...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Lawsuit filed in Arkansas over secret agreement for military drone manufacturer
A University of Arkansas professor is suing Fayetteville over its nondisclosure agreement for a military-grade drone manufacturer, as the secrecy surrounding...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Federal court hears oral arguments in appeal of Arkansas’ library obscenity law
The three-judge panel from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will rule on whether two blocked sections of Act 372 of 2023 can go into effect.
Jun 12, 2026Open source
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