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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.
Outdoors
Free Fishing Weekend to begin in Arkansas this weekend
Outdoors
Deer population & best fishing spots | Outdoor Report
Skot Covert talks with Arkansas Game & Fish about alligator permits, controlling the deer population, and the best fishing spots in Arkansas.
Sports
Bentonville hosts 'bike drive' to give away 150 bicycles for its anniversary
With the city's 150th anniversary this year, the city partnered with Pedal It Forward to host a bicycle drive to have enough bikes for their giveaway.
Outdoors
Venus will be shining bright like a diamond this weekend
Kahni Pr'Out, NASA DAVINCI Relay Link Lead talks about how Venus will dazzle in the night sky this weekend and discuss NASA’s upcoming DAVINCI Mission
Outdoors Nature
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission offers free, unlicensed weekend of fishing
Anybody will be able to fish anywhere in Arkansas during the event, even without fishing licenses or trout permits.
Local News
Bentonville Bike Fest happening this weekend
The festival will run May 25 through May 28.
Community
Beaver Lake beaches open after being closed for high levels of bacteria
The beaches at Lost Bridge North and Damsite Peninsula are open again.
Community
Beaver Lake beaches closed until further notice due to E. coli levels
Beaver Lake Chief Park Ranger says that signs and barricades at the swim beaches will let people know which swim beaches are closed.
Community
E. coli closes Beaver Lake beaches until further notice
The beaches at Lost Bridge North and Damsite Peninsula are closed until further notice.
Outdoors
Feral hogs invading metropolitan areas of Arkansas
Feral hogs have become a big problem for farmers and ranchers. Though the problem mostly impacts rural Arkansas, experts believe metro areas could be next.
Ott
Foraging in Arkansas: Morel mushroom hunting expert tells all
When Spring arrives, Arkansas Master Naturalist Jay Pitts indulges in his longtime passion of morel hunting.
Outdoors
Arkansas Game & Fish asking for public's help spotting the rare chicken turtle
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is asking for help searching for a rare species of turtle found in the state: The western chicken turtle.
Outdoors
Deer population & best fishing spots | Outdoor Report
Skot Covert talks with Arkansas Game & Fish about alligator permits, controlling the deer population, and the best fishing spots in Arkansas.
Sports
Bentonville hosts 'bike drive' to give away 150 bicycles for its anniversary
With the city's 150th anniversary this year, the city partnered with Pedal It Forward to host a bicycle drive to have enough bikes for their giveaway.
Outdoors
Venus will be shining bright like a diamond this weekend
Kahni Pr'Out, NASA DAVINCI Relay Link Lead talks about how Venus will dazzle in the night sky this weekend and discuss NASA’s upcoming DAVINCI Mission
Outdoors Nature
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission offers free, unlicensed weekend of fishing
Anybody will be able to fish anywhere in Arkansas during the event, even without fishing licenses or trout permits.
Local News
Bentonville Bike Fest happening this weekend
The festival will run May 25 through May 28.
Community
Beaver Lake beaches open after being closed for high levels of bacteria
The beaches at Lost Bridge North and Damsite Peninsula are open again.
Community
Beaver Lake beaches closed until further notice due to E. coli levels
Beaver Lake Chief Park Ranger says that signs and barricades at the swim beaches will let people know which swim beaches are closed.
Community
E. coli closes Beaver Lake beaches until further notice
The beaches at Lost Bridge North and Damsite Peninsula are closed until further notice.
Outdoors
Feral hogs invading metropolitan areas of Arkansas
Feral hogs have become a big problem for farmers and ranchers. Though the problem mostly impacts rural Arkansas, experts believe metro areas could be next.
Ott
Foraging in Arkansas: Morel mushroom hunting expert tells all
When Spring arrives, Arkansas Master Naturalist Jay Pitts indulges in his longtime passion of morel hunting.
Outdoors
Arkansas Game & Fish asking for public's help spotting the rare chicken turtle
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is asking for help searching for a rare species of turtle found in the state: The western chicken turtle.
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