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. Ozarks At Large
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.
A new fellowship program in Arkansas aims to stem the flow of highly skilled college graduates from the state to other areas. And, two of the longer-operating hospital systems in the state announce a merger.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, those amphibious harbingers of spring--frogs and toads--are being counted all over Arkansas. We'll find out how the frog watch works, and if the number of frogs in the state is diminishing. And, the AMP is being prepared for its first show. The seats aren't in yet, but work is going on almost around-the-clock to meet a June 1 completion date.
This month, visitors to a bustling Bentonville square can step inside the Visitor's Bureau to take in the serene landscapes of pastel artist Judy Howard.Becca Martin Brown, with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says there is a wide range of music (some of it free) this week.
It was a year ago this week that an oil spill created a major disruption in an Arkansas town.
We meet Tom Krohn, Arkansas Regional Coordinator for FrogWatch USA. Krohn hosts free workshops across the state, training citizen scientists to become certified frog listeners. He will be in Northwest Arkansasa April 8 & 15th at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. To learn more visit Arkansasfrogsandtoads.org.A wet March led Arkansas farmers to plant crops late, but it hasn't necessarily hurt this year's harvest. Plus, the Bentonville School District proposes a traffic study to project what traffic will be like in Centerton once the district's second high school is open for classes.
On this edition of Ozarks, a preview of an upcoming grief seminar for bereaved parents. Also, Fort Smith releases an annual report on its homeless community.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, May 16, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we conclude our series of conversations with candidates in primary races with GOP Congressional candidate Bruce Westerman. We also welcome Barrett Baber back into the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to hear a new take on one of his songs.
Our math expert Dr. Chaim Goodman Strauss left us with a poker puzzle last week. He gives us the solution on today’s Math Factor.
Proposed cuts in the federal defense budget recommend that the 188th Fighter Wing lose the A-10 Warthogs, replacing the current mission with an unmanned aircraft mission. The latest effort to sway the decision is a web-based letter-writing campaign.
Website: www.savetheflyingrazorbacks.com
“Blues Back” by Art Blakey Quartet
Michael Tilley from our content partner www.thecitywire.com discusses the Arkansas River, home sales in northwest Arkansas, and more.
Country legend Loretta Lynn performs tonight at Walton Arts Center, and a “GenArt” event will hosted at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details.
“Conversation” by Shankar
Photographer Jerry Taliaferro’s exhibition “Women of a New Tribe” hopes to present the beauty of African-American women in a new light.
To listen to how NPR helped Taliaferro name this exhibition, click here.
(Photo Courtesy: Jerry Taliaferro's www.blackartphotoart.com)
