Wilson News

The steady growth of northwest Arkansas' population and economy over the past two decades has given the state an uncommon opportunity - the chance to start a new medical school on the cheap.

Local health officials responded to a simulated anthrax scare Wednesday as part of a statewide emergency preparedness drill at Washington Regional Medical Center.

Conway police say one man is dead and another in jail after a shooting Friday night.

The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation has given $33.4 million to the Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences .

The Leachville City Council reviewed complaints with 911 Fire Department emergency relays at the regular city council meeting held Monday, May 18.

Buoyed by good prices, growers of medium-grain rice scrambled over the winter to find enough seed to plant, according to Chuck Wilson, Arkansas Extension rice specialist.

The abandoned home next door to Mammie Cannon on Harrison Street went up in flames Wednesday night.

Officers say people are setting abandoned houses on fire to distract police, so they can rob businesses.

The Arkansas White River Trout Unlimited Chapter , our local chapter, will hold their Conservation Banquet on Saturday at the Mountain Home Elks Lodge.

A woman died Monday after crashing her vehicle into two pickups on Arkansas 7 in Clark County, the Arkansas State Police reported.

'I'll never forget the sound that night; 'The cryin' tires, the bustin' glass, 'The painful scream that I 'Heard last.' - From "Last Kiss" performed by Wilson Frank and the Cavaliers Sirens will be wailing and emergency personnel - including state troopers, sheriff's deputies, city police, firefighters, ambulances and hearses - will converge ...

John M. Barnett, 46, of Oaks, Okla., died April 2, 2009, in Siloam Springs, Ark.

A Bank of America executive says the company will close 4 of its branches in Arkansas, according to a published report.

A SWAT team burst into a Conway apartment within a block of the University of Central Arkansas before dawn Wednesday and arrested a convicted felon whom authorities say had barricaded himself inside after shooting a police officer hours earlier.

The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture has traditionally recommended DAP or ammonium sulfate fertilizer to help rice injured by glyphosate or Roundup drift.

A Fayetteville man was taken into police custody Wednesday after allegedly striking another man with his car.

With today's housing market fluctuating with the economy, a little-known program for people with limited income will help them stay in their homes and go along with President Obama's green plan.

With a hot medium-grain rice seed market in the Mid-South - and the potential that California varieties are being considered to fill a supply gap - Mid-South growers are being warned of several dangers.

Local trooper recognized for recovering hostages Story date: March 6, 2009 Wilson says heroics were a team effort By Michael Ford Reporter Cpl.

The February Leachville City Council meeting was held Thursday evening with all council members present.