CRIME & SAFETY
Bentonville man arrested in Jan. 6 case is ‘journalist,’ lawyer says
The lawyer of a Bentonville man arrested for participating in the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, claimed his client was the victim of "selective prosecution" and that he is a "journalist," according to a motion filed in Washington D.C. federal court on March 22.
Woman pleads guilty, gets sentenced after voyeurism at JB Hunt Corporate Office
LOWELL, Ark. — A woman arrested for video voyeurism after allegedly taking a picture of a coworker in a bathroom at the JB Hunt Corporate Office in 2022 has pleaded guilty and been sentenced. Natalie Hannah Pershall, 46, was arrested and booked in the Benton County Jail on May...
VIDEO: Suspect allegedly steals U-Haul in Arkansas, causing police pursuit
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — A new update has been released in the high-speed pursuit case involving an allegedly stolen U-Haul that started in Oklahoma and ended in Arkansas on Feb. 7. According to court records, 21-year-old Trenton Johnson has pleaded not guilty to felony fleeing and possession of explosives in...
Bentonville woman who died after trying to save child from drowning given award for heroism
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — On August 29, 2022, 11-year-old Alexander "Cade" Law was playing with his brother during a Bentonville rainstorm when Cade was swept into a drain during a flash flood. Cade's brother and mother tried to get him out, and nearby family friend Tawny Hinton jumped in to try to save him, but both Cade and Tawny were later pronounced dead.
Multiple fire departments put out Nob Hill apartment fire reportedly caused by dryer explosion
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Multiple fire departments worked to put out an apartment fire on Wednesday afternoon in Nob Hill. According to a Facebook post from the Hwy 94 East Fire Department, firefighters responded at around 1:20 p.m. to a fire on Washington County Road 389, working to assist the Nob Hill Fire Department.
Tontitown, Elm Springs police to renew mutual aid agreement through 2034
The Tontitown and Elm Springs police departments are set to renew a mutual aid agreement that will allow the two to assist one another on calls, if needed.
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