FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Division of Arkansas Heritage announced the winners of the 2024 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame on Sept. 30 which include two restaurants in Northwest Arkansas.

Finalists announced for 2024 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame

According to a press release, Arkansas residents nominated their favorite restaurants in five categories:

Tusk & Trotter American Brasserie in Bentonville was deemed Proprietor of the Year. Herman’s Ribhouse in Fayetteville won in the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame category.

The full list of winners can be seen below:

Gone But Not Forgotten

Food-Themed Event

Proprietor of the Year

Arkansas Food Hall of Fame

• The Faded Rose (Pulaski County)

• Herman’s Ribhouse (Washington County)

• Doe’s Eat Place (Pulaski County)

People’s Choice

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Arkansas has filed a lawsuit against YouTube and parent company Alphabet, alleging the platform has contributed to a mental health crisis facing the state’s youth.

The lawsuit, filed by Attorney General Tim Griffin in Arkansas state court, accuses YouTube of violating state laws on deceptive trade practices and public nuisance. The state argues that the platform’s addictive nature has forced Arkansas to spend millions of dollars on mental health services for its youth.

The lawsuit also asserts that YouTube exploits children’s dopamine responses by feeding them harmful content. “YouTube amplifies harmful material, doses users with dopamine hits, and drives youth engagement and advertising revenue,” the lawsuit says. “As a result, youth mental health problems have advanced in lockstep with the growth of social media, and in particular, YouTube.”

While the lawsuit does not specify the amount of damages sought, Arkansas is asking the court to require YouTube to fund prevention, education and treatment programs aimed at curbing excessive social media use among children.

In response, Alphabet’s Google denied the lawsuit’s claims, with spokesperson Jose Castaneda saying: “Providing young people with a safer, healthier experience has always been core to our work. In collaboration with youth, mental health and parenting experts, we built services and policies to provide young people with age-appropriate experiences, and parents with robust controls. The allegations in this complaint are simply not true.”

The Arkansas lawsuit claims YouTube’s algorithm steers children toward harmful adult content and that the platform facilitates the spread of child sexual abuse material.

According to YouTube, it requires users younger than age 17 to get their parents’ permission before using the site, while accounts for users younger than 13 must be linked to a parental account. However, it is possible to watch YouTube without an account, and kids can easily lie about their age.

Newsweek reached out to YouTube via email for comment on Monday.

Monday’s lawsuit comes after Arkansas also enacted a law requiring parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts, though that measure has been blocked by a federal judge.

The suit is part of a broader movement by state and federal lawmakers to hold social media platforms accountable for their impact on young users. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy this year called for warnings on social media platforms similar to those required on cigarette packaging, highlighting the potential harm to children’s mental health.

Alongside TikTok, YouTube is among the most popular platforms for children and teens, but it has faced criticism for hosting content that promotes gun violence, self-harm and eating disorders.

In response to these ongoing concerns and criticisms, YouTube in June updated its policies to restrict videos showing firearm modifications and homemade weapons, with these videos now limited to users age 18 and older.

This article includes reporting from the Associated Press.

College Football is a game of storylines. For the second game in a row, Tennessee will have a storyline going into the game. In the last game, Tennessee took on the Oklahoma Sooners, the alma mater and former team of current head coach Josh Heupel. This time around, they will be taking on the Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville.

Tennessee will be taking on some familiar faces. This past off-season Tennessee lost many transfers in the portal. Two players who transferred away from Tennessee chose Arkansas as their new team and home. Those two players were Addison Nichols and Doneiko Slaughter. Both players have had significant play time following their decision.

Nichols was the backup center behind Cooper Mays last season for the Vols. His decision followed the announcement that Cooper Mays would return for his final season of eligibility which would’ve landed Nichols back on the bench. Nichols would then enter the portal, go to the Arkansas Razorbacks, and become the starting center. Slaughter would be one of many defensive backs who would transfer after the group was completely rebuilt. He is a huge role player and current starter for the Razorbacks.

This game isn’t personal between the transfers and the program. However, this does add a little bit of spice to an already exciting matchup between the in-conference teams.

Tennessee will currently enter this matchup as -14 favorites with the chance to win another tough road game. This would send them into the Florida game undefeated in an electric home environment.

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