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  • St. Patrick’s Day Dickson St. Pub Crawl Tomorrow

    St. Patrick’s Day Dickson St. Pub Crawl Tomorrow

    Fans of St. Patrick’s Day festivities listen up. The 8th annual St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl will begin tomorrow around 6 pm at Common Grounds where participants can pick up a list of the bars that are celebrating. About 15 bars on Dickson Street are participating and the entry fee is $5.

  • Drugs Made Legal in Ireland — On Accident.

    Drugs Made Legal in Ireland — On Accident.

    Several drugs have been made legal in Ireland today but don’t get too excited folks An appeals court ruling to a bill in 1977 has temporarily made possession of drugs including ecstasy, ketamine, and magic mushrooms legal in the country. Lawmakers have been working on a bill since last night to make them illegal again…

  • Bird Flu Case Reported in Arkansas

    Bird Flu Case Reported in Arkansas

    The USDA confirmed a case of the bird flu in Northern Arkansas this morning. The disease is isolated to one farm in Boone County where the strain has been identified in the past. It is considered to be a fairly low risk to people right now and no one has been effected at this time.

  • State Representative Blames Behavior Problems as Reason for Re-homing Children

    State Representative Blames Behavior Problems as Reason for Re-homing Children

    In a press conference last week, Arkansas State Representative Harris explained a situation that has a lot of people upset. He said that him and his wife took three sisters into foster care. But five months later, they returned the oldest to DHS because of behavior problems. Over time the two others started showing the…

  • BREAKING — Student Reports Sexual Assault in Parking Garage

    BREAKING — Student Reports Sexual Assault in Parking Garage

    Breaking news tonight, according to a RAZAlert message, a student reported that she was sexually assaulted in the Harmon parking garage. It happened February 26th at around 6:30pm. The student said she was approached by an unknown white man asking for help jump starting his car. She said the man then grabbed her by the…

  • Walton Arts Center Gets $5 Million Grant

    Walton Arts Center Gets $5 Million Grant

    The Walton Family Foundation awarded a $5 million grant today in support of expanding the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. The money will go towards expanding the Starr Theater and new staging equipment. Officials hope the renovations will be finished in the fall of 2016.

  • Springdale Police Search for Robbery Suspect

    Springdale Police Search for Robbery Suspect

    Springdale Police are looking for two men involved in a robbery. A woman told police she was attacked by two men while getting out of her car in her driveway. The woman says the men demanded money The two men fled when a member of the woman’s family came outside to protect her. No suspects…

  • Professor Says Picking Perfect March Madness Bracket is Near Impossible

    Professor Says Picking Perfect March Madness Bracket is Near Impossible

      The excitement of March Madness is in the air and fans from all over are putting together their perfect brackets. But, as optimistic as they might be,  some researchers are saying that’s near impossible. DePaul University mathematics professor Jeff Bergen says the odds of you picking a perfect bracket are less than one in…

  • Tyson Donates $5 Million to U of A for New Agriculture Center

    Tyson Donates $5 Million to U of A for New Agriculture Center

    The U of A will break ground on a new research facility thanks to a generous donation. Tyson Foods is donating $5 million to the U of A’s Division of Agriculture. This gift will go towards the $16.3 million Don Tyson Center. Construction of this new building is expected to begin later this year.  

  • Winter Weather Causing Increase in Accidents

    Winter Weather Causing Increase in Accidents

    As winter weather conditions get worse, the amount of car accidents steadily increases. As you can see on your screen, the Fayetteville Police Department received 28 calls regarding accidents on Friday. The amount decreased to 15 on Saturday as road conditions got better. These conditions have made driving much more difficult than usual. Driving on…

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