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Rockford celebrated music with its first-ever jazz festival
Rockford hosted its first-ever jazz festival this past Saturday. The event featured local and Chicagoland musicians. WNIJ’s Yvonne Boose shared the experience. Sweet sounds filled the air on a hot summer day at Levings Park. There was a stage...

UA Little Rock Employees Earn Honors in 2025 Arkansas Press Women Communications Contest
Angelita Faller | June 30, 2025 Communications and Marketing employees earned multiple awards from the Arkansas Press Women 2025 Professional Communications Contest, including several for work promoting the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse event at...

Who’s playing where? A cheat sheet on college sports realignment
1996 (9): Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Wake Forest, Virginia. 2023 (14): Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina...

‘Vintage logos are all the rage’: New UA Wildcats basketball court reflects modern era in sports design
Not since interim coach Russ Pennell stepped in for Arizona men’s basketball stalwart Lute Olson in the 2008-09 season has a cactus logo been featured on the floor at McKale Center. That’s about to change. Recently, the Wildcats’ X page announced...

Four area standouts chosen amongst Arkansas’ elite student-athletes recognized on All Arkansas Preps Teams 2024-25 sports year
As representatives of the area and Hot Spring County, this year four area standout student-athletes were amongst the elite selectees recognized as honorees chosen to the 2024-25 All Arkansas Preps teams presented by the Arkansas Democrat Gazette....

Arkansas opens first dental school with inaugural class
Arkansas has taken a significant step forward in improving access to oral health care with the opening of its first dental school. The Lyon College School of Dental Medicine, located in Little Rock, has welcomed its inaugural class of 80 students....

Arkansas fire deaths in 2025 already exceed 2025 fatality total
The Arkansas State Fire Marshal’s Office reports a concerning rise in fire-related fatalities in 2025. As of Monday, June 30, 2025, a total of 34 deaths have been recorded, surpassing the total of 27 fire-related fatalities in 2024. Arkansas fire...

People can reel in a free reel, become an outdoors woman and more in Northwest Arkansas
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Get a free reel Free used fishing reels are available at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Hunt Family Nature Center, 3400 N. 40th St. in Springdale. The...

Tech industry group sues Arkansas over 2 new laws that would limit content on social media platforms
A tech industry trade group sued Arkansas on Friday over two new laws that would place limits on content on social media platforms and would allow parents of children who killed themselves to sue over content on the platforms. The lawsuit by...

Eli Drinkwitz reflects on new revenue share era and changing landscape of college sports
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new age of college sports will officially kickoff on July 1, when revenue sharing is set to begin as a result of the recent House v. NCAA settlement. Tiger football coach Eli Drinkwitz took some time to reflect on the era,...

Pinnacle Hearing: Helping Arkansas Hear—One Ear at a Time
Hearing is deeply personal — it is how we stay connected, how we feel seen and how we share life’s most meaningful moments. At Pinnacle Hearing in Little Rock, restoring hearing means restoring relationships, independence and joy. That is why, for...

How Fayetteville, Arkansas, Celebrated Pride
Monroe was crowned Miss Gay United States in 2012, making her the first national titleholder in drag from Fayetteville. Miss Gay America 2025, Ivy Dripp, sat next to her in the dressing room. “This is the coolest Pride experience I’ve had,” Dripp...

'Getting them ready for the future' | Investing in the future of Arkansas's music legacy
For many students in Arkansas, music is not just an art — it’s a gateway to structure, confidence, and helps prepare them for future opportunities. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — As Black Music Month comes to a close, Arkansas musicians, educators, and young...

50 of the Best Tearjerker Movies Of All Time
There’s no shame in ugly crying. In fact, there’s basically an entire sub-genre of movies entirely dedicated to that sacred act. If you’re in need of an emotional catharsis, then Hollywood has got you covered. There are plenty of tear-inducing...

More Than 300 Movies Coming to Pluto TV in July 2025 – And They’re All Free to Watch
At-home summer movie nights just got a lot better thanks to Pluto TV. Paramount’s free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service already boasts a content catalog numbering in the thousands, and this July, the streamer is adding more than 300...

North Little Rock Police Department investigating shooting incident
The North Little Rock Police Department stated in a social media post Sunday night that officers are investigating a shooting that took place about 2 miles east-southeast of the Interstate 40 interchange with Interstate 57, according to a social...

Dierks Bentley On His New Album, Busy Summer Tour & The Future Of Country Music
Dierks Bentley performs during CMA Fest 2025 at Nissan Stadium on June 08, 2025 in Nashville, ... More Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/WireImage)WireImage It’s been a busy couple of months for Dierks Bentley with the release of his new Broken...
What Calipari told Hardaway he wanted if Memphis vs Arkansas exhibition happens
John Calipari and Penny Hardaway talked "future games" between Arkansas and Memphis. Both coaches advocated for more NIL transparency and addressed concerns about the transfer portal. Hardaway expressed gratitude for Calipari's contributions to...

'Bright and colorful,' one artist will spend the next 30 days painting sidewalk art across Pueblo
PUEBLO — One artist in Pueblo will spend the next 30 days painting six different sidewalks in Downtown and the Bessemer neighborhood. It is all a part of the city's public art service project. Long time artist, Tia Monson, uses her paint brush to...

Top 10 movies added to Netflix, Amazon Prime, BBC iPlayer and Channel 4 this week
What has you glued to your screen this week? Struggling for something new to watch and spending too much time doom-scrolling? Fear not, it has been a good week in the streaming world with many popular films added to platforms throughout the past...