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FORT SMITH, Ark. — University of Arkansas - Fort Smith (UAFS) students living on campus will now have help keeping the fridge full this year. The Dave Stevens Lion Pride Pantry, the LionHeart student organization, and Antioch for Youth & Family have partnered to make this possible. Students living...

FORT SMITH, Ark — A 12-year-old has been found safe after she was reported missing in Fort Smith, Friday, Aug. 19, morning. According to the Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD), the child reportedly ran away from her home around 3:15 a.m. Follow 5NEWS on social media: Facebook | Twitter...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Residents at this complex say they’re frustrated with their living conditions and how management is handling the situation by not offering any solutions to the problems. “Because the renters here have been dealing with issues for months and some of them have been years and...

ROGERS, Ark. — The Beaver Lake Fire Department lays off firefighters because of budget shortfalls. This comes after the department withdrew its petition to form a fire protection district which would’ve increased revenue. Four fire engine personnel will be laid off in the coming months. There were only six fire engine personnel ,to begin with, so come December there will just be two firefighters to serve 7,000 residents.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Fayetteville's 112 Drive-In is one of three Arkansas drive-in theaters remaining in 2022. Soon, there will only be two left in the state once the drive-in closes after 42 years in Northwest Arkansas. The 112 Drive-in opened in 1980 off of Highway 112 in Fayetteville after...

ARKANSAS, USA — According to court documents, a Pennsylvania man was arrested for having buckets of human remains he reportedly bought illegally from an Arkansas woman on Facebook. Jeremy Pauley, 40, was charged after East Pennsboro Township Police (EPTP) executed a search warrant when a caller reported that Pauley...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt granted death row inmate Richard Glossip a 60-day stay of execution on Tuesday while a state appeals court considers his claim of innocence. Stitt signed an executive order delaying Glossip’s execution for the 1997 killing of Glossip's boss, motel owner Barry Van...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A new platform launched Wednesday (Aug. 17) will provide Arkansas Razorback athletes an additional opportunity to capitalize on their name, image and likeness (NIL). OneArkansas NIL is the name of the initiative. According to a news release, it will help Razorback athletes “connect, educate, and facilitate...

LAMAR, Arkansas — An attorney representing three Lamar students who claim they were sexually assaulted in the middle school locker room is responding to the school district's statement that state police found the allegations unsubstantiated. We first reported the sexual assault allegations at Lamar Middle School and a Title...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's 'Riches game' scratch-off ticket was sold for $20 at a local retailer in Benton County. Walmart To Go & Express Store located in Bentonville sold the top winning lottery ticket worth $1 million. With the million-dollar win, one top prize of $1 million remains on the $1,000,000 Riches game, and a $50,000 ticket is still in circulation.

ARKANSAS, USA — Sleep, it’s something we all need, but it’s also something that might be hard to get, especially when trying to get used to a back-to-school schedule. "Being consistent is the most important thing in a sleep," said sleep specialist at Arkansas Children's Hospital Dr. Supriya Jambhekar.

ARKANSAS, USA — Arkansas State Senator Jason Rapert has settled a lawsuit filed against him by American Atheists, Inc. for blocking some of their members from his official social media accounts. American Atheists filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Arkansas in January 2019, claiming that...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Local and state leaders discussed panhandling laws with an increase in Northwest Arkansas. Fayetteville city attorney Kit William explained that cities can't do much about panhandlers, especially after a Supreme Court decision in 2015, Reed v. Town of Gilbert, put panhandling as protected speech under the first amendment.

POTEAU, Okla. — According to the Poteau Valley Water Director, residents are being asked to continue to conserve water after a pump was delivered but didn't end up working properly. Customers using Poteau Valley Improvement Authority were asked back in July to conserve water "until further notice," due to...

ALMA, Arkansas — The Alma School District started school today as over 3,000 students returned to the classroom. The school district has had a busy summer— from donations to construction plans, and talk of the future. Alma alum Shannon Skokos and her husband recently donated $1 million dollars...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — According to the United States Attorney's Office in the Western District of Arkansas, Michael Billy Whitehead was sentenced to federal prison on one charge of the possession of child pornography on Aug.17. In January of 2020, authorities initially discovered suspected child pornography that was being accessed...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Before Tuesday’s Fayetteville City Council vote, there was plenty of public comment for and against adding more school resource officers (SROs) to Fayetteville Public Schools. "They run to the gunfire," said Fayetteville Police Chief Mike Reynolds speaking about his officers. "They don’t hide. They will...

ROGERS, Ark. — Thousands of students across the state made their way back to the classroom on Monday. 5NEWS had the chance to go check out Rogers High School on their first day and see what they are hoping for in the year ahead. More than 15,000 students are...

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — The Marshallese community in Northwest Arkansas is asking for the public’s help after a COVID outbreak hit the Marshall Islands. The Marshall Islands had their borders locked down until last week, completely keeping COVID-19 out until then. Now, a week later, there are more than 3,000 cases and five people have died on the islands.

FORT SMITH, Ark. — According to Fort Smith police, a 3-year-old child died after being left in a hot car on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Police say around 2 p.m., officers were called to the scene and were there for about three hours. Police say an "undisclosed person" allegedly had to break the car window before taking the child to a nearby hospital. Later, the child was pronounced dead. have confirmed the body has been sent to the state crime lab for an autopsy, which is standard procedure, and that the incident reportedly happened near a home on Boone Avenue.