Renee Gork Fired: Wore Gators Cap To Razorbacks News Conference

Renee Gork, KAKS, Hogs Sports, Radio Personality Fired For Wearing Florida Gators Cap To Arkansas Razorback News Conference Renee Gork has found out that  ball caps are serious business in Arkansas. Renee Gork worked for KAKS, a sports radio station in Springdale,...

15,000 Arkansas hens to be killed after positive bird-flu test

The slaughter of about 15,000 hens began today in northwest Arkansas, after a flock tested positive for exposure to a strain of bird flu.It makes me so sad to see the pictures of thousands of animals being...

Prevalence Combustible Dust Explosions/ Fires

Yesterday on a cool clear quiet morning on the western slopes of the Ozark Plateau the neighborhood in Springdale, Arkansas would soon be aroused by a loud explosion from the wood product plant across the street. Mixing sawdust particles with plastic resins at high...

Leprosy outbreak causes concerns in Northwest Arkansas

"SPRINGDALE - The medical community is warning the public: a leprosy outbreak in Springdale could blossom into an epidemic, if something isn't done soon. Doctors say at least nine cases of leprosy have been confirmed in Springdale. Local doctors say they would be shocked by...

Wal-Mart heir's plane had loose parts (AP)

" SPRINGDALE, Ark. - The home-built aircraft in which Wal-Mart heir John Walton was killed had a loose flight control component and was heavily modified, according to a government report. Walton, 58, died June 27, 2005, when his kit-built plane crashed in Grand Teton...

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