On this edition of Ozarks, how material seized by the police end up at auction. Also, the fate of undocumented young people who make it to Northwest Arkansas.Ozarks At Large
On this edition of Ozarks, how material seized by the police end up at auction. Also, the fate of undocumented young people who make it to Northwest Arkansas.
Our Ozarks at Large insect expert takes us back to Clear Creek to find our nymphs from March all grown up. 
A Fayetteville Police Department representative recently explained how seized items ended up at city auction at Callaway Auctions in Springdale..jpg)
Some of the tens of thousands of unaccompanied Central American children seeking asylum are making their way to Arkansas. Jacqueline Froelich met with a teenager newly arrived from El Salvador who describes her journey and Springdale attorney, Laura Ferner-Moudy (photo), who is representing her. Supporters of proposals involving Arkansas' minimum wage and regulation of alcohol sales say they have enough signatures to make it to the ballot in November.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, what teeth can tell us about our ancestors. Also, how climate change is affecting the Marshall Islands.Dr. Peter Ungar, an anthropologist at the University of Arkansas, discusses how he looks at teeth to determine the diets of our ancestors and how what we and other animals eat today affects our pearly whites. He is also the author of Teeth: A Very Short Introduction published by Oxford University Press.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, July 10, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross. Also, the architect of Crystal Bridges visits Bentonville.
The band Fauxnz may spell their name in an odd fashion (pronounce it “phones) but they take their music very seriously.
R.J. Mischo recently came to our studio and played a set for Paul Kelso and the Generic Blues Show. Paul let us hear one of the songs before the entire performance can be heard tonight at nine on KUAF.
Senator Mark Pryor outlines some of his top priorities for 2013 as he tours the state. The Bentonville school district hears from the voting public about what would make for a more successful millage campaign. And Arkansas' public school system gets a passing grade, though there is room for improvement.
"Organ Donor" by DJ Shadow
The Washington/Madison County Drug Diversion Court, recently awarded a million dollars in federal grant funding, offers not only intensive treatment, but career training and placement--with partnering businesses. The novel program, initiated by Judge Chadd Mason, is now the subject of a university study.
One of the many services KUAF provides to its listeners is the reading of Public Service Announcements. After a couple of years of reading similar PSAs from various research laboratories calling on study participants, Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas got curious. To find out what they are all about, she called on Dr. Matt Feldner with the University of Arkansas’ Intervention Sciences Laboratory.
