For more than a decade, visitors walking through the front doors of Saline Health System were greeted by the same familiar voice — warm, talkative and always ready with directions or a story. For children, there was often an added bonus: a teddy bear delivered with the enthusiasm of someone who never tired of giving […]
Benton PD makes arrest in Oakwood Drive homicide investigation
A month-long investigation into a grisly scene on Oakwood Drive has culminated in an arrest. Stephanie Schiffl, 36, of Benton, surrendered to authorities at the Saline County Jail on Friday morning, facing charges of Murder in the First Degree. The charges stem from a welfare check conducted by the Benton Police Department on the […]
Saline County teen gets 40 years prison for 2024 murder of family
This story is an update on Wed Feb 4, 2026 from the original on 4 p.m. Sat Feb 10, 2024 A Saline County teen pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 40 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections for the 2024 shooting deaths of his parents and sister in a case that prosecutors described as […]
Authorities Identify Remains as Missing Saline County Woman
UPDATE JAN 21, 2026 Haskell Police Chief Eddie Tackett confirmed Wednesday that the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory has positively identified the remains found in a vehicle earlier this month as those of Arlinda Cullins, a woman reported missing in 2025. Read more below. Cullins, 55, of Haskell, had been missing since August 15, 2025. Her […]
Saline County man dies after ATV wreck in Dallas County; Benton businessman charged with DWI, Negligent Homicide
A Saline County man died on November 22, 2025, in an ATV accident in Dallas County. His friend, a local businessman, faces charges of Negligent Homicide and DWI in the case. Read more below. Michael Robert “Mike” Woods, age 51, of the Sardis community in Saline County, died about 2:00 a.m. that night. Woods died […]
Highway 5 head-on crash causes death of Benton man
A vehicle crash in the Kentucky community of Saline County took one life and injured another. Read more below. Steven Jacob Bryan, age 36, of Benton, died in a head-on collision in the Lonsdale area, on December 1, 2025, according to Arkansas State Police. The incident report states that a 77-year-old man crossed the center […]
Bryant PD looking for suspect in early morning fatal hit and run accident
The Bryant Police Department released a statement on Thursday, regarding an early morning fatal hit-and-run incident. On September 4, 2025, at approximately 2:18 a.m., officers responded to the Highway 183 (Reynolds Road) northwest loop near David’s Burgers, regarding a deceased white male who appears to have been struck by a vehicle. Read more below. The […]
18 years after firefighter dies at accident scene, local officials to give bridge his namesake; Ceremony on Sept 11
It’s been 18 years since a firefighter fell to his death from an Interstate bridge while working the scene of an accident in Benton, Arkansas. State and local officials worked together to honor Paul Baker, and will dedicate that bridge over the Saline River as the Paul Baker Memorial Bridge. “Paul Baker exemplified bravery, sacrifice, and […]
Teacher pleads Not Guilty in double murder at Devil’s Den State Park
UPDATE – THU AUG 14, 2025 914AM Andrew James McGann, 28, a teacher newly hired by Springdale Public Schools, pleaded not guilty on Thursday morning August 14th, to two counts of capital murder in the stabbing deaths of Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41. The couple was fatally attacked on July 26th […]
10 days after a road worker is fatally hit by vehicle, ASP arrests Texarkana man
July 31, 2025 HOPE, Ark. – A Texarkana man has been charged with Leaving the Scene of a Collision Involving Death, a Class B felony, in connection with the July 21, 2025, death of a road worker. READ THE REST BELOW Arkansas State Police Special Agents identified the suspect as George Willis, 64, of Texarkana, […]
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