Good morning, Jonesboro.

Businesses are finalizing supplies and hosting special events today as Jonesboro celebrates Halloween, with Golden Grotto seeing a late-week rush and Something Art Café offering drop-in art experiences, while families plan trick-or-treating despite a forecast of rain.

AAA warns drivers that with clocks falling back on Sunday, Nov.

1, area roads will likely see more deer, so motorists should brake firmly, stay in their lane, and avoid swerving to reduce the chance of a crash (especially at dawn and dusk).

Christian artist Evan Egerer will perform at Williams Baptist University's Manley Chapel at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov.

5 (doors at 6:15 p.m.); tickets are $5 for the public and free for WBU students with a current ID.

U.S. Steel broke ground Friday on a $1.9 billion direct reduced iron facility at its Big River Steel Works campus in Osceola, and construction will continue over the coming years as the plant is built.

A-State has received a $2.6 million grant to research and improve animal health, funding projects led by its College of Agricultural Sciences that will begin this year on campus and support faculty and student research.

Arkansas rice leaders met with Sen. John Boozman Tuesday to ask for stronger federal support as rising costs, increased imports, and weak farm economics have cut planted acres and strained growers, and they said they will keep working with lawmakers on Farm Bill 2.0, aid, and market expansion.

An athletic trainer and a pediatrician say injured football players must be evaluated for concussions and other injuries before returning to play, using sideline checks for memory, balance, and vision, and then easing back into contact only after symptoms fully clear.

Earle defeated Cross County in high school football on Friday, Oct.

30.

The WholeHogSports Daily Podcast breaks down Arkansas' 93-81 exhibition win over Memphis and what it shows about the roster.

Hosts Matt Jones and Ethan Westerman preview this weekend's football game against Missouri + highlight key players to watch.

Arkansas State finished second in the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships at Graham Creek Nature Preserve, with Carlo Martinez-Jaramillo placing fifth in the men's 8K in a season-best 24:04.70 to earn First Team All-Sun Belt and the Red Wolves scoring 77 points.

The women's team placed sixth as Erika Krueger finished 18th in the 5K.