Ozarks at Large

On today's show, we have the latest information on the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas from the governor's coronavirus response briefing. Plus, we discuss the updated COVID-19 forecasting models from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, which predict anywhere from 6,000 to 20,000 new coronavirus cases per day by the end of September. And, we visit with the Marshallese Education Initiative as the group gets ready to deliver critically needed food and supplies to Marshallese families

On today's show, we have the latest from the governor's coronavirus response briefing. Plus, we find out how essential child care providers in Northwest Arkansas have adapted during the pandemic. And, we hear about a remembrance project that aims to memorialize the lynching of three black men in Washington County.

On today's show, we have the latest from the governor's coronavirus response briefing. Plus, we find out about the restrictions placed on nursing homes as the state allows visitations to resume. And, we hear from two groups that both submitted signatures to the Arkansas Secretary of State yesterday to get their proposals on the ballot in November. One has to do with redistricting and the other with open primaries.

Arkansas is once again reporting fewer new cases of COVID-19, but it's also reporting fewer tests and a new one-day high for new hospitalizations. Governor Asa Hutchinson reported 259 cases of coronavirus during the most recent 24-hour monitoring period out of about 3,300 tests. However, 32 people were admitted to hospitals, bringing the COVID-19 hospital caseload to 369 and making for the highest number of hospitalizations thus far. Of that total, 113 patients are in COVID-19 units in Northwest

On today's show, we have the latest from the governor's coronavirus response briefing following the Fourth of July holiday. Plus, we discuss the national and state response to the COVID-19 pandemic with an economist from the University of Arkansas. And, we hear from the general manager of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals after Major League Baseball announced there would be no Minor League games during the 2020 season.

On today's show, we get an update on the unemployment rates in Arkansas's largest cities as the pandemic stretches on. Plus, we head to a century-old girls' summer camp on the banks of the Illinois River that's undergoing restoration. And, we find out about some of the summer fireworks shows in the area that are going ahead while adapting to current public health directives.

On today's show, we have the latest from the governor's daily coronavirus response briefing. Plus, we hear about a new University of Arkansas study that found women are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. And, Talking Tunes is back as live music makes a slow return in the region.

On today’s show, we find out about a new grant that aims to support hunger relief efforts in the Latinx community. Plus, we speak with author J. Chester Johnson, whose ancestors were involved in the massacre of African-Americans in Elaine, Arkansas a century ago, about confronting a history of racism and searching for reconciliation. And, Raven Cook is back to deliver another recommended book in today’s "Reflections in Black" segment.

On today’s show, we learn about a new report that finds a disproportionate number of minority children are living in poverty in Arkansas. Plus, we find out why the Fayetteville City Council has reestablished a disbanded City Board of Health to coordinate response to the pandemic. And, our Militant Grammarian helps us remember important things with a time-tested device.

On today's show, we speak with the leader of a team from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, who has been in Northwest Arkansas for two weeks, investigating a surge of COVID-19 case concentrations in the Latino and Marshallese communities. Plus, the Arkansas Secretary of State issues an opinion supporting remote absentee voting during the coming General Election. And, legendary Brooks Robinson is the subject of this week’s profile from the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and