To mark Earth Day 2021, the Museum of Native American History in Bentonville officially broke ground on it's Gardens of Indigenuity . The project, an indigenous medicine garden, is a collaboration with Runway Group, Bogle's Garden City, the University of Arkansas, Thaden School and Dr. Dan Wildcat at Haskell Indian Nations University.

Demand for vaccinations in Arkansas is slowing, even though the state is not close to the eventual goal for immunizations. Governor Asa Hutchinson and Dr. Jose Romero are again explaining the need for more people to get shots.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is reporting that nearly 40 percent of Veterans are refusing to get vaccinated for COVID-19. We report on how medical providers at the Veteran Health Care System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville are responding.

We continue our survey of the first 150 years of the University of Arkansas with details about the immense challenges that faced the first Black students at the University of Arkansas.

The Dhirana Academy of Classical Music will present The Exiled King Friday night at 7:00 at the Walton Arts Center . The performance will be the first for the Academy in a year. We asked choreographer Megha Rao about what it means to have an audience again.

The Honors College at the University of Arkansas is hosting an upcoming series of sessions dedicated to the development and distribution of virus vaccines. The forum will be held by different instructors and cover everything from science to politics. One of the instructors for the first session, Social Justice and Vaccine Distribution, lead by Kevin Fitzpatrick, says equity is a major player in response to pandemics and disasters.

As population growth and development rise in Bentonville, some city amenities are facing new growing pains. The Coler Mountain Bike Preserve, completed in 2020, is looking for ways to re-direct traffic and parking constraints from growing demand.

The Arkansas General Assembly is taking a pause. Roby Brock, with our partner Talk Business and Politics , asks John Brummett, political columnist with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , for his analysis of the session and of three proposed amendments lawmakers are placing in front of voters.

The Art Experience in Fayetteville is seeking nurse responders to the COVID-19 pandemic to participate in a free mask making group experience called “ The Face of Covid: Finding Clarity through Creativity ." Art Experience director, Jo Ann Kaminsky, along with two other therapists are facilitating the confidential virtual workshop series.

Our Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds, says she's taking stock of the langauge battles that are lost. From fewer/less to the use of "presently," she lists some of the changes in language she doesn't like.