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Two Injured in Roswell, NM School Shooting
Two children are in the hospital today after a school shooting that took place in Roswell, New Mexico. A 12-year old boy entered the middle school gym early this morning, pulled a shotgun out of his bag and opened fired on students waiting for class to begin. An 11-year old boy and a 13-year old…
Plane Lands at Wrong Airport
A seven-mile mishap had passengers on a Southwest Airlines jet a little shaken up. On Sunday, a jet holding 124 passengers mistakenly landed at a small airport in Taney County, Missouri, missing its intended target of the Branson Airport, by merely seven miles. The Taney County airport’s runway is almost half the size of Branson’s.…
Volunteers Needed for Full Circle Food Pantry
Applications for the Full Circle Campus Food Pantry are now available. The Pantry is looking for students to fill two hour shifts once a week for the entire semester on either Mondays or Thursdays. Applications can be found online. Students have until Thursday January 16th to turn it in to the Center of Community Engagement office in the Arkansas…
Eureka Springs Street Receives Recognition
Tourists looking for a good place to visit should look no further than right here in Northwest Arkansas. Fodors.com named the South Main street in Eureka Springs one the best main streets in the United States. Others on the list include main streets in Michigan, California, and Florida. In Eureka Springs, you can go sightseeing,…
Tyson Food Recalls Tainted Chicken
Tyson Food is recalling more than 33,000 pounds of chicken products fearing that they may be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. The company says they are voluntarily recalling 40-pound cases of mechanically separated chicken. The recall was issued after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service became aware of people at a Tennessee correctional…
ASG Applications Available
Any student interested in joining the Associated Student Government will have their shot. Applications are now available for senate vacancies and any student from any college can apply. In addition to applying, candidates are required to attend one of two mandatory candidate orientation meetings. Those meetings are January 15th and 16th at 5:30pm in the…
FHS Homeless Vigil
Student Council members at Fayetteville high school hope to raise at least 20,000 dollars tonight at the annual Homeless Vigil. Each year student council members spend the night in makeshift homes and keep warm by lighting fires in barrels on the high school’s front lawn,. Fayetteville residents are then encouraged stop by and donate anything…
Santa Claus is Coming to U of A
University of Arkansas students hoping to get everything on their Christmas list from Santa this year are in luck! The big man himself is coming to the U of A! This Wednesday (December 4th) Santa Claus will be available for pictures in the Arkansas Student Union’s Connections Lounge from 12:00-4:00. University Programs is hosting the event which…
Local School Bus Has A Hard Encounter
According to the Springdale Police Department, an unknown person threw a rock at a Springdale school bus this afternoon. The rock shattered a window while about 15 to 20 students were on board. Police received the call from a Springdale School District safety official. Officers responded to the scene, but were unable to locate a…
Early Voting
Early voting began yesterday here in the state of Arkansas and will continue until November 5th. If you’d like to cast your ballot early, you can do it right here in Washington County at the Washington County Clerk’s Office, the Washington County Quorum Court Room, at at the Springdale Rodeo Center. The courthouse will be…