
Ozarks At Large

The band Speck Mountain creates a sound all its own, and our reviewer says that’s a great thing.
A case dealing with police, evidence and drunk driving began in rural Missouri and now has made it to the highest court in the land.

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel met reporters Tuesday to answer questions surrounding his inappropriate relationship with a attorney in Hot Springs.
A new report released yesterday by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation finds that Arkansas had the fourth-highest rate of immigrant population in the United States during the first decade of this century. But while the state's immigrant population remains below the national average, the report also says that the growth has been beneficial to the state's economy.
Governor Mike Beebe urges Republican state legislators to look at all possible solutions to shore up the shortfall in the state's Medicaid system, though he stated he is against using one-time budget surplus funds to close the gap. The city of Fayetteville looks into selling a bit of land in an effort to clear an eyesore in the name of new commerce.
Wayne Bell returns to our studio to preview the winter television schedule. Favorites like Downton Abbey return and several new shows are seeking the coveted buzz of critics and viewers.
Catch Me if You Can, a Tony Award-winning musical, opens tonight at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. We caught up with a cast member to ask about the ambitious stage production based on a true story of forgery and deceit.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, how a growing human population is also causing Arkansas's deer population to grow. Plus, from quidditch to rugby, almost any sport you can imagine is offered to University of Arkansas students, and the challenges of growing fruit in Northwest Arkansas.
Author Megan Bergman talks to Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen about her book “Birds of a Lesser Paradise,” a collection of short stories that was just cited by the Huffington Post as a must-read.
“Hoodoo Zephyr” by John Adams
Author Kristen Iversen’s new book Full Body Burden is a memoir about living in the shadow of a nuclear weapons plant once designated “the most contaminated site in America.”
Seventy of Arkansas’ 75 counties under a burn ban; Governor Mike Beebe to decide about Medicaid expansion in Arkansas under the federal health care overhaul before next year’s legislative session; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“The Fishin’ Hole” by Andy Griffith
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net talks to Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Robert Brown to discuss the effect of financial donations from interest groups on judicial elections in the state.
“Every Direction is North” by El Ten Eleven
The organizers of the Museum of the Hardwood Tree are working hard to honor the importance of the most important raw material in the development of Arkansas.
“Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree” by Glenn Miller Orchestra