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Historian Jared Phillips traces the origins of the Prairie Grove Clothesline Fair, the Cane Hill Harvest Festival plus the War Eagle Craft Fair, all born of a postwar push to keep Ozark crafts alive.
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New federal rules mean Arizona will be getting a lot less water from the Colorado river. City leaders say they've been planning for years and no one will run out, but keeping taps flowing is expensive. -
Argentina has produced some of the world's greatest soccer players. Could its youth system offer lessons for the United States? -
Four days after catastrophic floods wiped out villages along the Nepal-China border, thousands are still missing. Families look for answers but hear nothing. -
NASA launched a telescope named after Nancy Grace Roman, the pioneering astronomer whose work helped make Hubble and generations of space telescopes possible.
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Beyond the Ozarks
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Photo by Ainsley Platt/Arkansas AdvocateArkansas Advocate editor-in-chief Andrew DeMillo breaks down two court rulings on the state's initiative process, growing local resistance to data centers and Betty Bumpers' vaccination legacy. -
Maggie Ryan/KUARThe Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame exhibit now sits at the North Little Rock Event Center in Argenta. Board chair Stacy Hurst unveiled the space ahead of next week's induction of seven honorees.
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Local Music News from KUAF
- Brass septet Zen Brass opens the UofA's Music Monday concert season
- Talkin' Tunes with Kyle, Sophia, Wai-Kay 8/27/2026
- JrSOAPbox on his new record, playing music just for the fun of it
- James McMurtry on songwriting, touring, the Ozark Folk Festival
- Ozarks at Small explores how live music grew in Fayetteville, starting at George's
- Talkin' Tunes with Kyle, Sophia, Wai-Kay 8/20/2026