The Arkansas River Valley varies from about 30 to 50 miles in width. The portion of the river valley in Arkansas runs from the Oklahoma state line at Fort Smith east to about Searcy, said Foti.

The Arkansas Department of Transportation awarded a $282.5 million contract for the I-49 stretch in Fort Smith.

As snow entered the River Valley, an incident occurred on I-540 at around 12:15 p.m., according to IDrive Arkansas. The incident was reported on Exit 3 southbound, north of Van Buren, impacting ...