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Renderings of the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith, which is set to open July 1, 2023 after more than 16 years in development.
Education / Tourism

US Marshals Museum Sets July 1 Opening Date

The $50 million, 53,000-SF museum on the banks of the Arkansas River will feature interactive exhibits, educational programming focused on civic literacy, and tributes to marshals killed in the line of duty. read more >
The unfinished 53,000-SF museum in Fort Smith.
Construction / Government & Politics / Nonprofits

Marshals Museum Plans to Open Summer 2023Lock Icon

The U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith has faced many obstacles and delays in the last 15 years, but hopes to open next summer. read more >
Ben Johnson, CEO of the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith
Education / Media & Marketing / Nonprofits

US Marshals Museum Hires Ben Johnson as CEO

He has more than 20 years of experience in museum operations, most recently at the Putnam Museum & Science Center in Iowa. read more >
Patrick Weeks
Education / Legal / Media & Marketing

US Marshals Museum CEO Resigns After Assault Charges

Patrick Weeks was arrested in December after allegedly pointing a gun at two people. read more >
The United States Marshals Museum, on the banks of the Arkansas River in Fort Smith.
Tourism

Marshals Museum Gets $5M Matching Gift

The United States Marshals Museum gets an anonymous $5 million matching gift, bringing it another step closer to reaching its capital campaign goal of $12.5 million. read more >
Cooper Clinic CEO Doug Babb, inset, said in letters filed in its lawsuit that the multi-specialty clinic had been in sale talks with both Mercy Health and Sparks Health System in Fort Smith in 2012.
Health Care / Legal

Cooper Clinic Sues Mercy Over Recruitment Tactics

In less than three years, Mercy, which has seven hospitals in Arkansas, including one at Fort Smith, had persuaded 14 more doctors to leave the Fort Smith multi-specialty clinic and come to work for Mercy, according to a lawsuit Cooper filed in in Sebastian County Circuit Court. read more >