Attorney General Dustin McDaniel talks to Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas about lawsuits and the electric chair.
Ozarks At Large
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel talks to Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas about lawsuits and the electric chair.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how members of clergy, support organizations and a T-shirt maker are helping spread relief to towns devastated by Sunday's tornadoes, and information about how anyone else can aid recovery efforts.After Sunday's tornado devastated Vilonia, Mayflower and the surrounding areas, several businesses began offering a slew of options to provide additional support to relief efforts, some traditional and others more novel.
For a list of some of the ways to help relief efforts, click here.
For a list of some of the ways to help relief efforts, click here.
The ending sports seasons, art with a new permanent home, and a new effort to collect diapers are all part the Tuesday notes.
Tomorrow night a workshop addressing retirement and sustainability will be held, for free, at the Fayetteville Public Library.
Eureka Springs is now an official motorcycle destination.
And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, a local alderman is working with concerned citizens to revise the town’s noise ordinance to preserve both Eureka’s quaint atmosphere and “vehicular diversity.”
Governor Mike Beebe and other state and federal officials yesterday toured the storm damaged cities of Vilonia and Mayflower. The State Board of Correction weighs new options for telephone service for inmates, and unemployment drops across the region.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how lasers have gone from a phenomenon on The Jetsons to a part of daily life. We speak with a Stanford University professor who has been teaching about the light-emitting device since 1969. Plus, annual hospitality awards in the Arkansas River Valley honor those who serve and take care of the public.In honor of Gameboy debuting in Japan on April 21, 1989, this week's montage is dedicated to video games. Clips from today's montage include:
1. Super Mario Brothers theme song
2. Scene from Pokemon television show
3. "Video Games" by Lana del Rey
4. Scene from "War Games"
5. The Legend of Zelda theme song
6. Scene from "Big"
7. Scene from "Wreck-It Ralph"
8. "Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat)" by The Immortals
9. "Pac Man Fever" by Gary Garcia and Jerry Buckner
10. Pac Man sound effect
1. Super Mario Brothers theme song
2. Scene from Pokemon television show
3. "Video Games" by Lana del Rey
4. Scene from "War Games"
5. The Legend of Zelda theme song
6. Scene from "Big"
7. Scene from "Wreck-It Ralph"
8. "Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat)" by The Immortals
9. "Pac Man Fever" by Gary Garcia and Jerry Buckner
10. Pac Man sound effect
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Monday, June 2, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, finding balance between nature and technology; we speak with author Richard Louv about nature deficit disorder and possible ways to cure it. Plus, autism spectrum disorder is on the rise in Arkansas. We learn more about the Arkansas Autism Resource and Outreach Center.
Another ballot initiative group is moving forwarrd with petitions after the state's attorney general approved the wording of its measure, which would raise the minimum wage in Arkansas to $8.50. Booneville Community Hospital starts the new year with a new name and new management. Fayetteville is set to be recognized as a compassionate city. Thirteen Arkansas counties are declared disaster areas after the early December ice and snow storm. And with a budget set, the Sebastian County Quorum Court and Fort Smith Board of Directors agree on amenities to be placed in the future Ben Geren Aquatics Park.
"Nicolas Cage" by The Great Wild
Millions of newly insured Americans will be seeking medical care, under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act starting this month. And with a projected shortage of primary care physicians to serve them, new research indicates that nurse practitioners may help fill the gap. We hear from a national association board member as well as Dr. Anna Jarrett, an acute care nurse practitioner and professor of nursing at UA-Fayetteville.
Roby Brock, from Talk Business Arkansas, examines a recent poll of some of Arkansas top business officials.
If the weather allows, the second weekend of 2014 will be full of indoor and outdoor events.
"Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider, Go" by Trentmoeller
The inaugural Ozark Mountain Music Festival is all indoors in Eureka Springs. And it has a fun nickname, too.
Schedule Includes:
Friday, 1/24
6 p.m. Barefoot Ballroom -- HonkySuckle
8 p.m. Ozark Room -- Wink
10 p.m. Barefoot Ballroom -- 3 Penny Acre
Saturday, 1/25
Balcony -- Hogscalders
2 p.m. Ozark Room -- Pearl Brick
4 p.m. Ozark Room -- Tyrannosaurus Chicken
6 p.m. Barefoot Ballroom -- SxRex
8 p.m. Ozark Room -- Ben Miller Band
10 p.m. Ballroom -- National Park Radio
MIDNIGHT JAM -- Ron Landis and Chuck
Sunday, 1/26
NOON- Bloody Mary Morning Show Ozark Rooms -- Handmade Moments
"Dream of the Future" by Carter Burwell
