Early this morning, Ralph Nesson left his home in south Fayetteville and started a five-day walk in support of child literacy. Ralph, the founder of the nonprofit Northwest Arkansas Books for Kids, has a goal of raising $10,000 during his annual Walk for Kids.

Arkansas finance officials say another revenue report has come in above forecast and above the same time last year, which is encouraging heading into the holiday shopping season.

The U.S. economy lost $915 million following the historic flooding along the Arkansas River this year. That's according to Bryan Day, the director of the Little Rock Port Authority, who spoke at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service this week.

Dr. John L Colbert is an Arkansas native, who received three degrees from the University of Arkansas. He began a career in education as a special education teacher at Fayetteville's Bates Elementary School and eventually served as principal of Jefferson and Holcomb elementary schools. He has been a part of the administrative team at Fayetteville Public Schools since 2008 and currently serves as Fayetteville Schools Superintendant. Aside from his education career, he has led and served numerous

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Pastor Clint Schnekloth offers his first winter reading recommendation of the season, Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhem. It’s a Hugo Award-winning science fiction novel from the past that he says is incredibly relevant to 2019 and was first suggested to him by a KUAF listener.

For the first full weekend of December, there are plenty of opportunities to hear rock, folk, soul, and even electonica live throughout the area. Thursday, Dec. 5 Mike Ryan at George's Majestic Lounge (Fayetteville) - $12, 9 p.m. Steve Azar at Sunrise Stage (Fayetteville) - $38, 7:30 p.m. Steel Skye at Mickey Finn's (Fayetteville) - 9 p.m. Alan Morgan at Six-Twelve Coffeehouse (Fayetteville) - 7 p.m. Moonsong, Musclegoose at Nomad's southtown (Fayetteville) - $5, 9 p.m. Randall Shreve at Bike

On today's show, we speak with an attorney and journalist about what it means to be held in contempt of court after a local journalist recently faced that charge. Plus, a cemetery in Fayetteville commemorates the unmarked graves on its property to mark 400 years of African American history in the U.S. And, our Militant Grammarian takes us on another deep dive into an English language rule you may not have known about.

A local reporter was recently held in contempt of court, which got us thinking about the rules of the courtroom, so we spoke with a lawyer to learn more about contempt and with a journalist to find out how it can impact their job.

John Brummett, political writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , and Roby Brock, with our partner Talk Business and Politics , discuss how enthusiasm for vaping regulations is slowing.

In 1619, the first African slaves were brought to the colonies beginning what is now 400 years of African-American history in the U.S. A Fayetteville church recently commemorated that milestone with a ceremony at dozens of unmarked graves found on its property several years ago.