Our Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds, gives us a quiz regarding metonymy: the use of the name of one thing to represent something related to that thing. Think "the crown" used to represent the monarcy.

The Arkansas Department of Health is reporting 368 new cases of COVID-19 with 13 additional deaths. The latest numbers come from more than 4,500 test results. Hospitalizations from the virus increased by 29, which the most of any 24-hour monitoring period so far. At today's briefing, Governor Asa Hutchinson says the total hospitaliztions, now at 420, are well below the pandemic high, but the jump was expected after new case numbers went up last week. Arkansas Health Secretary Dr. Jose Romero

We speak with a couple of local first graders and their parents (mostly their parents) about their first impressions of their first week of school during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jake is a first grader at Greenland Elementary School and is attending classes in person. Meanwhile, Hazel is a first grader who is learning virtually at Apple Glen Elementary in Bentonville.

The Fayetteville City Board of Health is sending a letter to Gov. Asa Hutchinson requesting that antigen tests be included in his daily reports. The board chairman says tracking both PCR and antigen tests will provide better data.

A new campaign to create more conversations between medical professionals and patients includes three basic, but important, questions. Sheila Rene Garcia-Oliver, nurse educator with Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education with UAMS, tells us about the "Ask Me 3: Good Questions for Your Good Health" initiative.

The archives at the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Oral and Visual History include visits to the state by famous people. We listen to some of the coverage of the visits that stirred controversy.

Arkansas’s cases of COVID-19 increased by 838 during the recent 24-hour testing period and there have now been 59,583 cumulative cases recorded in the state.Today's numbers come from 6,330 tests. The Arkansas Department of Health is reporting 17 additional deaths, with three of those deaths delayed reporting from last month and four of the deaths in nursing homes. Dr. Jose Romero, Arkansas’ Secretary of Health, said there are no clusters represented in the additional deaths. 756 Arkansans have

Michael Tilley, with Talk Business and Politics , discusses the decision to rename a Fort Smith elementary school named after a Confederate officer, the introduction of the Bakery District to Fort Smith and more.

Long-time legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union — Arkansas affiliate, Holly Dickson, has been selected to serve as executive director. Dickson assumes the positive during a global pandemic which ACLU declares is "laying bare the systemic oppression at the root of inequality in America."

The Northwest Arkansas Caffeine Crawl takes place this Saturday with 11 participating shops in Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville. The crawl, which has three different routes starting at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. has added restricions this year because of COVID-19.