The last edition of the Black Apple Awards was in November, 2019. The recognition for achievement in art, performance, culinary and more returns Friday night at 412 in Springdale.

More than half of all abortions in the U.S. are now terminated by FDA-approved medications — not surgery. Janet Cathey, M.D. an obstetrician/gynecologist provider at Planned Parenthood Great Plains clinic in Little Rock explains the benefits as well as risks.

The 19th-century Wilhauf House in Van Buren is newly restored and will soon become a training and research site for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith.

For three decades J. Bill Becker was the president of Arkansas' AFL-CIO. This week's archives from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History help us learn more about him.

The Arkansas Cinema Society and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art are teaming up for another double feature Thursday night. The screening includes Pillow from the Miller Brothers, Arkansas-based filmmakers. The short movie has little dialogue, but great visuals, music and sound.

This week Michael Tilley, with our partner Talk Business and Politics, discusses plans for economic development in Van Buren and easing traffic in downtown Fort Smith.

Gov. Hutchinson's 498 prison bed expansion passed the Arkansas Legislature this week. The project stirred controversy and led to a verbal and physical clash between protestors and Capitol police.

As so many shift into a spring break groove, Becca Martin Brown, the features editor with the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, gets us prepped for the weekend.

This spring, Theatre Squared's "The History Show" will resume touring to schools across Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

Film critic Courtney Lanning tells us about a prequel to a popular anime series called Jujutsu Kaisen 0. For the uninitiated it may be hard to keep up, but it's still a delightful experience for all.