Governor Asa Hutchinson held two briefings today. He held his usual coronavirus response briefing in Pine Bluff where he reported 340 new COVID-19 cases, which means the state's cumulative total of positive cases in the last three months has surpassed 10,000. The governor also announced six more deaths related to the virus bringing that total to 161. Of the more than 3,000 active cases, about 2,700 are considered community cases. Hutchinson said the state is on track to perform 120,000 tests by

In a three-part series supported by the National Geographic Society's COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists, multimedia reporter Anna Stitt takes an extensive look at the impact the coronavirus outbreak has had in Arkansas prisons. In the last three months, nearly 1,200 inmates in four state prisons have tested positive for COVID-19. At least 134 staff working at eight state prisons have also tested positive. In part one , Stitt speaks with inmates at the Cummins Unit, which became Arkansas's

Food Recycling Solutions converts food waste into compost. When restaurants closed because of the pandemic, much of the company's source material went away. But a new, expanded partnership with Harps Foods means the business is still able to operate.

Northwest Arkansas National Airport is now providing vending machines stocked with Travel Clean Kits. Created by local residents, the kits include items like a mask, locally-source hand sanitizer gel and foot coverings for the TSA check line.

In another socially distant edition of the Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds, entertains us with some word play.

Northwest Arkansas continued to add new cases of COVID-19 to the state's total on Monday. The Department of Health reported 314 new cases with the highest totals coming from Benton and Washington Counties. There have also been 26 new hospitalizations in the most recent 24-hour period. Secretary of Health Nate Smith said the state's hospitals are not near capacity, but they are watching the hospitalizations. For now, Governor Asa Hutchinson is not recommending any part of Arkansas move toward

College students around the country are facing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. John Brown University is raising funds for the new Fill the Gap Scholarship to help students in need continue their education.

Two Black Lives Matters protests, staged in Harrison last Thursday and Friday, were peaceful, despite rumors of white nationalist counterprotests. State, county and local law enforcement were on hand to quell any clashes. A century ago, Harrison's black district was destroyed by white mob violence and city civil rights activists have been working in recent years to repair that legacy.

Local Black Lives Matter activists organized a second protest on the Bentonville downtown square this weekend after an initial protest a week ago ended in law enforcement deploying tear gas on protesters. During this lastest protest, Bentonville Police Chief Jon Simpson joined protesters in a moment of silence for George Floyd, whose death has sparked BLM rallies across the region and the country.

It's been 30 years since Kyle Kellams started hosting Ozarks at Large , so throughout June, we'll be replaying some stories and interviews from those last three decades. Today, we go back to an afternoon in July, 1996 that Kyle spent in Winslow learning about an all-ages wilderness skills camp.