![](http://kuaf.com/sites/default/files/images/finvarraswren.jpg)
Ozarks At Large
![](http://kuaf.com/sites/default/files/images/finvarraswren.jpg)
In this installment of What's in a Name, we look at the history of Benton, the county and the ville.
![](http://kuaf.com/sites/default/files/images/mcmaths.jpg)
![](http://kuaf.com/sites/default/files/images/creationismed.jpg)
The state legislature finished business before getting ready to adjourn this year's fiscal session, and Peco Foods announces expansion in Arkansas. Those stories and more in this morning's week in review.
![](http://kuaf.com/sites/default/files/images/OALlogo.gif)
![paleycoll paleycoll](https://mail.kuaf.com/sites/default/files/images/paleycoll.thumbnail.jpg)
![](http://kuaf.com/sites/default/files/images/finvarraswren.jpg)
![](http://kuaf.com/sites/default/files/images/paleycoll.jpg)
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, has a long list of St. Patrick's Day activities.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, April 18, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about traditional Native American ecological and cultural practices. Plus, we hear a roundtable discussion about recent political polling data for this year's statewide elections.
Arkansas' U.S. Senators speak about changes to SNAP benefits in the legislation moving through the Senate. Governor Mike Beebe is calling for a funding increase for a graduate student grant program. And, the U.S. Marshals Museum sets a date for its groundbreaking.
U.S. Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa from Hawaii has filed a bill asking for a massive increase in special grant funding to reimburse public spending on Marshallese migrants living in the U.S. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, millions of dollars have been distributed to Hawaii over the years, but not one cent of the grant money has every reached the mainland, including Arkansas, home to thousands of Marshallese.
A 4.2 mile long concrete barrier along I-540 just north of the Bobby Hopper Tunnel is experiencing extreme cracking. Researchers at the University of Arkansas are testing various treatments to see which can stop and prevent the cracking in an effort to save the wall.
A festival organizer discusses the process that happened behind the scenes to prepare for Thunder on the Mountain.
Eagle's Nest Paranormal is looking for a new member and you get be it! Becca Martin Brown has more.