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1 week ago | 
4029tv.com | Chip Scarborough
Right now, there is a mission in one hard-hit community to try and make it look and feel more like it used to. Sara Hopkins stopped by Decatur City Hall on Tuesday afternoon to pick up two pawpaw trees. They're small now, but can grow to be 25 or 30 feet tall. That's just what she and her family are looking for as they rebuild their Carlton Drive home, which was leveled on May 26, 2024. In fact, when we interviewed Hopkins last summer, a toilet was about all that was left at the time.
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1 week ago | 
4029tv.com | Chip Scarborough
For more than a decade now, the city of Fort Smith has been facing growing pressure to improve its sewer system. But, voters will soon have a say in how that critical and long-awaited project is funded. A small group of residents gathered at the Fort Smith Senior Activity Center on Monday evening to learn more about what they'll have a chance to vote on this week and next week.
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1 week ago | 
4029tv.com | Chip Scarborough
The 13th annual "Mini Derby" was front and center on Saturday at Equestrian Bridges in Rogers. All proceeds from the charity fundraiser stay in NWA and support Equestrian Bridges.
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1 week ago | 
4029tv.com | Chip Scarborough
This weekend, firefighters from across our area will unite to honor those who have died in the line of duty. Firefighters will gather at the amphitheater in Memorial Park in Siloam Springs at 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon to pay tribute to the firefighters who died doing the job they poured their hearts and souls into each and every day. Andy Ingram is a retired firefighter-paramedic. He helped start the Siloam Springs Fire Department Honor Guard in 2021.
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2 weeks ago | 
4029tv.com | Chip Scarborough
Rogers Public Schools superintendent Jeff Perry says May 26, 2024 is now front and center for his district every time bad weather threatens. Perry says some in the district now deal with PTSD, but never worried about stormy weather prior to last year. He says the district is now taking extra steps to be ready, should something like what happened on that Sunday nearly one year ago happen on an actual school day. The superintendent says he personally will never forget May 26, 2024.
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2 weeks ago | 
4029tv.com | Chip Scarborough
There are new developments surrounding a lawsuit against Crawford County and its library system. It was filed over the decision to move books featuring LGBTQ+ characters from the children's section to the adult section. Last fall, a federal judge ordered that the books in question be returned to the children's section. More recently, a federal judge also ruled that the legal fees of the parents who sued the county should also be paid for, too.
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2 weeks ago | 
4029tv.com | Chip Scarborough
The 40/29 Get Ready Weather Team is live on 40/29 TV, tracking a tornado warning in LeFlore County. The warning remains in effect until 6:00 p.m. Meteorologist William Morrison is closely watching the storm's path. Tune into 40/29 TV for continuing coverage. The 40/29 Get Ready Weather Team is live on 40/29 TV, tracking a tornado warning in LeFlore County.
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2 weeks ago | 
4029tv.com | Chip Scarborough
The state of Arkansas took an extra step to help people get their Real IDs before the May 7 deadline. A total of five DMVs were open across the state on Saturday, including one on W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Fayetteville. Both appointments and walk-ins were accepted. We spoke to one woman who says the process of getting her Real ID went pretty quickly. "From about 8 to 10:30, they said that they were, like, slammed," Nicole Hoskins said. "But now, it's pretty slow. I mean, you walk in.
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2 weeks ago | 
4029tv.com | Chip Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH REPORTS FROM NEAR I-49 WHERE A PERMANENT CHANGE IS ON THE WAY. THIS IS THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH FUTRALL DRIVE AND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JUNIOR BOULEVARD. IT'S RIGHT ALONGSIDE I-49. RIGHT NOW, DRIVERS CAN TRAVEL IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR STRETCH OF SOUTH FUTRALL, BUT THAT WILL CHANGE NEXT WEEK. IT'S ALWAYS BUSY AT THE CORNER OF MLK JR. BLVD. AND S. FUTRALL DR. BUT, IT'S ESPECIALLY BUSY DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON DRIVE.
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3 weeks ago | 
4029tv.com | Chip Scarborough
This week marks exactly one year since Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders announced the state ranks highest in the nation for starting teacher pay. Gov. Sanders signed the LEARNS Act into law in March of 2023, which raised starting teacher pay in the state from $36,000 a year to $50,000 a year. In April of 2024, citing a report from the education nonprofit TNTP, the governor announced Arkansas now has the highest starting teacher pay in the nation. Sanders says great education starts with great teachers.
