The Arkansas Department of Transportation will hold a statewide winter weather preparedness drill on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Crews will train drivers, check equipment and road-test snowplow trucks while ARDOT's Emergency Operations Center is activated.
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Northwest Arkansas outpaced six peer metro areas in job, business and high-tech employment growth, according to the 2026 State of the Northwest Arkansas Region Report released Friday. The region added 8,300 net new jobs in 2025, a 2.8% gain to 302,100, while high-tech employment rose 10.9%. Wages remain the lowest in the peer group, and housing affordability is still a challenge.
Fayetteville police say a person was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a stabbing near the 400 block of Dickson Street around 2:30 a.m. Friday. Information on a possible arrest had not been released.
The City of Fayetteville is asking residents to help shape the design of a new neighborhood park near Owl Creek, which is in its final design phase. A drop-in community workshop is set for Thursday, Oct. 29, and the input will guide future design decisions.
A Huntsville Police Department K-9 and its handler were removed from service Thursday, according to Police Chief Joshua Herring. Police say the handler lost sight of the dog at Huntsville Municipal Airport shortly after 8 p.m. and tried unsuccessfully to recall it with an electronic collar before an incident at a softball game.
