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Fort Smith/Fayetteville News | 5newsonline KFSM 5NEWS | Get the local news and weather where you live from 5NEWS. Covering Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Bentonville, and all of Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley.
Community Spotlight
United Way of Fort Smith President & CEO Shea Foldvary | 5NEWS Community Spotlight
Community Spotlight
Girl Scout Cookie Sales | 5NEWS Community Spotlight
President & CEO of Girl Scouts - Diamonds of Arkansas, Dawn Prasifka, speaks with 5NEWS Anchor Daren Bobb about everyone's favorite cookie.
Community Spotlight
Blood Emergency Readiness Corp. | 5NEWS Community Spotlight
One of the biggest needs following a tragedy or disaster is blood. Thanks to the president and CEO of a local blood bank, that need is being met easier than before.
Community Spotlight
5NEWS Community Spotlight | Market @ Record - Community market in downtown Bentonville
Downtown Bentonville event venue Record will soon host a community market on select Saturdays through March. 5NEWS has the scoop on what you can expect to see.
Community Spotlight
5NEWS Community Spotlight | The DEB Project in Bentonville
Daren Bobb spoke with Sammy Laney, Director of the DEB Project in Bentonville about the program that helps foster parents and children.
Local News
Bentonville celebrates the start of Hanukkah with Menorah lighting
Family and friends gathered at the Chabad House in Bentonville to kick off the eight-day holiday with traditional Menorah lighting.
Community Spotlight
5NEWS Community Spotlight | Fort Smith Youth Baseball & Softball Instructional Clinics
Fort Smith Youth Baseball & Softball has scheduled its first instructional clinic for the fall.
Community Spotlight
5NEWS Community Spotlight | Veterans Day Parade at Chaffee Crossing
5NEWS Anchor Daren Bobb speaks with Chaffee Crossing Director of Marketing Lorie Robertson about the 2021 Veterans Day Parade.
Community Spotlight
5NEWS Community Spotlight | Fort Smith Ice-Skating Rink
Heather Sanders with Community Rescue Mission & Sam Sicard with First National Bank discuss the ice skating rink coming to Fort Smith this holiday season.
Community Spotlight
5NEWS Community Spotlight | Fort Smith Christmas Honors
Christmas Honors - Fort Smith Chairman Phillip Merry joins 5NEWS Anchor Daren Bobb to discuss this year's event.
Community Spotlight
5NEWS Community Spotlight | Fort Smith National Historic Site reopening
Fort Smith National Historic Site Supervisory Park Ranger Nissa Mondahl joins 5NEWS Anchor Daren Bobb to discuss the park's museum and visitors center reopening.
Community Spotlight
5NEWS Community Spotlight | Crisis Intervention Center of Fort Smith
Penni Burns, Director of the Crisis Intervention Center in Fort Smith, explains ways to recognize domestic violence and offers resources for those in need of help.
Community Spotlight
Girl Scout Cookie Sales | 5NEWS Community Spotlight
President & CEO of Girl Scouts - Diamonds of Arkansas, Dawn Prasifka, speaks with 5NEWS Anchor Daren Bobb about everyone's favorite cookie.
Community Spotlight
Blood Emergency Readiness Corp. | 5NEWS Community Spotlight
One of the biggest needs following a tragedy or disaster is blood. Thanks to the president and CEO of a local blood bank, that need is being met easier than before.
Community Spotlight
5NEWS Community Spotlight | Market @ Record - Community market in downtown Bentonville
Downtown Bentonville event venue Record will soon host a community market on select Saturdays through March. 5NEWS has the scoop on what you can expect to see.
Community Spotlight
5NEWS Community Spotlight | The DEB Project in Bentonville
Daren Bobb spoke with Sammy Laney, Director of the DEB Project in Bentonville about the program that helps foster parents and children.
Local News
Bentonville celebrates the start of Hanukkah with Menorah lighting
Family and friends gathered at the Chabad House in Bentonville to kick off the eight-day holiday with traditional Menorah lighting.
Community Spotlight
5NEWS Community Spotlight | Fort Smith Youth Baseball & Softball Instructional Clinics
Fort Smith Youth Baseball & Softball has scheduled its first instructional clinic for the fall.
Community Spotlight
5NEWS Community Spotlight | Veterans Day Parade at Chaffee Crossing
5NEWS Anchor Daren Bobb speaks with Chaffee Crossing Director of Marketing Lorie Robertson about the 2021 Veterans Day Parade.
Community Spotlight
5NEWS Community Spotlight | Fort Smith Ice-Skating Rink
Heather Sanders with Community Rescue Mission & Sam Sicard with First National Bank discuss the ice skating rink coming to Fort Smith this holiday season.
Community Spotlight
5NEWS Community Spotlight | Fort Smith Christmas Honors
Christmas Honors - Fort Smith Chairman Phillip Merry joins 5NEWS Anchor Daren Bobb to discuss this year's event.
Community Spotlight
5NEWS Community Spotlight | Fort Smith National Historic Site reopening
Fort Smith National Historic Site Supervisory Park Ranger Nissa Mondahl joins 5NEWS Anchor Daren Bobb to discuss the park's museum and visitors center reopening.
Community Spotlight
5NEWS Community Spotlight | Crisis Intervention Center of Fort Smith
Penni Burns, Director of the Crisis Intervention Center in Fort Smith, explains ways to recognize domestic violence and offers resources for those in need of help.
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