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.
Becca Martin Brown gives us a Sunday dose of What's Up in Northwest Arkansas.
Shea Hembrey is coming to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art to talk about his work and how he became 100 different artists for one show.
Katy Henriksen gives us some background on the music for this week's Sunday Symphony, as well as another tune from Shawn James.
Wayne Bell offers his predictions for the Academy Awards.
Christina Thomas travels to a local flower shop to learn about the different types of flower arrangements.
