Ozarks at Large

On today’s show, voters in Fort Smith will decide if a nine-month sales tax can help pay for the U.S. Marshals Museum. Plus, UAFS is launching a campaign to recruit students from the military. And NWA Gives is coming back for a second, bigger year.

On today’s show, The Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks seeks medical foster homes to provide coordinated care to veterans. Plus, we learn about a new soundstage in northwest Arkansas, and we get a progress report from the superintendent of The Future School of Fort Smith.

On today’s show, new legislation authors say is designed to clean up adoption in Arkansas. Plus The city of Siloam Springs is seeking feedback on the redesign of East Main Street.

On today’s show, we learn about the history of blackface in the United States and its role in institutionalized racism. Plus, we explore the University of Arkansas’ economic impact on the region and state. And we hear why asking Muslims to condone terrorism is a complicated matter.

On today’s show, we conclude our reporting about a growing animal population problem in Fort Smith. Plus, the state legislature is approving the use of baby boxes in police departments, medical institutions, and fire departments as part of a statewide safe haven strategy to protect abandoned newborns. And we hear how Tyson Foods is the largest protein donor to the NWA Food Bank.

On today’s show, part one of a two-party story about the overcrowding at the HOPE Humane Society in Fort Smith and how that situation could be impacted by a proposed pet licensing ordinance. Plus, John Brummett and Roby Brock discuss the national emergency declaration and state tax cuts, and we take a trip to the Northwest Arkansas School for Dogs.

On today’s show, Michael Tilley from Talk Business and Politics helps us wrap up the week in news, from expected Walmart earnings numbers to the latest with the upcoming Marshals Museum sales tax vote in Fort Smith. Plus, The Bergamot stops by to perform for us and to talk about a new music video that is released today.

On today’s show 21c Museum Hotel in Bentonville is screening a video mural filled with 245 people representing different perspectives on guns in America. Plus, hemp farming is taking root in northwest Arkansas after a federal prohibition on growing industrial cannabis was lifted late last year. And Exit 86 of Interstate 49 is in for some changes.

On today's show, we hear about design concepts that reimagine two stretches of Highway 71B in Fayetteville. We also check in with Ozark Catholic Academy as they begin their second semester in operation. And we learn how a new sunroom at the Fayetteville Senior Activity and Wellness center will provide more natural light and room for programming.