One person was killed in a motorcycle crash near Lake Fort Smith in Crawford County last week, according to a crash report. Read More

According to a highway incident report, the crash is impacting the left lane, left shoulder and right shoulder near Exit 12. Read More

Road crews in Van Buren have reopened Arkansas Highway 59 on Log Town Hill after it was closed for nearly a week due to snow and ice, while residents in Fort Smith are relieved to see their ... Read More

The city repaired a line break near the Riley Farm and Highway 71 area. Read More

The city reported a line break near the Riley Farm and Highway 71 area. Read More

City officials said the break occurred next to U.S. Highway 71 near Riley Farm, and some nearby areas may experience low water pressure or no water service. Read More

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) says a crash is causing major delays to northbound traffic on Interstate 540 in Fort Smith. ARDOT traffic reports show northbound traffic on I-540 ... Read More

A Fort Smith man has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled for a jury trial next year on a negligent homicide charge related to a head-on crash last November in which a Crawford County man died. Read More

FORT SMITH, Ark. - A motorcycle-semi truck crash was reported by the Fort Smith Police Department on Friday, Oct. 3. FSPD reported that the crash was near the intersection of Zero Street and Towson, ... Read More

A bomb threat that singled out specific buses forced law enforcement to clear those vehicles Thursday morning as Fort Smith Public Schools students headed to school. Read More

An Arkansas family is demanding justice after their son was hit by a suspected drunk driver, leaving him disabled. Noah Myer's life was forever changed on May 23. His family says he was hit by a drunk ... Read More

On May 30, Mackenzie and Maddie Arthur, two sisters from Scranton, were driving southbound on the Morrison Bluff Bridge on Highway 109 at around 11 p.m. when their vehicle was rear-ended by a 2011 ... Read More

A fatal crash report said 55-year-old Sonya Joyce Hall was traveling on a bike when a car in the outside lane of Hwy 71B struck her. Read More

Highway 96 near Fort Chaffee will experience intermittent closures on Saturday, June 7, for artillery training. Closures will last up to 15 minutes between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. at South Boundary Road and ... Read More

Fort Smith, AR (May 23, 2025) - An injury crash occurred Thursday afternoon on the northbound lanes of Interstate 540 near Exit 8A in Sebastian County, leading to significant traffic disruptions. The ... Read More

FORT SMITH, Ark. - An 18-wheeler crash in Fort Smith has resulted in injuries, according to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT). Police report the crash at Exit 6 on I-540 northbound at ... Read More

There was one permit for new commercial construction during the month, a new $150,000 car lot to be located at 6200 Highway 71 S., owned by Barbara Mendez of Fort Smith. That is a 91.2% decline from ... Read More

FORT SMITH, Ark. - A human trafficking operation was held in Fort Smith, where Arkansas State Police (ASP) and the Arkansas Human Trafficking Council identified a human trafficking suspect and ... Read More

Bass Pro Shops confirmed the store will be located on Rogers Avenue in central Fort Smith, near Highway 22 and Interstate 540- putting to bed years of speculation as to the identity of the ... Read More

According to a press release from the Fort Smith Police Department, the accident happened on South 24th Street and Tulsa Street. The child was less than 10 years old and was in a crosswalk. The child ... Read More

Legislation filed or sponsored by legislators representing all or parts of the Fort Smith metro includes a bill to lower the sales tax on used vehicles, a bill about ... Read More

FORT SMITH, Ark. - A crash involving an 18-wheeler caused traffic delays on U.S. Highway 71 in Fort Smith, according to the Arkansas Department of Transportation. The crash happened at around 6:18 a.m ... Read More

Fort Smith firefighters blocked roads in response to a gas leak for part of Wednesday. The reported gas leak was in a neighborhood on Free Ferry Road, just west of Interstate 540. The city asked ... Read More

Fort Smith firefighters blocked roads in response to a gas leak. The reported gas leak was in a neighborhood on Free Ferry Road, just west of Interstate 540. The city asked people to avoid traveling ... Read More

A 63-year-old woman was killed in a crash in Greenwood Monday afternoon, according to police.Law enforcement has not yet released the woman's name.She was crossing U.S. Highway 71 from Liberty ... Read More

Authorities in Sebastian County say a man was charged after a 7th grade student was hit and killed. Investigators say Craig Asplund is charged with driving while intoxicated. He's out of jail on a ... Read More

FORT SMITH, Ark. - A child was hit by a car in Fort Smith and is facing possibly life-threatening injuries. According to a release from the Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD), the incident occurred ... Read More

FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA / KFTA) - A Fort Smith man has been arrested for allegedly trafficking fentanyl and other narcotics. Arkansas State Police arrested Dylan Anderson, 28, after a pursuit in Fort ... Read More

A multiple-vehicle accident blocks traffic on Interstate 540 in Fort Smith on August 9. According to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, the accident is at Exit 9 near Rogers Avenue. It affects ... Read More

The almost 14-mile segment of Interstate 49 to be built in Crawford and Sebastian counties between I-40 in Alma and Highway 22 in Barling has received a $25 million ... Read More

FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA / KFTA) - UPDATE: ARDOT says the accident has been cleared. FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA / KFTA) - A crash on Interstate 540 in Fort Smith blocks traffic on April 5. According to ... Read More

the $144.6 million project to expand water treatment capacity at Lake Fort Smith, the $35 million in equipment upgrades and repair at the Kelley Highway plant and other projects. The sales tax ... Read More

An Alma man is dead after police say he engaged in a high-speed pursuit with a stolen vehicle on Friday evening. Read More

Traffic at the Fort Smith Regional Airport fell off the pace of post-COVID-19 recovery with total 2023 enplanements down 1.7% compared with 2022 numbers. Fort Smith enplanements are also ... Read More

Roy Williams, 48, was driving a 1996 Ford north on Interstate 540 near mile marker 5 just after 5:30 p.m. and collided with a 2020 Buick as he switched lanes. Hydroplaning accident kills 1, injures 3 ... Read More

The accident is in the southbound lanes of I-540 just before the bridge heading into Fort Smith from Van Buren. It looks as though one lane of traffic is open at this time. At least one person was ... Read More

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