Razorbacks set school record for largest margin of victory in SEC road game
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Putting aside a sudden crisis with Iran, President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Americans in his final State of the Union address to reject the politics of tribalism and fear that have rocked the campaign to find his successor and to build a “clear-eyed, big-hearted” and “optimistic” nation. Delivering his annual report […]
(KFSM) — President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address on Tuesday evening (Jan. 12). Local politicians sent 5NEWS their reactions to the speech: Senator Tom Cotton – “President Obama’s final State of the Union address was a simply a highlight reel of the bad policies and executive overreach of the last seven years. […]
FORT SMITH (KFSM)–Wednesday (Jan. 12) marks the 20th anniversary of the abduction of Amber Hagerman, the 9-year-old girl, whose murder led to the creation of the Amber Alert System. The Amber Alert system was created in 1996, but one year earlier, Morgan Nick went missing. Six-year-old Morgan was kidnapped from a little league game in […]
ROGERS (KFSM) — Hundreds of people came together Tuesday (Jan. 12) evening to celebrate the life of singer Craig Strickland at Cross Church Pinnacle Hills. “We are going to be joyful tonight. We are going to celebrate tonight,” said Dr. Nick Floyd, pastor at Cross Church. “We know Craig would want that tonight.” Family, friends, […]
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — At a special closed-door meeting in Houston Tuesday, NFL team owners voted to support the move of the St. Louis Rams and San Diego Chargers to a planned stadium in Inglewood. The Rams will relocate to Inglewood and the Chargers have an option to join them, NFL Network reported on Twitter. […]
CRAWFORD COUNTY (KFSM) — A burglary-in-progress was stopped by local police officers, and the whole incident was caught on camera, because of dash cams installed in Mountainburg police cruisers last month. Mountainburg police say they caught Michael Johnston, 35, forcing his way into a house on Highway 282, Monday afternoon (Jan. 11). Police Chief Vincent […]
LITTLE ROCK (KFSM) — The Arkansas National Guard announced that it would close two armories in 2017. The National Guard announced on Tuesday (Jan. 12) that the readiness centers in Magnolia and Monticello will be returned to their respective communities, saving the Guard an estimated $81,000 each year. The decision was made by Governor Asa […]
LITTLE ROCK (KFSM) — A waiver set in place to supply food program aid during the recession period has expired in Arkansas. Arkansas Department of Human Services deputy director Mark White announced that several Arkansans will lose benefits from SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The waiver ended December 31, 2015. DHS communications director Amy […]
President Barack Obama will stand before Americans to update them on the State of the Union for the last time on Tuesday, and is promising an upbeat assessment of how far the nation has come since the crisis-shrouded first days of his administration. Obama will paint a picture of a country on the rebound, empowered […]
Arkansas athletics director will continue to serve on committee for next two seasons
Ten American sailors are in Iranian custody after two small U.S. naval craft apparently briefly entered Iranian territorial waters, a U.S. senior defense official said Tuesday. The official, however, expects the situation to be resolved quickly. A senior administration official said there is nothing to indicate this was anything hostile on the part of any […]