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The Springdale Rotary Club is hosting the first Santa Claus Used Book Fare at the Jones Center tomorrow. There will be more than 6,000 used books for ages 0-12 and people can select two per child, for free.

Friday's news wrap features reporting on the final day of testimony in the trial challenging Arkansas' ban on gender-confirming care for transgender youth. The third case of avian influenza is confirmed in a backyard hobby flock. State officials and EducationSuperHighway are developing programs to address broadband affordability.

A spokesperson for Northwest Arkansas Equality and a University of Arkansas scholar who specializes in gender studies illuminate root triggers for rising violence against LGTBQ+ people, most recently a mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs.

The new bipartisan "Respect for Marriage Act," recently passed by Congress, requires federal and state governments to recognize legal marriages regardless of a couple's sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin. University of Arkansas Law Professor Danielle Weatherby, said, however, the new law will provide only limited protection if the current Conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court decides to reverse Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage in all fifty states.

On today's show, Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders' cabinet nominations, the future of philanthropy and live music in Northwest Arkansas. Plus, the American Alzheimer's Association released an updated Alzheimer's and Dementia State Plan, and more.

On today's episode, two town halls about the PACT Act, a law providing medical care and benefits to veterans exposed to toxic substances, are this week. Retired Justice Robert L. Brown reflects on his life and career in his memoir, "All Rise: How Race, Religion, and Politics Shaped My Career on the Arkansas Supreme Court." Plus, Roby Brock, editor-in-chief of Talk Business & Politics, and John Brummett, a columnist at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, discuss what is next for Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

There are thousands of farms in Arkansas, some families do not have an estate plan for when the time comes to pass down ownership of the land. This can lead to heirs’ property ownership. Although the Keeping it in the Family program exists to introduce conservation practices to yield a better profit, it also provides education resources for heirs' property owners.

In the season three finale of the podcast, we finish our conversation with Calvin White Jr. who discusses the 1919 Elaine Race Massacre and thinking about the way history is taught in Arkansas.

Daryl Shawn's "First Hurrah" has served as our show's theme for more than 12 years. He's released a new CD, "Still Here," that grew out of his online performances during the pandemic.

On today's episode, a plan to improve Arkansas' future of mobility. The final chapter of the Whitewater investigation from the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History's archives. Plus, breaking down the federal Respect for Marriage Act and more.