Fort Smith police report dead body found, don’t suspect foul play
FORT SMITH -- The Police Department is investigating a dead body was found around 1400 S. U St. on Tuesday night.
Stories by Monica Brich
-
![]()
-
![]()
Fort Smith organizations prepare for Fall Festival downtown on Saturday
FORT SMITH -- The Fort Smith National Historical Site is preparing for a few thousand people to attend the annual Fort Smith Fall Festival this Saturday.
-
![]()
Van Buren school receives Blue Ribbon award from U.S. Department of Education
RIVER VALLEY -- Parkview Elementary School in the Van Buren School District has been named a 2023 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Educati…
-
![]()
City directors discuss need for more affordable housing in Fort Smith; look at options
City directors are seeking ways to add affordable housing and renting opportunities in Fort Smith.
-
![]()
Subscriber ExclusiveFort Smith makes progress with consent decree sewer projects
The city's Utility Department is continuing to make headway on sewer system consent decree projects while balancing the cost of other utility needs.
-
![]()
Subscriber ExclusiveFort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau names new executive director
FORT SMITH -- The Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion Commission has named Ashleigh Bachert as the Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau's new executive d…
-
![]()
Subscriber ExclusiveFort Smith police receive national award for law enforcement, communications and training
FORT SMITH -- The city's Police Department was awarded for its public safety standards by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
-
![]()
Subscriber ExclusiveFort Smith directors consider how $16 million road extension project may impact Ben Geren Park trails
Residents attended a city directors study session Tuesday to show their disapproval of a $16 million capital improvement project, saying they think it would ne…
-
![]()
Fort Smith School District considers additional safety protocols after finding students with weapons on campus
The School District is considering additional safety protocols after responding to two incidents involving weapons since the start of the school year.
-
![]()
Subscriber ExclusiveCity directors recognize impact of city World Changers program on Fort Smith, River Valley
City directors Tuesday recognized Robert Turner for his 13 years of work with the World Changers program in Fort Smith and agreed to discuss waiving building f…
-
Youth shelter receives Windgate grant to build new location in Mulberry
Comprehensive Juvenile Services recently was awarded a $544,426 grant from the Windgate Foundation to construct a new shelter location and move the Western Ark…
-
![]()
Fort Smith directors approve money for company to design potential baseball stadium along the riverfront
City directors are looking at the feasibility of building a baseball stadium along the riverfront.
-
![]()
Subscriber ExclusiveCatsavis balances running small business and being a Fort Smith city director
Christina Catsavis has managed to build a thriving small business and become a city director focused on community issues in the four years since she returned t…
-
![]()
Womack talks impact of Fort Smith’s Peak Innovation Center, Interstate 49 expansion in the River Valley
FORT SMITH -- U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., said the greater Fort Smith community is doing a great job leveraging its assets and he wants to help the River V…
-
![]()
Subscriber ExclusiveMost schools in Northwest Arkansas, River Valley began new year Monday
FORT SMITH -- School is back in session for many Northwest Arkansas and River Valley schools, with students and teachers getting used to their new routines.
-
![]()
Subscriber ExclusiveFort Kids Children’s Museum kicks off capital campaign with donation from mayor, city
The Fort Kids Children's Museum's capital campaign kicked off with a $15,000 starting donation from the Office of Mayor George McGill and the city.
-
![]()
Subscriber ExclusiveFort Smith’s Ballman Elementary students to start new school year at Fairview due to construction delay
About 245 Ballman Elementary School students will start the school year Monday at Fairview Elementary and preschool students will attend Tilles Elementary due …
-
![]()
Fort Smith directors amend city fowl ordinance for residential properties over 5 acres
FORT SMITH -- City directors further amended fowl regulations Tuesday to require residents with more than 5 acres and more than 20 ducks and/or female chickens…
-
![]()
Subscriber ExclusiveFort Smith Orr Elementary teacher named Arkansas Teacher of the Year semi-finalist
FORT SMITH -- Orr Elementary School teacher Nicole Franklin said she teaches the way she thinks all teachers should.
-
![]()
One Lutherville boy killed, another injured in ‘accidental’ shooting in Johnson County
LUTHERVILLE -- A shooting injured a 7-year-old boy and killed a 9-year-old boy Monday evening, according to a news release from the Johnson County Sheriff's Of…
-
![]()
Fort Smith School Board hears update on Ramsey fire and Peak flooding repair projects
All district buildings should be ready in time for the 2023-2024 school year despite the flooding issues at Peak Innovation Center and the fire at Ramsey Middl…
-
![]()
Fort Smith directors approve allocation of 1% Sebastian County sales tax collection
City directors approved continuing the current allocation of countywide sales tax proceeds should the proposal to continue the 1% sales and use tax be approved…
-
![]()
Fort Smith directors OK requesting land donation to build park at former ACME Brick quarry
City directors unanimously approved requesting the donation of land on Old Greenwood Road to create a mountain bike and multipurpose trail park in northern For…
-
![]()
Fort Smith directors amends fowl regulation to allow more chickens, ducks
FORT SMITH -- City directors voted to increase the number of ducks and/or female chickens residents can keep within the city from 10 to 20.
-
![]()
Fort Smith School Board selects Krafft to fill the vacant Zone 3 position following resignation of Blackwell
FORT SMITH -- The School Board on Wednesday selected Susan Krafft to fill the vacant Zone 3 position following the resignation of Dee Blackwell.
