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The Benton Police Department is actively investigating a reported threat of a potential shooting at Benton High School that occurred Tuesday morning. Officers quickly responded to the campus, though authorities confirmed they have not located an active threat at this time. Read more below. According to an official press release issued on August 18, 2026, […]
It’s been a week since Benton Schools issued a statement about a threat at the Junior High, now Benton Police Department (BNPD) says they and the school district are investigating another one. BNPD stresses that kids should tell school administrators or the authorities right away if they know of a threat. Read the full statement […]
Benton Public Schools issued a statement Tuesday afternoon about a threat incident at the Junior High. READ MORE BELOW The statement came to parents by email from Superintendent Dr. Kim Anderson. She stated that the threat was made by a student, and that staff and local authorities addressed it “immediately and effectively.” The student was […]
The Bauxite School District sent out the following text message to parents today, Friday February 23rd: Upon learning that a student had made threats against other students on social media, Bauxite Schools immediately went into a brief lockdown. The Saline County Sheriff’s Office has the student in custody, and they have determined there is no […]
The Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) released the following statement on Thursday afternoon, regarding a potentially serious threat to students at a local high school. More info below that. SCHOOL THREAT FOUND TO BE NOT CREDIBLE In response to a recent threat toward Sheridan High School that has been circulating: Both the Sheridan Police Department […]
On the evening of Thursday, January 25, 2018, Benton Police Department (BNPD) received information about a possible threat directed toward the Benton Junior High School campus. BNPD officers and detectives quickly followed leads, which led to a juvenile suspect. The juvenile was taken into custody without incident within 45 minutes of the threat being received and was turned over […]
