So much property in Newton County has sold during the pandemic, that once-affordable land prices have soared. Buyers include couples and familes relocating from crowded urban centers and climate catastrophe zones to carve out new lives on the Ozarks. But others are investors buying up land to develop or market as short-term vacation rentals. We query officials, businesses, locals and newcomers about what the changes portend.

Ozark Compost & Swap , a new residential compost pick-up service, aims to make composting more accessible for people in northwest Arkansas. The company offers weekly and bi-weekly options and also partners with local producers to deliver sustainable goods like coffee and household cleaners.

Governor Asa Hutchinson sat down with Roby Brock to discuss the record surge of COVID-19 in Arkansas. The governor says there are continued challenges Arkansans must confront.

The new anime film Belle places the familiar Beauty and the Beast directly into 2022. Courtney Lanning says the movie delivers an unexpected, and welcome, emotional edge.

For the sixth year some of the area's best young musicians will team up with jazz professionals.

Today's news includes a familiar refrain: increases in new and active cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas . Plus a special election field is set and the final AP football poll is released.

The most recent data from the Oklahoma State Department of Health indicates that there are 64,806 active cases of COVID-19. However, important data like the amount of tests being administered and clear reporting of hospitalizations is lacking. Mobile testing units are being dispersed across the state and testing sites can be found here .

A new project is a community collaboration to help northwest Arkansas residents live healthier lives.

Davis Hall began as women's residence on the University of Arkansas campus. In the decades since opening it has transformed more than once.

The U.S. Department of Justice is delivering more than $17 million dollars in “ Project Safe Neighborhoods ” grants to 88 federal jurisdictions, including two in Arkansas to quell rising violent crime. Clay Fowlkes, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas says one key component of the program is community policing — building good relations between law enforcement and local citizens.