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UATV Wins Regional Awards
Here at UATV, we strive for excellence in bringing you news from campus and the Northwest Arkansas area. We are proud to announce that several of our stories and shows are up for the Society of Professional Journalists region 12 awards.The winners will be announced this weekend so be sure to tune in to UATV news on Monday Night…
Campaign Cracking Down on Texting and Driving
Fayetteville Police are cracking down on texting and driving as part of the national U Drive. U Text. U Pay. Campaign police are using a combination of traditional and innovative strategies to crack down on distracted drivers. States who applied were awarded $8 million in grants from the US Department of Transportation to support this and other campaigns designed to…
Possible Charges Linked with Threats
With the increase of threats in Northwest Arkansas schools, UATV looked into the possible charges behind bomb threats. In the state of Arkansas, if a student is caught making a threat, they could be arrested on suspicion of terroristic threatening, which is a Class D felony, and could be punished with up to 6 years in prison. Students caught making…
Authorities Searching for Answers in PA School Stabbing
Authorities are now trying to figure out why a 16-year-old went on a stabbing spree in a Pennsylvania high school yesterday. The FBI says they have searched the suspect’s home and have taken his and his parents’ computers and a cell phone as they look for a motive. 16 year old Alex Hribal stabbed 20 students and a security officer with…
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.
Pennsylvania Teen Arrested for Stabbing 20
A Pennsylvania teen is in custody tonight after going on a stabbing spree in his high school. 16-year-old Alex Hribal allegedly stabbed 20 students and a security officer with two kitchen knives before being tackled by an assistant principal. Hribal was arraigned as an adult and he is facing more than 20 charges of aggravated…
Birthday Celebration Being Held for Senator Fulbright
A famous name on campus is being celebrated. Tomorrow marks the 109th birthday of Senator J. William Fulbright and the university is commemorating by having a birthday party. The event will be at 2:30 in the Connections Lounge in the Union. Tom Healy will be the keynote speaker and the Hogwild band will be performing. Cake…
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…
UofA Alum Ben Rector Performing Thursday
A U of A alum is putting on a free concert this week. Musician Ben Rector will be performing at the Gardens on Thursday. The concert begins at 9 P.M. and is free to both students and the public. Students with valid U of A I-D’s will be admitted first. The general public will be…