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The next seven days of local music features Diversity Weekend in Eureka Springs, the return of the Vine Brothers to a beloved local bar, Brianna Thomas performs at Walton Arts Center and more.

Fewer infants, children and teens are entering foster care in Arkansas, but fewer are leaving. Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services Director Mischa Martin explains how the agency is working, citing a critical need for more foster and adoptive families. The agency, she says, is also prepared to respond to any consequences of Arkansas's strict new abortion ban.

This week, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is hosting the Arkansas Flavor Analysis Conference in Fayetteville to give researchers and industry professionals the tools to optimize the unique qualities of our food.

This holiday season we reached out to several local independent bookstores in the listening area to get their recommendations for books. Today we hear from Pearl's Books in Fayetteville.

Gardens at Osage Terrace, the first senior assisted living facility in Arkansas licensed to accept Medicaid, continues to operate in Bentonville. The novel long-term care residence is a project of Community Development Corporation headquartered in Bentonville which creates and preserves affordable housing across the tri-county region.

For many Americans, Twitter isn't a service that they use. But some power users in Arkansas have begun thinking about what will happen to their work if Twitter goes away.

Our latest dip into Pryor Center archives allows us to continue our examination of some of the people involved in the Whitewater investigation of the 1990s.

Thanksgiving is over and the SoNA holiday concerts are approaching. Paul Haas, the SoNA conductor, says the three concerts early next month are among his favorites.

Phil Allen, Jr. is a pastor, speaker, and the author of The Prophetic Lens: The Camera and Black Moral Agency From MLK to Darnella Frazier. He discusses the impact of everything from Spike Lee to citizen-captured video of news events can shape public conversations.

In an excerpt from the latest episode of Points of Departure, the hosts travel to PortAventura to discuss their Dreams program which was designed with the intention of giving a break to all those families with children who have spent a long period of time in hospitals.

Kyle Kellams, Anna Pope, and Matthew Moore come together to guess the top side dish in Thanksgiving, parades, and more trivia related around the holiday season.

This year's guest of the University of Arkansas Scholars at Risk Committee, Saladdin Ahmed, came to our studio to discuss his latest book, Revolutionary Hope After Nihilism: Marginalized Voices and Dissent.

The Republican Party will be in charge of the United States House next year. Roby Brock, with our partner Talk Business and Politics, talks with Arkansas Third District Congressman Steve Womack of Rogers about the upcoming Congressional year.

The latest population survey from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission indicates promising numbers for future wild turkey population.

Best known for its community support, the group, Duo Divinas, was the only group from Arkansas to win at the Latino Music Awards in Chicago. Reporter Rachell Sanchez-Smith talked to artists Julieta Ortiz y Azucena Garcia about their journey from playing covers to winning an international contest, plus a performance of their latest release Esclavos del Pasado.

Dr. Charles Robinson is the unanimous choice to be chancellor at the University of Arkansas. Yesterday he answered reporters' questions about what's next for the campus.

This week's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal explores what is next for solar energy in Arkansas.

Transition Overwatch prepares and connects military Veterans across the U.S., including in Arkansas, to civilian careers — at no cost.

The week leading up to Thanksgiving includes performances by traveling singer-songwriters, rock and rollers from here and elsewhere, and the return of a beloved holiday tribute show.

Our Friday News Wrap covers a lot of election coverage, a roundup of college soccer, and more.