Senator John Boozman says he would like to see the National Security Agency use more focused efforts to curb terrorism rather than relying on programs that use mass collections of data. The Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners approves a draft of rules for implementing the state's new voter ID law. Work is expected to begin soon on clearing the Cache River, a tributary of the White River. And the special collections department at the UA's Mullins Library unveils a new exhibit to celebrate National LGBT Pride month.
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Becca says the Fort Smith Museum of History is presenting a recreation of the Boston Store's tea room at noon Thursday.
Execution dates for inmates on death row in Arkansas have been put on hold. State lawmakers rally in Little Rock, urging the state's supreme court to uphold a judgement against drugmaker Johnson and Johnson. Also in the state capitol, close attention is being paid to how the state's parole monitoring system is being managed. Mercy Health Northwest in Rogers opens a new center to serve geriatrics in the area. And more trees are on the way for one parking lot in downtown Fayetteville.



The state Department of Corrections is looking for a vendor for pharmaceuticals used in lethal injections. Several hundred-thousand-dollars will be given out in reparations to victims of crimes during the month of May. The Bentonville School District continues its push toward a millage election in September, and the city of Fayetteville considers an ordinance that would place restrictions on door-to-door solicitation.


Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
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.
The Mobile Vet Center rolls across Arkansas most of the year.
"Friend of the Devil" by The Grateful Dead
"Barbie" Beach Boys
The Simpsons – Lisa and Malibu Stacy
Barbie and the Rockers – 1987
Toy Story 3
Nicki Minaj – nicknamed Barbie
Saturday Night Live skit with Amy Poehler and Britney Spears
Original Barbie commercial – 1959
"Barbie Girl" Aqua
In the latest installment of our monthly food series, we learn more about cooking through Jen's Art of Cooking.
In honor of Arkansas Archeology month, Becca Martin Brown takes us inside the University of Arkansas Museum Collections, not often open to the public.
"A Night at the Museum" by Alan Silvestri
The local musician performs her own song, "Broken Branches" from her new CD slated for release later this month.