Benton County officials are concerned that heavy rains in the forecast will make flood damaged roads worse. Earlier today Benton County road crews used gravel to prepare some of the worst roads still damaged from the floods in August. Benton County emergency managers say a total of 50 roads in the county are still damaged…

As many as 100 University of Arkansas employees could be furloughed this week due to the government shutdown.  University officials say they’re working to reduce the number of affected employees–but they’re still reviewing all faculty, staff and students who are paid fully or partially through federal funds.  Furloughed employees will receive official notice from the…

This weekend marks the end of the Hogs the first Southeastern Conference rivals. The Razorbacks and Gamecocks both entered the league in the 1992 football season and were paired together. Razorbacks hope to see a win this homecoming game Saturday on a day they say goodbye to the underrated annual SEC rivalry between the Razorbacks…

A former Detroit mayor will serve 28 years in prison. Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted in March of 24 federal counts including racketeering, extortion, and filing false tax returns. Kilpatrick was the mayor of Detroit between 2002 and 2008. He was the biggest target of a year-long investigation that led to the convictions of two dozen people.

The second astronaut to orbit Earth died at the age of 88 today. Scott Carpenter was a member of Mercury Seven…the first team to attempt orbital space flight in February of 1962. These astronauts were chosen by NASA and are considered to be the pioneers of space exploration. After Carpenter’s Death, John Glenn is the…

The Hogs United Campaign set a goal to raise 150-thousand-dollars for the United Way of Northwest Arkansas by the end of November. Instead of only donations coming from faculty and staff, students have been given the option to contribute to the campaign. The campaign is focused on raising funds for the local community as a…

Several campus organizations are coming together for the Hogs to Heroes program. This campaign will send care packages to 30 soldiers from the Arkansas National Guard serving in Afghanistan. Students will have the opportunity to donate items from noon to 2-p-m on October 26th in the Connections Lounge in the Union. Several items are being…

A woman accused of impersonating country musician Alison Krauss and stealing money from an elderly man is in custody today. Police say Sue Evers posed as Alison Krauss on a dating website and stole nearly 300-thousand dollars from an elderly man. Evers turned herself in and showed up to her scheduled court appearance, after failing…

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