Arkansas State Police said the police presence in Fort Smith on Friday night was not related to the search for Grant Hardin.

Grant Hardin was serving a decadeslong sentence for murder and rape when he escaped from a medium-security prison in Arkansas.

Karl de la Guerra, an international security consultant, said Grant Hardin could be more cunning and dangerous due to his background in law enforcement.

In what may be the most Arkansas story of the year so far, a Hot Spring County man was shot by State Police and arrested after holding up a Dollar General store with a rifle and fleeing the scene ...