-
![]()
Tornado touches down in Mansfield during Friday storms in River Valley
A tornado touched down in the Mansfield community early Friday as severe weather affected portions of the River Valley.
-
![]()
River Valley experiences severe weather, power outages
FORT SMITH -- Severe weather affected portions of the River Valley on Friday.
-
![]()
Fort Smith man guilty in shooting at Roland police officers while holding infant in Oklahoma
MUSKOGEE, OKLA. -- A Fort Smith resident plead guilty to shooting at police officers while holding an infant.
-
![]()
Sebastian County prisoner escapes transport van in Lonoke
LONOKE -- The Sebastian County Sheriff's Office is conducting an internal investigation after a prisoner temporarily escaped a transport van Saturday.
-
![]()
Subscriber ExclusiveFort Smith prepares to celebrate the opening of John Bell Jr. inclusive park
The city's Parks and Recreation Department is holding a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. Wednesday for John Bell Jr. Park to celebrate the department's commitment to …
-
![]()
Womack visits Fort Smith; talks about recent Marshals Museum, FMS program successes
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, made a tour of the 3rd District this week to discuss recent successes in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley, as well upc…
-
![]()
Police release suspect’s name in Fourth of July stabbing incident at Fort Smith bar
FORT SMITH --Police responded to a stabbing incident at Ava's Pub at the Fianna Hills Shopping Center, 8901 Jenny Lind Road, at roughly 8:20 p.m. Tuesday.
-
![]()
Police respond to Tuesday stabbing incident at Fort Smith bar
FORT SMITH --Police responded to a stabbing incident at Ava's Pub, 8901 Jenny Lind Road, at roughly 8:20 p.m. Tuesday.
-
![]()
Fort Smith man arrested for warrants including May 31 shooting incident
FORT SMITH -- Jeremy Mims, also known as Abdullah Al Karim, 38, was arrested without incident Saturday in connection with a May 31 shooting.
-
![]()
Directors discuss how 64.6 collaboration improves downtown Fort Smith
FORT SMITH -- City directors are looking at the city's contract with 64.6 Downtown and how the partnership has improved northern Fort Smith.
-
![]()
Fort Kids gets land donated to build children’s museum next to Marshals Museum
FORT SMITH -- The Fort Kids Children's Museum will be built next to the U.S. Marshal's Museum along Riverfront Drive in Fort Smith thanks to a recent land dona…
-
![]()
Warrant issued related to Fort Smith weekend shooting
FORT SMITH -- The Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Office has issued a warrant for Jiy'wian Hughes, 23, in relation to a shooting at Tilles Park on Grand …
-
![]()
Police investigate shooting incident on Seven Oaks Drive in Fort Smith
FORT SMITH -- Police are investigating a shooting incident on the 10100 block of Seven Oaks Drive on Wednesday afternoon.
-
![]()
Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office asks for help finding storage-unit lawnmower thief
BONANZA -- The Sebastian County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help locating a man believed to be involved in several area storage facility thefts.
-
Police investigate shooting incident on Seven Oaks Drive in Fort Smith
FORT SMITH -- Police are investigating a shooting incident on the 10100 block of Seven Oaks Drive on Wednesday afternoon.
-
![]()
Small fire extinguished at Ramsey Middle School in Fort Smith; some instruments damaged in orchestra room
FORT SMITH -- A floor fan malfunction is believed to be the cause of a small fire in Ramsey Middle School's orchestra room on Tuesday.
-
![]()
Small fire extinguished at Ramsey Middle School in Fort Smith
FORT SMITH -- A floor fan malfunction is believed to be the cause of a small fire at Ramsey Middle School's orchestra room on Tuesday.
-
Small fire extinguished at Ramsey Middle School in Fort Smith
FORT SMITH -- A floor fan malfunction is believed to be the cause of a small fire at Ramsey Middle School's orchestra room on Tuesday.
-
![]()
Fort Smith police investigate weekend shooting on Grand Avenue
FORT SMITH -- Police responded to a shooting on Grand Avenue over the weekend involving one 20-year-old male victim.
-
![]()
Fort Smith raises base ambulance rates but keep costs low, according to EMS executive director
Most Fort Smith residents will pay more for a ride in an ambulance for both emergency and non-emergency trips, city directors decided Tuesday.
-
![]()
Fort Smith School Board moves forward with investigating, repairing Peak Innovation Center’s drainage issues
The School Board has decided to investigate who is responsible for the multiple flooding issues at Peak Innovation Center as the repairs are expected to cost a…
-
![]()
Drugs, gun trial for Johnson County sheriff delayed
The gun- and drug-related criminal trial for Johnson County Sheriff Jimmy Stephens has been delayed for several months as Crawford County waits for evidence to…
-
![]()
Johnson County sheriff trial in Crawford County delayed to collect FBI evidence in drug case
VAN BUREN -- The gun- and drug-related criminal trial for Johnson County Sheriff Jimmy Stephens has been delayed for several months as Crawford County waits fo…
-
![]()
Fort Smith will seek $20 million grant for Towson Avenue project
FORT SMITH -- The Board of Directors unanimously approved seeking a federal grant to cover $20 million of the cost of the Towson Avenue water utilities relocat…
-
![]()
Dee Blackwell to resign as Fort Smith School Board president amid family health challenges
FORT SMITH -- School Board President Dee Blackwell will officially submit her resignation letter to the board Monday, announcing an unplanned resignation due t…
