Ozarks at Large

On today's show, how Springdale students are helping the city carry out a monarch butterfly habitat cultivation initiative. Plus, Startup Junkie's NWA Startup Crawl is back for a third year. And, we head to a U of A marching band practice to find out why they have replaced paper sheet music with digital scores.

On today's show, the minimum age to buy cigarettes in Arkansas is going up. Plus, more on how a new initiative is training and supporting local nonprofits that champion diversity, inclusion and equity in the region. And, we speak with Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster about his new album.

On today's show, more on why Washington County has hired an ombudsman to help with jail overcrowding. Plus, Pastor Clint Schnekloth gives us a history lesson about Labor Day ahead of the long weekend. And, we hear more about a first-of-its-kind study on forest fungi in the Ozarks.

On today's show, we speak with the newly-hired migrant student specialist at the Northwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative. Plus, we tell you about the Tiny Tusks Breastfeeding and Infant Support Tent that will be available during home Razorback football games this season. And, you will hear from Hadi Eldebek, who is creating the music for Kholoud Sawaf's play, 10,000 Balconies .

On today's show, we speak with the founder of the Queer Housing Alliance Project, a nonprofit that aims to create an online resource for the local queer community. Plus, the school bell is ringing on the Winslow public school campus once again. And, we tell you more about the region's first axe-throwing league.

We hear highlights from the two-hour live broadcast of Ozarks at Large from the 2019 Fayetteville Roots Festival. In hour one, we hear performances by The Mlk Carton Kids, John Fulbright and Kalyn Fay. In hour two, we hear performnaces by Dylan Earl, Eliza Gilkyson, The Sentimentals, and Amy Helm.

On today’s show, we hear how the Wilson Springs Preserve will soon open to the public, with an arts and nature festival, titled "Immerse." Plus, jazz is expanding at the University of Arkansas. And we talk with Alexander Ellis, a songwriter who is from the UK and traveling across the US playing music along the way.

On today’s show, we learn about a free app that provides instructions for administering the overdose-reversing drug naloxone. Plus, a new book chronicles a horrific crime in the Arkansas River Valley from forty years ago. And we preview one of the busiest weekends of live music of the year.

On today’s show, we hear about a locally-run social media account that is highlighting Black-owned businesses in northwest Arkansas. Plus, a look at awareness of the causes and complications of frailty as we age. And we hear how The Jackson Jennings 5 will release new music this weekend.

On today's show, we go inside The Source in Bentonville, the second medical marijuana dispensary to open in northwest Arkansas. Plus, we learn about a patent boot camp for women and minorities in STEM that will be held at the University of Arkansas. And this year, the finals of American Ninja Warrior will feature an Arkansan who’s passionate about recycling.