The next Fort Smith Symphony concert "It's Time for Chaplin," includes a live performace of a Chaplin score set against his iconic film City Lights. 

"Live is always better than recorded," explains John Jeter, the symphony's music director. "There's a certain aural stimulation you get when the music is live that you don't have with a soundtrack. It can be a really interesting balance between watching a film and attending a concert."

After meeting in orchestra class in high school, members of the The Accidentals are now leading workshops with students across the country. Workshops and a handful of performances brought the Michigan-based trio back to northwest Arkansas this week. While they were in town, they stopped by the studio to share some of their stories and music.

Jim Mitchell with the Literacy Council of Benton County talks about the group's annual Scrabble Wars Tournament taking place January 26 in Bentonville.

Medical students benefit when people donate their bodies to science. A memorial garden in Fort Smith will honor those donors.

The process to determine where medical marijuana dispensaries operate in Arkansas is underway. Some dispensaries' operators will have to choose which part of the state they'll serve.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson spoke to the 92nd General Assembly yesterday in his State of the State address. His goals for this session raise teacher pay, implement a growth agenda and reduce taxes.