A new exhibit at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks salutes the state's biggest, oldes and most astounding trees.
Ozarks At Large
The act of collecting is to gather objects in some location for a given purpose. A recent gathering at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History collected collectors, along with their collections, for an open house.
The director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission gives a few details on an economic development project hinted at by Governor Mike Beebe, though the project still largely remains a mystery. Members of the state's legislative joint budget committee wants to hold off on giving cost of living raises to members of the state's judicial system. And, an anti-abortion group wants state lawmakers to make it more difficult to purchase the "Morning After Pill."

Wayne Bell sits down to offer analysis about the Oscar nominations announced last week.
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Bentonville-based Walmart announced yesterday it would hire 100,000 honorably discharged veterans beginning this spring.


Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large: a new generation of canning. Jacqueline Froelich goes to a county fair to find out why so many younger people are re-discovering food preservation. Plus, the finesse required to portray a living, performing legend. Nick Cosgrove, who plays Frankie Valle in Jersey Boys, talks to us about the show opening tonight at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville.
Roby Brock gives us an update on the Big River Steel project and more in his weekly business update.
Becca says kids activities for this week include a fishing derby tomorrow.
Dr. Peter Ungar, an anthropologist at the University of Arkansas, discusses how he looks at teeth to determine the diets of our ancestors and how what we and other animals eat today affects our pearly whites. He is also the author of Teeth: A Very Short Introduction published by Oxford University Press.
The latest state revenue report shows a surplus for the end of the fiscal year. State and local leaders celebrated the opening of the 71-B Flyover last night in Fayetteville, and Rogers is working on building a new, modern fire station for the central part of the city.
The Oklahoma Department of Health has confirmed the state's first death due to Heartland virus—a new tick-borne illness discovered in the mid-South. So far no cases have been documented in Arkansas. Jacqueline Froelich spoke with an Oklahoma epidemiologist to find out the status of the virus and how to avoid be bitten.