The Care Foundation announces more than $3 million in grants that aim to help underserved children with pre-K and food security programs. The Fayetteville city council approved governance changes for the Walton Arts Center. And state legislators approve changes to public school employee insurance plans.
Ozarks At Large

The Beaver Watershed Alliance has been working on assessing ways to improve water quality of the West Fork of the White River. As part of the project, the group is holding public meetings to engage residents and landowners alike.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is stepping up enforcement this weekend on the state's lakes and rivers in an effort to decrease incidents of boating while intoxicated. Plus, the Rogers Fire Department embraces new technology with a smartphone app that informs people in public of nearby incidents of cardiac arrest.

We talk with the author of the local children’s book which mimics a classic tale with Fayetteville icons.
The issue of a potential prohibition on video gambling was a late addition to the agenda of this week's special legislative session in Little Rock. The Red Cross pushes for more blood donations during the slow summer months, and law enforcement agencies across the state are cracking down on intoxicated driving during this week leading into the holiday weekend.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, July 10, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross. Also, the architect of Crystal Bridges visits Bentonville.
A Rogers mother hopes to help grieving parents by sharing the story of the loss of her son in her new book.
Aldo Leopold is considered the father of wildlife management and of the United States’ wilderness system. His life and work will be celebrated tomorrow at the Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area Visitor Center.
W. Dale Warren, director of Concert Bands and Associate Professor of Music in the University of Arkansas Department of Music, is preparing his students for a performance at Walton Arts Center Sunday.
Vivaldi, the American Automobile Association and more in our history capsule for March 4.
Becca discusses a living art event at Botanical Garden of the Ozarks as well as a raft of other events for this weekend.