Rise Up, Inc . is dedicated to expanding educational opportunities for children around the world. The vision started with Scott Batie, a teacher in Tahlequah.

Teams in the annual Brewha Bushwhack use their outdoor skills as they compete for points, not time. The third edition of this event is April 1 at Byrd's Adventure Center. Organizers have added a festival component this year that will feature equipment demonstrations, guided hikes, games, and technical skill clinics.

State Representative Greg Leding from Fayetteville wants Arkansas' Civil Rights to include sexual orientation and gender identity.

This weekend, you can catch Smokey & The Mirror, Backroad Anthem, Willi Carlisle, Gentlemen of a Certain Age, and more, all who have performed for KUAF on different occasions during the past three years.

Friday a ceremony engrained in Ashkenazi culture takes place at Temple Shalom in Fayetteville. MUSIC: "Desmond Blue" Paul Desmond

Evin Demirel's upcoming book African-American Athletes in Arkansas: Muhammad Ali, Black Razorbacks and Other Forgotten Stories devotes a chapter to football teams in Arkansas and Missouri in the times of segregation.

Tuesday night, at their regularly scheduled meeting, the Bentonville City Council voted down opening its limited public forum, but did vote in a rule giving aldermen the ability to get items placed on the agenda.

Tuesday afternoon, the University of Arkansas celebrated the expansion and renovation of the Pat Walker Health Center. The $15 million project, which is expected to be finished in 2018, will add 20,000 square feet to the current building.

The " Beautiful Buffalo River Action Committee " is a new regional watershed group comprised of governor-appointed state agencies working with stakeholders to preserve and protect the Buffalo National River Watershed. We talk with the director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, query the Buffalo River Watershed Alliance , and hear from the Superintendent of the Buffalo National River about best practices. Notice: The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC), in cooperation

The popular Rock City Trail at Mount Kessler in Fayetteville will close March 1st for rehabilitation purposes. The Mount Kessler Greenways Stewardship Committee plans to study ways to preserve the trail and make it more sustainable after Rock City has been overused the last couple of years. Rock City is on private property, but hikers, runners and mountain bikers can still use the city-owned trails on Mount Kessler, which can be accessed via Kessler Mountain Regional Park on W. Judge Cummings