FORT SMITH -- The city was given a limited timeline and unpredictable circumstances but leaders are still committed to completing consent decree work a decade later. Fort Smith entered into the ...

The attorney helping the city of Fort Smith modify an onerous federal consent decree requiring significant sewer system ...

As Baltimore takes a first step toward exiting its policing consent decree, some observers are stressing that plenty of work remains in reforming the police department and engaging with residents ...

FORT SMITH -- City residents handily approved three ballot issues Tuesday reauthorizing existing sales and use tax revenue and allowing the city to seek nearly $400 million in bonds to finance sewer ...

The Justice Department announced it will abandon negotiations for court-approved settlements with police departments in two U.S. cities despite previous findings that authorities regularly violated ...

The proposal, called the Fort Smith Curbing Unrestricted Taxpayer Spending (CUTS) Package, aims to reprogram and reduce funding from 13 city departments. Rego's plan could generate over $7 million for ...

The city of Fort Smith has received a long-awaited consent decree modification from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) which, if approved, provides the city more time and flexibility ...

This story has been updated to include new information. The U.S. Department of Justice's police reform agreement with Louisville Metro Government and the city's police department could be in jeopardy ...