The Arkansas Public Service Commission is approving Southwestern Electric Power Company's Wind Catcher Energy Connection project. New findings released this week by the Energy & Policy Institute reveal that opposition is tied to the fossil fuel industry.

University of Arkansas biologists Marlis and Michael Douglas are using genetic information to study how groups of white-tailed deer are related throughout the state, so they can better track the movement of animals that have chronic wasting disease. The couple’s research will also determine which groups of deer are less susceptible to CWD, and help inform future strategies for managing the disease in Arkansas deer.

This week's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report examines a new app that will allow peer-to-peer purchasing of places on a local restaurant's wait list.

The national touring production of The Sound of Music arrives at Walton Arts Center this week. We ask actors in the musical, Mike McLean and Jill-Christine Wiley, about the production.

This weekend offers a wide range of live music opportunities, from folk to rock to Afro-funk fusion and more. Thursday, May 17 Buffalo Gals CD release party at Brews (Eureka Springs) - 8 to 10 p.m. Cameron Johnson at Dickson Street Pub (Fayetteville) - 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 18 Paa Kow at Smoke and Barrel Tavern (Fayetteville) - $5, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Smokey Folk and Youth Pastor at George’s Majestic Lounge (Fayetteville) - Advance tickets $8, $10 at the door, 8 p.m. The Alive and Terra

This weekend, beginning tomorrow, the inaugural Eureka Springs Chalk Art Festival offers a showcase for art you can look for on the ground.

The Artist's Laboratory Theatre produces site-specific work. Their next offering will tour south Fayetteville on a bus. We find out how the play will evolve and what the creators want beyond the production.

Ozarks Electric began to form 80 years ago today when the rules for incorporation were signed. A new documentary captures the memories of some of the people who can remember when electricity first came to rural parts of our region.

The Fort Smith Regional Art Museum is planning a big summer for young patrons. Daleana Vaughan, the education director at the RAM delivers a preview for us.

John Brummett, political writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and Roby Brock, with our partner Talk Business and Politics , discuss the infusion of dark money into the race for a seat on the Arkansas Supreme Court.