The four corners region of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas are at the epicenter of an unusual weather phenomenon categorized as “derechos.” An expert at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center explains. (Map courtesy SPC)Ozarks At Large
The four corners region of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas are at the epicenter of an unusual weather phenomenon categorized as “derechos.” An expert at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center explains. (Map courtesy SPC)The Fort Smith office of the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission is slated for closure sometime in the next year. Entergy has announced plans to lay off hundreds of workers across the country, and some of those layoffs will occur at Arkansas Nuclear One in Russellville. State economic development officials meet with representatives of the Quapaw Tribe regarding archaeological artifacts at the site of the Big River Steel construction site in Osceola.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks,we talk with Roby Brock about the Arkansas political landscape in the wake of Bill Halter's announcement he will not seek the Democratic nomination for governor. We also have the second part of our series on what the Affordable Health Care Act means for Arkansas. And our history doctor, Bill Smith, says not all scandals are worthy of the suffix "–gate." He examines how burglars at a Washington, D.C. hotel unwittingly created historical shorthand that is often misused. And, a deadly fungus in bats has now been detected in Arkansas
Our history doctor, Bill Smith, gives a tour of the history of the use of the suffix –gate to identify scandals.
Thanks to the donation of 37 acres of land along the banks of the Illinois River, Siloam Springs will own the first kayak park in the state.A quick preview of events at Rogers Historical Museum and the Fort Smith Museum of History.
Bill Halter has withdrawn from the race for the Democratic nomination for governor. Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, examines what the development means for the 2014 Arkansas political landscape.
The Arkansas Department of Human Service’s Medicaid Division is organizing a new "premium assistance" program. Arkansas is the only state to take an innovative market-based approach to Medicaid expansion under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.A sizable grant from the Walmart Foundation will help the NWA Children's Shelter continue to provide essential services for the area's children. The Benton County assessor's and collector's office in Gravette will soon move. The City of Fayetteville installs a charging station for electric vehicles, only the fifth in NWA. And a religious scholar weighs in on Pope Francis's recent comments in Brazil regarding homosexuals.
On this edition of Ozarks, the challenges facing the Northwest Arkansas Women's Shelter as staff members help a record number of clients. Plus, data analytics, the latest installment of Arkansongs and more.
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