Two Arkansas school superintendents went before a state legislative committee to defend their programs that arm teachers and other staff during the school day.
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Though there are a wide range of club sports, everything from quidditch to hockey to ballroom dancing, one group is trying to get water polo certified as the latest club sport on campus.
Walmart announced earlier this week that it would provide benefits to same-sex partners of the company's eligible full-time employees.
To end our summer series on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in Arkansas we examine a little known aspect of the health reform law that will greatly expand opportunities for thousands of Arkansans requiring long term health care to receive help, not in an institution, but at home. The initiative is called "Community First Choice Option."
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, new enrollment numbers at the University of Arkansas; university officials announced this morning another record year for enrollment at the state's flagship campus. Plus, the testing isn't as often as it used to be, but there is still research being conducted on Arkansas deer for chronic wasting disease. We take a look at that and new hunting regulations as deer season approaches. And, the band Olassa performs inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
University of Arkansas officials this morning announced that while the numbers are still preliminary, all signs point to the continued trend of larger enrollment numbers.With autumn around the corner, hunting season will soon begin. But with the new season comes some new rules and regulations.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses the latest unemployment figures and how bloggers have made an impact on the Arkansas political landscape this month.The chief political scientist at UALR says that Lt. Gov. Mark Darr's decision to drop out of the race for Congress isn't overly surprising, as the political climate in Arkansas has recently been rife with scandal. And, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is working with other agencies to convert farmland back into woodlands and wetlands.
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Thursday, january 16, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, what's in a name like the Wampus Cats? We learn the stories behind Arkansas high schools' mascots. Plus winter treats to warm on a final weekend of ice skating in Bentonville, and Mount Comfort Cemetery is set to get a marker commemorating its part in the Civil War.
It was a year ago this week that an oil spill created a major disruption in an Arkansas town.
Becca Martin Brown, with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says there is a wide range of music (some of it free) this week.
This month, visitors to a bustling Bentonville square can step inside the Visitor's Bureau to take in the serene landscapes of pastel artist Judy Howard.
"These Foolish Things" by Lennie Tristano, and at end of show: "Come on Down to New Orleans" by Dwayne Dopsie and The Zydeco Hellraisers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released statewide jobless numbers Friday, showing a slight improvement to the unemployment picture in Arkansas. And Washington County records dating to before 2009 are now available online after necessary redactions were made.
"Everyone Else But You" by The Show Ponies
Talk Business Arkansas' Roby Brock discusses Simmons First National Corporation's acquisition of Delta Trust & Bank in his weekly business and political news update.
