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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson spoke to a gymnasium filled with Midland students today. Superintendent Dwayne Wammack made a special announcement last week that Hutchinson would be making Midland Public School a stop on his tour of some of the state's schools. The governor is touring the...

A man and woman were arrested yesterday in a shooting and theft incident in White County. The White County Sheriff’s Department said deputies responded to Old Kensett Road and Whitney Lane on a claim by a male that he had been shot in the head,...

The public will be noticing increased visibility of law enforcement in and around local schools as precautionary measures to reports of an alleged threat made on social media of gun violence at an undisclosed Arkansas school reportedly planned for later this week. (Scroll below...

The Northcentral Arkansas Development Council (NADC) recently honored Izard County coordinator Sherry Vest with the JoAnn Lowrie Above & Beyond annual award at NADC’s recent August board meeting. JoAnn Lowrie retired in 2017 after beginning her career with NADC beginning as a Head Start classroom...

Last year 426 Arkansas residents died from a drug overdose, according to death certificates filed with the state Health Department. That is an increase in fatal drug overdoses from 2017, when 417 people in Arkansas died from drugs. The data is from the most recent...

A release from the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Department said the body found Monday near a residence on Union Hill Road in the southern part of Independence County was that of James Bushart, 49, of Lonoke County. The information said Bushart was apparently killed at a...

The Arkansas State Police said in a press release today that it is investigating the use of deadly force by state troopers last night at a residence off Arkansas Highway 9, south of Clinton in Van Buren County. William Lloyd Jones, 49, had barricaded himself...

Back to school in Arkansas means that more than 6,000 buses will transport 350,000 students to and from school. It also means that motorists need to remember that it is against the law to pass a stopped school bus that has its red lights flashing....

Riding enthusiasts agree: some of the best motorcycling in America is in the Ozarks.  Built on that simple premise, a festival organized fifteen years ago with no budget and heavily dependent on volunteers. The first event drew about 350 motorcyclists. Now, thousands of bikers...

The Mountain View Police Department has charged Charles Wine, 36, for failing to report to the county Sex Offender Coordinator and verify his registration information including his place of residency.  Failure to do so is a Class C felony. Wine was taken into custody on...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, known as EAS this afternoon. The radio stations belonging to the White River Now media family will be participating in the test which will be conducted...