
Ozarks At Large


If you haven't already, it might be time to get your winter coat out, for good. We speak with Weather Dan Skoff, chief meteorologist with KNWA, about why Northwest Arkansas can see temperatures in the 70s one day and just days later temperatures in the 30s.

Becca tells us about Winslow Homer, the subject of an exhibition at the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum.


Electronic onboard recorders are set to replace paper logs for truck drivers to make sure they aren't working more hours than they are allowed by federal law. The Arkansas Red Cross responds to storm damage across the Midwest. Unoccupied acreage at the site of a former Tyson plant in Fayetteville moves one step closer to redevelopment. And expansions are in the works that will bring more jobs to Springdale and Fort Smith.


Becca Martin Brown says that there are plenty of opportunities to catch a concert coming up in the surrounding region.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a small town receives a large sum to create a community gathering place. Plus several other communities restructure the images they portray to potential visitors and residents. And, we take a ride on a rolling restaurant.
At any given time, there are around 4000 children in foster care in Arkansas. Of those, 500 will never return home. Sebastian County has the second-largest number of foster kids and children available for adoption behind only Pulaski County though its population is much less. We learn more about adoption in Arkansas…
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Marshallese migrants living in the United States are eligible to enroll in the Arkansas marketplace for private insurance. Jacqueline Froelich attended a health fair in Springdale designed to encourage islanders to sign up.
In this month's installment of our spaces series, we learn we happens behind the scenes at the Walton Arts Center.
Becca tells us that the Rogers Historical Museum has a new exhibit that's all about pottery.
Here are our ten clips inspired by the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who;
Barry Mann wonders Who Put the Bomp…
Doctor Who encounters a (the? some?) Dalek.
The Men at Work ask Who Can it be Now?
Liz Taylor and Richard Burton argue (and argue) in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Bo Diddley demands Who Do You Love?
Horton first hears a Who.
The residents of Whoville celebrate the true meaning of Christmas.
The Baha Men launch an ear worm called Who Let the Dogs Out?
Abbot and Costello figure out Who's on First. (yes, we included the routine two weeks ago in our salute to repetition…but you cannot leave this out of a who collection).
The Who sing Who Are You?
Apologies to the World Health Organization and WHO AM radio in Des Moines. Maybe next time.