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Rogers Police, FBI Bust Alleged Prostitution Ring Involving Minor

ROGERS (KFSM) — Rogers police have arrested four people on suspicion of running a prostitution ring from a home on East Necessary Road after a joint investigati...
ROGERS (KFSM) — Rogers police have arrested four people on suspicion of running a prostitution ring from a home on East Necessary Road after a joint investigation with the FBI revealed the home was being used to solicit sex with a 17-year-old girl.
Corey Glenn, 42; Christopher Haynes, 36; Savannah Schmid, 23; and Diana Hernandez, 25, were arrested Saturday (Jan. 20) in connection with trafficking of persons, a Class Y felony.
Federal agents learned Friday (Jan. 19) about the alleged ring after receiving a tip that the girl was involved in prostitution at the home at 402 E. Necessary Road, according to a probable cause affidavit.
After using an alias to set up a "date" with the girl, police served a search warrant on the home, where they found Schmid, Haynes, Glenn and Hernandez. The girl was found hiding under a blanket in a back bedroom, according to the affidavit.
The girl told police she wasn't forced into prostitution, but said she'd made $900 during two sexual encounters at the house.
Hernandez said she and Glenn were involved in prostitution and that the girl and Schmid were at the house for a "date," according to the affidavit. Hernandez denied knowing that the girl was underage.
Haynes, who admitted to being involved in prostitution in the past, said he didn't realize what was happening until Glenn told him they needed to go into a backroom so they wouldn't "interfere with the date," according to the affidavit.
Glenn and Hernandez both have previous arrests for prostitution, according to the affidavit. Glenn denied allegations that he was promoting prostitution.
Inside a back bedroom, investigators also found $4,000 in cash, drug paraphernalia, notes and ledgers pertaining to prostitution and medicine for sexually transmitted diseases.
Rogers police did not immediately respond to requests for comment. An FBI spokeswoman referred all questions to Rogers police.
Glenn and Haynes were being held Monday (Jan. 22) at the Benton County Jail on a $75,000 bonds. Schmid was also in the jail on a $20,000 bond.
Hernandez is free on $75,000 bond.
Class Y felonies are the most serious crimes in Arkansas not punishable by death.  A person convicted of a Class Y felony could face life in prison, according to Arkansas Code Annotated 5-4-401.

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Former Alma educators get look at new facilities during first day of school

While families are rushing around for the first day back to school, these educators are kicking back and enjoying breakfast for being out of school.
ALMA, Ark. — Retired educators in Alma met at their local Cracker Barrel for an annual first day back to school breakfast.
The retired Airedales share a combined 761 years in education and continue the annual tradition of meeting for eggs and coffee. This year though, they added a tour of new facilities. 
Retired Superintendent David Woolly is a sophomore joining the retired educators. Retiring after 50 years in education, he says they typically don't talk about school at the breakfast.
"We're catching up on each other's lives, who's doing what, who's traveled where, who has new grandkids, that sort of conversation," Woolly said.
With new facilities finally being taken into full possession by the district on the first day, the retired educators were once again roaming the new halls of their alma mater. The teachers rode in the district's newer electric buses to the facilities and got a tour from Assistant Superintendent Travis Biggs.
"The truth is, it's not about facilities, even though we give great facilities here, it's about the opportunity that we're giving our kids, and our kids get any opportunity. As the legendary Charles Dyer said, in Alma America, our kids in Alma deserve what every kid in America deserves. So he thought facilities was a part of giving back to our kids. Our kids deserve everything," Biggs said.
Although Woolly had retired from the district, he still visited the projects he started to see their growth. 
The district unveiled its Student Activity Center which features an airconditioned indoor field, a new workout room, softball and baseball lockers, a batting cage among other rooms. 
The retired educators also discussed the use of their new agri-science classrooms and lab. 
"The school is going to continue to do very well in every respect. I see nothing but continued success. I see nothing but great success for our students, for our graduates, and it's just all great," Woolly said.
"The green and gold is very important in Alma America, the Rockin A is very important in Alma America, and it's our responsibility to continue that, to continue on the tradition that's already been built by so many wonderful people," Biggs said.
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When is the first day of school?

