A statewide discussion about art, culture and life in Arkansas will take place in Fayetteville Oct. 6 through 8. We find out more about ArtLinks 2019 .

Charlie, a silver lab pup, is being trained by handler, UAPD Ofc. Reilly Thurow, in explosives surveillance, while K9 colleague, Faye, a golden retrieiver pup, is undergoing training in community outreach, the first such role on the force.

Anthropologists who study prehistoric human teeth are unearthing certain links to present day oral health. Daniel Caruth, with Arkansas Public Media, takes us to the Ungar Lab on the University of Arkansas campus. This report is part of a year-long statewide series on oral health produced by APM and supported by Delta Dental of Arkansas.

The nonprofit Arkansas Immigrant Defense , formerly the Arkansas Justice Collective, provides legal services to immigrants and refugees, as well as community education and support. The public is welcome to an open house from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, at AID's new headquarters located at 4024 East Wagon Wheel Road in Springdale.

A collective of churches and area groups is forming the Northwest Arkansas Sanctuary Network with the aim of publicly standing with families and communities resisting detention and deportation.

An upcoming University of Arkansas Honors College Signature Seminar Series will examine the relationship between church and state. Mark Killenbeck, who will lead the seminar, gives us a preview. He'll also deliver a free public preview Wednesday at 5:15 p.m. in the Gearhart Hall Auditorium on campus.

With the ceremonial flipping of a switch, the City of Fayetteville is running 72 percent of its facilities on renewable energy. On Friday, representatives from the city, Ozarks Electric Cooperative and Today's Power Inc. celebrated the construction of three solar farms that will be used to power the city's two wastewater treatment plants.

Becca Martin-Brown, the features editor for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , fills us in on piano music at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. She also has a quick rundown of other events that are worth our attention this week.

A local office of The Bail Project is now operating in Northwest Arkansas. Madeline Porta, a bail disruptor, explains how the group works.

Michael Tilley, from Talk Business and Politics , discusses the latest economic numbers for the Fort Smith metro and a meeting later this month about investing in the city.