Ozarks at Large

Today, the Ozarks at Large team presents favorite stories from the first quarter of 2023. The episode covers topics ranging from Arkansans preparing for a solar eclipse and a famous gun makers roots in Rogers, to getting on the sunny side with Sound Perimeter.

On today's show, Music Moves prepares for Freedom Festival, the largest Juneteenth celebration in Arkansas. Plus, Miss Arkansas Ebony Mitchell will pass on her crown next month. Also, CACHE's artists applications open June 12 and more.

The Northwest Arkansas National Airport is experiencing its highest traffic year to date and is preparing for a busy weekend of travel. A consultant is hired through the Fayetteville City Council to investigate illegal short-term rentals.

A look inside the new Fayetteville Police Department is on today's show. Also, a local podcast highlights Latina leaders in Northwest Arkansas, Eureka Springs is set to host a blues party and this year marks the Fort Smith Symphony's centennial anniversary.

Today's show includes episode two of Ozarks at Large's Maternal Mortality Series. The story is in a collaboration with the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement and KUAF. Plus, the umbrella arts event Assembly returns for another year, board members resign from the Walton Art Center, research examining young people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and more.

The magazine, Arkansas International, is hosting novelist Ucheena Awoke for a year. He is the first author to participate in the publication's Writers At Risk Program and he speaks with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams on today's show. Plus, national debt ceiling negotiations, a history of three Arkansans who became Miss America and more.

It's almost time to scream for ice cream so, Ozarks at Large's Daniel Caruth goes on ice cream run.

Arkansans who seek to re-enroll are required to prove eligibility while the Arkansas Department of Human Services reviews Medicaid enrollees protected during the federal public health emergency. Because Marshallese migrants in late 2020 were granted federal Medicaid entitlement, many might be unaware of state redetermination requirements proving need. Also, children's music and books, and a conver...

Tricia Starks' latest book, "Cigarettes and Soviets: Smoking in the USSR," is one of six nominees for the 2023 Pushkin House Book Prize. Also on today's show, the Ozark Mountain Soul Festival is returning for its second year, Republican Congressman Steve Womack chimes in on debt ceiling negotiations and more.

Arkansas has the highest maternal mortality rate in the country and Dr. Joe Thompson, president and CEO of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, talks about what could be done to improve the situation. Also on today's show, Washington County officials host a failure-to-appear clinic, a conversation about Ozark caves and more.

On today's show, Opera in the Ozarks receives a $34 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation. Plus, Michael Tilley, with KUAF's partner Talk Business & Politics, discusses the hurdles of getting more airlines in the Fort Smith airport.

On today's show, a documentary about Arkansas farmers preserving soil will be shown at the Fayetteville Public Library. Also, yesterday's election results, a state parks quiz and an offshoot of Arkansas LEARNS is signed into law. Plus, a new act exempts nutrient management plans from FOIA. The plans are used to keep tabs on the amount of nutrients on the land to prevent pollution.

On today's show, a fellowship program is working to address a shortage of administrators and leaders within high-poverty, rural school districts. Plus, a dispute over drag performances pushes NWA Pride to move venues, we dig into a forecast of the Arkansas economy, hear a new episode of Sound Perimeter and get an overview of upcoming live music in our region.

On today's show, a group of UA Spanish instructors lead a project to help create more Spanish language programs in classrooms. Plus, researchers find grading practices are inconsistent in Arkansas. Also, some voters will decided on school board elections and bond issues today, and nearly 73,000 Arkansas lose coverage in April.

On today's show, construction of the 9,500-acre Nimbus wind farm in Carroll County could start next year. Also, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders visits a Fort Smith Air National Guard Base, and the Northwest Arkansas Protects 200 Acres on the Middle Fork of the White River. Plus, looking back at the state law putting creation science on par with evolution in the classroom and more.

On today’s show, the host of the “What Next” podcast talks about the daily grind of a daily episode. Also, major investments made in Fort Smith, a review of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3,” pottery weekend events and more.

On today's show, Van Buren Tyson Foods employees went on strike for a week this past month, claiming the company is mishandling their severance and citing poor working conditions. Plus, what will change for Medicaid recipients when the COVID-19 pandemic-health emergency ends in May. Also, live music events, a new episode of "The R Word" and more.

On today's show, Bill Berloni is a Tony Award-winning animal director and trainer, and his work can be seen at the Walton Arts Center during the musical "Annie." Plus, Lyon College administration members provide details on Arkansas' first veterinary and dental schools, the inaugural AMMPLIFY Festival begins this week and more

On today's show, attendees of Republican presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson's campaign kickoff ceremony comment on his presidential bid. Also, a pottery festival returns to Fayetteville, Crystal Bridges Museum of American will show Big Piph's series "Far From Finished" and more.

On today's show, working to find better ways to ensure good health for new mothers, remembering a search and rescue mission in Newton County, the musical career of Glen Campbell before superstardom, and much more.

On today's show, the Northwest Arkansas Ballet returns after a pandemic-hiatus. Plus, a review of "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret," building transmission lines in Carroll County, larger sales tax revenue numbers in Fort Smith and more.

On today's show, a conservation/ recreation easement is proposed for Lincoln Lake. Also, live music events, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report and a new episode of "Sound Perimeter." Plus, former Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces his White House bid, the Dogwood Festival returns and more.

On today's show, the Northwest Arkansas Council and NWA recycles turn to small businesses for new environmental sustainability solutions. The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas' will close the season with the concert "Evoking Folklore," a new excerpt from the latest episode of "Undisciplined" examines food insecurity and more.

On today's show, Susan Burton, founder of A New Way of Life Reentry Project, talks about helping people transition out of incarceration. Also, the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees voted against a deal with Phoenix University, the opening date for the U.S. Marshals Museum and an upcoming Lavender Graduation. Plus, another episode of "I Am Northwest Arkansas" and more.

On today's show, David Sedaris will be at the Walton Arts Center tomorrow night. Also, a new law shifts authority over liquid animal waste management systems from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. Plus, archives from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, and more.