Ozarks At Large
The Arkansas State Police will soon be on the lookout for drivers who are texting or are otherwise distracted while behind the wheel, and unemployment declines in the area.

Former First Minister of Scotland Henry McLeish has a strong passion for education. He often speaks on the roles of education in the United States vs the United Kingdom. He spoke to Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas about learning in a modern society and his political career.
Becca Martin Brown, with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says the region's libraries offer plenty this month for their youngest visitors.
Fayetteville's National Cemetery will soon have two acres more of space, after the Regional National Cemetery Improvement Corporation completed the land purchase. And, two special elections are happening today in Washington County.

For the past twenty-five years one man has had an intimate connection with the Nobel Peace Prize.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, we learn more about a state rule that allows Arkansas children in state custody to be placed with fictive kin. Plus, the duo Still on the Hill stops by the studio to discuss their latest CD titled “Once a River.”
For a late-August Tuesday Becca Bacon Martin says you can learn more about grist mills in the area.
Dr. Rosilee Walker Russell, Executive Director of the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Academy of the Arts, explains all that happens at the Academy.
To hear more about the UA Fort Smith Academy of the Arts,including how to determine which potential arts class might be right for somebody you know, click here.
Since March, the Carroll County Quorum Court has considered an ordinance to bring water to rural areas of the county. The measure finally passed August 20th, creating a Carroll County Water Facilities Board. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, the need for a rural water system is not crystal clear.
A student at the University of Arkansas this summer proved a sustainable vegetable garden is possible along a busy street in the middle of Fayetteville.