The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' new, accelerated nursing program is taking advantage of a new simulation center on the Fayetteville campus to train more nurses for Arkansas.

Banned Books Week is approaching and the Fayetteville Public Library's observance this year includes an open call for art inspired by a banned book.

Michael Tilley, with our partner Talk Business and Politics, says the weeks and months ahead could deliver details about medical expansion in the River Valley, a possible Fort Smith street change and a lawsuit regarding recycling.

The Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program funds teams of experienced artists with apprentices.

The last weekend of July is a big theater weekend with Annie in Fort Smith, and Disaster! in Rogers.

We recently heard from Paige Renée Berry and Creekbed Carter on Ozarks at Large. Another member of that recent tour was McKain Lakey, who performed in the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio at KUAF as well. You can find more from McKain on Bandcamp, YouTube, Facebook, or Instagram.

Courtney Lanning says the new animated film DC League of Super-Pets provides thrills for younger viewers and enough winks to the older ones.

A century before Roe v. Wade federally legalized abortion in America, girls and women in Arkansas seeking to prevent or terminate unwanted pregnancies were often required to resort to extreme measures. Independent historian Melanie K. Welch Ph.D. chronicles the history of contraception and abortion in Arkansas.

Today's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal includes an examination of the impact the late Cameron Smith had on how Bentonville and Northwest Arkansas operate.

The 43rd season for ProMusica in Joplin includes seven classical music concerts, most of them free.