Benton News

A parent of a fifth-grade student at Ringgold Elementary in Benton has filed a complaint with the Freedom of Religion Foundation after two representatives of Gideons International visited the school to distribute free Bibles.

A Saline County man accused of kidnapping, raping and threatening the life of his wife has pleaded not guilty to numerous charges at Benton District Court on Tuesday.

Saline County Prosecuting Attorney Ken Casady announced today that his office would auction 25 acres of property near Paron on November 18, 2009 at noon in the Saline County Courthouse located at 200 North Main in Benton, Arkansas.

Ten-year-old Madelynne Hardisten of Benton checks out her glow-in-the-dark face paint using a mirror and a black light during an Alien Space Camp late Thursday at the Herzfeld Library in Benton.

Floyd's pen-pal sweetheart is coming for a visit, but she thinks he's a wealthy businessman.

Christina Martin, a nurse from Benton Healthcare, gets ready to stick a needle into a childa s arm as other students from Angie Grant Elementary in Benton wait their turn to get a flu shot this morning.

Faced with many difficult challenges and decisions, and many parents admit they don't always know how to give advice when it is needed.

Halloween festivites begin early for Saline County children. On Thursday, Benton and Bryant will host Halloween events for little ghouls and goblins of all ages.

The owner of a produce shop in Benton has sent the city a bill for $72,000 -- saying the city used his land as a road.

Lynette and Tom face challenges as Pizzeria Scavo prepares for its grand opening, and Gaby can't avoid her not-so-secret admirer, Zach.

A Bryant man accused of hitting a woman with a hammer and threatening her life is expected to appear in court on Dec.

Ed & Kaya s Restaurant employees Lois Randall, left, and Nita Nash serve up a plethora of homemade pies with their trade mark large meringue topping during the annual Savor the Flavor.

Jane W. Duke, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Thomas J. Browne, Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation , announced Doyle D. Peal, age 58, of Benton, Arkansas, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge J. Leon Holmes to 180 months imprisonment for the ...

Darrin Keim, 40, of Benton, has been charged with raping a Saline County 5-year-old girl to whom he is related.

This should reduce the Saline County crime rate -- a burglary conviction and 90-year sentence for a Benton man caught with his son on convenience store break-in. Pop had THIRTEEN priors.

Students, teachers and other staff in local school districts will have the opportunity to receive flu vaccines at their individual schools, starting as early as this week in one district.

Alex Arnold, top, Shelby Brooks and Josh Mendez, members of the Benton Mayora s Youth Advisory Council, light candles in remembrance of 24 women and children who died as a result of domestic violence in Arkansas in 2008 during the annual Saline County Safe Haven Candlelight Vigil late Tuesday.

The Benton Police Department will soon have eyes in all of the city's public schools.

The McMath law firm has sent out a news release announcing a $1.4 million Saline County jury verdict for its clients over a 2007 explosion at a hazardous waste facility at the Fairplay community operated by an Oklahoma trucking company.

Benton City Council is scheduled tonight to vote on two ordinances that amend the general fund of the 2009 budget.