Junior Jordan Miller’s iPod was stolen out of her backpack last year after riding a bus to a field trip. She says she was told it would be safe to keep her things on the bus. “I mean, it was worth a lot to me because it’s got my music and pictures and things that…

Students at Sonora Elementary in Springdale are creating an app for IPhone and Android users. In just a few months parents will be able to direct deposit money into their child’s school account with the touch of a finger. The students are creating the district’s first app to help parents on the go. Nine-year-old Devin…

Alpha Chi Omega’s fundraiser Walk a Mile in Her Shoes was a big success. Fraternity men on campus signed up to participate in the relay wearing high heels to signify walking in the shoes of women affected by domestic abuse. One in four women experience domestic violence in their lifetime, according to the National Domestic…

If you live in Fayetteville, it seems you may be living in one of the best cities in the country. The city was named one of the top one-hundred best places to live by livability.com. Fayetteville ranks sixty-third in the nation and was noted for its recreation, small-town charm, and thriving business. The home of the…

The government may be open for business as soon as tomorrow morning. The Senate and House voted on a plan to raise the debt ceiling Wednesday that will end the government shutdown. The plan will fund the government until Janurary 15 and raise the debt limit until February 7. The United States will no longer be able to borrow money…

Doctors are searching for answers after multiple cases involving a flesh-eating drug have appeared in the United States. The drug called Krokodil gets its name from leaving people with scaly black and green skin. The drug is said to be extremely addictive and causes major damage to veins and soft tissue. Doctors say that the…

Arkansas teachers may no longer have to worry about an increase in health insurance. Governor Mike Beebe called a special session to be held Thursday to stabilize health insurance premiums for public school employees. The session will involve four bills focusing on health care and will also include short term and long term proposals. As of now,…

An arrest has been made today after two dry ice bombs went off at the Los Angeles International airport. Dicarlo Bennett placed a bomb in a men’s restroom on Sunday, in terminal two, and then another on a tarmac outside the international terminal, on Monday. Bennett is an employee for the ground handling company Servisair, and is…

The statue of liberty is reopen for business. The national monument welcomed visitorsSunday for the first time since the government shutdown. New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced friday that the state had reached an agreement with the federal government for the state to pay for the park’s operations. That amounts to over 60 thousand dollars per day. Right…

Drivers will be seeing a little less pain at the pump–gas is now cheaper in arkansas. Triple A analysts say lower demand and a good supply are keeping gas prices low. Locally, gas prices are falling under $3 a gallon. Several stations in Fayetteville and nearly a dozen stations in Fort Smith reported gas prices…