Fayetteville Police Department Teaches Car Set Safety
April 28, 2025 | Source: KNWA + FOX 24
The Fayetteville Police Department provided free car seats and demonstrated how to correctly install car seats and properly buckle children in the vehicle as part of FPD’s Child Safety Seat Program.
“Unfortunately, we see people injured quite frequently when they’re not properly restrained, and we know that can be even worse for children,” Sergeant Stephen Mauk with the FDP explained. He said the FPD gifts more than 300 car seats to parents in the community each year.
Colorado Couple Killed After Crashing Into School Bus in Eureka Springs
April 22, 2025 | Source: KNWA + FOX 24
Deborah Clark, 74, and Richard Clark, 77, were traveling east on State Highway 62 when their 2013 Ford Escape crossed into the westbound lane and struck a school bus traveling west. The school bus from Scranton School District was traveling with children on a field trip. The school district confirmed in a Facebook post that all passengers aboard the bus were safe and unharmed.
Teenager Killed in Head-On Collision in Cleburne County
May 1, 2025 | Source: Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Lee Shyann was killed when Nathaniel Laverne Franks’s 2012 Toyota Prius was traveling west and crossed the center line, driving into the path of Shyann’s eastbound 2013 Mini Cooper. Both drivers were 19 years old and driving in the rain on a wet Arkansas 92.
Imboden Man Killed in Head-On Collision in Black Rock
May 1, 2025 | Source: K8 NEWS
Dylan Wells of Imboden was killed when his 2010 Ford Ranger crossed the center line and hit a 2018 Peterbilt Truck head-on at the intersection of US Highway 63 and South 8th Street.
Arkansas Governor Makes Second Request After President Trump Denies Federal Disaster Aid
April & May 2025 | Source: KATV + The Guardian
When President Donald Trump initially denied federal disaster relief aid for Arkansas following devastating tornadoes, it came on the heels of Trump’s repeated calls to do away with FEMA. In January, Trump ordered a review of FEMA saying, “I say you don’t need FEMA, you need a good state government…FEMA is very expensive, in my opinion, mostly failed situation.
In her request, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated, “Arkansas communities are still recovering from this spring’s tornadoes, as the sheer magnitude of this event resulted in overwhelming amounts of debris, widespread destruction to homes and businesses, the tragic loss of three lives, and injuries to many others. To relieve the burden on these counties, cities, and towns, I am appealing FEMA’s decision to deny Arkansas’ Major Disaster Declaration request.”
See the full letter here.
RICK WOODS | ATTORNEY AT LAW 