Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

In this week's Know the News podcast, host Chris Swindle talks with staff writer Thomas Saccente and Northwest Arkansas Master Naturalist Pam Morgan about the recently designated firefly sanctuary at Coler Mountain Bike Preserve in Bentonville — the first firefly sanctuary in Arkansas.

In today’s Know the News podcast, host and Arts and Entertainment Editor Becca Martin-Brown chats with Serena Barnett, director of the Rogers Historical Museum, about the Christmas exhibit in the 1895 Hawkins House.

Restoration work at the historic Woolsey farmstead property in west Fayetteville reached a milestone with completion of the main house built in the 1840s. Aaron Ruby with Revival Architecture has served as the project lead for the last decade and will talk about the project’s progress and what comes next with host Chris Swindle and reporter Stacy Ryburn.

In this week’s Know the News podcast, we look at the impact of the May 26 storms in Northwest Arkansas.

Podcast host Chris Swindle speaks with National Weather Service meteorologist Craig Sullivan, Bentonville Mayor Stephanie Orman, Benton County Judge Barry Moehring and NWA Democrat-Gazette reporter Tracy Neal.

Two Benton County residents who are working to assess and clean up damage to property also speak about what they experienced and what comes next.

The 2024 primary election is almost upon us.

In this week's edition of the Know the News podcast, we're going to talk about some of Northwest Arkansas' biggest races in this election with our politics reporter, Doug Thompson.

We'll also chat with Kimberly Dennison, Benton County's election coordinator, about how they're preparing and what people should know about voting this time around.