Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Spring is officially here, and warmer weather will soon bring with it insects like mayflies and damsel flies out and about. But before those bugs mature, they spend their young lives as nymphs in local waterways. We visit a local creek to see what is swimming and crawling beneath the surface. Plus, a conversation with another one of this year's gubernatorial candidates, Mike Ross. The Democrat has aspirations that stretch beyond this November. And back-handsprings and lateral bars: what it takes to be one of the best gymnastics programs in the country. We spend some time with the Arkansas Razorback Gymbacks, who will host this year's national championship regionals this week.
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Our Ozarks at Large insect expert takes us on a fishing expedition in search of aquatic bugs in Clear Creek.
The Arkansas Razorbacks Gymnastics team will host an NCAA Regional Championship April 5 in Fayetteville.
A national report considers several different factors when determining the health of every county in the country.
As he series with 2014 political candidates in Arkansas continues, Roby Brock has this conversation with Mike Ross.
The new Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority which delivers Bull Shoals Lake water to towns and districts across Boone, Newton, and Searcy Counties is in trouble. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, several towns that signed on to the drinking water pact appear to be stricken by buyer’s remorse. (Correction: Marshall is in Searcy County and Lead Hill is in Boone County. In my report I erroneously reversed the towns’ locations.)
A new report places Benton and Washington counties as the two healthiest in the state. Plus the Hogeye Marathon returns and severe weather is a possibility over the next twenty-four hours.
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with House speaker designate Jeremy Gillam. Plus, we tour a compounding pharmacy in Johnson.
Next month is National Poetry Month. For this month's edition of our segment Three People, we ask three poets to talk about their form of artistic expression.
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Monday, April 28, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how lasers have gone from a phenomenon on The Jetsons to a part of daily life. We speak with a Stanford University professor who has been teaching about the light-emitting device since 1969. Plus, annual hospitality awards in the Arkansas River Valley honor those who serve and take care of the public.
Our history doctor, Bill Smith, makes his case for why Richard Nixon made as much a mark on American history as any figure in the last half of the 20th century.
A group protesting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in Oklahoma, including members from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and California, chain themselves to equipment at a construction site on the pipeline to prevent construction from moving forward. Officials in Central Arkansas lament a lack of access to documents related to the Mayflower Oil spill, leading to what they view as a lack of oversight. Rogers aldermen look to spend just more than $1 million on a trails project. And state officials draft a waiver that would allow the state to use federal Medicaid dollars for the state's so-called "private option" Medicaid expansion plan.
"Night Fight" by Tan Dun
Roby Brock, from Talk Business Arkansas, talks to two legislators about Planned Parenthood and health exchanges.
A potential national designation for the White River has created concern among some Arkansas residents.
There are still four chances to see musicians from the Artosphere Orchestra in Fayetteville, Eureka Springs and Bella Vista.
"Extreme Ways" by Moby