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A half-mile wide tornado killed at least 16 last night when it rolled across the central part of the state, hitting the cities of Mayflower and Villonia especially hard. Meanwhile, the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the American Red Cross begins coordinating its response teams to help in the recovery efforts.
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Here, the Nederland, Colorado-based folk quintet performs "Rogue River."
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Our history doctor, Bill Smith, says the AMC drama can be a great place to begin a discussion about history.
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The week's headlines were filled with stories of one senator's emergency heart surgery, and with several lawsuits at the state level.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: it's primary election day in Arkansas, and Roby Brock talks to three Republicans who are vying for their party's nomination for attorney general. Plus, the City of Fayetteville is looking toward the future as Baby Boomers continue to age. A new project wants the city to become an age-friendly place. And, in our monthly series on technology, we visit the VA hospital in Fayetteville, where new solar arrays aim to make the facility more sustainable.
Last week, Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe presented his $4.2 billion budget proposal. Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net talks to legislative leaders from both Democratic as well as Republican parties about the budget process.
Pub crawls, balls and Zydeco music will mark this year’s Fat Tuesday celebrations in northwest Arkansas. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has more.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Arkansas. The Civil War Sesquicentennial will be celebrated between 2011 and 2015.
Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen visited with Hope Young, a scholar who researches the benefits of music therapy.
“Help Me”
Columnist Wayne Bell from www.fayettevilleflyer.com has picked out his favorites for the best supporting actors, director and film score awards for this year’s Oscars.
To hear more about Bell’s other picks for this year’s Oscars, click here.
“Montreal” by Kaki King