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At the end of last year, a crisis arose amongst the state’s poultry growers. Cooks Venture, a company that contracted many farms to grow their chickens across northern Arkansas, suddenly went out of business- with no warning- leaving many farmers with thousands of chickens that weren’t theirs. What’s more, a deadly poultry virus was sweeping the nation, causing the state of Arkansas to euthanize over a million birds. But they were never cleaned up. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis spoke with an affected farmer to learn more about this calamity.

"Talk Business & Politics'" Michael Tilley discusses Fort Smith’s budget fight over Miss Laura’s museum, a sharp decline in Arkansas River tonnage and ongoing fixes to the Peak Innovation Center’s drainage problems.

Michael Tilley of Talk Business & Politics joins Kyle Kellams to discuss Mercy Fort Smith's $60M investment pledge, the new Slackwater Harbor, Fort Smith water meters and a new museum fundraiser.

Jamie Rayford, executive director of the Center for Early Learning Solutions, talks about the shortage of childcare slots, the strain on providers, and what Forward Arkansas is doing to help.

"The reality is, she's over there because of a gender issue ― pay inequity," the head of the WNBA's players union said this week about the basketball star who's been detained in Russia since February.

The top of our show includes Governor Asa Hutchinson's address to a joint session of the Arkansas Legislature and the virus updates from state deparments of health in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Writer Steve Erickson assembled a list of the top 100 songs recorded in Los Angeles. He chats with Scott Simon on Weekend Edition Saturday.

The California primary is a free-for-all. Voters can pick any candidate, regardless of party, and the top two vote-getters will advance to the general election. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with University of Southern California associate professor Christian Grose about the state's "jungle primary" system.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed top lawmakers on Wednesday on a series of strikes conducted by the Trump administration on alleged drug boats.

GOP Rep. Kevin Brady announced on Twitter on Tuesday that he tested positive for the coronavirus. It follows a positive diagnosis for fellow Texan Republican Rep. Kay Granger.