Severe weather is always expected, no matter the season. And hundreds of thousands of volunteer storm spotters are in the field, trained by National Weather Service meteorologists to assist in hazardous weather monitoring. (Photo: SkyWarn workshop in Ozark, Franklin County)
Ozarks At Large
Severe weather is always expected, no matter the season. And hundreds of thousands of volunteer storm spotters are in the field, trained by National Weather Service meteorologists to assist in hazardous weather monitoring. (Photo: SkyWarn workshop in Ozark, Franklin County)
February numbers show that dollar amounts paid to crime victims in one county add up to nearly 25% of the total paid out in the state. We speak with the director of the Arkansas Crime Reparations Board.Since the year 2000, the Annie E Casey Foundation has been publishing reports regarding the well-being of our nation’s children through its “KIDS COUNT” reports. The 2013 edition was released earlier this week. But what does the new report say about the well-being of children in Arkansas?
On this edition of Ozarks, a look at what's next for the ruptured Pegasus pipeline. Plus, we pay a visit to the new Walmart to Go store in Bentonville.
The third Downtown Rogers Restaurant Week includes chefs swapping kitchens and bartenders inventing drinks.
The 2nd annual Cesar Chavez Blood Drive is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow at the HPER on the UA Fayetteville campus.
The world’s largest retailer is testing a new convenient store format near the home office. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, the company aims to corner a burgeoning quick check market, offering fresher faster, but at supply chain prices. 
We speak with a visitor communications specialist with the caverns to find out what precautions are being undertaken to insure the safety of the caves bats, other caves, and visitors. 
Roby Brock talks to the vice president for pipeline operations for Exxon Mobil Corp. about what's next for the Pegasus pipeline.
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Friday, May 2, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, a local tech company receives a multi-million dollar contract from the Air Force and the Jones Center receives a $1 million pledge.
The 15th annual Komen Ozark Race for the Cure is later this month.
"Taxman" by Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
Gloria Goodwin Raheja is a professor of anthropology at the University of Minnesota and spoke on the University of Arkansas campus this spring. Her upcoming book is titled Logan County Blues: Frank Hutchison in the Sonic Landscape of the Appalachian Coalfields, which explores the injustices committed by the coal mining companies against coal miners, and how the miners fought against the companies through music.
Tartufi is a trio from San Francisco coming to Nightbird Books in Fayetteville tomorrow night. Their latest CD is “These Factory Days.” As OAL’s Katy Henriksen reports, the trio… made up of Lynne Angel, Brian Gorman and Ben Thorne… doesn’t always do things conventionally.
This week the staff of the Fayetteville Public Library asked customers: what do you want next?
Web Exclusive: What The Library of the Future Might Include
"Architect" by Trey Anastasio
Christina Thomas visits Timothy Nutt, head of special collections for the University of Arkansas library. Nutt says that the library's collections are directly affected by the death of letter writing.
