Demolition and excavation related to the downtown parking deck project gets closer to getting underway in Fayetteville. Eureka Springs aldermen pass a resolution supporting marriage equality. And the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department moves forward with plans to pave the only stretch of gravel state highway.
Ozarks At Large
On this edition of Ozarks, how ex-pats in NWA watch the World Cup. And, singer/songwriter Joe Crookston stops by the studio. Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, more than 3,000 Arkansas children are in foster care custody on any single day. A new report has suggestions on how to better serve these young people. Plus, Arkansas native Louis Jordan's forays into the Caribbean and Calypso in today's edition of Arkansongs, and we hear how the four men running for Governor of Arkansas responded when asked about the legality of same-sex marriage
Roby Brock, from Talk Business and Politics, takes a look back at the previous seven days in Arkansas news.The Arkansas Press Association hosted three debates last week, including one with the four candidates in this year's governor's race.
A new report issued by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families reveals the state’s foster care system would better serve children by allowing them to stay with their family of origin. Jacqueline Froelich talks with the report’s lead author, Jennifer Ferguson.The latest enrollment numbers for Arkansas' Private Option are announced, the city of Fayetteville gets ready to accept nearly a million dollars in grants for trails construction, design and engineering,and one water-borne illness is making the rounds through Arkansas and the nation.
Singer and songwriter Joe Crookston is back in Fayetteville this week, almost a year after his first visit at the 2013 Roots Festival.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses the latest economic numbers for the region...and the dreams of bringing professional hockey to Fort Smith.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with representatives from each side of the Cotton/Pryor Senate race. Plus, we explore War Eagle cavern and more.
Marshall Mitchell has been writing songs, and singing them, for years. Recent audiences have included school children. He was commissioned to write new songs about clean water. He explains how he did that and will sing a couple in our studio.
For more information about Marshall Mitchell, visit marshallmitchell.com.
For more information about the Illinois River Watershed Partnership, visit irwp.org.
For more information about Secchi Day, visit bwdh2o.org.
After ten-year-old Will Phillips engaged in a solitary act of civil disobedience at his West Fork middle school last autumn, he caught the attention of both national media and civil rights advocates. Jacqueline Froelich paid a visit to the boy and his family to find out what's happened since and how all that attention has affected their lives.
"No Scratch Blues" by The Zydeco AllStars
Jodi Beznoski from Walton Arts Center explains why it is anything but lazy these summer days at the venue. Beauty and the Beast, Blue Man Group and several other events are on stage now or will be soon. To learn more, visit waltonartscenter.org.
The monthly First Friday in Bentonville celebrates the dog days of summer. And actual dogs. For more information about First Friday, visit downtownbentonville.org
"Mombasa" by Hans Zimmer
PJ Robowski visits the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to give us a preview of tomorrow's music on Film Score Friday.
"Mombasa" by Hans Zimmer