From Northwest Arkansas to the River Valley, 5NEWS has compiled a list of first days of school for local districts.
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School busses line up prior to the first day of school, July 31, 2024.
ARKANSAS, USA — It's about that time again, when students across Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley start going back to class.
5NEWS has put together a searchable table to make it easy to find the first day of school for nearly all districts in our area.
In the table below, type your school district's name in the search box.
Note: The list includes public school districts or charter schools that mostly have both primary and secondary grade students.
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August 14
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August 08
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August 14
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Thaden School
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August 13
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Providence Academy
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August 20
Not seeing your school district? Send us an email at KFSMDigitalTeam@tegna.com with the school and we'll do our best to figure out the first day and include it in the table.
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The Travel Channel features Bass Reeves' statue

The statue features United States Marshal Bass Reeves which was unveiled in May 2012
FORT SMITH, Ark. — The Travel Channel featured a monumental statue from Fort Smith on their show Monumental Mysteries.
The show is in its second season of airing.
The statue features United States Marshal Bass Reeves which was unveiled in May 2012 in Ross Pendergraft Park on Garrison Avenue.
The statue measures 15 feet tall making it quite the site to see.
Crews from the Travel Channel spent over a week in Fort Smith last year filming for the segment.
The statue is now considered one on Monumental Mysteries Historic Landmarks Across the Country.
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Bass Reeves Legacy Monument Unveiled

More than 1,000 spectators gathered together Saturday for the reveal of a larger than life monument of US Marshal Bass Reeves.
FORT SMITH, Ark. — More than 1,000 spectators from Oklahoma and Arkansas gathered Saturday morning at Ross Pendergraft Park in Fort Smith for the unveiling of a larger-than-life monument of the late federal Marshal Bass Reeves.
Reeves, an African-American man born into slavery in Crawford County, worked his entire life to overcome racial hardships eventually becoming the first black lawman west of the Mississippi River. He even earned the title of legend.
Many say the unveiling was a long time coming. The monument took 5 years to create.
The statue was built in Norman, Okla. With the help of a caravan of police escorts, the Bass Reeves Legacy Monument made the 200-mile journey from Norman to Fort Smith in a flatbed trailer.
"If I was to ever win the lottery, I would rather have a police escort than a jet plane,” said Bass Reeves Legacy Initiative Chairman Craig Pair. “It was so wonderful, just going through all the red lights, all the stop signs. Traffic just parted for you, nobody got in your way... I could live like that."
The Bass Reeves Legacy Monument is now mounted on its base at Ross Pendergraft Park on Garrison Avenue. This statue stands around 25 feet tall and is made of bronze; the base is made of old cobblestone from a downtown street.
It was an emotional day for some as the statute was revealed.
"It doesn't matter what your color or what your ethnicity is, there's a heritage to Fort Smith that you played a part of,” said Pair. “Being able to bring that out in front of people where people can see that every day as they go down the avenue, I'm just really honored to be a big part of this."
Artist Harold Holden has been sculpting and painting for more than 35 years but since 2008, the Bass Reeves Legacy Monument has been his primary focus.
"It was just a great event for our city and for the region,” said Pair. “It's just a phenomenal story that we hope people will start looking into and learning a lot more about."
With the help of her school, Craig Pair's 12-year-old daughter, Hannah, put on a 3-day bake sale to help raise almost $2,000 in donations for the statue.
The Bass Reeves monument cost about $300,000 dollars, and it was funded completely by donations.
"When I grow up and I have grandchildren they will see the statue and I'll be like 'Oh, I was part of that,'” Hannah said. “I donated money to it, I helped with it."
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