NWAonline stories: Bentonville

Crystal Bridges Museum of American art has been given a Steinway Concert Grand piano that belonged to pianist Van Cliburn, according to a new release from the museum.

BENTONVILLE — A private school supported by the Walton Family Foundation set to open in Bentonville next year will be called the Thaden School, officials announced Thursday.

Mike Malone, director of the Northwest Arkansas Council since 2006, is going to work directly for Steuart and Tom Walton to coordinate quality-of-life initiatives in the region, according to a news release from the nonprofit organization.

Police are looking for a man who exposed himself to a woman Thursday morning on the Tanyard Creek Nature Trail, according to a news release from the city of Bella Vista.

The pilot of a 1983 Beechcraft Bonanza was killed Wednesday morning when his plane crashed into a hangar at the Bentonville Municipal Airport, said Gene Page, spokesman for the Bentonville Police Department.

BENTONVILLE — Two airplanes were headed toward each other before one veered left and crashed into a hangar at the municipal airport, killing the pilot, a National Transportation Safety Board official said Thursday

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced three temporary exhibitions for 2017 in a news release Thursday.

BENTONVILLE — Enrollment is up slightly at Northwest Arkansas Community College compared to this time last year.

BENTONVILLE — A Bentonville woman accused of stealing a kitten from an animal clinic is facing a felony charge punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

BENTONVILLE — A Rogers man pleaded not guilty Monday to robbing a Rogers convenience store.

A Siloam Springs man was arrested Tuesday in connection with his father’s death, according to Capt. Ed Motsinger, who heads the criminal investigation division for the Benton County Sheriff’s Office.

BENTONVILLE — Ardis Ann Middle School was evacuated briefly Tuesday afternoon after smoke filled the school's library.

BENTONVILLE — The Arkansas Ethics Commission dismissed a complaint filed against Benton County sheriff candidate Shawn Holloway concerning him allowing a relative to ride on the sheriff’s office helicopter.

A 4-month-old girl died after being run over by an SUV at Lake Bentonville on Monday, according to a news release from the Bentonville Police Department.

The third annual Bentonville Film Festival will be May 2-7, 2017, event organizers announced Wednesday. The festival opens for film submissions Monday and selected films will be announced in March.

A man was killed by a head-on collision Tuesday morning in Bentonville, according to a news release from the Bentonville Police Department.

Bella Vista police received a report of an accident at 8:20 a.m. Wednesday involving a school bus and another vehicle.

Three 18-year-old men were arrested Wednesday morning after Bentonville police got multiple calls about a clown "terrorizing people with a horn" in downtown Bentonville, according to a news release from the Bentonville Police Department.

A Bentonville book-sharing program is planned in city parks, officials said.

Benton County is either finished with or working on several facility projects, from remodeling bathrooms to building a temporary parking lot downtown, a county official said.

Crystal Bridges announces Van Cliburn piano gift, dedication concert

Walton-backed Thaden School to open in Bentonville in 2017

NWA Council Director Malone leaving to work for Waltons

Police seek man who exposed himself to woman on Bella Vista trail

Pilot killed in plane crash at Bentonville airport

Official: Planes headed toward each other before deadly Bentonville crash

Crystal Bridges announces 2017 exhibitions

NWACC reports enrollment up by 11

Bentonville woman accused of stealing kitten from clinic faces felony charge

Rogers man pleads not guilty to robbing convenience store

Siloam Springs man arrested in connection with father's 2014 death

Smoke from melting battery interrupts Ardis Ann school day

Complaint accusing sheriff candidate of giving helicopter ride dismissed

4-month-old dies after being struck by vehicle in Bentonville

Bentonville Film Festival set for May 2-7

Man killed in Bentonville wreck

Police: No injuries when school bus rear-ended in Bella Vista

Police: Man dressed as clown, two others arrested in Bentonville

Artistic proposals sought for Bentonville Lil’ Library prototype

Benton County facility projects ongoing