In today's Sound Perimeter segment, University of Arkansas Music Professor Lia Uribe shares music created by U of A staff and students. It includes Robert Mueller's Her Voice , Uribe's own Sound is the Passage and Honey Collective's Wish You Were Mine.

We're asking local chefs and food industry employees about their go-to holiday recipes. Today, Emily Lawson of Pink House Alchemy in Fayetteville walks us through her recipe for glogg , a scandianvian mulled wine.

Governor Asa Hutchinson delivered his weekly coronavirus response briefing a day after the first shipment of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Arkansas, but cases and deaths from the virus continue to rise. According to Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Jose Romero, the spread of COVID-19 is not under control. Hutchinson said distribution of the vaccine is going well and the state is prepared to handle the complicated logistics of distribution in the future. The first doses of the vaccine are

Northwest Arkansas's economy is ranking as the 21st most dynamic in the country and the third most dynamic among midsize metro areas. A new report from Heartland Forward examines the region's health.

Alpha Medical Laboratory will administer and process COVID-19 PCR tests on a walk-in or appointment basis at Tulsa International Airport starting Jan. 4, 2021. Testing will be open to all ticketed passengers who are flying or have flown within three days and can show proof of travel.

In mid-November, the governor issued an executive order directing bars, restaurants and private clubs licensed to sell alcohol on premises to close by 11 p.m. Over the holidays, Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control agents are also increasing COVID-19 compliance checks on such establishments to help limit the community spread of coronavirus.

The first shipments of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine began arriving in Arkansas Monday morning. Since then, the doses have been distributed to hospitals and other facilities across the state and frontline healthcare workers, like Dr. Jason McKinney of Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas, have started receiving the vaccine.

The University of Arkansas Fort Smith fall commencement was held virtually this year. Kayla Thompson, one of the students who graduated this weekend, says she's still thrilled she earned her degree in elementary education. She's wanted to be a teacher since she was five.

The first four homes in south Fayetteville's Willow Bend neighborhood are under construction. Partners for Better Housing is developing the mixed income neighborhood. The nonprofit offers affordable housing through its Pay It Forward program, which provides a $35,000 mortgage discount to families making less than 80% of the median family income for the region.

There were a lot of firsts in Northwest Arkansas during the General Election in November as voters cast their ballots for a diverse class of local candidates. That trend continued into a handful of runoff elections this month when voters in Bentonville chose Gayatri Agnew to serve on the City Council and D'Andre Jones won his election for City Council in Fayetteville.