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Lincoln Assistant Police Chief Arrested for Assault
A local cop is facing charges after an arrest over the weekend. According to a report, Lincoln assistant police chief, Tony Lee, was arrested after a fight with his wife in front of their children. Police say during the fight, Lee’s wife threw a measuring tape at him — ran into the house and locked the…
Chelsea Clinton Announces Pregnancy
Chelsea Clinton announced today that she is going to be a mom. Clinton broke the news of her pregnancy at a Women’s event in New York with Hillary Clinton, her mom. Chelsea says, “I just hope that I will be as good a mom to my child, hopefully children, as my mom was to me.” Clinton married…
Springfest 2014 Keeping Fayetteville Funky
Fayetteville will be getting a little funkier this weekend. Springfest began in 1983 by Dickson Street vendors as a way to celebrate the history and culture of Fayetteville. The festival features a pancake breakfast, live music, and the annual bed races where teams make their own racing beds and cruise them down Dickson Street. Here’s…
Lottery Drawing will Determine Food Trucks in Fayetteville
Owners of Food trucks who want to operate in public places around Fayetteville will have to submit their names by the end of April for a lottery drawing. New laws put in place in March will allow vendors the opportunity to use public parking spaces and city parks for their trucks. Only one-third of all…
Former Hog Pleads Not Guilty to Animal Cruelty Charges
Former Razorback, Jarrett Lake plead not guilty today to felony animal cruelty charges. Fayetteville Animal Control responded last December to a call over animal abandonment in Lake’s rented home. When they arrived, they found a dead pit bull in the garage and another malnourished pit bull in the house. Lake will appear in front of the…
Fayetteville to Unveil New Emergency Alert System
The City of Fayetteville is launching a new alert system at a press conference this Friday at 11:00 a.m. at City Hall. Mayor Lioneld Jordan will give details about the new Fayetteville alert system and how to sign up. It’s a free emergency alert service for Fayetteville residents, businesses, and people working or going to school in Fayetteville.…
Former Benton County Comptroller Being Investigated
Benton County police are investigating a former county comptroller after she was fired yesterday. Officials are questioning Sarah Wilson’s possible involvement in the investigation of former Head of Benton County’s Road Department, Scott Stober, who was arrested for misuse of funds last year. The investigation was reopened after a tip that Wilson and Stober were married.
North Little Rock Police Arrest 23
Undercover police officers buying cocaine, hours of survelliance being recorded, and wire tapping. It may sound like the plot to an action movie but North Little Rock police did it all to clean up the streets. Operation Chopping Cherry Tree started in 2012 and has finally payed off. Twenty-three people have been arrested in connection…
Greenland Student Arrested for Bomb Threat
This year we have reported about multiple bomb threats written on bathroom walls. Today a Greenland High School student was arrested for just that. The school resource officer found out who the student was after watching security footage. Police searched the school and did not find anything suspicious. The student told police he “did not…
Fayetteville to Purchase 3 New Snow Plows
Nearly a hundred thousand dollars have been allocated by the Fayetteville City Council for the purchase of 3 new snow plows. The City Council approved the purchase last night. The three Ford F-250 trucks will all be fitted with Meyer snow plows and will be replacing three older trucks that have been worn out. The…