Ozarks at Large

On today's show, we hear how a large investment by alumni has resulted in a new facility for learning journalism at the University of Arkansas. Also, we get an update on efforts to save Lewis Park in Fayetteville, and we hear how members of The Outliers came together as a band after knowing each other for several years.

On today’s show, we hear about recent voter registrations in northwest Arkansas, and we get some advice on preparing to vote in the coming election. Plus, we get a preview of an environmental and adventure film festival that will make its Arkansas debut next month.

On today’s show, we hear about positive outcomes for disabled teens from the $36 million Arkansas PROMISE program. Plus, we learn about one way hospitals in Arkansas are trying to decrease the state's high rate of heart attack deaths. And we hear how last year’s high rate of flu in Arkansas is leading to more preparation this season.

On today's show, we learn how the University of Arkansas Extension Service aims to make Arkansans more informed when they head to the polls. Plus, we hear how the largest lizard in Arkansas is threatened by habitat decline. And, we get a preview of this weekend's performance in Fayetteville by George Brooks' Aspada.

On today’s show, we learn about a few people who have worked, often behind the scenes, to make their community and their state better. Plus, we hear about efforts to make recycling better. And we find out how one person got better at picking people’s pockets.

On today’s show, a new exhibit highlights the work of contemporary, Native American artists. Plus, the Jersey Boys are back in northwest Arkansas, and so are the Vine Brothers.

On today’s show we learn about a new service in Fayetteville that will let neighbors help each other by sending a text message. Plus, we hear about a traveling memorial designed to help us better understand the opioid crisis nationally and in Arkansas.

On today’s show, we explore the future of energy in Arkansas and the South. Plus, we hear how a couple of million dollars resulted in a new runway in Springdale. And, Still on the Hill is ready to sing stories about Cane Hill.

On today’s show, we learn why a growing student population, changing study habits and available technology add up to changes at Mullins Library on the University of Arkansas campus. Plus, ladders, demons and a concern for civilization add up to a 500-year old vision of Hell. And we hear how cats and dogs, and volunteers, add up to the Bella Vista Shelter.

On today's show, we hear about a documentary focused on a transgender woman who was imprisoned after she killed an attacker. The film will be screened this week in Fayetteville. Also, we talk to William Schwab, whose new book examines the status of people affected by immigration policy.