A recent study suggests that comprehensive immigration reform could mean significantly more revenue for Arkansas and the rest of the nation. Another study shows that Arkansas has seen more police deaths this year than other states. A master plan for downtown Siloam Springs is in the works. SWEPCO gets approval to extend the life of its Flint Creek power plant in Gentry. And, drought returns to Arkansas.
Ozarks At Large


The three members of the Cole Reeves Band play a song for us inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
We were there for the first table read, now we sit in on one of the last rehearsals before a new script goes public in Fayetteville.

The Fort Smith Museum of History opens an exhibit this weekend honoring women responsible for breaking barriers of all kinds in Arkansas.

Exxon-Mobil is laying the blame for the March rupture of its Pegasus pipeline in Mayflower on manufacturing defects, though the Sierra Club of Arkansas doesn't buy into the claim. Senator John Boozman says that the solution to lowering interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans is to tie those interest rates to rates on U.S. Treasury notes. And the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program yesterday announced more than $2 million in grants to projects in 41 counties, including several in Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas River Valley.



Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, October 21, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, the types of plants that harm bugs, butterflies and bees. Plus, a conversation with the multi-talented artist Crow Johnson.
Members of Arkansas' Congressional delegation react to President Obama's State of the Union Address earlier this week, as well as the President's pick to lead the Department of Defense. And, Fort Smith city and Sebastian County officials plan their next step inn moving forward with a regional aquatics center following public dissatisfaction with recently revised plans.
"My Funny Valentine" by Miles Davis
Senator Mark Pryor discusses the approaching deadline for across-the-board spending cuts, the future of the Violence Against Women Act and more.
Thanks to a new program, Arkansas Children's Hospital patients will receive Valentines whose messages were personalized by people from around the country. If you want to send a Valentine to a patient for free, visit the hospital's website here.
"Save Your Life For Me" by Mark Whitfield
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers still has ideas for Valentine's Day, even at the eleventh hour.
The four men from the barbershop quartet Melody Lane are delivering singing valentines today. They brought us one yesterday.