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Dems blast Oklahoma lawmaker who compared slavery, abortion

Politics

Dems blast Oklahoma lawmaker who compared slavery, abortion

Regional

McDonald County Sheriff's Office identify 1990s cold case victim as missing Kansas woman

A body found hogtied and dumped behind a rural farmhouse in McDonald County in 1990 has been identified as a missing Kansas woman.
Crime

Wife of former Fort Smith pastor arrested for his alleged murder

Update: Two people have been arrested in connection to the murder of former Fort Smith pastor Dave Evans.
Regional

Florida baby born on 3/21 at 3:21 p.m. in area code 321

A Brevard County mom gave birth to a very special little boy at just the right time.
Regional

Cyclist hit, killed by driver near Tahlequah

A 24-year-old cyclist was killed Thursday night after being hit by a driver near Tahlequah, Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports.
Regional

'Mask surcharge': North Texas restaurant's sign gains attention, serves up a side of science

Legends Diner posted a tongue-in-cheek $50 surcharge if the owner has to explain why masks are mandatory.
Regional

Oklahoma offering new programs to help displaced workers bounce back from pandemic

Multiple options are being offered for free to those who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and those interested in learning new skills and seeking new jobs
Regional

Pioneer woman offers update on family members after head-on crash

Ree Drummond gave an update on her family members injured in a head-on crash battling a grass fire at their Oklahoma home.
Politics

Texas congressman: The Biden administration isn’t listening to border communities while looking to address the surge in migrants

“All we want is to have border communities taken into consideration. They need to listen to the border mayors, they need to listen to the NGOs," said Rep. Cuellar.
Crime

31 missing Dallas-Fort Worth children recovered, rescued after month-long operation, officials say

Of the 31 children recovered, officials said at least seven were critically missing children with ties to sex trafficking.
Politics

Oklahoma Senate approves bill to crack down on protesters

Moore Republican Darrell Weaver’s measure is one of a series of Republican-backed proposals across the country aimed at cracking down on protesters.
Politics

Bill requiring Oklahoma students pass civics section of U.S. citizenship test before graduating approved in House

“Unfortunately, too many of our students graduate high school without basic knowledge of how our nation was founded or how our system of government works."

Fundraiser underway for Fayetteville Officer Stephen Carr memorial

ATM stolen from Fayetteville bank

Sunshine for Sunday, cooler for the next week

Sunday Morning Weather

Diamond Hogs split double dip with Ole Miss

Super Stock wins Arkansas Derby

Space Shuttle Columbia 1st launch -- April 12, 1981

Nikki Grahame, reality star who publicly battled anorexia, dead at 38

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.

Dems blast Oklahoma lawmaker who compared slavery, abortion

McDonald County Sheriff's Office identify 1990s cold case victim as missing Kansas woman

Wife of former Fort Smith pastor arrested for his alleged murder

Florida baby born on 3/21 at 3:21 p.m. in area code 321

Cyclist hit, killed by driver near Tahlequah

'Mask surcharge': North Texas restaurant's sign gains attention, serves up a side of science

Oklahoma offering new programs to help displaced workers bounce back from pandemic

Pioneer woman offers update on family members after head-on crash

Texas congressman: The Biden administration isn’t listening to border communities while looking to address the surge in migrants

31 missing Dallas-Fort Worth children recovered, rescued after month-long operation, officials say

Oklahoma Senate approves bill to crack down on protesters

Bill requiring Oklahoma students pass civics section of U.S. citizenship test before graduating approved in House

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