Today's show starts with more COVID-19 news. Arkansas' hospitalizations from the virus declined a bit yesterday, though state officials are still concerned. Research led by a UAMS team indicates progress in the battle against the virus.

Four free tests are being supplied by the federal government to every household later this month, but if you need one now, your private insurance is required to reimburse you for those purchases. For more information from United Healthcare, you can visit their website to find their preferred retailers and how to submit your reimbursement claims. For more information from Arkansas BlueCross BlueShield, you can visit their website here .

A new nonprofit in northwest Arkansas, Resilient Black Women, is dedicated to increasing conversations about mental health and culture...as well as expanding access to mental health. You can attend Sunday's about grief on Zoom here .

The UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships are being held at Centennial Park with the opening ceremonies on Thursday, January 27. We hear from Brandon Pack and Hazel Hernandez from Experience Fayetteville about what to expect and more details.

Twice in the past 150 years University of Arkansas students have made discoveries of world-record fossils.

The American Lung Association is giving Arkansas three failing grades, out of five possible grades, when it comes to reducing tobacco use.

Arkansas hospitals, and those in northwest Arkansas, experience a pandemic-high number of patients with COVID-19.

The Workforce Division of the Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District provides free comprehensive career guidance and facilitated hands on training to disadvantaged adults and youth across the nine-county region, under the federally funded Workforce Innovation Opportunities Act. Seventeen year-old Remington McGuire is a WIOA veternarian tech trainee who someday plans to open her own practice in Northwest Arkansas.

Fayetteville-based Slim Chickens is getting attention from trade publication QSR Magazine for being a breakout in the industry. Late last year we talked with Tom Gordon, the president and CEO of the company about lessons learned over the years.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders' gubernatorial campaign continues to break Arkansas records for fundraising. John Brummett, a political columnist with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , says he's intrigued by how the campaign will spend the money. You can hear more of this conversation here .