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A developmentally disabled boy who ran away from his parents Saturday has been found safe.

A man is in Benton County Jail for allegedly choking a woman.

The issue over what to do about Foley's policing needs is on a couple of agendas tomorrow (Tuesday). Interim City Administrator Sarah Brunn says the city council will be discussing what options are still available to them. The Board of Commissioners meet tomorrow morning, and are expected to consider a request from the city for a face-to-face meeting sometime later this month.

A woman is facing potentially life-threatening injuries after a one-vehicle crash in Mayhew Lake Township.

A Rice woman is already charged with killing her ex-husband in Minnesota and her boyfriend in Wisconsin. Now she'll face a grand jury.

Three Benton County deputies will lose their jobs. The Board of Commissioners voted today (Tuesday) to eliminate their positions in an effort to trim $260,000 from the Sheriff's Department budget.

The Foley City Council has voted to hire private security guards to patrol city streets next year.

Benton County residents can dispose of some hard-to-get-of items tomorrow (Saturday) for little or no charge. Residents can dispose of one appliance free of charge, a set of four tires, one piece of furniture, on TV or computer and one cubic yard of demolition waste.

The National Weather Service has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for northwestern Benton County and southern Morrison County until 4:15 p.m.

Employees for local governments could have to be laid-off, if the state government shutdown drags on for months. Benton County Administrator Monty Headley says employees who rely on state services to do their jobs might not be able to do their work.