May 25, 2012
One pilot was killed and another injured when two crop-dusters collided in midair over northeast Arkansas. A Grumman G164 and an Air Tractor crashed into each other around 11:35 a.m., about 16 miles southwest of Paragould, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman …
May 25, 2012
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has deployed a four-person investigation team to look into an explosion at an abandoned oil well near El Dorado, Ark., that left three workers dead. Officials say the Long Brothers Oil Company employees were taking …
March 15, 2012
Statistics released by the National Weather Service this week show that 18 Arkansans died in floods in 2011 – the largest amount out of any state in the nation. All of the deaths happened in the months of March, April …
February 24, 2012
The estate of an 81-year-old woman who was killed in her home has sued an alarm-system company, claiming an operator canceled an alarm call to police while the woman was being attacked. The Benton County Daily Record reports the suit …
February 6, 2012
The Kensett City Council and district court in Arkansas have found new places to meet after a fire destroyed the town’s municipal building. Mayor Max McDonald tells The Daily Citizen that the council will meet at First Baptist Church on …
January 27, 2012
Authorities say heavy rain caused flooding in parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas, but no injuries have been reported. The National Weather Service on Wednesday cancelled flood and flash flood watches for both states after thunderstorms moved out of the area. …
January 6, 2012
An appeals court has ruled that an invasion of privacy lawsuit by a former worker who was inappropriately photographed during a J.B. Hunt Transport Co. retreat can proceed. The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that David Coombs can pursue …
December 28, 2011
Cleanup from an April tornado in Hot Springs Village, Ark., could take up to three years to complete. The Sentinel-Record reported Tuesday that the Hot Springs Village public works department says cleanup of six zones within the community will take …
December 21, 2011
Meat giant Cargill says a northwest Arkansas plant is again producing ground turkey. The Minnesota-based company said Monday that ground turkey production resumed at its Springdale plant after it improved safety measures in response to a salmonella outbreak this year. …
December 20, 2011
A man who was found not guilty of murdering a beauty queen in Russellville filed a $10 million lawsuit Thursday against the city’s former chief and one of its officers, accusing them of ignoring evidence that pointed to his innocence. …