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Fort Smith, Ark. – Fort Smith voters to decide on major government change as proposed mayor-council system could trigger new elections in 2028 and replace current structure. Fort Smith, Arkansas, voters will decide on Nov. 3 whether to change the city’s form of government, with a proposed transition from the current city administrator system to a mayor-council structure that would lead to new elections in 2028.

The Missouri State Board of Education adjusted its new A to F school ranking system following concerns from officials like Webb City Superintendent Brenten Byrd regarding the accuracy of the evaluation model.

Oregon wide receivers coach Ross Douglas was very upset after seeing the team lose to Illinois.

More dry weather is ahead, mostly, in the next week in Arkansas with warm afternoons and cool mornings.

EAU CLAIRE — Rubik's Cube enthusiasts from across the Midwest converged on Eau Claire on Saturday for a large cubing competition. Participants in the Cheese Cubing Wisconsin tournament competed in multiple events, from the regular "three-by-three" cube, as well as a "two-by-two" and a more challenging "five-by-five" cube. Nolan Alger of Stanley was routinely solving a three-by-three cube in about 10 seconds. Alger, 13, is an eighth-grader at Thorp Catholic School. "It's a good experience," Alger

PALATINE, Ill. (WEAU) - A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for a 79-year-old man with a cognitive impairment who was last seen traveling in Wisconsin Friday morning. The Palatine Police Department and the Wisconsin Department of Justice say Harold Harkavy was last seen at about 3 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, leaving his home on East Fawn Road in Palatine, Illinois, for work in Wheeling, Illinois.

Garth Brooks and his team had to put a halt to ticket sales for one of his upcoming shows in Kansas City, Mo., when they went on sale to the public on Friday (Oct. 23).

The Two Rivers Historical Society is recognizing someone who’s completed the entire Ice Age Trail. As part of their Triannual Membership Meeting tomorrow (today) (October 25th) at the Washington House Museum’s Grand Ballroom, Nancy Jo LeClair will provide a free presentation about her journey through 30 Wisconsin counties.

Sheriff's investigators say a vehicle left Park Avenue, crossed a fence and fell onto US-45.

Illinois drivers are paying a motor fuel tax that was held steady by a six-month pause, and the pause ends on December 31, 2026. Public Act 104-0468, signed June 16, 2026, suspended the increase that was scheduled to take effect July 1, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue. The rates in force through December […]