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

The report says at least one person was injured in the crash and that all southbound lanes near the scene are affected. 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

The Van Buren Police Department (VBPD) arrested 57-year-old Joe Dye in connection with one attempted robbery at Lake Lou Emma in Van Buren and another at the Arkansas Welcome Center off Interstate 40. 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

LIGHT TRAFFIC ALONG INTERSTATE 49. NO MAJOR ACCIDENTS A highway incident report from the Arkansas Department of Transportation said the crash happened near Exit 53 in West Fork. 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

(KNWA / KFTA) - An Atlanta man has been arrested in the January death of a man whose body was found at a rest stop on Interstate 40 ... according to Arkansas State Police. Simmons is facing ... 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

The attorney for the man who was the subject of a contentious traffic stop in Rogers is asking anyone with information on the state trooper to contact him. Read More

We're tracking a backup on I-540 in Crawford County. This is impacting southbound lanes south of the I-40 interchange. The backup has extended north onto I-40. Traffic has been backed up for several ... 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

A motorcycle / pickup truck crash on I-540 backed up northbound lanes Saturday afternoon. This was near the Grand Avenue exit, Exit 6. The Arkansas Department of Transportation said the crash happened ... 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

A deadly crash involving a retired Raleigh police sergeant closed westbound lanes of I-540 near Knightdale Boulevard in Wake County on Friday night. The lanes reopened Saturday morning. Retired ... 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

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The city of Fayetteville and the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) will partner on a nearly $50 million project to build Interstate 49 interchanges at Martin ... 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

FAYETTEVILLE - Interstate 49 signs will go up as soon as next week on sections of Interstate 540 and U.S. 71, state highway officials said Wednesday. The Arkansas Highway and Transportation ... Read More

Construction projects stretch all the way from Fayetteville to Bentonville on Interstate 540.VIDEO: Road lines confuse highway driversBut there is one spot along the way where confusion is taking ... Read More

Drivers will see delays along Interstate 540 because construction has closed the road down to one lane between Porter and Wedington roads in Fayetteville.With all the roadwork in the area ... Read More