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Community Health Systems to sell four Northwest Arkansas Hospitals for $112M
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (110+ words) Rain: 7am to 7am: 1.00" Month: 4.40" Year: 6.96 Recorded temps:" High: 78 Low: 59 By: Arkansas Business Staff The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter, and is subject to regulatory approvals and closing conditions. Freeman operates four hospitals. The nonprofit system has more…...
Governor Sanders awards the Arkansas Medal of Freedom
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (219+ words) Governor Sanders awards the Arkansas Medal of Freedom'KTLO Rain: 7am to 7am: 1.00" Month: 4.40" Year: 6.96" Recorded temps: High: 78 Low: 59 The Governor presented the medal to Brown's family during a ceremony honoring his life, service, and sacrifice. Family members joined state leaders and members…...
Fulton County man arrested on sexual assault charge involving minor
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (240+ words) Rain: 7am to 7am: 1.00" Month: 4.40" Year: 6.96 Recorded temps:" High: 78 Low: 59 A Fulton County man has been arrested on a sexual assault charge involving a minor. Twenty-three-year-old David Christopher Sisk of Salem also has an open case in Baxter County from an incident…...
Flu numbers ease during past week in Arkansas, six new deaths reported in state
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (197+ words) Rain: 7am to 7am: 1.80" Month: 3.40" Year: 5.96 Recorded temps:" High: 74 Low: 60 A total of 61 deaths have been reported in Arkansas this flu season. The ADH's dashboard shows the number of hospitalizations for each county. Baxter County has seen 36 people put in the hospital…...
Judge Jody Carney appointed to state Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (121+ words) Rain: 7am to 7am: 1.80" Month: 3.40" Year: 5.96 Recorded temps:" High: 74 Low: 60 Circuit Judge Jody Carney has been appointed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to serve on the Arkansas Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission. Carney will serve on the seven-member commission, which oversees the certification…...
Polar Plunge raises more than $14,000 for Special Olympics Arkansas
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (256+ words) Rain: 7am to 7am: 1.00" Month: 4.40" Year: 6.96 Recorded temps:" High: 78 Low: 59 2026 Polar Plunge Committee The annual Polar Plunge fundraiser for Special Olympics Arkansas made a splash last Saturday at Henderson Marina on Norfork Lake, raising more than $14,000 for local athletes. Organizers say the…...
Late-day tremor detected near Blytheville Thursday
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (101+ words) Rain: 7am to 7am: 1.80" Month: 3.40" Year: 5.96 Recorded temps:" High: 74 Low: 60 The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 2.4 earthquake Thursday night near the Arkansas-Missouri border. The tremor occurred at 6:54 p.m. March 5. According to preliminary information from the USGS, the quake was centered about 1.7 miles east-southeast…...
Marion County Transfer Station closed Saturday; to reopen Monday
8+ hour, 1+ min ago (71+ words) Marion County Transfer Station closed Saturday; to reopen Monday'KTLO Rain: 7am to 7am: 1.00" Month: 4.40" Year: 6.96" Recorded temps: High: 78 Low: 59 The Marion County Transfer Station will be closed Saturday after morning storms has left the facility without power. According to a release from…...
Trial set for couple charged with keeping teenage male locked in bathroom naked and unfed
10+ hour, 50+ min ago (1692+ words) Rain: 7am to 7am: 1.80" Month: 3.40" Year: 5.96 Recorded temps:" High: 74 Low: 60 Forty-one-year-old Daniel Wright and 43-year-old Jaclyn Barnett are facing a multitude of charges. Barnett alone is facing more than 30 counts alleging sexual assault, sexual indecency with a child and rape. Kidnapping charges…...
Baxter County jury duty schedule changes for Groups X and Z
1+ day, 51+ min ago (77+ words) Baxter County jury duty schedule changes for Groups X and Z'KTLO Rain: 7am to 7am: 1.80" Month: 3.40" Year: 5.96" Recorded temps: High: 74 Low: 60 Group Z jurors will also not need to report on Monday, March 9. A new reporting date for that group will be…...