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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.
Severe Weather
Downpours are possible Thursday night through Friday morning
Alerting Arkansas
Storm warning fatigue | Alerting Arkansas
Meteorologist Zac Scott visited the National Weather Service in Tulsa to get their take on Warning Fatigue.
Alerting Arkansas
Are tornado sirens done for? | Alerting Arkansas
Are tornado sirens becoming a thing of the past? Some still use them as their primary source of warning residents in 5COUNTRY.
Forecast
Rain and storm chances increase Thursday to Friday
Our next system will bring several rounds of rain and thunder to Arkansas and Oklahoma Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon. Flooding is possible.
Local News
Seeing smoke? Controlled burns happening throughout Arkansas
Several thousand acres in our area are under a controlled burn today, March 20.
Weather
Tracking smoke from controlled fires across Arkansas
Where is all the smoke coming from? The forestry is working to clear fuels on federal lands with prescribed burns. This is typical in the spring before a rainfall.
Daily Headlines
Top Headlines: Northwest Arkansas and River Valley news
Check out today's top headlines for local news across the area! 📰
Weather
When and how you'll be able to see 5 planets in the sky at once
A large evening alignment of Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars will be visible in the nighttime sky.
Daily Headlines
Top Headlines: Northwest Arkansas and River Valley news
Check out today's top headlines for local news across the area! 📰
Daily Headlines
Top Headlines: Northwest Arkansas and River Valley news
Take a look at some of today's top headlines for local news across our area!
Daily Headlines
Top Headlines: Northwest Arkansas and River Valley news
Take a look at today's top headlines for local news across the area! 📰
Nation World
La Niña is over and El Niño could be on the way, NOAA says
The weather phenomenon is often more damaging and expensive than the more famous El Niño.
Alerting Arkansas
Storm warning fatigue | Alerting Arkansas
Meteorologist Zac Scott visited the National Weather Service in Tulsa to get their take on Warning Fatigue.
Alerting Arkansas
Are tornado sirens done for? | Alerting Arkansas
Are tornado sirens becoming a thing of the past? Some still use them as their primary source of warning residents in 5COUNTRY.
Forecast
Rain and storm chances increase Thursday to Friday
Our next system will bring several rounds of rain and thunder to Arkansas and Oklahoma Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon. Flooding is possible.
Local News
Seeing smoke? Controlled burns happening throughout Arkansas
Several thousand acres in our area are under a controlled burn today, March 20.
Weather
Tracking smoke from controlled fires across Arkansas
Where is all the smoke coming from? The forestry is working to clear fuels on federal lands with prescribed burns. This is typical in the spring before a rainfall.
Daily Headlines
Top Headlines: Northwest Arkansas and River Valley news
Check out today's top headlines for local news across the area! 📰
Weather
When and how you'll be able to see 5 planets in the sky at once
A large evening alignment of Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars will be visible in the nighttime sky.
Daily Headlines
Top Headlines: Northwest Arkansas and River Valley news
Check out today's top headlines for local news across the area! 📰
Daily Headlines
Top Headlines: Northwest Arkansas and River Valley news
Take a look at some of today's top headlines for local news across our area!
Daily Headlines
Top Headlines: Northwest Arkansas and River Valley news
Take a look at today's top headlines for local news across the area! 📰
Nation World
La Niña is over and El Niño could be on the way, NOAA says
The weather phenomenon is often more damaging and expensive than the more famous El Niño.
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