The modification to the City of Fort Smith's federal Consent Decree has received final approval from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas and is now officially in effect. Following review by the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the State of Arkansas, the court entered the Agreement and Order on Modification to Consent Decree, updating the original 2015 decree that addressed deficiencies in the city's sanitary s

A 19-year-old man from Harvey died Thursday afternoon in a single-vehicle rollover crash on State Highway 28, according to a report posted Sunday by the Arkansas State Police. Justen Lane, 19, of Harvey, was the driver and sole occupant of a 2006 GMC Yukon. The crash occurred at approximately 5:42 p.m. July 23 near 25556 State Highway 28 in Yell County. Lane was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported. According to the preliminary investigation, Lane’s v