Musicians Patti Steel and Stephen Boudreaux discuss how their bands adapted to the pandemic and the importance that live music has for the NWA community.

One man rode 148 miles of mountain bike trails in Bentonville — in one day. Chip Souza, sports editor of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, gives us the details on this week’s Know the News podcast.

Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports writers welcome Leland Barclay to the NWADG sports team. Leland will handle coverage of sports in the River Valley.

Today, the staff breaks down the Southwest Elite 7on7 tournament played last week at Shiloh Christian.

What’s Up Associate Editor Jocelyn Murphy is joined by Bentonville Film Festival Chair Geena Davis and President Wendy Guerrero to discuss BFF’s seventh year, the return to in-person programming and more.

Pianist Sara Buechner, who is also trans, talks with Features editor Becca Martin-Brown and ADG reporter Courtney Lanning about her residency with the Arkansas Philharmonic.

Stephanie Barber, the new Miss Arkansas USA, chats with Becca Martin-Brown about the Miss USA Pageant ahead and her message during her yearlong reign.

Covid-19 cases are spiking everywhere, yet Sebastian County, one of Arkansas’ largest, lags behind the state average for vaccinations. What does that mean for health care in the River Valley and why are residents there so hesitant to get the vaccine?

We’ll talk about that in today’s Know the News Podcast.

NWA Democrat-Gazette sports reporters and guest Jeff Conaway of Shiloh Christian break down this week’s Southwest Elite 7on7 tournament that starts Wednesday.

Everyone seems to be doing it Northwest Arkansas now, and we’re not talking about riding bikes. The newest craze to sweep through the region is pickleball, once a game for senior citizens that’s now growing in popularity across many diverse groups of people.

Local homeless folks will have a new resource coming this summer as the New Beginnings project comes online. Microshelters are almost ready for occupants and Stacy Ryburn, our reporter covering the story, will be on hand to tell us about it.