The Arkansas PROMISE program wrapped in late September, but early results look promising. The federally funded $36 million project aimed to improve employment and educational outcomes for teens with disabilities who receive social security benefits. We hear about the program's outcomes and how it benefitted participants.

Twenty-three hospitals have joined the Arkansas Heart Attack Registry in an effort to reduce the impact of heart attacks on Arkansans. In 2016, Arkansas ranked number one in the nation for highest heart attack death rate.

George Brooks is a saxophonist and composer, and his band Aspada draws on musical influences from India, Africa, Europe and America. Friday night, the band will perform at Walton Arts Center. We speak with Brooks about his musical influences and career prior to his performance in Fayetteville.

Eastern collared lizard populations are declining fast because of fire suppression. The collared lizard makes its home in open and sunny glades, or small slices of desert in the Ozarks. We speak with a biology doctoral candidate about how the decline of glade habitats in Arkansas are affecting lizard populations.

Political acrimony is high following the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. This week, Roby Brock of Talk Business and Politics talks with political writer John Brummett about whether there's a chance for that bitterness to subside any time soon.

More than 3,000 potted trees will be distributed for free this fall in Benton County. Twenty-five species of trees will be donated to community nonprofits and residents with assistance from Arkansas forestry experts. The program is funded by a $2 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation.

Each election season, a University of Arkansas agency researches the issues and proposals appearing on the ballot to provide unbiased information to voters. We speak with Kristen Higgins, a public policy program associate with the University of Arkansas Extension Service about how the agency researches ballot issues and provides that information to the voting public.

Ragamala Dance Company will perform at Walton Arts Center Oct. 14. Becca Martin Brown , features editor at the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette tells us more about the Indian dance company's performance, and we also learn about the Arkansas Art Center Art Mobile's stop in Fort Smith.

Five illusionists will take the stage Oct. 17-18 at Walton Arts Center as part of The Illusionists - Live From Broadway . We speak with Jeff Hobson, one of the illusionists, about the art of pickpocketing.

Two Fayetteville alumni and two former teachers will be inducted this week into the Fayetteville Public Schools Hall of Honor. We learn more about the inductees and how they all did something to make the city and state better.