John Brummett, political writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , and Roby Brock, with our partner Talk Business and Politics , discuss two events that marked Fourth of July weekend: President Trump's "Salute to America" and the U.S. women's soccer team win at the World Cup.

Summer heat can mean a rise in power demand. We speak with Alan Mantooth, Distinguished Professor of electrical engineering and executive director of the National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission, about how research at the University of Arkansas is connected to the future of power distribution.

U.S. Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) visited Springdale last month to discuss his Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2019 , a bipartisan measure he's introduced to add flexibility to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s federal summer food nutrition program for low-income children.

The Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese is hosting Stroll the Atolls Friday, July 26, at Luther George Park in Springdale from 6 p.m. until dusk. Music, dancing, free authentic Pacific Islander cuisine and cultural demonstrations will be staged along the Razorback Greenway.

We still say "hang up the phone" even though we rarely actually do hang it up. Our Militant Grammarian is back with some phrases that have outlived their inspiration.

We take a look inside the new Arkansas State Crime Lab satellite office in Lowell and the work that will be performed there. Plus, more on how the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks is deploying the Mission Act, which allows the VA to broaden medical care access to enrolled veterans. And, Opera in the Ozarks gives a performance in the Firmin-Garner studio at KUAF.

The Arkansas State Crime Lab in Little Rock is getting ready to move into a new satellite office in Lowell. The facility is part of the new Arkansas State Police Troop L headquarters. We get a look inside.

The MISSION Act , passed by Congress last summer and deployed nationwide June 6, allows the VA to broaden medical care access to enrolled veterans including community care, a new urgent care benefit, and caregiver support. Kelvin Parks, director of the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks provides details.

Opera in the Ozarks is in high gear and we recently hosted members of the company for a small performance in the Firmin-Garner studio at KUAF.

A new festival next month will bring hot air balloons back to Northwest Arkansas. Soar , which will be held August 24, will benefit Open Avenues , an organization that provides work training and employment for people with disabilities.