Ozarks At Large

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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.
Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the launch of Music Television, now known as MTV. This weekend in Springfield, there will be a celebration of the decade that was the '80s.
"Centerfield" by John Fogerty
The Fort Smith office of the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission is slated for closure sometime in the next year. Entergy has announced plans to lay off hundreds of workers across the country, and some of those layoffs will occur at Arkansas Nuclear One in Russellville. State economic development officials meet with representatives of the Quapaw Tribe regarding archaeological artifacts at the site of the Big River Steel construction site in Osceola.
"Sail" by Awolnation
The four corners region of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas are at the epicenter of an unusual weather phenomenon categorized as “derechos.” An expert at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center explains. (Map courtesy SPC)
Roby Brock of our content partner Talk Business Arkansas talks with Arkansas Congressman Tim Griffin about the move to split the Farm Bill, and how the nutrition title may not be passed this year.
More entertainment notes, plus free felines from the Fayetteville Animal Shelter.
"Lamplight" by The Bombay Bicycle Club