Jacqueline Froelich

Today on The Outline: Possible LEARNS repeal falls short. Also, Arkansas Children’s will use its largest donation ever to expand services in the region. Plus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns summer COVID-19 infections might rise.

Today on The Outline: Tyson Foods announces facility closures after reporting a quarterly net-income loss. Also, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders names the next Chief Fiscal Officer and Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. Plus, Arkansas soccer is in the top 10.

A judge in Little Rock heard initial oral arguments to strike down Act 629 which bands hemp products containing delta THC. Also, the Fort Smith International Film Festival awards filmmakers. Plus, the Razorback’s soccer season continues.

Runway Group, LLC headquartered in Bentonville commissioned a survey of hundreds of registered voters residing in the Buffalo National River watershed in September to measure interest in changing the designation of the national river into a national park.

Today on The Outline: A new low-income housing complex for Veterans in Fayetteville is under construction after a two-year hiatus. Also, The Fort Smith Regional Art Museum is celebrating its 25th anniversary by dedicating a time capsule. Plus, the results of the Razorbacks’ SEC soccer tournament run.

On today’s show, a new initiative is being introduced in K-12 schools across Arkansas. Also, working to make Arkansas-Asian business connections stronger. Plus, Fayetteville-based Gar Hole Records is staging another two-night concert event.

A proposed $300 million private industrial wind power plant named Nimbus, the first like it in Arkansas, is under development across 9,500 acres of mountain ridges in southeastern Carroll County. Colorado-based Scout Clean Energy plans to erect 46 giant turbines—among the tallest in the nation—on privately leased land to capture 180MW of high-altitude wind power to sell out of state. A majority of county officials welcome the new industry, but thousands of county residents do not.

Ozarks ri-Ṃajeļ (Ozarks Marshallese) reveals how waves of legally-present Marshallese migrants have navigated new lives on the Arkansas Ozarks over the past thirty years. The premiere episode, "First Arrival," features Carmen Samual Chong Gum, first Arkansas Consul General of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The following is an excerpt from the filmed studio conversation.

A Marshallese Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day will take place Saturday evening in the Great Hall at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville.

Northwest Arkansas’ racially and ethnically-diverse population has grown from less than five percent to more than 30 percent since 1990. The Northwest Arkansas Council hosted a webinar about making the region inclusive and welcoming to all.