Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

01/16/2026

Washington County's justices of the peace on Thursday rejected an ordinance to grant a permit for the Gulley Ranch events venue project.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County's justices of the peace on Thursday rejected an ordinance to grant a permit for the Gulley Ranch events venue project.

01/16/2026

An abysmal first quarter set the tone for the Arkansas women’s basketball team during a 94-69 loss at Missouri on Thursday night at Mizzou Arena.

Arkansas is off to its worst SEC start since the 2009-10 season, when the Razorbacks began 0-6.

01/16/2026

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond expressed confidence poultry companies would settle his state's lawsuit against them, but the crowd of 250 poultry growers he met with Thursday wondered aloud why the 20-year-old lawsuit was not settled already -- or dropped.

WESTVILLE, Okla. -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond expressed confidence poultry companies would settle his state's lawsuit against them, but the crowd of 250 poultry growers he met with Thursday wondered aloud why the 20-year-old lawsuit was not settled already -- or dropped.

01/16/2026

PODCAST: Matt Jones and Anthony Kristensen look back at the Razorbacks' 108-74 win over the Gamecocks that moved Arkansas into a first-place tie in the SEC standings.

Matt Jones and Anthony Kristensen look back at the Razorbacks' 108-74 win over the Gamecocks that moved Arkansas into a first-place tie in the SEC standings.

01/16/2026

The state Plant Board on Wednesday deferred a decision on a proposal to establish a new classification for pesticides containing the drug warfarin used in feral hog bait.

01/16/2026

Something has to give between the Arkansas and Missouri women’s basketball teams when they meet Thursday in Columbia, Mo. In a battle of reeling squads with first-year coaches, the Razorbacks and Tigers limp into a 6:30 p.m. tipoff at Mizzou Arena with similar stories.

In a battle of reeling squads under first-year coaches, the Razorbacks and Tigers limp into Thursday's 6:30 p.m. tipoff at Mizzou Arena with similar stories.

01/16/2026

A Siloam Springs man was placed on six years of state-supervised probation for making a threat concerning last year's Dogwood Festival in Siloam Springs.

BENTONVILLE -- A Siloam Springs man was placed on six years of state-supervised probation for making a threat concerning last year's Dogwood Festival in Siloam Springs.

01/16/2026

Arkansas' economic activity increased modestly at the end of the year, driven by strong consumer spending, according to the latest Beige Book Report released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

01/16/2026

The Fayetteville Fire Department responded to a fire on Dickson Street late Wednesday night.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The Fayetteville Fire Department responded to a fire on Dickson Street late Wednesday night.

01/16/2026

Forbes' annual 2026 ranking of Arkansas' "Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams" lists 19 in the state.

01/16/2026

Josh Duggar will be allowed to appear via video from federal prison at an upcoming hearing, but a magistrate judge said it's premature to appoint Duggar an attorney as he has requested.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Josh Duggar will be allowed to appear via video from federal prison at an upcoming hearing, but a magistrate judge said it's premature to appoint Duggar an attorney as he has requested.

01/16/2026

Northwest Arkansas' local streets and roads would stretch from here to Prudhoe Bay on the north shore of Alaska, well within the Arctic Circle, if set end to end, and the costs to maintain those is both huge and growing, local leaders were told Wednesday.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Northwest Arkansas' local streets and roads would stretch from here to Prudhoe Bay on the north shore of Alaska, well within the Arctic Circle, if set end to end, and the costs to maintain those is both huge and growing, local leaders were told Wednesday.