Two young Polar Bears have had a change of scene moving from their family group, and are exploring their stunning new home at Project Polar at the award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
A sales tax extension in Fort Smith, liquor sales in Decatur on Sundays and a special election for mayor in Tontitown are among the items added to ballots in Northwest Arkansas as special elections.
Julie - one of the six lions who live at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, in Doncaster - was put under anaesthetic as keepers investigated some tummy trouble the big cat had been having.