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Name a Squirrel of Old Main Lawn fundraiser returns for a second year
By: Hannah Moore FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — The Annual Name a Squirrel Campaign is back for a second year, raising money for student success initiatives throughout February. Maple, a squirrel who lives on the Old Main Lawn, serves as the face of the campaign and encourages students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends to donate to…
Razorback Dance Team places at Universal Dance Association’s college nationals
Photo Courtesy to Bret Hundley By: Grace Replogle FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — The Razorback Dance Team has stepped up at Universal Dance Association Nationals once again. In 2025, the team returned to compete for the first time in ten years and chose to keep that streak going this year. Senior Grace Olson is grateful for…
The State of the City Address with Mayor Molly Rawn
By: Hannah Moore FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — On Tuesday, Feb. 10, the City of Fayetteville held The State of the City Address at the Town Center with Mayor Molly Rawn. Attendees could walk through the event space before the formal address began to get a closer look at specific project details and initiatives happening throughout…
Vigil in Bentonville Square to honor lives lost by Immigration and Customs Enforcement
By: Hannah Moore BENTONVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — A vigil was held on the Bentonville Square on Friday, Jan. 30, to honor the 31 documented lives lost to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Love Over Fear NWA held what they call a peaceful vigil from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for community members to honor the…
Hairs of the Hog, Episode 2: “Carnall Hall”
by: Josh Droll and Reagan Netherland
Financial Losses Leave Arkansas Farmers Unsure About Their Futures.
By: Ellisyn Sanders FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Arkansas farmers are facing some of their toughest financial years in decades. Across the state, small family farms and large row crop operations are struggling as rising costs and falling crop prices leave many questioning whether they can stay in the agriculture business. Economists say the cause is…
Immigration backlogs leave those seeking status in limbo
By: Gigi Kraemer Fayetteville, Ark. (UATV) — President Trump addressed the nation late last week regarding the shooting of two National Guard officers in Washington, D.C. In the same speech, he also said, “We must take all necessary measures to ensure the removal of any alien from any country who does not belong here.” Trump’s…
Local community group provides free food for unhoused community and struggling working class
By: Shoshiana Vang FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Every Monday, the MayDay Community Kitchen (MayDay), a local nonprofit organization made up of volunteers, cooks up meals and packs them to hand out to the unhoused community and struggling working class. MayDay began during COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 as a way to help ensure community members receive food through struggling times. The idea came from a chef named Alex Tripodi, who works as the…
Rising home prices and high interest rates push first-time buyers out of housing market
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The average cost of a home in Arkansas is now $250,000 and the average income is $50,000. Many first-time homebuyers are being pushed out of the market. The average age of a first-time homebuyer is now 40 years old. In 1991 the average age was 28 years old. Realtors say that…
Two Bentonville high schoolers are breaking barriers in their sports
By: Aidan Loney BENTONVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Bentonville senior Kylee Sallee is one of the nation’s few female high school football players, having been their starting kicker this season after four years in the program. Sallee joins a small but growing group of girls competing in high school tackle football, where about 0.4% of more…