Arkansas and federal prosecutors sue Exxon-Mobil for its handling of the Mayflower oil spill. A plan to award associates degrees to transfer students with enough credits to do so moves forward. And, a new children's museum in Bentonville is announced.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, one town's museum is transformed from merely a warehouse into an inspirational space as unique as the town. Plus, solar-powered pizza and a Tour de Fun.
Jodi Beznoska has more on the Walton Arts Center’s Art of Wine festival, which begins this evening, as well as the second half of the Artosphere festival.
The Teen Action and Support Center in Rogers aims to encourage, empower, and connect teens in Northwest Arkansas. Their seventh annual Tour de Fun, a biking and running fundraiser, takes place in downtown Rogers this Saturday morning. The Young Actors Guild’s Summer Musical promises to be BIG this weekend. Becca Martin Brown tells us more.
Eureka Pizza's Leverett Ave. store in Fayetteville is having solar panels installed on its roof this week by Sun City Solar. 
Over the decades, Eureka Springs’ history museum, filled with historical collections and artworks, had taken on the appearance of a flea market. But thanks to several inspired new museum board members, the institution has been transformed.A program in Arkansas has helped more women receive mammograms and other medical examinations in an effort to detect more cancers earlier.
Senators Boozman and Pryor sound off about immigration reform, an Arkansan who advocates on behalf of the children of incarcerated persons is honored at the White House, Some Vietnam Veterans will be honored during a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Flag Day, including two Arkansans. And, thousands of license plates adorned with Razorbacks are on automobiles across the state, but those plates have generated millions of dollars for scholarships.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with Arkansas' Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford. And, the final installment of a two-part series on executive sessions hosted by Walmart last week. Today's report focuses on the company's international business.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks, the University of Arkansas receives the largest federal research grant in school history. And, innovative methods for teaching children history, arts and science.
Roby Brock gives us an update on the Big River Steel project and more in his weekly business update.
Becca says kids activities for this week include a fishing derby tomorrow.
Dr. Peter Ungar, an anthropologist at the University of Arkansas, discusses how he looks at teeth to determine the diets of our ancestors and how what we and other animals eat today affects our pearly whites. He is also the author of Teeth: A Very Short Introduction published by Oxford University Press.
The latest state revenue report shows a surplus for the end of the fiscal year. State and local leaders celebrated the opening of the 71-B Flyover last night in Fayetteville, and Rogers is working on building a new, modern fire station for the central part of the city.
The Oklahoma Department of Health has confirmed the state's first death due to Heartland virus—a new tick-borne illness discovered in the mid-South. So far no cases have been documented in Arkansas. Jacqueline Froelich spoke with an Oklahoma epidemiologist to find out the status of the virus and how to avoid be bitten.
