Professional cross-country mountain bike racing is coming to Fayetteville this spring. The OZ Trails U.S. Pro Cup will be held over the course of two weekends in April at Centennial Park at Millsap Mountain. The men and women who will racing the purpose-built course will be vying to qualify for the Summer Olympics that will be held in Tokyo later this year. Spectators will be welcome and pandemic safety protocols will be in place.

A bill to penalize schools using the 1619 Project to help teach U.S. History continues to be discussed at the Arkansas State Capitol. Roby Brock, with our partner Talk Business and Politics , asked state Rep. Mark Lowery, R-District 39, and Sen. Joyce Elliott, D-District 31, about the proposed legislation.

January was full of record-breaking days in terms of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. However, those numbers started to decrease by the end of the month, a possible indication the state has turned a corner in its battle against the coronavirus. We take a look back at pandemic trends during January in our monthly conversation with the assistant editors of the Arkansas COVID website .

As the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools to in-person learning last year and school districts have offered other ways of learning this year, thousands more Arkansas students and parents have been exposed to virtual schooling, but others have been going about learning this way for years because it better suits their needs. We speak with students and a teacher at Fayetteville Virtual Academy to find out how the program compares to the virtual education some might be experiencing because of the

The United Nations estimates that by 2050, more than two-thirds of the world will live in cities, which makes creating more sustainable cities a growing concern. Next fall, the University of Arkansas Honors College will have a seminar titled "Sustainable Cities" led by Noah Billig , an associate professor of landscape architecture in the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design. He'll deliver a virtual preview lecture Wednesday at 5:15 p.m.

Three candidates are already seeking the GOP nomination for governor in 2022. John Brummett, a political columnist with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , talks with Roby Brock, with our partner Talk Business and Politics , about the possibility other candidates might enter the race as independents.

We raise a glass to our Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds, as she tells us about the origins of the names of cocktails.

The Center for Business and Economic Research in the Sam M. College of Business at the University of Arkansas hosted its 27th annual Arkansas Business Forecast event Friday. According to one economist, the majority of jobs lost in the state were in the leisure and hospitality sector and it's likely they won't all come back once the pandemic ends.

Arkansans receiving the two-shot COVID-19 vaccine are being asked to report any systemic side effects , says Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, state epidemiologist and medical director for immunization and outbreak response at the Arkansas Department of Health.

Bob Riley was a familair figure in Arkansas politics 50 years ago. He inspired one of the most original political bumper stickers in Arkansas history and served as governor for 11 days. Randy Dixon with the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History brings us archives related to Riley's life and career.