Veterans treatment courts have existed in northwest Arkansas for about seven years. The courts are a way for veterans who have committed felonies and meet certain criteria to avoid pleading guilty. The program is also a way to provide treatment for underlying issues, and we hear about a new component, a mentorship program, wherein a participant can turn to a fellow veteran for extra help.

Political writer John Brummett talks with Roby Brock, from Talk Business and Politics, about the top political stories of 2018, including a scandal involving a number of state legislators.

Our Militant Grammarian Katherine Shurlds returns to give us assistance on pluralizing compound words where the pluralization doesn't fall at the end. We learn why it is "attorneys general" instead of "attorney generals," "sons in law" instead of "son in laws," and more.

Officials with the Arkansas Department of Transportation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday for a recently widened section of Highway 265. The project is the latest in attempts to create another north-south corridor through northwest Arkansas.

More than a dozen permitted red dirt mines operate in Washington and Benton Counties, supplying the construction industry with fill material. But residents surrounding a proposed 200-acre red dirt mine west of Fayetteville, by Heritage Farms NWA, are raising both environmental and safety concerns.

For the start of the new year, Wesley Brown sits down with Roby Brock from Talk Business and Politics to talk about some of the biggest business stories of 2018. He also offers some predictions as to what could be big stories for the coming year.

Former State Representative George McGill participated in a mayoral inauguration ceremony Jan. 4 in downtown Fort Smith. He is the first African American mayor in the city’s 200-year history.

Fort Smith has a new mayor who was sworn in today. We check in with Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business and Politics, about that and some of the other stories from the past few days.

Faithful and True Animal Hospice is the first animal hospice in northwest Arkansas. The service provides end of life care for animals in their home or on the farm. We speak with the hospice's founder and its medical director, as well as a client family, to learn about the new service.

Pastor Clint Schnekloth from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fayetteville returns to continue his list of suggested winter reading. Today, he suggests Persepolis Rising, part of the science-fiction series The Expanse, by James Corey.