CRIME & SAFETY

Taking the day off to catch a Hogs game turned out to be no walk in the ballpark for an Arkansas narcotics agent who crashed his police vehicle — then ditched it, along with his guns, credentials and beer cooler — on a dirt road miles away from the ballgame.

A former University of Arkansas quarterback officially filed a lawsuit Tuesday regarding numerous sexual assault claims made against him on a social media account that is seeking seven figures in damages.

ROGERS, Ark. — An exhausted baby deer is now safe after being rescued by the Rogers Fire Department (RFD). According to a post by RFD, Rescue Unit 2 was dispatched to an animal rescue call at Lake Atalanta during the morning of June 6. A caller reported that a...

The final member of a Northwest Arkansas and Oklahoma drug trafficking organization was sentenced Friday to federal prison for crimes related to the distribution of methamphetamine, the U.S. Attorney's office for the Western District of Arkansas said. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearings for the United...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A 25-year-old man has been arrested after a shooting outside of a motel at 1000 S. Futrall Drive on the morning of June 4, according to officials with the Fayetteville Police Department (FPD). According to a preliminary police report from FPD, witnesses reported a physical altercation...

WINSLOW, Ark. (AP) — A small plane had mechanical problems with its autopilot system before it crashed in Arkansas last month and killed a former Mississippi state senator who was flying it, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board. Johnny Morgan, 76, of Oxford, Mississippi, served in the Mississippi Senate from 1984 to […]

ROGERS, Ark. — Law enforcement in Benton County are searching for a missing 17-year-old girl. According to a release from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Serenity Lynne Black has been missing since May 16. Black was last seen in Rogers wearing a black zip-up hoodie and possibly gray or tan Dickies pants. She is five […]

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Nearly two million Americans over 65 years old have injured, exploited or mistreated by a caregiver, according to the National Center for Elder Abuse. Families struggled to find dependable care and the case is true nationwide and in Arkanas, according to author Jacklyn Ryan. In her book, "CareGivers and ScareTakers" she reveals true stories that exposes fraud and manipulation by unscrupulous caregivers.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Fayetteville firefighters and police officers found no one after searching in a Harps grocery store ceiling. They thought a person may have been in the ceiling above the bakery at the Harps near Wedington Dr. in Fayetteville, according to Sgt. Tony Murphy. Firefighters and police officers...

Judge grants bond for anti-training center activists accused of charity fraud. Judge grants bond for anti-training center activists accused of charity fraud. Rapper Rick Ross prepares for annual car show at ‘The Promise Land’. Updated: 11 hours ago. The show will begin Saturday at 11 a.m. at the estate...

A man has been sentenced to 120 years for a Fayetteville murder case.

Judge grants bond for anti-training center activists accused of charity fraud. Judge grants bond for anti-training center activists accused of charity fraud. Rapper Rick Ross prepares for annual car show at ‘The Promise Land’. Updated: 11 hours ago. The show will begin Saturday at 11 a.m. at the estate...

ROGERS, Ark. — A minivan hit a motorcycle from behind on Interstate 49, killing one woman and hurting another. I-49 was wet in Rogers shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday, as rain was falling, according to a preliminary crash summary release by Arkansas State Police. Valerie Pryor, 51, of Lowell,...

A Fayetteville man arrested in April for taking a gun to a preschool has multiple hearing dates scheduled for August.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Body of missing Missouri ER doctor had apparent gunshot wound, found in water by kayaker in Arkansas, authorities say. ABC 17 News is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation. Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community...

"Every piece of equipment or tool they're taking from us that's food that is not going to members in our community, so that makes me mad," Hays said.

Habitat for Humanity of Washington County is teaming up with police and firefighters in Northwest Arkansas to host a free safety training this June.

Around midnight, two people broke through a window at Murphy USA, a gas station, and stole e-cigarettes and e-cigarette cartridges, police said.

Northwest Arkansas man Richard “BigO” Barnett is requesting three months to prepare for prison after he was sentenced to four and a half years for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

A Rogers man was sentenced to eight years in prison last week for killing his neighbor's dog with a crossbow.