Arkansas lawmakers begin to work toward $100 million in tax cuts, though it will reportedly take some convincing before Governor Mike Beebe signs off on the proposed cuts. Advocates are calling for new administrators at a Northwest Arkansas veterans' home. And, a Fayetteville resident and immigration reform advocate is honored by President Obama while an equality rally takes place in downtown Fayetteville.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: 3 million reasons strawberries may make a comeback in the middle part of the United States. We explore what a donation to the University of Arkansas may mean for the future of the fruit. Plus GOP gubernatorial hopeful Asa Hutchinson, and an overview of theater for spring.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, a coal-fired power plant may be forced to shut down unless it can meet new EPA standards. Plus, he learn a little bit more about the Arkansas history the Pryor Center for Oral and Visual History at the University of Arkansas has collected.The Arkansas General Assembly advances legislation that would bar minors from buying E-cigarettes, as well as legislation that would prohibit the naming of public buildings after actively serving lawmakers. Area school districts are ranked on their online transparency, and the Diamond Hogs finally win on the road, all in today's Segment A.
Ahead on this weekend edition of Ozarks, we get some basic tips for hiking, Feed Fayetteville gets new headquarters, and more. Here are the ten clips in our montage about Alcatraz this morning:
1) Elvis Presley sings Jailhouse Rock.
2) Paul Muni near the end of the 1931 gem, I Was a Fugitive From a Chain Gang.
3) Sam Cooke’s version of Chain Gang.
4) Clint Eastwood ponders his future in Escape From Alcatraz.
5) The Clash cover I Fought the Law, originally a hit by the Bobby Fuller Four.
6) Robert Redford tries to find where the bodies are buried in Brubaker.
7) Burt Lancaster welcomes back a friend in Birdman of Alcatraz.
8) The Foggy Bottom Boys’ version of In the Jailhouse Now from O Brother! Where Art Thou.
9) Robert De Niro as Al Capone in the Untouchables. Capone was an Alcatraz resident.
10) Johnny Cash sings Folsom Prison Blues.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, we celebrate the 23rd anniversary of Ozarks as a news magazine show. 
A recently-developed non-profit agency has an even newer place to call home. For more information, visit www.FeedFayetteville.org. Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, hiking tips for a novice and Springfest returns to Fayetteville. A team of boys from northwest Arkansas is leaving for the prestigious Dr. Pepper Dallas Cup this weekend. They’ll play with teams from around the world. For more information about the event, visit www.dallascup.com.
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Thursday, March 27, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Spring is officially here, and warmer weather will soon bring with it insects like mayflies and damsel flies out and about. But before those bugs mature, they spend their young lives as nymphs in local waterways. We visit a local creek to see what is swimming and crawling beneath the surface. Plus, a conversation with another one of this year's gubernatorial candidates, Mike Ross. The Democrat has aspirations that stretch beyond this November. And back-handsprings and lateral bars: what it takes to be one of the best gymnastics programs in the country. We spend some time with the Arkansas Razorback Gymbacks, who will host this year's national championship regionals this week.
Summer's here and so are the peaches in Johnson County. We pay a visit to Peach Pickin' Paradise.
Broken Promise by Claire
Supporters of proposals involving Arkansas' minimum wage and regulation of alcohol sales say they have enough signatures to make it to the ballot in November.
Wall Street by Craig Ventresca
Some of the tens of thousands of unaccompanied Central American children seeking asylum are making their way to Arkansas. Jacqueline Froelich met with a teenager newly arrived from El Salvador who describes her journey and Springdale attorney, Laura Ferner-Moudy (photo), who is representing her.
A Fayetteville Police Department representative recently explained how seized items ended up at city auction at Callaway Auctions in Springdale.
Real Good Woman by Johnnie Johnson
Our Ozarks at Large insect expert takes us back to Clear Creek to find our nymphs from March all grown up.
