Senator John Boozman is still in the hospital after heart surgery earlier this week, but his condition continues to improve, and Fayetteville firefighters prepare to collect money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on Ozarks, a report on the approved usage of E-Notarization in Arkansas. And we speak to an editor, a reporter, and a journalism instructor about the future of newspapers and journalism.
For our monthly Three People series we invited three journalists to the Firmin Garner Performance Studio to talk about the possible future for newspapers and news gathering.
The Take Back the Nigh March will take place tomorrow, the deadline to register for the Cesar Chavez Commemoration Dinner is Saturday, and more.
A new director for Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has been named.
The Arkansas Secretary of State this month approved the use of electronic notarization. Danielle Fusco, special projects coordinator for the business and commercial services division talks about how it works.
A new study by AARP suggests a majority of older Arkansans favor legislation protecting older workers from age discrimination, and Bentonville aims to fill in some gaps in sidewalks with new rules for development.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, other ways to teach and other ways to learn. We go inside a local school of innovation, and we'll go on stage in Bentonville as Northwest Arkansas Community College prepares their staging of The Giver.
Northwest Arkansas Community College will stage The Giver this weekend and the tech crew has been at work on the production for some time.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says movies, art and more are geared toward teens this week.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, June 9, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, we learn the differences between various types of Arkansas charter schools. Plus, a UA researcher receives a grant to study the genetic composition of diatoms.
A decision on whether to close a street to vehicles in Springdale by that city's aldermen will help lay the path for the Razorback Greenway through the city. More than 6,000 voters cast ballots yesterday in the first day of early voting in Arkansas' primary and judicial elections. And the University of Arkansas announces who its next lobbyist to local, state and federal legislators will be.
"Flight of the Crow" by Passenger
On any given day as many as 4,000 Arkansas children are in state custody, having been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect. Until their case is settled, children are placed provisionally with a relative, foster home, or children’s shelter. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, a new state rule now allows emergency placement with “Fictive Kin.”
Web Exclusive: An Oasis for Children in Crisis
Our content partner KUAR in Little Rock is interviewing Arkansas' gubernatorial candidates. Today's conversation is with Lynette Bryant. An extended version of the interview is available here.
Becca reminds us singer/songwriter Shannon Wurst will perform at the ACO May 10th.
"River Song" by Shannon Wurst
A conceptual photography exhibit in Mullins Library on the UA campus explores the connections people have to built space and their homes. The works by Sabine Schmidt will be on display through May.
"Little Boxes" by Malvina Reynolds
