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Mountain Home man’s bond forfeited after failure to appear
A Mountain Home man was arrested Tuesday after failing to appear in a recent hearing for charges against him stemming from an incident earlier this year. According to court records, 37-year-old Alfonso Moran, Jr. was […]
Governor Asa Hutchinson intent to grant executive clemency includes a Baxter County man
Governor Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday his intent to grant four pardons. An additional 53 clemency requests were denied and one had no action taken upon it. These include requests from both inmates and non-inmates. The […]
Unemployment numbers improve in north central Arkansas, but increase in southern Missouri
The latest unemployment numbers show big improvement in north central Arkansas but a slight increase in southern Missouri. The data is from the month of August. In Baxter County, the unemployment rate fell from 4.2% […]
North Arkansas College online MLT associate degree ranked No. 2 in nation
North Arkansas College has been named one of today’s best schools for online higher education in healthcare by EduMed.org. Northark’s online Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) program earned second place in the nation for two-year schools […]
Park hours ordinance on agenda for MH City Council meeting Thursday
The Mountain Home City Council will meet Thursday evening at 6 in the council chambers of the municipal building. Agenda items include revisions to professional service agreements for sewer, water, and wastewater treatment plant improvements; […]
2024 eclipse event planning on agenda for Baxter Airport Commission meeting Thursday
The Baxter County Airport Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday evening at 6 in the airport terminal building. Items on the agenda include hangar development planning, report on pre-engineering meeting, obstruction mitigation, eclipse […]
Bull Shoals VFW hosts “Meet the Candidates” forum Thursday evening
The Hovell-Barnett Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1341 is sponsoring a “Meet the Candidates” forum Thursday evening at 6 in the Post Hall located at 1201 Central Blvd. in Bull Shoals. The forum will provide […]
UPDATE: Additional counties added to burn ban lists
Marion County is the latest to be added to the growing list of areas where burn bans have been issued. Earlier Wednesday, the cities of Gassville, Briarcliff, and Mountain Home along with Newton County issued […]
Quorum Court votes to oppose issue three on the November ballot during Tuesday evening meeting
Tuesday evening the Baxter County Quorum Court met for their regular scheduled monthly meeting. County Judge Mickey Pendergrass spoke with KTLO-FM, Classic Hits, and The Boot News Wednesday morning with a meeting report. All meeting […]
2 days of recorded rainfall, tied record high in September
September included just two days of recorded rainfall and a record high that was tied. A total of 2.81 inches of rain was recorded at KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot, the official reporting station […]
Fulton County man killed in two-vehicle accident Monday
A Fulton County man was injured and a Lawrence County man killed in a two-vehicle accident Monday afternoon in Lawrence County. Fifty-six-year-old Michael Smith of Camp was taken to Regional One Health in Memphis for […]
Voter registration deadline for November elections October 11
With early voting beginning in just a few short weeks, now is the time to make sure you are registered to vote. The deadline to register in the state of Arkansas is October 11 and […]
Kyiv City Ballet opens 11th Performing Arts Series at ASU-MH
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home will open its 11th Performing Arts Series on Tuesday, with Swan Lake performed by the Kyiv City Ballet from Ukraine. They come to Mountain Home for their only performance in the […]
3 area boil orders lifted, 1 remains
Three area boil water orders have been lifted and one remains in effect. According to the Arkansas Department of Health, the West Stone County Water Association’s order for customers in Stone and Searcy counties was […]
Trial date set for former Omaha school official, basketball coach charged with killing wife
Tentative dates have been set for a final hearing and jury trial in the case of a former high school principal and head boys’ basketball coach at Omaha who is accused of killing his wife. […]
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Professor shot dead on University of Arizona campus; former student in custody
KGUN(TUCSON, AZ) — A professor was shot and killed on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson on Wednesday afternoon, allegedly by a former student, campus police said. The suspect, Murad Dervish, 46, was taken into […]
Power restored to over 2.1 million Florida Power & Light customers after Hurricane Ian
Win McNamee/Getty Images(FORT MEYERS, FL) — Power has been restored to more than 2.1 million customers as of Thursday morning in some of Florida’s hardest-hit areas, a week after Hurricane Ian made landfall as a […]
Orlando FreeFall ride to be taken down after teen's fatal fall
Orlando Sentinel/Getty Images(ORLANDO, FL) — The world’s tallest tower drop ride will be taken down after a Missouri teenager fell to his death while riding it earlier this year, the operator of the Florida amusement […]
Students at more than 50 schools, universities stage reproductive justice protests
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Students at more than 60 high schools and universities across at least 29 states are holding student strikes and events on Thursday to fight for reproductive justice. The self-dubbed “Day […]
Texas trooper under investigation for Uvalde massacre response now a cop for school district
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) — ABC News has confirmed that a former Texas state trooper now under investigation for her conduct in responding to the May 24 Uvalde school shooting rampage is among the new […]
Alex Jones 'boycotts' defamation trial as Connecticut jury to soon hear closing arguments in damages phase
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones declined to take the stand in his own defense Wednesday in the Infowars host’s second defamation trial over his Sandy Hook comments, as jurors are slated […]
LAPD officer who died following a training simulation had reported sexual assault: Family's lawyer
amphotora/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — An attorney representing the family of a Los Angeles police officer who died after a training exercise in May alleged Wednesday that the officer was targeted and killed after filing a […]
Detroit police fire 38 shots in 3 seconds, killing Black man
Sheila Paras/Getty Images(DETROIT) — Detroit police said they fired 38 shots in three seconds at Porter Burks, a 20-year-old schizophrenic Black man, as he was in an apparent mental health crisis, killing him. During a […]
Uvalde parents enter second week of protest outside school district office
Pedro Salazar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) — Uvalde parents are still protesting outside the school administration offices after a full week, in an attempt to get UCISD officers suspended pending the independent review of […]
Professor shot, killed on University of Arizona campus; suspect in custody
Kali9/Getty Images(TUCSON, Az.) — A professor was shot and killed on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson on Wednesday, campus police said. The campus police chief said a male professor in the Department of […]
Jury deliberating in trial over murder of college student Kristin Smart
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images(SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.) — The jury is deliberating in the murder trial of the man accused of killing Kristin Smart, a California college student who disappeared in 1996 while walking home […]
Fort Myers Beach mayor talks about Ian recovery
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images(FORT MYERS, Fla.) — The Florida barrier islands were hit the worst by Hurricane Ian as teams are still working to survey the damage and conduct search and rescues. Fort […]
FDNY paramedic who responded to 9/11 to be laid to rest after slaying
FDNY(NEW YORK) — A New York City paramedic who responded to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, will be laid to rest on Wednesday, six days after she was stabbed to death. Lt. Alison […]
Purdue University investigates dorm homicide, official says
kali9/Getty Images(WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.) — A Purdue University student was found dead inside a residence hall in West Lafayette, Indiana, before dawn on Wednesday, according to a university spokesperson. The school’s police force is investigating […]
There will be review of Hurricane Ian response, DeSantis says amid evacuation timing questions
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — With Ian already the deadliest hurricane in decades in Florida — and the death toll continuing to rise — Gov. Ron DeSantis told ABC News on Monday that there would […]