The NWA Rape Crisis Center plans to open a forensic exam clinic in Rogers by the end of the month.
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Community Health Workers in Arkansas have formed a network to better deliver public health services and share best practices.The rainy weather has caused a delay in planting for some farmers, while late freezes are causing concern for others with winter wheat crops. The state Republican party gets permission to intervene in a lawsuit regarding rules for absentee voters as part of the state's Voter ID law. And Fort Smith directors consider a set of rules regarding how city employees interact with city residents.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a Pea Ridge family works to bring a family member home, a new trail lets walkers, runners and cyclists see a part of northwest Arkansas that's pretty much been a secret, and the lowdown on voodoo from a guest speaker who visited the University of Arkansas campus late last week.
The newest section of the Razorback Regional Greenway is also the first trail section to open in Johnson.Becca Martin Brown, with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, gives us a list of free lectures, discussions and more taking place in the next few days.
An undocumented Mexican college student is being detained in a San Diego jail for illegally crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, the case is drawing attention here in Arkansas because Marisol Soto is from Pea Ridge. (Photo: Mariana Soto, left, with sister Marisol)Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announces that the state will appeal a federal judge's decision that struck down Arkansas' 12-week abortion ban. Plus, the state's surgeon general is touting greater transparency after the federal government releases data on national Medicare claims.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we talk with one Huntsville resident whose four-legged friend has learned to recycle. Plus, we have our weekly conversation with Becca Martin Brown from Northwest arkansas Newspapers and more.Here, the band performs the song "Never the Less."
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with the director of special education for the U.S. Department of Education; she says many with disabilities are capable of learning anything and everything that those without disabilities can. Plus, as strawberries begin to pop up in gardens and farmers' markets in the area, a group of national leaders in the industry meet in Fayetteville to discuss sustainable growing practices.
A creative writing class at Fayetteville High School works on poems with the theme of nature as the third place.
Becca suggests hanging out with the local cowboy action shooting group in Avoca this weekend.
The Dalai Lama visited the University of Arkansas May 11th, where he delivered a lecture at Bud Walton Arena. Jacqueline Froelich reports. Photo: Susan Storch Photography.
To hear the full recording of the Dalai Lama's lecture, click here.
"Touch the Sound" by Evelyn Gleenie
Terra Studios will host a free event Saturday to raise money for Meals on Wheels.
Michael Tilley of www.thecitywire.com, helps explain how a recent National Labor Relations Board ruling could affect Arkansas.
"Instrumental #1" by The Beastie Boys
