Rock Climbing has become so popular, the sport has been approved for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. We visit a local bouldering gym to measure growing interest in Northwest Arkansas, and report on a newly permitted climbing facility in Bentonville.

A Thursday roundup: more reaction to the decision this week to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, U of A research into electronics is awarded a multi-million dollar federal grant, and the Arkansas Department of Human Services moves into the second phase of a plan to improve the state's child welfare system.

Rex Nelson recently sat down with Roby Brock of Talk Business and Politics and talked about a number of projects happening in the state that are aimed at drawing in more tourism revenue, including an effort to rejuvenate the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs.

Blues, light rock, hard rock, folk, jazz and more are all on the musical menu this weekend.

Alicia Shepard, a journalist and researcher, says the flood of false news from many different sources means it is time to seriously think about media literacy as a requirement.

A Wednesday roundup: NWACC enrollment virtually the same as last autumn, a possible lottery scam and new Arkansas revenue numbers.

Washington County's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center in south Fayetteville, considered to be one of the best in the state, is staffed by Washington County's Environmental Affairs division. We tour the facility to learn how it works as well as about the center's future.

Before the Trump administration announced Tuesday it was ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, Springdale Mayor Doug Sprouse signed a letter in support of the measure. Now, he is urging Congress to save DACA by creating a bill and voting on it.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions this morning announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA . The Obama-era program currently shields as many as 790,000 young unauthorized immigrants who came to the U.S. before age 16 from deportation. We get reaction within minutes of Sessions ' statement from Zessna Garcia-Rios, who secured her DACA credentials in late 2012.

A honors seminar in the spring at the University of Arkansas will examine the culture of manuscripts, documents written and copied by hand. Joshua Byron Smith, an assistant professor of English and director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program at the University of Arkansas will lead the seminar. He'll also deliver a public talk 5:15 p.m. Wednesday in Gearhart Hall on the U of A campus about the topic. We sat down with him for a preview. MUSIC: "The Handwriting is on the Wall" Ann Peebles