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Police Arrest Campus Bicycle Bandit
By: Hannah Bagley FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University of Arkansas police arrested a man charged with six misdemeanors of theft of bicycles across campus. Student and faculty bikes have been reported as stolen since March. The culprit, Rusty Joe Long, 31, was identified after police found many of the missing bikes being sold online. Long will…
Arkansas Ranks Among Worst States For Broadband Internet Access
By: Katie Davila FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – Arkansas is ranked among the worst states in the country for access to broadband internet connectivity. “Broadband and internet access in general is important because its the gateway to economic opportunity, rather than people trying to get to Netflix, because to access jobs or financial information you need to be…
Open Mouth Reading Series Comes to Fayetteville
By: Julianna Clipson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- The University Libraries and Open Mouth Reading Series will host the fourth annual Earth Day M.F.A. Poetry Reading at 2 p.m. April 22. The event is set to take place at the Mount Sequoya Gardens park and it is open to the public. Admission to the event is free. The…
Komen Ozark Helps Those Fight Breast Cancer
By: Savannah Miller FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Komen Ozark facility helps those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. This center assigns patients to navigators who help those who don’t have the proper insurance to cover treatment. 75% of the money raised by the Komen Ozark centers stays in the Northwest Arkansas area and is mostly…
Fort Smith Police Need your Help
By: Madison McClung FORT SMITH, Ark. – The Fort Smith police need your help to find a wanted person. Have you seen this person? Officials say Denzel Lee Massey obtains ten outstanding warrants in the city. Some of his charges include domestic battery, harassment, and criminal impersonation. Police ask anyone with information on his whereabouts…
Bicycle Race Arrives in Fayetteville
By: Ben Glodowski FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- A four-day stage race descends on Northwest Arkansas beginning Thursday, April 12. The Joe Martin Stage Race exists in several divisions with multiple routes, lengths and start times. Thursday and Friday consist of Road Races, ranging from 64 miles for Pro Women to 113 miles for Pro Men. Cyclists transition…
Department of Education Grades Schools
By: Ben Glodowski LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- The State Department of Education released the report cards for its public schools from 2016-17. The department compiles data each year as part of the Arkansas Every Student Succeeds Act. The act took effect in 2015, and it assigns each public school in the state a score, which translates…
Immigration Conversation Comes to the Jones Center
By: Ben Glodowski SPRINGDALE, Ark.- Immigrants and Latinx people in Northwest Arkansas will have the opportunity to speak with candidates for various public offices for Arkansas. Immigrant Conversations with Arkansas Candidates invites, “dozens of politicians from multiple parties” to engage with the immigrant community. The discussion will cover topics from the Dream Act and DACA,…
The End of the Year Fashion Show Combines Style With Science
By: Nick Camper FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – This year’s Enclothe: Timeless fashion show will feature some stylistic and technical pieces. The fashion show brings apparel merchandising, product development majors and the engineering department together to make one-of-a-kind outfits. Lexie Benton, Senior Apparel Major and an artist, created a product that is made from recycled vinyls and LED…
Fraternity Members Held at Gun Point Outside Their House
By: Nick Camper FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A man is in custody after allegedly pointing a gun at someone and threatening them, said Fayetteville police. It was early Wednesday morning when Ryan Torres, 21, of Fort Worth, Texas stopped his truck outside the Kappa Sigma Fraternity house on 711 W. Dickson Street to confront a group…