Ozarks at Large

On today's show, the city of Fayetteville is now regulating short-term rentals. Some of the new requirements include obtaining a business license and registering with the city’s landlord’s representative registry. Plus the inspiration for Theatre Squared’s production, My Father’s War, discussed his experiences in World War II with a T2 audience, and much more.

On today's show, Arkansas is about to receive a first giant chunk of the American Rescue Plan funding, announced last month by Governor Asa Hutchinson. Plus, celebrating Black music means connecting with history and with contemporary artists, and much more.

On today's show, The Children’s Safety Center provided services to fewer kids during the pandemic, but advocates say fewer reports does not mean child abuse wasn’t still happening. Plus, Marshallese are enrolling in Arkansas Medicaid for the first time under a new state program, summer reading suggstions, and much more.

On today’s show, Arkansans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are free to go – except if you are immune compromised. Plus, Cherokee Nation Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. is setting an example with mental wellness, and much more.

On today’s show, Springdale Public Schools is working on a project to install around 7,000 solar panels on 25 acres to help power three of its campuses on the east side of town. Plus, “Nurses Crushing Covid,” composed of 120 volunteer nurses and doctors are administering thousands of COVID-19 vaccines in Northwest Arkansas, and much more.

On today's show, c alls to the statewide vaccination appointment hotline have slowed, but health officials say they still plan to continue providing the service. Plus artists have a chance to help shape the future of the Jones Center in Springdale, taking note of the 100th anniversary of the mass killings in Tulsa’s Greenwood District, and much more .

On today’s show, what has changed in the year since George Floyd’s murder? Plus Clare Starr brings us music, a week in review with Michael Tilley from Talk Business and Politics, and much more.

On today’s show, vaccine cards. What if you lose yours? Who wants to see them anyway? The answers today. Plus, a bill limiting transgender medicine is challenged in court, a new work of dance at Mt. Sequoyah inspired by Mt. Sequoyah, and much more.

On today's show, farming, stress, and the efforts to aid farmers in need. Plus, incentives for unvaccinated Arkansans, a new art exhibition series in downtown Springdale, the effort to tame America's largest rivers, and much more.

On today's show, a seasoned Ozarks farmer is spurring a new hemp industry in northwest Arkansas. Plus, a look at state politics from the national lens, fashion in NWA, the return of our Militant Grammarian, and much more.