A Van Buren man will spend more than three decades in prison after he was convicted of multiple charges connected to a 2023 ...

VAN BUREN -- A Fort Smith man has pleaded innocent to rape after an incident in which he is accused of assaulting a mother while her infant child was in the room. Demonte D. Johnson, 20, is charged ...

VAN BUREN, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A former Van Buren police officer has pleaded guilty to a child sex crime-related charge, according to prosecutors. Jason Scites, 45, pleaded guilty on Feb. 17 to one ...

VAN BUREN, Ark. — A former Van Buren police officer was sentenced to 20 years in the Arkansas Department of Correction at a status hearing Feb. 17. According to Crawford County prosecuting attorney ...

VAN BUREN, Ark. — Update: Van Buren police have confirmed that the body does not belong to Justin Baker, who went missing near the Arkansas River in January 2025. The Van Buren Police Department (VBPD ...

VAN BUREN -- A registered sex offender has been arrested after he volunteered and taught a Sept. 8 class for tweens at the Van Buren Public Library, authorities reported. Nathan L. Matulewicz, 52, of ...

VAN BUREN -- A dump truck purchase and two retirements from the Police Department will be among the topics of discussion at Monday's City Council meeting. City Council members have several items on ...