Arkansas Children's Hospital

About one in five public schools in Arkansas are using a four-day school week. A bill in the legislature could put a halt to that.Plus, a new major at John Brown University will take flight this fall and an update on Arkansas Children’s expansion across the state.

The donation comes from Robin and Gary George of Springdale.

A $3 million grant will allow the Arkansas Children's Research Institute to study the effect substances dubbed “forever chemicals” have on infant and child development.

The National Institute of Health awarded more than $660,000 to a scientist with Arkansas Children’s Research Institute and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to combat the challenges of childhood asthma.

The Arkansas Center for Food Allergy Research at Arkansas Children’s Research Institute recently announced they’ve been awarded $2.3 million from the National Institute of Health to continue their research on food allergy treatment.

In this week’s excerpt of “I Am Northwest Arkansas,” host Randy Wilburn talks with senior vice-president and chief administrator at Children’s Hospital Northwest Shannon Hendrix about how Children’s has expanded other services, outside of emergency and primary care, since opening.

There's an awful lot of festivals to spend time at this weekend, but Becca Martin Brown says you must make time for at least one thing: the art exhibit "Beyond the Diagnosis" at Arkansas Children's Northwest.

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.

On today's show, construction of the 9,500-acre Nimbus wind farm in Carroll County could start next year. Also, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders visits a Fort Smith Air National Guard Base, and the Northwest Arkansas Protects 200 Acres on the Middle Fork of the White River. Plus, looking back at the state law putting creation science on par with evolution in the classroom and more.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation on Friday to welcome an international fighter pilot training program at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith. Also, about 200 acres on the Middle Fork of the White River is now protected through the Northwest Arkansas Land Trust, and Arkansas Children's Hospital is planning a $318 million expansion.