
Ozarks At Large



Tuesday night a five-person panel examined various elements of the Trayvon Martin shooting...from legal issues to press coverage....on the University of Arkansas campus.
The U of A gets $1.4 million of federal transportation money to start a Maritime Research and Educational Center. UAFS gets ready to unveil a new master plan. A Fort Smith school gets named a National Blue Ribbon School. And a volunteer fair set for this week aims to connect area non-profit organizations with people willing to help out.


In the next four months more than a dozen productions will be on stage in the region. The cast of The Clean House, which opens the University of Arkansas 2013-14 season, helps get us ready.
Becca Martin Brown says even though the BBBQ Rally has left, you can still get your ears filled with sound by making a short trip to see Nine Inch Nails in concert.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, January 31, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: the Sons of Otis Malone bring all kinds of instruments into our studio and play three songs from their new CD, Bad Country. Plus Michael Tilley from The City Wire on the week that was in Arkansas business and politics and the dreaded white-nose syndrome has been found in bats in Arkansas.
Roby Brock from Talk Business & Politics talks to Speaker of the House Davy Carter about same-sex marriage in Arkansas.
A few weeks after the devastating April 27th EF-4 tornado in Faulkner, Randolph, White and Pulaski counties killed 15 people, a lesser storm swept through the region. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, this one may have caused a possible and rare land spout north of Ozark. (Photo: two types of land spouts over Texas, courtesy NWS)
Becca tells us about a free, May 30 event at Arts Center of the Ozarks.
"Wrecking Ball" by Jasmine Thompson
First Christian Church Disciples of Christ will host an event Sunday to mark the 100th anniversary of its building.
"Never" by The Roots and Patty Crash
Last weekend, Ozark Natural Foods hosted the inaugural Tour de Farms.
Web Exclusive: Images From the Tour de Farms